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  Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
 
(...) Looks quite good, although it's always hard to judge a model purely on a POVRAY/LDRAW picture (ie get off your lazy *&^ and start building ;) ) About height, the model indeed looks a bit "stretched" although I'm not familiar with the original. (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 
  Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
 
(...) If you said 6-wide represents an 8ft wide coach body, a minifig is 41mm / 48mm x 8ft = 6'10" tall and 16mm / 48mm x 8ft = 2'8" wide at the waist (standard minifig with hair but no rucksack). If 6-wide represents a 10ft wide body for American (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
 
(...) Nice work Swami and better late than never :P. I don't know what happened to the logo but something went wrong... As for minifigs, everyone knows they are tall and broad, not short. That's why trains should be six-wide. Sheesh!!! Tim (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
 
(...) Thank you Community Member Richie Dulin for spotlighting my post! Your warm services to the embracing community are much appreciated, as always. (...) Alas, CM Richie my greatest apologies to you if you find the renders below community (...) (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 
  Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
 
(...) Excellent work! Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. The Ghan logos do seem to have lost something in the rendering - have you built in real life? Cheers Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 
  Re: New Harry Potter Sets spotted
 
(...) Same pricing also spotted at Big-W mandurah and spearwood. (19 years ago, 16-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 
  NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
 
As most of you know, it was my end of the 24 Hour Build Challenge deal to build a Ghan in 8 wide. So here it is: (URL) Gallery after mod: (URL) (Ignore the Playboy bunny on the side. It's a trick of the light and Tim R0x0r for teh renderz.) I'm (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) ! 
 
  New Cattledogs
 
The new Catalogues are in stores. New additions from this years earlier release are Vikings, Dino Attack, Duplo Trains and Harry Potter stuff. All the sets we already know about. HobbyCo wanted $1.95 again and with no new technic to show me, i gave (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  New Harry Potter Sets spotted
 
Seen at TRU (and Toy Kingdom): [LEGOSet 4762] $39.99 [LEGOSet 4767] $69.99 [LEGOSet 4768] $99.99 At those prices, only for the desperate or fanatical... No sign of [LEGOSet 4766] Cheers, Paul (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 
  Invite Ipswich Railway Workshops 29-30th Oct
 
This is an open invitation to anybody who likes Lego Trains and Town. On the Weekend of the 29th and 30th of October the Brisbane Lego Train Group (BLTG) will have a display at the Ipswich Railway Workshops Museum. The display will be set up inside (...) (19 years ago, 7-Oct-05, to lugnet.loc.au)


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