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Somewhere around here I've got the "20 rules for northerners moving south"...Lived in New Jersey for 20 years, and went to college in the south, and love it here--even though it can get cold, your cars last a little longer because there is very (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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| | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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Well let me welcome you on down to the sunny south, take a good look at that Boston snow before you leave since you won't see much of that around these parts. Things to know: -All sodas are called Coke (this is a must if you enter Atlanta, GA) -you (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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| | Re: Moving to Columbia!
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(...) for the singular, All Y'All is plural. (...) Work on softening the Boston accent if you have one (definite survival skill). Also, you must decide whether you are a USC fan or a Clemson fan. There is no riding the fence on this one. If you'll (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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| | Moving to Columbia!
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Hey "Y'all" (did I say that right?) After 30(ish) years of living in/around Boston, I'm now headed South (yes, that's with a capital 'S'!) to be with a certain "special someone." [fluttering eyes and staring-off dreamily..] Migration to his turf (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha)
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| | Re: making train cars for the show
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@excite.com> wrote in message news:GM18I5.B9n@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) really (...) same (...) While true that 4543 uses the same 6x28 wagon plate, unfortunately 4543 is harder to find than a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: making train cars for the show
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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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| | Re: making train cars for the show
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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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| | Re: making train cars for the show
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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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| | Re: making train cars for the show
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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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| | Re: LEGO at Durham NC Costco
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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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| | Re: LEGO at Durham NC Costco
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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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| | LEGO at Durham NC Costco
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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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| | LEGO Building Day at Cary Learning Express
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On Saturday October 27th the Cary Learning Express is hosting a LEGO Building Day. From 10 AM until 4:00 PM they will have buckets of bricks available for kids (and adults) to come in a build with. There are some give-aways for the first 100 kids (I (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Sept. 29 Gathering?
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Friday the managers were coming around saying they will be locking the doors next weekend and making us all take a weekend off! I'm wondering if anyone would like to get together? Frank (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: My FOTD
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(...) UNdoubtedly! I set FUT to market.theory because this is a classic example (Nice find, BTW, Mike) of two things: - that poor listings get poor sales. Time spent taking pics and writing punchy, accurate descriptions pays off (within reason... (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: My FOTD
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Gee, it seems the seller could have purchased a digital camera, listed that auction and made enough more than $100 to pay for the camera...what do you think? (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | RE: My FOTD
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Nice gamble/haul Mike. Obviously a risk worth taking, Milissa would say no, too risky. Enjoy! :-) Thanx, Mark Millère LUGnet # 525 Visit Milissa's LEGO store, Millère's Spares (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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