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(...) permission (...) any thumbnail. Thumbnails look good, though. ++Lar (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.trains)
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Many of you know that most of us from the Boston area (And elsewhere) are hugh fans of The Construction Site in Waltham MA, (URL) they have been so great to us in the past I have, with their permission and approval, created a Boxcar that we can run (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.trains)
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| | My thoughts on new sets
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My thoughts on star wars sets are a little less grandiose and I hope more realistic. I think a naboo cruiser is out of the question because i dont see lego investing in a whole line of chrome parts and gray bricks just wouldn't be acceptable for the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Suzanne D. Rich writes: <snip some impressive sounding train knowledge and LEGO train expertese> (...) Me to in terms of the Baby coming. Like I said it is one of my dreams for NELUG to have a clubhouse but at current my time (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.trains)
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(...) way (...) Suz, I agree the newest one (4561) isn't by itself a great set. But considering the affect you get when you put say 2 or 3 of them together, you get a fairly decent looking train. My advice is go ahead and get 9v train complete, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, I'm just really late speaking up. 9v trains were what I initially fell for as an adult LEGO builder. In 1995 (when I had a "real" job), I went crazy and couldn't stop. I'm 9v train complete - except for I think, the newest set. I've (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.trains)
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| | OK I hope I'm not beating a dead horse but check this out...
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Followups to lugnet.org.us.nelug Well I just saw this message in .train.org inviteing LEGO Groups to display their layouts at Greenburg shows. (URL) there are 2 shows in New England. One is in Hartford CT on Nov. 25,26 and Willmington MA on Dec 2,3. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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| | Re: Do we have any train/town nuts around here?
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(...) Hey Town is part of Train isn't it ;-). Kidding aside I think every good train layout needs a town to go with it. If we were ever to attempt a train layout I don't think I would expect everyone to bring Train engines and freight cars. I think (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) I've said this in person, but I'll mention it here as well for the sake of, um, well for some reason. :) I really dig Lego trains, but Mindstorms/Technic + Space + Town already exceed my Lego Budget. Trains would make a really expensive (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) I take it from the reponse, and lack there of, that there isn't much in the way of train heads up here in New England (At least that read these newsgroups). Thats OK I still plan on doing a little more with it and hopefully doing a larger (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) Hmm, no, although I was having some problems viewing it. I uploaded it again and it seems to be OK now. On the other hand, I seem to be having weird difficulties with the Javascript I used and my new copy of Netscape. It works fine on PC (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) would be (...) Speaking of Cornelius... I can't view his section on your website, did you take it down? I wanted to marvel at his other creation some more... ~Nathan (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) The last time I was in the LEGO room, Cornelius was muttering something about a "schelf-powered multiplemore mobile Riding aufspurlastvagen". When I asked him how he was going to solve the problem of there being no tracks at all in Castle (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) ...just to but my head in here on the subject of trains and shows. wamalug started as a train group but has since expanded far beyond it, but we still love doing shows. Even our non-train people come out and help. It seems a great central goal (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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Or not so nuts that do some train stuff occasionally... I was just wondering if there were any train nuts in NELUG or in the local Boston area. I have only done a couple of models so far and I now finally have an engine to run around my little oval (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: LEGO/MLS Soccer Truck, Framingham TRU
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(...) Whee! That's the day I get back from Israel, after a month... I wonder if I can make it to Framingham before 2... <grin> -Shiri (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) Does anyone know any other local Massachusetts dates for this? Preferably just North of Boston. I would love to go and I might even be able to make the Framingham visit, actually I would like to go to the game in Foxboro too but at that point (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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Hey all... I just wanted to say that while in the Framingham (Shopper's World, the first strip mall in the known universe) Toys R Us, I came across a flyer that announced and gave details of the visit of the LEGO/Major League Soccer tour truck! (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Meeting.
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(...) Errr, that sounds about right. (...) They had several, and they were on sale. All their sale prices seemed to be about $10 off the MSRP. I left them.... I'm holding out for a slightly lower price. Although I might pick up one at that price (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) Would that be the one on Rt 3, kinda back behind the Star Market? That's just over the border in Winchester (according to the fiancee, who worked at the Osco in the same shopping plaza). Have they brought the price down on those Mystic (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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