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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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| | | | | Re: making train cars for the show —Cary Clark
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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 —Mike Walsh
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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 —Cary Clark
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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 —Benjamin Medinets
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: making train cars for the show —Mike Walsh
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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 —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) I am interested in seeing the similarities and differences in these Metroliner add on cars that three of you- Cary, Frank and Mike - have built. As for too many Metroliners... well how could that be :-) ... regards, sheree (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | | | | | Re: making train cars for the show —Cary Clark
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| | | | In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes: ... (...) Sheree, so far I am a mere copycat. I've made two identical club cars and six nearly identical 'middle' Metroliner cars. These and my original four cars give me twelve to contribute to the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | | | | | Re: making train cars for the show —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) Do you have the address bookmarked? If so, I would appreciate your posting it for me. (...) I am looking forward to seeing your cars! Even with the best descriptions I have problems visualizing them in all their glory. take care, sheree (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | | | | | Re: making train cars for the show —Cary Clark
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| | | | In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes: ... (...) Ben's cars are here (scroll down 2/3rds of the way to 'grain transport cars') (URL) building instructions are here (although many of the detailed pictures won't show up for me): (URL) other (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | | | | | Re: making train cars for the show —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message news:GMpDJI.HKL@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) I'd (...) Once we get things sqaured away on the baby front (any day now - hoping it will be before Thanksgiving) I will be able (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | | | | | Re: making train cars for the show —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) better idea of what you are talking about. sheree (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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