 | | Re: making train cars for the show
|
|
(...) 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 (25 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | Re: FOTW: RIS Expansion Kits at CompUSA, $9.88 each
|
|
(...) Hi John, have you been active in the area long? Frank (25 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
|
| |
| | Re: Moving to Columbia!
|
|
"Suzanne D. Rich" <suz@baseplate.com> wrote in message news:a05100319b805f7....0.1.2]... (...) Congrats on your southern migration, you won't regret it. I have lived in North Carolina for 13 years and can't fathom living anywhere farther north than (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.sc.col, lugnet.loc.us.sc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | Re: making train cars for the show
|
|
"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 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | Re: making train cars for the show
|
|
(...) 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 (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | Re: making train cars for the show
|
|
(...) ... (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | Re: making train cars for the show
|
|
"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 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | Re: making train cars for the show
|
|
(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | Re: making train cars for the show
|
|
(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
| |
| | making train cars for the show
|
|
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 (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
|
