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(...) its a shame Lego doesn't put these out as a bulk shop item. It would really sell well....(they have grey doors and windows!!) Another source for them is the Railroad Tractor Flatbed. It shares the same grey wagon plate. Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) ... (...) I thought about this too. Since the wagon plates are two plates thick, I was going to try making some out of regular and technic gray plates (although the technic plate color probably wouldn't matter). I guess the difficult part is (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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"Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message news:GM10Bp.A1q@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Since (...) NCLTC (...) Over the last couple of years I have been trying to accumulate Metroliners odds and ends to make some (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) I built a couple of club cars last night and realized that club cars have both the extra doors and the extra faucets to finish the middle cars. Since the difference between the 10001 and the K10001 is only $18.00, it makes buying more K10001s (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) I suspect we may wind up with a much too big Metroliner... I should wind up with a 6-8 car train. I may try and do some train building this weekend. I need to build all my 7740 cars (I hope I have enough black 6x28 train plates, I may have to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Mike Walsh recently requested that LEGO make the center car available for the Metroliner as a separately orderable item ((URL) and that got me thinking: can a Metroliner be easily converted into three center cars? I gave it a go and found out that (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Exit off I-85 on Guess Rd heading North, then turn right at the first light. I can't remember the street name. There's a sign that says "shopping center". Continue on the mystery street for several blocks, and Costco is on your right. Fortunately, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Where on Guess Road is the Costco located? Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Users Group (URL) - Carolina Train Builders (URL) - Brick Depot "Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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The Costco off Guess Rd. in Durham NC had five LEGO sets that I saw. Two Bionicle sets (didn't look for the price) the Championship Challenge soccer field at $39. I bought some of Hagrid's Hut and the Forbidden Corridor, $24 each (20% off). I didn't (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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RichLUG (Richmond Lego Users Group) will be unveiling its first train display at the 24th Annual RF&P Model Railroad Show and Sale, November 3-4 and 10-11, at the Science Museum of Virginia, in Richmond. The display will include a downtown cityscape (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.va.ric, lugnet.org.us.richlug)
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