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(...) _modern_ US prototypes (those more recent than DOT 103 10 000 gal tank cars) don't have a separate frame. Older tank cars did have separate frames, and DOT 103's lasted until quite recently (and still do exist, just not in interchange (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) And australia!!! (...) ROSCO - still waiting for Lego Direct 8?( (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Regarless of the pros/cons of this LEGO Train venture, I'm sure all of us will benefit from it. Lets push for 4551 cab pieces in different colors!!! (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Many of the sixties and seventies trains had tenders (actually mostly a batterybox on wheels, the except for the 725 which has a tender that doesn't hold anything). The only other 12V steam locomotive with tender was the 7750. (...) Especially (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's hoping it will also be available in Europe! /\/\ark - who still believes in global availability for all (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for scanning this. This locomotive looks nice. It is a bit european, but I like that it has a tender (I'm trying to think, has there been a set before with a tender?). I like the 2x2x2 dome in black, that's perfect for steam (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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This is my Baroque styled Hall of Fine Arts. Its second floor supports a built-in monorail station: (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I figured that was what "cost effecient" meant. It seems that Lego assumes that everyone has 4561, so we don't NEED more motors. Whatever this build-your-own thing is, without an included motor (or with a motor being only optional) it should (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, that particular pic does seem to be unpowered, that is, has no motor. Maybe one of the variants will be a push train version? I'm speculating because I honestly don't remember what I saw in that regard. ++Lar (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nice start, but lose the wagon plate if you can. US prototypes don't have much other than a tank, maybe (but not always) a center spine, and some mount points at the ends for the trucks. They end up looking quite flimsy. I totally agree that (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) can'. -Harvey (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Unfortunately, it looks as if someone is stuffing the voting already. Would people who have already voted, email me and say how they voted, especially in the Fire Apparatus, Small Buildings, and Best Use of Color categories, to give me a bit of a (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests)
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I don't know if I'd say underpowered, but more like "cost efficient" in the engine department. -- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:G8zDCM.DpG@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I have been playing around with the possibilities of The Droid Escape Pod (set 7106). The 1/4 round side walls make a great tank car, silo, lighthouse or rocket ship shape. I took a stab at building a tank car out of a few of these sets. The tank (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Michael Hader" <mhader@hubcap.clemson.edu> wrote in message news:G8z57z.LHG@lugnet.com... (...) please (...) see (...) of (...) As I was looking at the picture I was thinking that it looked familiar. Thinking it was similar to Dan Siskind's (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes: <snip> (...) the (...) I scanned the picture and posted different sizes (for varying bandwidths) of it here: (URL) think it's much better than the 4561. michael (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello all! So we had the first Baltic Train Event this weekend - and I should be sleeping by now :-) There we only my trains :-( but still turned quite well out! We used the rooms of DKI, to set up the layout. Originally I wanted to set up 2 layouts (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) John - There are some passenger vehicles in the subway section under Grand Central Station that have a bit better proportions. I didn't really think the proportions of the freight stuff was that pleasing either, but the glimpses of the subway (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, thank you for clarifying that :) (...) I don't expect it to meet my wildest dreams, but I _will_ be disapointed if all I can do with it is order a 4561 in green/yellow :). Frankly, any step TLC takes to make more trains is good, but I (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) See: (URL) Are we going to be able to build our own 4551's (...) Probably not. This is NOT the "create a model from a robust but limited palette" thing that was discussed as being under development for a possible 2002 release. (...) But not (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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