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  Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
Carolina Train Builders is happy to announce the availabilty of three custom LEGO models for sale (with a fourth to follow shortly). Pictures and additional details can be found at: (URL) kits are constructed with new LEGO bricks and come complete (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
Mike - These look pretty good. Can you provide some piece count details, and compare the quality of the instructins to LEGO standards? Thanks, Ed (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
"Ed McGlynn" <ejmcglynn@juno.com> wrote in message news:G40q1s.5p5@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I have added piece counts and some descriptions to the catalog web pages. (URL) for the instructions, I'll try and take a picture of one of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
Mike - Excellent! The descriptions help quite a bit to establish a link between sets I already have and how much value you've added in creating these models. That's important to any consumer, I guess. The piece counts provide some insight into the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
(...) Excellent kits, specially like the coal car. One thing strikes me though... all kits I've seen so far are based on US railroads. Maybe I should try doing something with a more European look, somehow I doubt anybody else will do it. (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
(...) Um... :-) Mike and I have been conferring behind the scenes since the idea of his doing kits first arose. My very first comment on his designs was: "gee, those certainly are *european*, aren't they..." (followed closely by "but they're nice!!" (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
(...) I would agree that the Lumber and Coal cars look very European to me. I think the Gondola is kind of a tweener. Actually it is similar to my Gondola in a few respects. Except I use more Tiles and plates instead of Bricks and mine is a bit (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
(...) How about: (URL) (Shamelessly plugging...the Tyne Dock cars were based on the high capacity European cars, and were imports in reality (to the UK)) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
James, The link labeled: A model of the Tyne Dock-Consett Hopper Tries to get to: (URL) fails for me. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
(...) OK model by model of why it's not "European" ;-) CTB-1101 Lumber Transport : Wood transported by rail is never put on a totally flat car, but on a car with low sides, like in the LEGO 4543 set. And the load would be chained to the car (good (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Carolina Train Builders - Custom Train Models For Sale
 
(...) Been there, done that...in Lego no less, with Mindstorms controlling it... (URL) know that there was some discussion of my coal unloader before...I really need to get a video clip of it up on the web (ha! along with everything else I should (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)

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