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(...) be bringing the green line train to the train show, I'd better have some stats on it, since I didn't think it was to scale with minifigs or the rest of our trains that we'll be displaying.... The train I built is based off of the "Boeing LRV" (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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In case anyone is interested . . . I saw a whole bunch of the castle sets with the silver plating in KB Toys at the Cambridgeside Galleria. They're going for $5. sun (25 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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(...) Actually I tried something like that-- although I didn't use the 1/4 8-wide thinwall cylinders because the colors were wrong-- instead I tried using 1/4 8-wide 'pie piece' bricks, stacked on top of one another (Though I can't remember if I had (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) If you're comfortable with having it be 8 wide, is there any way you can incorporate the new SW 1/4 round eight wide cylinders? The center section can use two of these, one on each side. Both ends of the car can attach to the center section (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I thought about this a while, but didn't discover any nice way to do it, unfortunately :( Anyone have any ideas? (...) Yeah, I tried for quite a while to get something rotational done, but try as I might I either wound up with objectionable (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) nose? :-) I see you went 8 wide. I have struggled and struggled to do these in 6 wide but the center articulation has always got the best of me (I was trying to do something rotational, you took a sliding approach, which, while not (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wait a sec... they offer those in the soccer trucks, don't they... darn it! Now I have to go out and buy 2 of the 3408's and 3 3405's (or 6 3401's) Someday I'll be cold and hungry and on the street thanks to my modelling addiction... but at (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:G9vy95.JCC@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) or (...) waiting (...) And you don't get glass which is really hard to find for 1x2x3 windows. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, that'd be great looks-wise, although it would unfortunately make the doors a little too wide for the current model size... Actually, what I really wanted to use were the 1x4x3 train windows in white for the regular windows, and use the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, it was my original intent to make that part nice and rounded as well, but I couldn't find a good way of doing it-- and because of the width and 'tilt-in-edness' of the windshield it made it rather difficult... But I admit I didn't (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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David, Great model! I really like the curved roof. I would love to see Lego offer the curved roof pieces in bulk... Bryan "David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:G9vw9B.Eu2@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Have those appeared in any other soccer sets besides 3408? (URL) looks like there are only 2 in the set which means you would need 12*30 or $360 retail just for the doors. Ouch!. Of course we can all do better waiting for sales but still... I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks really nice, Dave:-) Those subway cars are just screaming to be modeled in LEGO-- thanks for heeding the call;-) One suggestion-- seems to me that the doors are a dead ringer to be modeled using the 1x2x3 white train window (stacked, 4 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) square but after looking at this picture: (URL) decided that your interpretation of that variation of Greenline car worked real well. Of course it is 8 wide but considering some of the detailing "challenges" that modeling in LEGO provides I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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Well, despite the terrible lighting conditions at my place, I put together some pictures of my green line train that I made mostly over this last weekend (my very first train!): (URL) based off of the green line of the Boston subway, in particular, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Or you aren't there when I am. Or other AFOLs that I know shop there. I picked up the Alpha Team helicopter there just a few days ago... although I don't remember which day it was, now. I never used to go to the Fresh Pond TRU. I moved from (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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(...) That's another thing, while I don't go to the Fresh Pond TRU that frequently because its rare that they have what I want, I have never run into apparent AFOLs there. I only ever see parents and kids . Perhaps my Lego radar isn't finely tuned. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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(...) A TRU employee told me once that every time they restocked the original Throwbots, the three with the 40 tooth gears sold out withing 24 hours. Obviously signs of an AFOL. For every one person you see here or on Brickshelf, there are at least (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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"Jonathan Lill" <jonathanl@myriadweb.com> wrote in message news:G9KrG2.G7n@lugnet.com... (...) ...and yet you've never shown up at a Boston event, that I can remember. ;o) Come on out! -Tim (25 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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(...) I live within walking distance of that TRU and it always stinks. Last weekend was the first time I saw all the new star sets there at the same time except for the technic threepio. I think it might say moire about that individual's store (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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