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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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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