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After being in existence for only three and a half months, the Brickish Association yesterday accepted its 50th membership application. Founded in October 2002, the Association is aimed at building and supporting the community of adult LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Tesco - Life on Mars 7314
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This may just be my store, but it's worth looking. Tesco have further reduced these sets from 19.99 to 9.99 and now to 7.49UKP. I picked one up and have a look, and it has some quite interesting pieces. The money "saved" was spent on flowers for my (...) (22 years ago, 6-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Wintershill Signal Works
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(...) We still have a couple of similar crossings operating in the Melbourne metro, I'll try to get some pics at some stage. There's also a few permanently shut (to road traffic) which were manually operated until they were closed down. The (...) (22 years ago, 5-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wintershill Signal Works
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Very cool! I really like the design of the gates. Quite impressive, all that fine engineering. -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wintershill Signal Works
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(...) never figure out how to make it small enough. Have you got a close-up of the bushes actually mating as gears? I love the brake detail on the wagons you brought along to the GWLTS. This clearly raises the bar, and we can't simply get away with (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | s@h - "Studios" deals
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1349 £70 1357 £1 1360 £1 1370 £4.50[!] 1371 £7.50[!] Scott A (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Wintershill Signal Works
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Wonderfull models, but also great photos. Taking pictures outside and using perspective to guive a real life look excellent, also good definition. Mark "Stuart Jones" <stuart@swanmore.net> wrote in message news:H9pC4y.HHp@lugnet.com... (...) kid, (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wintershill Signal Works
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Nice work Stuart! (...) With crossings the transmission of drive from one side to the other calls for either raising the track level or using a bridge/signal gantry. This looks very tidy. (...) Lattice posts too! (...) My favourite - really liked (...) (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wintershill Signal Works
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(...) Whoa.. Very nice! These actually swing across the track??? wild! How often do trains plow through them? (...) Exactly. The true craftsman knows it needs to be there, so it is. Spot on. Very nice stuff. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing! (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Wintershill Signal Works
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The gang at the Wintershill Signal Works have been busy again... (URL) I used to love watching the signalman at my local station as a kid, so I've always wanted to build a proper gated level crossing, worked by a large gate wheel, just as I remember (...) (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
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(...) It's used as a generic term to describe an electronic 'box of tricks' in this case. Mark works in the electronics field so he's ordered or made up a special controller. This is actually a necessity due to the extreme bulk of his models which (...) (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Privet drive car bumper
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(...) I just opened up a Troll on the Loose that was missing the troll's loincloth. Rather than call for a replacement I took the easy way out and gave the troll to my kid. It seems seven-year-old boys don't mind those little oversights. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
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(...) I'll bite. What's an electronic Wurlitzer(tm) controller? (22 years ago, 1-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
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(...) Yes, 8 +, but it's more like a scale model railway than simply '8-wide'. We really need some pictures up on the NBLTC site. (working valve gear, synchronised secondary motors driving the 'fake' driving wheels, electronic wurlitzer (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Aldershot Lego Fest Roll Call
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(...) 21.Mark Morgan (...) Duncan (22 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | RE: Privet drive car bumper
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-----Original Message----- (...) Not a very good picture, but clearly shows "non-chrome" parts in a sealed bag. Very definately not incomplete or missing but substituted at the packing plant (URL) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Privet drive car bumper
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(...) My reply said: "We're sorry to hear your new LEGO set 'Escape From Privet Drive' was incomplete. Although we do our utmost to avoid this, it can sometimes occur that a pieces may be missing, especially in larger sets. I have today ordered the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
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(...) I haven`t got him on my list so if anyone is going let him know that he is welcome to attend. Duncan (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Train Display in Staffordshire this weekend (1st/2nd Feb)
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(...) And a camera - we've yet to see any pictures of these models. Will he be coming along to Duncan's get-together? Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Aldershot Lego Fest Roll Call
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(...) 19.James stacey 20 Dave Till (Maybe) (...) Duncan (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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