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Appologies for not threading... The part was first used both for a letter-box in town: 6362, 6372, 6374, 6651 And for a storage box in space. 6823, 6844, 6930, 6951[1984] Also, it was released in 1983 I believe. [all sets listed above were shown in (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Frank Filz wrote in message ... (...) wild (...) enough (...) or (...) They also appeared in Classic Space as storage containers of unspecified uses. (eg <set:6844>) (...) Same here. I'm wondering if they first appeared in Town specifically as a (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.general)
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(...) I would not call them safes for two reasons: 1. that is a fairly recent use of the part, it is much older than the wild west sets 2. how many safes have you ever seen that have a slot almost large enough for a person to stick their hand into? (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Safes! (URL) found the other two - in the big box of parts I'm currently sorting. (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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First, they are mailboxes, NOT safes! John, how large an opening do you have to cover with the clear pieces? I have quite a few of the thin wall pieces in clear, 4 wide 3 high (26), 2 wide 3 high (18) and 2 wide 2 high (8). These are the same type (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I think there were some of those in there, too. (...) I found 2 of them (but since I have 4 #6741's, there should be at least 4), but the safes are black with decorated green doors. (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Sorry, no, I don't. The first camera I've really used is my digital, which I bought less than 2 years ago, and I left Vulcan about 30 years ago. (...) I hear they temporarily(?) switched over to the Star Wars schtick for their tourist (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Chris Gray wrote in message ... (...) They could come in useful, but I don't think I have to use them. I *finally* found some 4x3 windows with clear panes. I'll be using these so that the grain inside the bins would be visible. Another benefit of (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Chris Gray wrote in message ... (...) Hey, don't do that! Your post was very informative. The description was also 100% correct! :-) I never knew the info about Vulcan. Thanks, Chris. John (remove the obvious to reply) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Chris Gray wrote in message ... (...) Hey, Chris, would you happen to have any photos of these elevators in Vulcan? I bet most of them have been demolished by now. Why am I asking? A few years back, the elevators in the towns around my old stomping (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) For a few years I lived in Vulcan, which held the record for the most wooden grain elevators (11?) lined up along the railroad tracks. Lots of family friends were grain farmers who delivered to them, so, I've been in at least one of them. The (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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SRC wrote in message ... (...) You are correct. The driveway is elevated. (...) I was under the same impression some years ago, but a pit below ground level does exist in reality. This is from a small book I own on the subject [1]: (URL) few (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Not very practical - Might as well make a different table top. (...) This sounds better IMO. Also more realistic, since AFAIK, the grain elevators are raised above ground. I've never heard of a "pit" below ground level. (The company I'm CAD (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Another parts request - thin walls
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(...) Chris Gray writes: (...) (URL)Ah, OK, they are the safe pieces. I couldn't immediately find them, (...) I too was unsure - I thought you might mean the minifig mailboxes from WAY back, but couldn't see how that could be used as described. If (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Mumble. OK. Checking... 5563 has 4 2-high and 2 3-high clear 2-wide thinwalls 5571 has 2 2-high and 2 3-high clear 2-wide thinwalls and my incomplete 5581 has 4 3-high trans blue 4-wide thinwalls That's all I found. (...) I think I should have (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Chris Gray wrote in message ... (...) I would only need your clear ones. As far as losing them, they would be built into the side of large interior elevator "bins". The only way they could get lost is if the elevator itself disappears. Unlikely. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Michel Magnan wrote in message ... (...) Great! James has 3 grey mailboxes so we have a total of 12, which should be enough. (...) 32 (...) suggested (...) I'd rather not change our planned layout. Here's a suggestion: modify an existing table so (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I have 16 white, 2 black and 1 grey of the 1 x 2 x 2 thinwalls. I'm sure there are some in some of my Model Team sets, including clear, but *really* don't want to lose those. (...) What on earth do you guys mean by "mailboxes"? There is the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Hi John, I have 9 grey, 4 white and 2 black mailboxes. (...) The circle is 16 inches in diameter. On a 30.5 x 61 table, the middle is 32 inches from one side and 12.5 inches from another edge. Fitting it in the layout might be tricky. I might have (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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