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(...) Thanks very much. This particular station is in the Bronx on a very busy 2 way street (2 lanes each way plus parking both sides). I think it is on a odd shaped piece of land & that is the only reason for the angle. (I believe the whole (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Rocks. Why the diagonal entry? Prototype trucks have trouble with a right angle entry onto Manhattan streets? (turn radius and all that?) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! I think I'll (...) I'd like that... (...) Erik & I have been getting togather about every other week for dinner. We are planning on tomorrow night. Let me know if you are interestd, or if there is a better night for you. Hope all is (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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Jonathan... Those FDNY models are REALLY beautiful... excellent work! I think I'll point some of my FDNY friends to your Brickshelf pages... Might make them smile a little. :-) onedaycnn (Sid) (URL) Any get-togethers coming up soon? (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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Hello, The arrival of rust-dark orange-earth orange bricks have made way for a new fire station. This one inspired by the station on Webster Ave in the Bronx. A typical modern station in NYC. Colors match the actual one pretty closely, I made the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !
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Robert: Very cool pump! I'm surprised that noone else has commented yet. A few of these on your layout should really be eyecatching. As to your tripod question, one suggestion might be to move the two side legs of the tripod out a few studs and (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think people who do this should be called Brick teasers :-) Steve (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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(...) above (...) maybe 'cos they're used so extensively in the 4561. ROSCO (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I thought the same thing. (...) No but it sounds good! So far I have a 1x4x3 clear panel, with 2 1x2 clear bricks, & 2 1x1 bricks with side studs in the middle of the 2 clear bricks (which will have a 1x2 tile on it). Its angled by a 1x4 plate (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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I recently completed work on the first few sections of a new website for "Planning and Building Lego Towns." (URL) sections are "Types and Styles of Lego Towns" "Tables and other Underpinnings" "Design Tools" Coming soon: "Designing your Town (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) [Snipped *insanely long* URLs, thanks heaps, CAT!] I think you accidentally linked to the 980g twice, but I found the other pic anyway 8?) Have you tried using A 4x3 train window, with a 4x2 sloped car windscreen above it (maybe with a plate (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic)
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I'm in the process of building a CAT 980G Series II Wheel Loader, but I have one problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I need to find a way to build the operators cab. I have some small specifications, the roof of the cab has to be 5x6 in (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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Hello All, I needed to add some animation to my part of the layout and this is what I came up with: (URL) . Has anyone else built one of these? I'm looking for a better way to make the tripod. Any suggestions would be appeciated. Regards, Robert (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) thanks for looking & posting! Here are the trucks: (URL) again, Jonathan (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Nice! Hey....can you show more of those firetrucks???? I'd really love to see those! -EmeraldOak (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks very much. When I came up with that archway idea I was excited, then when I made it and it worked, I was thrilled. Here are some pix of the trucks. (URL) again, Jonathan (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Very nice! I'd like to see more of those fire trucks, too. I really like the archway over the garage opening. --Bill. (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think you are correct. Thanks very much. Jonathan (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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They appear to be the big old-style technic wheels, as shown at the bottom of the page at (3739 hub, 24 x 43): (...) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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Anyone know what set these wheels are from? Were they rocket engines or something? (URL) (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.town)
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