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(...) #6379 (...) I am _guessing_ here, and would say scour brickbay, baylit ect first, (come up with the rare pieces, (the antennas can be had from me for .12 each, for example), then add in the train parts, a reasonable amount for basic bricks. I (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hi Will, (...) the (...) Hmmm, good question! I thought about this fact earlier on. Michael Obert's pictures show the DX only in the wrong way! But does that make sense? Perhaps this could be a solution: The Desert Express operates in the "right (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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Merry Christmas, happy bricking and a Happy New Year to all of you and your families!!! See Santa Claus at: (URL) ...from Germany (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hey gang, I just put up some pics of some of my creations at (URL) sister took the pictures this past Thanksgiving without me knowing and surprised me today with the photos. I was able to scan them and get them up after a having to coax my old (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Hi again, this morning I recieved another email from the Desert Express Management team from Windhoek/Namibia! Anita writes: ***...*** Von: Desert Express Management <dxm@transnamib.com.na> An: Holger Matthes <matthes@fh-aachen.de> Wunderbar! (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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Ok for all of you that have not been able to view my films or the preview of Brain Damage Someone was nice enuff to lend me some space for the films (URL) AND SEE IT!!!!! Thanks very much Tom Boucher of (URL) the space on your server Robert Thomas (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.wa)
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(...) By the way, how do you put those little details like the holly branches into your huge creations in LDraw or MLCad? Do you usually rip off an entire side of the cathedral, place the branches and then patch it up or do you do it some other way (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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I'd say: start by downloading some building instructions from Brickshelf. Take 8860 for instance, to start with a nice oldie. Have a look at the ever-present 8880 for the other end of the scale. And of course, check out the pictures I'll be putting (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes, but unfortunately it is rare as well. (Check out the front of my Hiawatha loco: (URL) ) I never considered this element for roofs because it was so rare, but if it were available in bulk, I still might have reservations because of its (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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I'm new to building in technic, and I'd like some advice and ideas on how to put different types of steering (controlled by steering wheel) in cars. (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) once I get around to doing some of my own. When I looked at the pictures though I had this feeling that something wasn't quite right, but I couldn't figure out what it was. Until today :-) You're running the engine the wrong way. The pictures (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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I thought building a train using normal train windows (even now (...) Agreed. Definetly quite *done*. (...) FYI, your engine is now my screen saver at work. Of course we all know the deal..."thats made from Lego's?" Tons of people love it! Jonathan (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Alco, or American Locomotive Works, was a US major steam engine builder who entered the Diesel marketplace, first in partnership with GE for electricals and then alone after GE decided to do it all. At one point Alco was #2 behind EMD. The (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hi Larry, just one question: What do you mean with "Alco C420"??? Is that the name of the engine?? Sorry I have no idea about the manufacturer of the real one. I really love "alligatornose"!! The first version had a 6-wide nose and a 5-wide part (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hi, Some comments on the roof discussion: I have one single grey rounded roof piece in 4 wide and grey ;-((( One DX-car might need 11 of them on each side!! That will be 66 for my train with 3 cars. No way to get so many of that hard to find piece! (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Hi Jonathan, Thanks for your comments on the LDX! The train windows where the challange in that project - I thought building a train using normal train windows (even now while they are available by LEGO S@H) isn't anything new. And I loved the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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G'Day Beautiful model ! So how did you take those great shots of a black model, I am thinking shadow box and over exposure, if so by how much ? Any details would be appreciated ! Cheers Oliver Play Well. "Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.build)
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"Michael Perri" <zerog270@aol.com> wrote in message news:G5w5on.7oE@lugnet.com... (...) are (...) Yes, they are lego wheels They are in the 8457 power puller regards lawrence (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Actually the 8457 Power Puller model (currently available) comes with two of these. You must have bought a lot of these sets though to get all those! (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Are those actually wheels made by lego or non-lego parts? Those things are huge and my imagination can't even grasp what I could create with those things but have fun. Looks great so far. -Mike (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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