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| (...) !!! Matt is just getting started, apparently. One big set can bring you 700, 1000, 1300, or even 1700 (in the case of 5571) pieces. Interesting question though. I know for sure I have at least 4000 1x2 bricks because I remember buying that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (copy to be posted to rec.toys.lego as well) In my recent post to raise interest and cross pollinate between Rec.Models.Railroad, I called James Mathis a master builder, because I think some of his stuff is really really good. I bet most of us could (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Wow, this is cool. Did you actually get the track to loop all the way around into a complete circle and close the loop? (you commented that you were off by one for each length of track on the inner rail) When I first read this I thought (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) If you mean an element with printing on it, there have been several. White 2x2 round with a black grid on it is used for headlights in several sets, although a specific reference is escaping me, I KNOW I've parted at least two different sets (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) YES! This in fact is what the NMRA Master Modeler has to do... you have to make models of locomotives, of trackside structures, of passenger, and of freights, as well as demonstrate ability to do scenery (Or at least, several of these... I (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) If this set has a new element that allows power pickup WITHOUT motor drive that would be awesome indeed. (think lighted coaches...) Closing the loop and providing a way to get drive power to wheels that did not themselves pick up electric (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) No, I don't. I agree with you that it should not be merit badge-ish. I tried to address this by a) offering alternatives: N pages OR CLSotW. You can win CLSotW with just one page if it's cool enough. (consider the CNC machine. That site was (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) 75, but I believe that the promotion is over... 30 November was the last day. At first you could sweet talk the S@H reps into giving you N of them if your order was greater than N*75, then they limited it to 4 per order max, then 2... but it (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I think you're on to something here. Honors for service, honors for body of work. Separate things. I dug up the NMRA reference: (URL) describes the Achievement Program, as well as the Master Model Railroader designation. Interesting reading. (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Hi Thatcher and welcome to the groups. I think the best way to buy bricks in bulk is watch for bulk brick auctions, they come up every so often, or buy the basic buckets. You just missed your chance on the day after thanksgiving. Walmart had (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| Todd Lehman wrote: <original question> Discussion on this seems to have petered out. Well, I changed my mind. If we can resolve the cross posting problems, I now think it's a good idea. Why? Selfish reasons. Several times in the last week I have (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I think Todd has a neat idea technically. However my concern with multiple FAQs is the divisiveness factor betweeen RTL and LUGNET. Multiple FAQs within LUGNET would be very cool. Tom does not "own" the right to be the keeper of the FAQ. Nor (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) But a promise to do what? I agree, people should be held to promises they make of their free will. But the government has a monopoly on granting marriage and constrains who can be married and under what terms. I will not hold a group of people (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| <F4p7nB.J0y@lugnet.com> <3688372C.75D3A8DB@E...hLink.Net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) you are feeling sleepy... you are feeling very very sleepy. When you awake you will send all your 12v train (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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