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(...) Just a bit more info to help confirm your theory- I reciently came across and bought a few sets form 1996- The sail and fly marina had a bunch of 1x1 round plates in blue, red and yellow but only the yellow ones came on the sprue. There (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Duh, yes. Sorry for the confusion. Shock absorber seems like a much better term. (...) I see. Personally, I don't like so much to put studs into axle holes, as I feel that the studs are a little bit too wide, and may thus cause wear in the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Well... There was a smiley there :) I'm talking about the Lego of my youth, which is basically the 1980's. During the (early part of) the 90's, I was busy having my Dark Ages :( Jasper (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Actually the latter is probably true. There were 1x1 rounds available since the advent of modern LEGO (1958), and they were always available in (regular) clear color. The earliest 1x1 rounds (with no recessed base like today's 1x1 rounds) had (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hmm... Remembering back to the olden days - pre 1990 :), I seem to remember that when the headlights on small cars (which were most of my lego) switched from 1*1 trans plates to round 1*1's, this happened. I _think_ but I'm not sure, that (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Extra grey but not trans red confirms my theory, I feel... The sprue increases the weight and obviates the need for a "spare".. Thanks, Steve! (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Just the other day, I received an older (from 1992) set, which had some of each. The trans-red 1x1 rounds were on a sprue, but the grey 1x1 rounds were not, and there was an extra grey part. Steve (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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Groups set to l.build as well as this is a more general topic (...) It is my belief that this formerly was common practice as the 1x1 round plate was just about the smallest part TLG made other than flowers which also came that way. I have seen this (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Think, think, think.... A-HA! I get it. I was hung-up on your term "suspenders". You mean the large Technic springs (or as I would call them, shock absorbers). I used a 4595.dat Brick 1 x 2 x 2/3 with Studs on Sides between them so each (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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George Sikora wrote (in part): (...) I saw it a couple times in Las Vegas, as part of an annual ritual trek through the desert to Las Vegas each April. (I even have the Soundtrack CD here in the office, maded by Polydor, copyright by the "Really (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Hi I am searching the Istructionplans for fireengine set 374. And I an very old train set. Black 12V loco and two black !! tippers. I think I got it 1971. Any idea which set it could be? Stefan prescher@hermes.fho-emden.de (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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"Starlight Express" is a wonderful, fun show by Andrew Lloyd Weber. The cast performs on roller skates. A brief summary of the show can be found at: (URL) link with a lot of info: (URL) show never seemed to make it big in the US but my wife and I (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) No, I wasn't being clear at all... In the image (URL) looks like there are some guns connected to the rounded ends of a couple of large suspenders. Now, connecting anything to the rounded end will let it "swivel" around, due to the lack of a (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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I've another train engine added to my web site. It's black, very black; but, it is not a steamer. This model is primarily an exercise for me in making graphics to apply to models. This is a fairly big step for me. "Hello, my name is James, and, uh, (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Thanks, I found it! Thomas P. Rafert wrote in message <36BBCF79.FF522D1F@gte.net>... (...) (26 years ago, 7-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I care not for comfort. Let him suffer. :-) (...) Huh? Sorry, I don't understand your meaning. Could you clarify? -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) How do you connect things to the rounded end of the large suspender, BTW? And prevent it from turning around, I mean? Is that flexible hose helpful? Fredrik (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) -- Thomas's & Kristin's Home Page (URL) Member (URL) (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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Does anyone have a copy of the building set instructions for the Black Barracuda? I lost mine when I was a kid, but I still have the pieces. I want to resurrect it, but I don't have the instructions. Can anyone email it to me? Is it legal to get a (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Inadvertantly, my E-Wing ended up having a Technic fig in it: (URL) is a _very_ tight fit BTW. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 6-Feb-99, to lugnet.build)
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