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(...) You LTCs in the US drive me crazy: you always post your pictures, while it's deepest night in Europe. Now it's two hours after midnight and I'm still scrolling through all the nice pictures of Supertrain and PNLTC Gats.... Thanks Steve for (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, the first HO locomotive kit I ever got was a Mantua 0-4-0 with tender. I guess this isn't the first tender, but of the one's pointed out (725 and 7750) it looks the best (and I don't count the battery car as a tender, it looks like a box (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, I just got the first wave of pics up from the Portland GATS show this past weekend. www.PNLTC.org under Galleries Enjoy! SteveB (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) SRC (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Here is a killer rendition of an 8-wide tank car using the Droid Escape Pod parts: (...) (set (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) I've just finished uploading 11 disks of pictures & mpegs, and you'll find them on Brickshelf here: (URL) couple things I wanted to single out: The other Lego layout at the show was also very cool; he did a good job of blending (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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In lugnet.trains, Martin Legault writes: <snip> (...) The cap. is a nice idea, but not at all practical. I concur that a 9V battery is the way to go. SRC (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I almost forgot that, but yes, there should be three of them on one of the ten disks that James is working on... :-) (John may have shot a few also - I'm not sure.) SRC (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Congrats on such a big show! Can't wait to see the pictures! -Frank ps. did someone also take pictures of Nolin's layout? (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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The largest LEGO train layout in Canadian history (AFAIK) at Canada's largest model train exhibit was a huge success. Overall attendance broke the previous record by over 30% - 13322 attendees. The largest "kid's play area" at a train show (I stand (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org) !
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Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G90GyL.E7r@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Thanks - I traded away a lot of my castle shields for other architectural parts. I'm glad I kept these! (...) you (...) Yep. Here are some pics of the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains)
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Well, we had a "blip" in the voting process but I'm satisfied that it was caused by a misunderstanding rather than an intent to cheat. Since at this point only about 40 people have voted I think once everyone who entered, and lots (I hope) of (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) castle sheilds. You say that the bottom two floors are inspired by the "Paris Opera"- do you mean l'Opera Garnier? There's more than one opera house in Paris... eric (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's what I believe I said. ++Lar (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for that - I like it. I might not be the target age group, but I'll have one... or two... Green green green. Please do a green one. And brown, possibly tan - not just red/yellow/blue. Oh please. Bright/pale/salmon pink, light blue, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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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