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Re: making train cars for the show
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lugnet.loc.us.nc
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Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:54:05 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Mike Walsh writes:
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> "Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message
> news:GM10Bp.A1q@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Frank Filz writes:
> > > Cary Clark wrote:
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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 attractive to have a long, long Metroliner for my home
> > layout. I already have a 12 car train, and Christmas is coming...
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> > I agree, Frank, we'll end up with way too many Metroliner cars for the • NCLTC
> > layout, but that's half the fun. It'll be another reason to stretch the
> > layout by 10 more feet. Too bad that I can't order a 10001 that comes with
> > straight track instead of curves.
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> > Cary
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> Over the last couple of years I have been trying to accumulate Metroliners
> odds and ends to make some other cars for the train. Now that the parts are
> more plentiful this should be a little easier to do. As opposed to adding
> more passenger cars, I think I will work on two or three "support" cars. A
> bar car, a mail car, and some sort of baggage car. My limiting factor is
> 6x28 grey wagon plates.
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> Mike
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
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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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| "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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