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(...) I'd defer to Lar for the official answer-- personally, *I* call everything a "choo-choo";-) -John (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:Gw4EwJ.44u@lugnet.com... (...) What do you call them over there? We have EMUs DMUs and DEMUs... (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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"Jonathan Reynolds" <scorch@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote in message news:Gw4J8M.Dnu@lugnet.com... (...) I have no yellow ones, and I see they are upwards of $.75 on bricklink. Perhaps I should invest... (...) I thought about laying some along a straight (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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Huw, I've been struggling with the same thing. The only thing I can think of is to use the 1 x 2 x 3 train windows. But these are still pretty hard to come by in grey or black. And in most cases they are too tall to look right. Perhaps 1 x 2 x 2 (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dammit, Huw, I was going to try and do one of these! I even took loads of pictures on my way up to Gael's! I thought I'd surprise everyone by doing a modern train. Sheesh. I regularly race these things along the M27 and out of Fareham on my (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nice to see another EMU in Lego, Huw. I built an unpowered VEP/SEP unit in blue/grey about 20 years ago using a much cruder method, but I found that classic 2x2 windows worked best, partially hidden behind the 'pillars' of the vestibule ends. (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well...? What's stopping you from making it 8 wide? :-) (...) It looks good to me. I'd like to see it with that snappy red and orange striping-- with the blue windows it would look tres cool! (...) I tried an ostrich once, but the project (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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Please take a look at this work in progress, the front of an electric multiple unit, and let me know what you think. (URL) is the sort of thing I am trying to recreate, but it's difficult in 6 wide: (URL) it pass for one? The difficulty is the (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) When the improbability of the show reaches 0% let me know and I'll add it to the sidebar. Psi (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Yes, you have to use your imagination with Lego bricks, but not so much with Lego clubs.... NBLTC is alive and kicking, first show 90% likely for 29th June 2002. Jon Reynolds (Ex Suvverner) (23 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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