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(...) --SNIP-- (...) Wow!!!! This layout is truly inspirational. Between Ondrew's and yours we've got wonderful nature and wonderful urban nature. Fantastic! Thanks Lar for posting these pictures too. There are some things that need to be seen (...) (19 years ago, 13-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Tango-no-Sekku (Boy's Day)
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A follow-up to my (URL) Hina-Matsuri (Girl's Day)> vignette, (URL) is Boy’s Day - Celebrated on May 5th. (URL) Click for images Now known as "Children's Day" in Japan (a National holiday), this is the day when sons are traditionally honored. Most (...) (19 years ago, 13-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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(...) Simply WOW! I never realized his layout was that large. There are some great details. I love the garbage truck and the 13plate tall windows. The horizontal railing on the second road bridge is another great idea as well as the city salt truck. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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I got a chance to meet up with Jonathan last night and he took me back to his place... not to look at his etchings but rather at his town/train layout. I took lots of pictures. (URL) A fire station> A fire station (one of many) (URL) Ya but where (...) (19 years ago, 11-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) snip (...) looking at this, it looks good - comes with 4 cars :-) But, there is no glass in the green windshield in the crane car? I really hope there is. Otherwise I like it, good cars etc, even that @37000 Ft it is pretty expensive. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) The only benefit I could see is you can use this stuff for the sidings or static displays. That way you dont waist the good stuff for trains that will just sit there. David www.GPLR.org (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) To be fair all round, how many AFOLs will be buying plastic track expansion packs anyway? Jake said they'd keep making the metal track for hobby layouts. This pack is for the younger kids targeted by the battery trains, not train clubs who (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Micro Tractor Equipment
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Shortly after posting my micro tractor I started thinking about what kind of farm equipment I could build to go with it. Here are the results. Click on the images or start at my (URL) page> for more info. As usual instructions and LDraw files are (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !!
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| | Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) Yea, it's real nice that we'll get twice as much track as before in a box, Even if itall plastic. But it sucks that it's a 50/50 mix of straight and curved rail. (URL) Mat (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Hina-Matsuri (Girl's Day)
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Hina-matsuri is Girl's Day in Japan, and is celebrated on March 3rd. (URL) In this MOC, a family gathers to celebrate the day with the pounding of mochi (rice cakes) in the traditional style - hammering it inside a large stone bowl. For those who (...) (19 years ago, 6-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !!
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| | Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) Did you notice from the above picture and the following: (URL) that we may be stuck with a LOT more curved track than we may need /want? Let's hope that it's just a "starter" pack and that they will also be sold individually. -Jeramy (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Modular Hill Standard
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COLTC, the Central Ohio LEGO Train Club, has come up with a modular hill standard. The goal of this standard was to provide more height-variations into layouts, and increase the number of running trains. (URL) There are a variety of ways these (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) Does that remote remind anyone else of the shuttle craft from "V"? Steve (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) There a couple of other things I have noticed from these pics. The new Technic axled wheels appear to have a spoke pattern in relief on them, not proper spokes like the small BBB wheels (visible in the closup). The 1x1 slopes will be available (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Cormorant SAR Helicopter
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I decided to build this after a Jack Stone cockpit had been lying around begging to be used. This is the result: (URL) I went for a Canadian livery not least because it worked with the cockpit colour. There is a deep link to a 1024x768 image here: (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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(...) here's some new pics forund on brickshelf. they answer alot of questions. (4 URLs) the remote looks prommising with the studs all over it but the train bases have that huge blob of a battery box on top. that's got to go. ondrew (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: a town structure contest!! extended to april 5th!!
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(...) I am extending the contest to April 5th! This will allow additional people to participate and will give me a chance to get settled with a new job before judging starts. This will also let people use there moc's for an April fools joke if need (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: a town structure contest!!
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(...) sorry kevin, i have no idea how i missed this message but your welcome to enter even with a prize donation. hell i wouldn't mind one of those cd's myself. ondrew (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: First Town Contest Entry: Dark Red Corner Building
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(...) i love the texture but man that had to cost a fortune. (...) Wow you built the tan building right around when I discovered the Lego community. My how time fly’s. i'll reserve the rest of my opinions until the contest ends but thank you for (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: First Town Contest Entry: Dark Red Corner Building
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(...) Very nice! Using the 1x2 plates gives it a wonderful feel! My favorite part is the cornice: With the frustrating limited variety of parts (and quantities) available in dark red, it looks fantastic! Excellent use of those parts with excellent (...) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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