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Hi all. I know this isn't really Lego related, but I just heard on the news that the first half of the Abt railway was opened last week. The track runs from Queenstown to Strahan on the west coast of Tasmania (Australia), and is famous for it's (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thank you, Chris! Ed (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Jason J. Railton" <j.j.railton@cwcom.net> wrote in message news:G980xB.Ksr@lugnet.com... (...) are (...) available? (...) Bulk, service - they're currently listed under bulk but we mean the same packs :-) (...) lists. (...) What I meant was that (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Eric, while I wasn't a direct attendee, I did watch the show closely. I think the chainstore barrage was both an intended editorial comment and a playful jab at other clubmembers who really dislike the chainstore thing displacing old Mainstreet USA (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Great work! I think I'll build one for myself. "Chris Phillips" <chris.phillips@comp...oards.com> wrote in message news:G988zL.17H@lugnet.com... (...) sign (...) that (...) A lighted one like on the 7866 12V would be great as well. Love to see those (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I will! I will! I've never seen the stuff except in pics. What's it like? Rick C. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Guilty as charged (looking & not commenting)... I was very impressed with the Americana section; especially the skyscrapers in the background. That's a good way to add perspective & make the layout feel bigger than it actually is. The Rock (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I just posted building instructions for my motorized railroad crossing lift-gates on BrickShelf: (URL) working on a set of instructions for my lighted "railroad crossing" sign next. I eventually hope to tie it all up with a formal write-up about (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just post an article to slashdot when you wanna give it a real good test!!! ROSCO (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) (The best builders don't usually need egoboo from others because they know they're good :-) ) Part of it is also that NALUG came out about the same time and theirs, given how little relative experience they had, is very impressive indeed. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Eric: (...) They are not too common until one gets to Copenhagen. (...) I think you have a point. It certainly takes more (or at least innovation) to impress now that we have seen images of big displays several times. Play well, Jacob -- (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Shows Commonplace? (was: Re: bruised ego)
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(...) I think you are right to some degree, Eric. We have gotten acclimated to the train show phenomenon, although the occasional world record event type thing still jolts the senses:-) Imagine the GMLTC's frustration, because we choose to show the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Steve: (...) Have you considered to put the full-size images on pages with "previous" and "next" links, so lazy surfers like me don't have to hit Alt-Left all the time? Generally it looks good (as always), but I was a bit disappointed by the "farm" (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well of course its great stuff, allways is. I did mean to comment on the Americana section. While it is very impressive, that is not a Main Street I would want to drive down. Between the traffic, lack of parking, and the "Bigger is better in (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all. One of the reasons we all post pics on the web is cause we're all proud ABS parents, but another is to critique and spur on new ideas... I've noticed about 400 hits on our site in the last few days so someone's looking at the GATS show... (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Yea! I have at least my ISP's DNS now resolving www.gmltc.org to the web server. Happiness..... It's still on my DSL connection, so no /. effects eh Ross? Now next is getting the mail server set.... -john 3 (jkelly69@skypoint.com is a refuge for (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Would anyone buy bags of raw ABS from S@H for ore/ballast, grass, dirt...? All Earth Tones! SteveB PNLTC (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's exactly what they do. It's a 2x2x2 slope, otherwise known as the "minifig dress piece" due to its occasional use in that role. eric (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) They're probably the 2x2x2 sloped brick aka 'minifig dress' element. James (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) They're not bulkpacks. They're just the old Service Packs (SPs) of wheels and buffers (though not forgetting the long wagon base kit). From an e-mail I got from S@H just before they went up on the website, they said they're looking at what (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Does anyone have a working email address for Matt Bates -- of Matt's Train Depot fame? Thanks. (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why "Coming April 23, 2001" while a lot of the train specific bulkpacks are available today? Perhaps in april we will see even more train-parts available? Then again, the train in the picture has new stickers so I guess there will be more to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ya know, as I dug through shop.lego.com, I realized that they probably just mean you can spend $1,000,000 buying separate bulk train packs and THEN build your own train. THAT makes more sense than something similar to the Mosaic. Matt (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Cool idea. Non LEGO(r) of course. dull Black sounds like it would look like coal, the most common hopper load in the US. Great tip! ++Lar (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I sued the right way to switch point, but the point never moves, only white gear in rotation, I used a Battery box to test it, is it any problems? BTW, does anyone know any other practical automated switch point else? Zhengrong (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thats exactly what i was thinking, but its still good! Josh (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Now before people get all excited about this, bear in mind that "customized" probably means you can change the color and one or two pieces. Just a few words of reason before things get stirred up. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Facetted stringing beads behave nicely as bulk cargo on a partitioned belt of conveyor links and scoop well with the front-end bucket and backhoe. Find them in a craft shop among necklace stringing supplies. Sizes 5mm to 10mm work best A bead (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree James,i hope there is alot more then that to come. (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Who cares? It's not like it isn't news :). So, Greg was a bit slow on picking up on it, he still did pick up on it (well before I get a S@H catalog too..."I'm going to be very angry indeed" if it is a US only item :). James (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I had to needle you a little Greg it's not often i see something before alot of other people(or am right about something) (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nice job on the long shots... that's one thing the Mavica doesn't go a great job on; it tends to pixilate too much for good long focus shots. You also got a shot that I didn't think to grab - the mountain in pieces: (URL) large chunk in the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) :-| sorry... I looked back about a day or so and didn't see anything, so I assumed it was news. I'll check more thoroughly next time. (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is the 3rd time;-) Josh (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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There is a new train pictured in the Spring 2001 S@H catalogue... and it looks good! (URL) "Contrary to popular belief, a rubber band is not appropriate swim attire" Majewski (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | PNLTC Portland GATs event! Wow!
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This latest round of club train shows is very impressive. From Supertrain2001 to the alt history of GMLTC to PNLTC's PDX GATs event. My web-browser is exhausted! Huge layouts are getting a lot of attention, and I think the the surge is great. I've (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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SRC wrote in message ... (...) I've scanned more shots of the NALUG layout at Supertrain: (URL) you can see, the layout was quite large. We were fortunate that we managed to get everthing reasonably presentable in time. Let us know what you think. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) And I was just getting to like you, eric! >;^D -John (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) This is so unique! Love it! I especially like how the build style for the boiler face is extended throughout the boiler. Clever :-) later, James Mathis (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp)
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(...) Much! eric (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) It's worth noting I'm not a Mac user. I just have a really outdated version of Netscape. eric (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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There, all better? I can see in Netscape 4.7 (PC) anyways.... oh.. and John 2? I still think you're crazy. <grin> (and yes, I know.. </grin>) -john 3 jkelly69@skypoint is a refuge for spam, haven't checked it in months cuz I don't own the account (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Actually that makes sense to me then John, I thought you said you couldn't find the page period. I probably have a mismatched table tag. I was just to lazy to look at in netscape 4. I forget how many mac users there are in this bunch. I gave up on (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) All I get is the cool train station thing in Netscape 4.7 (Mac) too; however, I can view the source. Chris (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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This may want to followup somewhere other than trains, but I can't decide where... (...) I think you'd be wrong there. You think you'd enjoy it, but you wouldn't. Because after turning the train on, what is there to do? Nothing, really. Powering (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm kinda glad y'all said so, cuz I think J-3 thought I was crazy when I said I couldn't see it either (ver 4.5) -J-2 (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Was blank for me as well, I'm currently using 4.07. I'm not interested enough to set up Internet Exploiter to read it, though I will concede I should probably d/l a new copy of Netscape. eric (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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"john kelly" <jkelly69@skypoint.com> wrote in message news:G947Bn.F37@lugnet.com... (...) Oddly enough the page was blank with Netscape but displayed fine with IE. I am running Netscape 4.76. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I did some "creative editing" - Here's my favorite "show photo": (URL)Goodness that is pretty. Are you using the "hook handed railing (...) KevinM's 8wide back-row/left-side does use minifig hands IIRC. SteveB and SteveC were talking about the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) One of the really neat features about it is the face. I have seen plain-faced Thomas engines and non-Lego elements used for a faceplate...but this solution is unique, uses only Lego and looks good. Great work. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp)
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GMLTC rules! woohoo! More pics! (junior) (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Oops. Sorry. Forgot. Done. -John (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Read the story of Neal Buildembig and the GMLTC layout. (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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I'm thinking that you're not reading your emails or the posts to trains.org ((URL) john... <grin> Can you change the gmltc to gmltc.homeip.net? Thanks -john (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Well, if we could say 'give me 30 boiler packs in green', just to get the parts, then TLC wouldn't shift all that many whole trains in the long run. Yes, I'd like to be able to order extra packs in specific colours - but what I'd really like (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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So if you could switch out the boiler color (which I'm NOT sayiny you can), would you want aditional boiler color parts packs of different optional colors? For instance the base engine + one boiler color pack costs X, additional boilers color packs (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm no code genius, but I've put together a links page of all of the LTCs I know about with their logos hyper linked. At the very least it is quite colorful:-) Apologizes to the BayLTC-- I made theirs up;-) (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Goodness that is pretty. Are you using the "hook handed railing technique"? Are there some closer pictures of this creation? Thanks, Chris Are we supposed to be looking at the 8-wide CP engine or are we supposed to be looking at the GP in the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Cool, custom trains! SteveB (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Yup,. that's it. That'll teach me for not keeping up on my reading... "Josh Baakko" <shi_web@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G932IH.CMG@lugnet.com... (...) Page (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I intend to - I ran out of time. (That's why my bridge isn't finished.) SRC (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) You can have them until about ~20th May or so :). (...) _bad_ experience taught me to use the Ziplock bags. The first show I went to (hey, the only one I _have_ been to :( ) I took a bunch of stuff, including my passenger train (based on (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Read the bloody thread, for crying out loud. (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) SCAN THE BLOODY THING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Are you talking about this? (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Yes, I spotted that, looks great, you did a fine job (and the best type of compliment, thanks). Are you going to decal it? That would look great as well. SteveB PNLTC (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Powell writes: (...) Many thanks to you two for sending your trains. I don't suppose you'd like me to "store" them for you on a permanent basis? 8-) I too was pleasantly surprised that the VIA stripes lined up, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Hi! I've tried to build a small train. (URL) is called "euroLiner", and it is a combination of short-haul commuter (passenger) and freight train. It's got sort of a european-kick to it, I think (wow, hence the name. :) ). Iain (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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This excellent model brings new meaning to Studs Not On Top! -- Bryan "Masayuki Ogura" <mogura@ma2.justnet.ne.jp> wrote in message news:G92v0n.JEz@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp)
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Just a note that my friend's new MOCs Edward the Blue Engine can be seen here: (URL) think it's the one of the greatest Thomas series engine I have ever seen........ Masayuki Ogura (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp)
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[XFUT lugnet.org.us.michlug] (...) That reminds me, we've got to start talking about the GATS show in GR, in July. I don't have scads of time right now, but starting mid-March, I'll have more time. Kristin has requested a better beach-resort (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Don't know if this has been posted but get your latest Lego catalog. Page 30 shows a new engine and coal car coming April 23, 2001!!!!! Oh boyohboyohboyohboyoh...yohoy!!!!! Jeff (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like the look of this 317x. Well, the stickers/decorations are a bit too detailed, but I think kids will like the riveted-plate look. Here's hoping the customization is different colors, and *many* different colors are offered. More (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My answers are more like, "No", "Yes", and "Like I have a choice". ;) Steve (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree with Chris. And the Consumer Affairs phone numbers (at least for US and Canada) are printed inside the front cover of the Americas inbox catalogs. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) For my Via engine (which Steve told me did not survive the trip...funny, I would have figured it more sturdy than the Class 25), I just used the same yellow tape I had. As regards where the lines go, it is kind of dictated by the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Wow! I found 4 MPEG movies, and my trains were in two of them! :-) Nice job behind the camera! I'm glad to see they actually got on the loops. :-) I've been looking at the Town area as well, and I like many of the houses, and the street light (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) What was awe-inspiring to me is that the mountain is only about 2/3's of a GMLTC module! I have a new respect (not that I didn't before, but...) for the guys doing that style of modular layout. (I say 2/3's because while my mountain is taller, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Zonker- You probably want "O" scale decals, although "S" will work (but they are smaller and variety is more limited). Check out: (URL) or: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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The mountain was incredible (coming from someone who spent a few hours working on a couple GMLTC-like modules, and then sorting and stacking bricks for others to use to continue after me... ;-) It was also very cool to see my models on display! I (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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I like Version 2 better visually, but Version 1 makes more sense mechanically. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | iPlanet Support - (URL) A division of AOL Time Warner | Please do not associate (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I have been playing around with some of the pieces from the Droid Escape (like other people). Instead of the curved wall sections, I have been using the four curved 4x4 grey plates to make cable spools. I have finished the second iteration of a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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We have another "spike" problem, this time even more blatant, on Ahui Herrera's A&M Train Station. Between last night and this morning, more than 30 votes were cast for this model (out of less than 40 total cast) in all the special categories. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
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(...) -John (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) All I can remember detail-wise about Grand Central Station was some guy down below in a restroom on the crapper:-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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(...) John - My still pics are similar to Mike's pics, and I remember the plexiglas window was very reflective and washed out the darker contents of the subway on the sunny day I was there. Do you remember some small (~24" wide x 12" high) windows (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A928168.727EEB...est.net... (...) You can't really see them in this picture but this is the structure they are in the bottom of. (URL) dig around some more, I am sure I took a picture of them (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I thought they were about direct contact, not just direct marketing. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Holy cow, and I'm sitting here trying to even *remember* them! Could I have missed them altogether??? Anyone have pics of these to jog my addled brain? -John (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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Ah, Ed, you got us! Yes, there were indeed some passenger-type pieces moving under the large terminal. Nice catch! dan parker PNLTC In lugnet.legoland.california, Ed McGlynn writes: <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Congrats. VERY well done! And the pics rock... ++Lar (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Not bad, but I think you are a coupla months late;-) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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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