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(...) I think most people agree these are clearly precursors to LC, so I would go with yes. Another question along the same line... do you have to buy Lego LOCO to be 9V complete? It comes with a small (non powered) handcar set. This set is clearly (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: A better boxcar? (was: Re: Thanks to Terry Cruse and Ali V.
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(...) I'd put any of mine up against theirs. Mine are more US prototypical. I still like my RailBox, and it's almost a year old now. I need to use their parts to do a US prototype... but my non moving doors still look good to me. (even if they do (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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<snip> (...) <snip> ben>> For the longest time I wanted to be 9v complete. Then I finally asked myself why? The one set I was missing was 4554 metrostation and finally saw little motivation for getting a yellow version of the red 2150 retrostation. (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The box car is a bit different since it has the bin inside... As for the engine design being the best... well, differences of opinion are what make horse racing interesting. I like it just about the LEAST. I would rank the 9v non steam engines (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wait! Wait! Let me toot that horn before you put it away. I picked up my last set (a 4543) on eBay just a couple weeks ago. (...) I'd have to say I like the Freight Rail Runner (4564) best. I like the engine design best of the three, and the (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Those two guys responsible for the last two 9V Train sets I needed to be complete. My 4564 arrived Monday, and I just picked up my 4547 Club Car from the PO this afternoon. Much thanks to Terry and Ali, I wasn't sure I'd ever locate (or afford) (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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My 4,5V train-engine failed recently. After opening it up (a problem in intself because of the sealed box) i discovered that one of the brushes of the electric motor broke of and destroyed part of the anchor. Also the cupper wiring burned out (...) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've noticed that finding track in chain stores is hit-and-miss, mostly miss. My local TRU used to carry them sporadically, but hasn't for a few years now. Yet every once in a while, I'll see them someplace, and promptly forget where that is. (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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TRUs in Turkey has all sort of track packs. Selçuk Dave Jost wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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You know I always wondered why Wally Worlds, Big K, T R US and Big K dont carry track packs some will carry trains sets occasionally but no add ons. Someone know why not?? Regards Dave Richard Franks wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I'm not really a train fan *boo* *hiss* - which is why I'm asking this! Not having paid close attention to trains and stuff, I have the belief that track is hard to come by? This might be totally squiffy - because straight and curvy track things (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There were 8 blue straight rails for sure, and at least 4 white 2x8 plates, but most likely 8 of those as well. John Boreczky (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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I just received a partial set #155. Does anyone know what pieces actually came with this track-supplement set? All I got in the box were 2 blue cross-track pieces but I think there were other pieces, specifically some white 2 x 8 Plates. -Tim (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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I received my Lego Loco software this afternoon. Looks pretty good, but my Lego Guide is speaking gibberish........ I have been on hold for tech support for 15 minutes...... George Another 10 miutes and I got to talk to a person....... This person (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, I have been working on controlling LEGO trains thru the Decta Control Lab and I got a tip to pulse the power to the rails to better control the trains speed. There are 8 power settings via the ctrl lab and there are really only 2 or 3 (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Monorails - Connecting multiple setups?
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(...) center (...) Or Lego could come out with monorail cars with connectors on both ends, and more powerful motors :) Hopefully things will work out for me to get a two week internship at TLG this January. I have several concepts I would like to (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Tested. Brian Gavula wrote in message <36354a74.5959417@ww...et.com>... (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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Test (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) is (...) longer (...) way (...) I took this 3-car monorail with me to the PNLTC event in Seattle over the weekend 26-27 September. Traversing the club's monorail layout revealed an unfortunate design weakness in the 'homemade' coupling with (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Question of rareness... 4559, 4548
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(...) Used speed regs come up at auction every month or so and usually go for somewhere around 20-25. The 4559 is OK for parts, but if you have track, I feel the 3225 is better for parts now. I am still chasing a raincheck I hold for 6 4559's with (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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