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Re: evolving Fabuworld .ftx page
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lugnet.loc.us.nc
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Thu, 19 Oct 2000 03:42:12 GMT
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Sheree, if Frank bullies you into deciding that you want a nine volt train,
or some parts of one, I definitely can help you out. Cheap. Also, I was
wondering about your train's wheels. In its current form, would you prefer
yellow ones?
Cary
"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:39EDA39A.31DF@mindspring.com...
> sheree rosenkrantz wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Frank Filz writes:
> > > Cary Clark wrote:
> > > > I think your train is great. It looks very professional, as in the • Lego set
> > > > designs that I admire.
> > >
> > > I like the train also. We'll have to loan Sheree some train wheels and • a
> > > train motor so she can re-work it a bit to run in our next train • display
> > > (Sheree - we'll turn you into a train fan yet...)
> >
> > already am a fan, just not a very knowledgable one... and just don't own • any
> > real trains :-(
>
> Well, there are ways to fix that.... You could probably score a bunch of
> train parts fairly cheap if you asked around on buy-sell-trade. Many
> traniacs have an overabundance of curved track, train motors, and power
> pack/controllers, and you could probably get those for less than S@H
> prices. You would then just need to acquire some straight track and
> turnouts (switches) if desired, some coupler magnets (if you want to
> hook your train with others, those ball and socket joints from 6497 will
> work fine oherwise) and some regular train wheels. You may also be able
> to pick up a train set at a discount somehow (like for example, if Cary
> hasn't sold all the cheap 4565s that he doesn't really want for
> himself), and then you might only need to add the power pack.
>
> --
> Frank Filz
>
> -----------------------------
> Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
> Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) Sounds perfect! Cheap train parts from you and I get to blame Frank :-) for talking me into spending the money... I have modified the engine, added a tipper coal car and added a bay window luxury car. The wheels I have now are the twisted time (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| (...) Well, there are ways to fix that.... You could probably score a bunch of train parts fairly cheap if you asked around on buy-sell-trade. Many traniacs have an overabundance of curved track, train motors, and power pack/controllers, and you (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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