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| | | (...) Finally got around to drawing up what I meant... (URL) the 2000_v1b.tdl file. James (...) Another thing that we could do (I'm positive that either Chris or I have enough individually, and certainly if we combine resources) is raise the entire (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | Re: latest layout photo —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | (...) Love it - Raise the whole town section. The outer loop (with switches straightened) could run underneath, and the incline could bring the inner loop up to it. The bridge would connect the town and mountain, and then slope back down the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —James Brown
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| | | | | | (...) I think we have enough Lego for a building like that - the catch is we might not have enough for other buildings. I seem to recall that the one thing we're all short of is town stuff. (windows & doors, and minifigs, oh my.) Bricks we can do (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —Chris Gray
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| | | | | | (...) I have about 30 of the 4 wide x 3 high opening windows in various colours. About half include the shutters. 23 of the 5 high x 4 wide x 2 thick doors (all have red frames - some yellow door, some white). About 20 of the yellow or red sloped (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —James Brown
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| | | | | | (...) :) That's cool. I may also do a S@H order over the winter, and get some bulk windows, for a skyscraper. I've got a decent amount of 4w3h windows & a bunch of classic windows, too. Enough that I could do a few more houses without strain. James (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | (...) One of the things I noticed about the large buildings at the PNLTC Guiness layout was that windows were often black bricks or bricks of a contrasting color to the building, or no bricks at all. It looks quite good, especially from a distance, (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Latest Layout Photos —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | (...) (URL) a closer view of the mulitilayer loop mountain, with my 60" double bridge above it... (URL) course, I may not be able to make much of anything... (URL) being able to get the most basic fundamental brick (for me) has put a damper on all (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Latest Layout Photos —Michel Magnan
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| | | | | | | Hello Guys, If we are ever in a rush to design a layout, we could do what the Vancouver group is doing, use Xdrive.com. It seems to be working quite well for them. See (URL) do you still have the discontinued DACTA order numbers for technic beams? (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Latest Layout Photos —John Koob
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| | | | | | | | Michel Magnan wrote in message <39EF828C.E0629C77@t...et.net>... (...) In my list, there are no numbers for black beams. And I recently found out that the yellow beam pack is no longer available. In my case, I'm lucky I stocked up on the yellow (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: technic beams —Michel Magnan
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| | | | | | Hello Steve, Here are a few options for technic beams: Contact someone in Europe, to see if they could purchase and forward to you the black technic beam packs. Just because North America is out doesn't mean other countries are. Did you find out if (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: technic beams —James Brown
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| | | | | | (...) <snipped Michel's suggestions> If none of those pan out, you could try phoning Countryside Toy Outlet, in the St. Jacob's outlet mall: (URL) carry the full line of Lego products, & discontinued stuff. I think they also purchased a lot of the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: technic beams —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | (...) I suppose I could use blue or some other color, but for a railroad bridge, it's not going to look right unless it's black. If anyone has a DACTA catalog that has black beams in it please LMK. Thanks for the tips Michel and James. I called (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | Re: latest layout photo —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | (...) Here's the photo for the TD impaired... (URL) confess I don't notice a difference between it and Michel's.) Please make any future layouts wider than they are tall. If I have time, I'll make up one that fits my descriptions to date. SRC (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —James Brown
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| | | | | | (...) Look on the right hand side. The mountain has been moved up about a table, and a three spur ladder-style yard broken off the outside loop. (...) Why, out of curiosity? More of a pain to turn it into a jpg? James (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | (...) Yes - Also viewability - Unless I'm the only one whose monitor is wider than it is tall... :-) SRC (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | Re: latest layout photo —Michel Magnan
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| | | | James, The switching yard looks better. Unfortunately moving the mountain up, means a curve leads into it, requiring significant clearances. Not insurmountable. Lifting the city portion is a neat idea, but I couldn't help but notice that the WAMALTC (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —James Brown
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| | | | (...) a (...) Solvable. :) (...) Heh... No, but it's not a bad idea. :) I can, without having to stretch my collection at all (although my big castle will have to come apart - which is OK, it has to anyway) raise a 61" square by 20 bricks. I suspect (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | | | | | Re: latest layout photo —Chris Gray
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| | | | (...) And, just to be ornery, I'll continue this one. :-) My thinking has mostly been centered around what I like, and what I think I ought to be able to contribute. So, here is what I'd like: - a goodly stretch of straight, paired, track, with (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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