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(...) What's even stranger is that the (canadian) horse drawn cart 'gauge' is 4 10 1/2, rather than 4 8 1/2. How do I know this? because the TTC (thats the Toronto Transit Corp) uses 4 10 1/2 rather than standard gauge for the streetcars. Why? (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Microfig Ice Sat V Instructions
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Well, at least you are better than I am at drawing lego... :-) It looks good, but I can´t find that arm somewhere... Oh, now I see it. It´s the control stick, right? --Tobias (...) offer (...) if (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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(...) Don't think so, if the engines were coming from the UK. Standard gauge there is 4' 8 1/2" and as far as I know has always been. Kevin (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) There is perhaps more scope than you think: Q. "I want some less-generic pirates - any ideas?" A. "Use some of the Ninja torso's and Wild West heads, etc etc" While that example is very generalised by virtue of the fact that I just made it up, (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build)
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Cool. Most of this story has been around for a while, thanks for sharing. One nit I had heard in this story is that original gauge is 4 ft 8 rather than 4 8 1/2... when the first engines were imported here to the states the gauge was widened a bit (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Magic Trick / lego Technic "class"
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <381b40f0.144473789@...et.com>... (...) One tip I have for those of you who'd like to build your own magic trick. To make sure that the electric plate is never unintentionally revealed, I used tiles instead of bricks on (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Hello all, I hope to soon have pictures of the real thing, but for now, all I can offer is these home cooked instructions. I have real issues with using LDraw, so if you need any help deciphering these, feel free to ask. The scanner seemed to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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(...) LOL! I guess TLG should have made the SRBs on their Space Shuttle at least six studs wide if you follow that reasoning. That would have mad one awesome space shuttle set! --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) that I've seen for this principle. If I were a teacher at an elementary school, I'd be going doubly nuts -- what a great introduction to motors!! So, you discovered the principle of wired-together motors more or less by accident?--then, while (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Thanx, craig... you can call it 'art' as you like [grin]. The Queen of Hearts is 'on hold'. I'm trying to control my buying habits and by buying any more bricks except during sales... we'll see how long that lasts. My red brick supply has (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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