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(...) I forgot to add the dates - Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May. (17 years ago, 6-May-08, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'm not an expert on LEGO shopping in London but as in any UK city there is Argos - the catalogue retailer - look at argos.co.uk, Woolworths & Tesco. There are less & less Toyshops now. John Lewis, a big department store is good. Hamleys is (...) (17 years ago, 4-May-08, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Coming to London from May 7 - 13!
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Hey all, I doubt that I'll have time to visit any local clubs or events, but I was wondering what shops I should look for to perhaps take home some bricks in my baggage? We'll be staying just a few blocks east of Regent's Park. Is there a Lego store (...) (17 years ago, 2-May-08, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | LEGO trains at Glenrothes, Scotland
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LEGO trains at Glenrothes Model Railway Show - Fife, Scotland. A LEGO train layout where the children can operate the trains. Everyone is welcome to come along, bring a train, a building, or just watch. The show is in the Rothes Halls which is part (...) (17 years ago, 12-Apr-08, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Petersfield LEGO Show - Sat April 12th 2008
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For the fifth year I am organising a Lego Show in Petersfield, South Hampshire. When: Sat April 12th 2008 Where: Main Hall, Community Centre, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU31 4BW Entrance: Free (public 11:00am to 2:30pm, others 9am to 5pm) Like before, (...) (17 years ago, 2-Mar-08, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Mind the gap! London Underground 0-6-0 Pannier Tank Steam Loco
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(...) David, the model looks great. I used some similar techniques when I built my 0-6-0 pannier tank engine. "Duck" from the Thomas the train series. (2 URLs) This is the near complete model, I later switched the roof to black tiles and lower, and (...) (17 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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| | Mind the gap! London Underground 0-6-0 Pannier Tank Steam Loco
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In my continuing theme of London Underground rolling stock I have turned to steam traction. This is a Metropolitan Line 0-6-0 Pannier tank loco. Their E and F class steam locos were becoming too old so London Transport Railways (now London (...) (17 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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| | New Power Functions Electronics Folder
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The new Power Functions Electronics folder in my Brickshelf: (URL) contains circuits and pictures of how to use electronics with your PF parts. So far there are PF lead mods, a light direction, latch and flash circuit, which can keep train lights on (...) (17 years ago, 29-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | New MOC: Cowans Sheldon 76T Rail Crane with Power Functions - photos
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Here are the photos of my new Rail Crane with Power Functions: (URL) It's an 8mm scale model of a Cowans Sheldon 76T crane. Some details still to finish - I want to make sure it passes the scale load lifting test first. The scale load will be 6 full (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | British Class 35 "Hymek" Loco with Power Functions
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New photos on Brickshelf of my 8mm scale Class 35 Hymek loco ("Bear" from the Thomas stories), now with added Power Functions: (URL) can see the window of the PF IR receiver towards the right end of the roof here: (URL) odd bit in the middle of the (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Interviewed about LEGO for Radio 4
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I was recently interviewed by Peter Day for Radio 4's In Business programme in the UK, to go out on Thursday 20:30-21:00 BST (19:30 GMT, 21:30 CEST, 15:30 EDT or 14:30 EST, whichever you're on) and repeated Sunday 21:30-22:00. This contact was (...) (17 years ago, 11-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | 5th Great Western LEGO Train Show, Swindon, UK - 6/7 Oct
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The Brickish Association will be displaying at STEAM, the Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon, UK on Saturday/Sunday 6/7 October 2007. The event title is now a little misleading as it's much more than a train show! We will have two (...) (17 years ago, 29-Sep-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | 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 (...) (17 years ago, 23-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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(...) [...] (...) Well done. I really like the way you did the doors. Chris (17 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 (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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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 (...) (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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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 (...) (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.underground, FTX) !
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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) (17 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | 7998 Heavy Hauler (Classic Truck) half price in Argos
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Lego UK price £34.99 / Argos price £17.49 - this is the standard price for the catalogue that runs to the end of this year... Argos catalogue reference 387/0983 ...and I've just seen that Huw posted this on Brickset on Jul 28... I wonder if this (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Trains at Merrist Wood
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Hi All, I've put together a load of my video clips from this year's Merrist Wood Summer Show (Guildford, Surrey, UK) which was held on the 20th of May. The clips were of the joint layout by myself and Ben Rogers. Ben's trains were Thomas the Tank (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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