 | | London Underground 1972mkII Tube Stock
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The 1972 tube stock was a minor evolution of the 1967 stock that was ordered for the Victoria line. The first batch (MkI) were for the Northern Line to replace 1938 stock. The second batch (MKII), while intended for the new Fleet (now Jubilee) line (...) (18 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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| | Pictures of QueLUG's layout at the Canadian Railway Museum
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This past weekend, August 18-19, QuéLUG was participating in a train show at Exporail - the Canadian Railway Museum in St-Constant, Québec. We had a 8'x45' layout (2,5 m x 13,5 m) featuring 3 train loops, 1 monorail loop, rural, residential and (...) (18 years ago, 21-Aug-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.org.ca.quelug, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Ghent
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(...) I have just returned from Ghent. It is similar to the Netherlands. In the centre there is Bart Smit & Intertoys - large toyshops with several floors of toys. There is also LEGO in Blokker a discount department store. Intertoys was the best. It (...) (18 years ago, 18-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.be)
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| | Re: London Underground Standard Tube Stock
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(...) [...] (...) Well done. I really like the way you did the doors. Chris (18 years ago, 18-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: London Underground Standard Tube Stock
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(...) Sock! LOL Thanks for your comments. If you look at the pic below you should be able to see the skirting (far left of pic, with a motor wheel visible under by its metallic shine). (URL) Ta, David (18 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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| | Re: London Underground Standard Tube Stock
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(...) David: Nice work! I love the general shape of those cars and the use of the smaller train wheels is spot-on. One question. You mentioned the motor in the actual cars being hidden beneath a skirt. Is this true on your model as well? Do these (...) (18 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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| | Re: star wars tie crawler tank.
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(...) It's not a bad model...But I reckon the Bat Tank will be easier to convert to a WWI era (British) tank. Of course, I can probably see a WWI German tank in this model. (BTW, 164 track links on inv page of instructions, 162 used in model.) That (...) (18 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: star wars tie crawler tank.
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(...) Mmmmm. No idea what movie this is from - I am guessing its out of the non-movie mechandising. Faintly surprised that it makes sense for Lego to go there. However, it does look like all the makings of a pretty cool WWI tank. A bit big, granted, (...) (18 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | London Underground Standard Tube Stock
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This is my most recent tube train. I haven't had much time to build recently so I've been putting more stuff online. The Standard tube stock dates back to the 1920s. It was a series of tube stocks which were designed to be cross-compatable. The (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX) !
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| | VicLUG @ Local Train Show
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VICTORIA MODEL RAILWAY SHOW (NMRA - Pacific Northwest Region) September 16, 2007 (Sunday), 10 am - 5 pm, Cedar Hill Rec Centre We will have a display of LEGO trains and the adjacent cityscape. An admission fee will be charged for the event which is (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Cosmos Directorate Unveils SuperSLICE Interceptor
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A glorious day has arrived for the State with the introduction of the latest Strategic Light Interceptor and Combat Escort ship in to active service. The Cosmos Directorate is proud to announce the upgrade to the SLICE series, the (URL) SuperSLICE>. (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.org.us.dixielug, FTX) !
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) No, it is inspired by many. (...) Sure, go for it. But you should credit the EWB guys too - they designed the nacelle and all the gearing, I just designed the tower & blades. ROSCO (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Ross Nothing to do with the question just general is the Lego Wind Turbine scale to a real one?? Just interested would like to build a display one of my own (of course you get the dedication for designing it) but I was looking at scaling it (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: eigen setjes op Legoworld
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(...) Is Bouwstener, ff op www.debouwsteen.com vragen. (18 years ago, 15-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Hi Rosco, This sounds like a great project! Will you be publishing the details of the design? I would be interested to know how you went about selecting the size of the various components, gear ratios etc. Greetings, David Wegmuller (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Well, don't get mad... get even. Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Actually All from all my mail with EWB I did not even know that this comp is classed as a speed build ?? I was under the impression it was a fundraiser and a test to see if the states could actually make the turbine provide power just using (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Kerry and all No I don't think that will happen as Ken and I were Tech Advisor at the Brisbane Practice build at UQ today. I don't think there will be any level playing fields in this comp It will be interesting after today if any state (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Sounds very odd to me... ROSCO (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Thorpie was a swimmer? Yes, I seem to remember hearing he used to do a bit of swimming. Actually, I'd like to see runners in the Stawell Gift handicapped with hobbles of various lengths depending on their record, rather than just giving the (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Well, handicapping in sport is the great Australian tradition, isn't it? Look at the Melbourne Cup ... I must say that while handicapping makes sense in social competitions, I can't understand it in professional sport. Image applying it in (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Interstate rivalry at it's finest! ;-) Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 11-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: star wars tie crawler tank.
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Pitty I dont have 89.99 right now :( (18 years ago, 11-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | star wars tie crawler tank.
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Hi all just to let johnathan and anybody else who is interested know the tie crawler tank is at target right now $89.99 (18 years ago, 11-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Just creating a level playing field, I would have thought :-) Kerry (18 years ago, 10-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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In lugnet.loc.au, Ross Crawford wrote: -snip- (...) And from (URL): (...) Giving Sydney one week head start might hinder the chances of true competition happening somewhat. Still, one can never underestimate the complacency of Sydneysiders, I guess. (...) (18 years ago, 10-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) is building LEGO wind turbines in capital cities across the nation for Engineering Week! Event details The public’s imagination will be captured by participating in the construction of over 3,500 LEGO bricks (...) (18 years ago, 10-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | PennLUG to display at Euro East Train Show, August 11th, 12th
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For the second year in row PennLUG (Pennsylvania LEGO Users Group) will be displaying a LEGO train layout at the (URL) Euro East Train Show> in Marietta, PA. Euro East is the largest European train show east of the Rockies featuring several (...) (18 years ago, 6-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.pennlug, lugnet.loc.us.pa, FTX)
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| | Anyone planning to travel from Canberra to Brickvention by car
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As the heading says, is anyone planning to travel to Brickvention from the Canberra region. The reason I am asking, I have a large glued together Lego model ferry sitting in a shed in Murrambateman, that needs to be collected at some stage. From (...) (18 years ago, 4-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Any further news on the next Brickvention - TV may be interested
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(...) Good news...The venue for Brickvention 2008 has been booked. Important information: Dates: Jan 26 and 27, 2008 (26 for registered attendees, 27 open to public) Venue: Level 12, 300 Flinders St. (Victoria University building) which is acroos (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Any further news on the next Brickvention - TV may be interested
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When I attended the recent birthday party for the 100th episode of "The Collectors", I was speaking to one of the ABC staff members, and we were talking about Lego and its attraction for adults. I told her about the initial brickvention, and she is (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Trains at Merrist Wood
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(...) In a similar vein here are two videos from 2005, one is footage from an on-board (wireless) camera. (URL) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Trains at Malkara (Canberra Australia)
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(...) To be honest I don't really know, they let me in for free......lol I am lucky in that the mindstorm runs all the trains, so it gives me plenty of time to talk to people. The usual "I didn't know LEGO made trains", comes up quite a bit even (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Trains at Malkara (Canberra Australia)
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(...) Sounds like a great event! What are the admission charges? I've been involved in a similar type of model railway exhibition for about 12 years, they can be a good fund raiser, and are a great way to introduce people to the hobby. X-posted to (...) (18 years ago, 2-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Back in Brisbane is me
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(...) Back at Griffith (my third time here). It seems I can't stay away from the place. Tim (18 years ago, 2-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Back in Brisbane is me
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(...) So where are you working now? Kerry (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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(...) I stand corrected. Shipping within the US will is about US$35. (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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(...) Yes. If you have any friends in the States, use the US S@H portal and send it to their address, and get them to ship it over. Even if it costs $100 to ship it, you'll still come out well ahead [1]. I understand US customers get free shipping (...) (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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(...) It also pays to remember that the exchange rates used by TLG are determined well in advance of the price being announced (as announced by someone official sometime). A fairer comparison is probably the exchange rate six to twelve months ago. (...) (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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(...) There's little chance of having it rectified in the short term, unless it is a typo on the site. Consistency of pricing between markets is an issue on the Ambassadors' list which is being pursued with LEGO. Cheers Richie Dulin LEGO Ambassador (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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