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(...) Mundanes? Er --wha? Oh... for a moment there, I thought this newsgroup had accidentally got cross-posted to lugnet.off-topic.sca ;^D ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego(R) Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: My thoughts on the Customized train
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(...) I too thought the brown and grey looked funny but I put that down to my old monitor. It would be nice to see pictures of all the colors in the next S@H catalog to get a better idea of what these shades look like. I'm assuming they are just the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | My thoughts on the Customized train
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It is good that TLG have produced the Customized Train Engine, here are my thoughts (everyone else has had their say). With 20 varieties does that mean that to be "9V complete" you have to have all 20! I expect the total sales will be higher than if (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pneumatically driven locomotive ??
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(...) have (...) That's how it is done, it's called "Quartering". Realize that a 2 cylinder, double acting steam engine has as many power strokes as a 8 cylinder car engine (4 stroke). Because the "push" for the pistons comes from the steam, the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains
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(...) Quite simple: The UK were there first. The diesel engines for the CN loco's came from Hunslet, and Hunslet built the first really successful DE's in the world, for some of the South American railways. I don't argue the impossible, nothing is (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | some addition pictures of the mail van of my rheingold project
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Hi again, just follow the link below and you'll find some pictures of a few details of the mail van from my rheingold train... (URL) bricking adrian PS: pictures of the rheingold can be found here: (URL) here for flash users: (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | my 7740 finally got a clubcar
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Hi, finally my 7740 (my absolut favorite train) got a clubcar, nothing special, but a must I think :-) (URL) bricking adrian (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Baureihe 52
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Inspired by Shaun Sullivan's fantastic BR52 model I have managed to build a model of the same locomotive myself. I have just posted a ldraw dat-file to lugnet.cad.dat.models. Compared to Shaun's model mine is not intended to run over curved tracks. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains
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(...) Oh no I'm not. Oh yes you are. That's the way to do it! etc. They're just too mixed, so they look foreign to everyone instead of familiar. (...) Too right you're - hang on - No, forget it. Well, you don't even give Europe a capital 'E'. Sulk. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains
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(...) Agreed. Don't forget that in the process of helping to promote LTC's at train shows, LEGO gets to send a postcard with a picture of one of these cute trains to lots and lots of people. I don't think that's an accident, neh? FWIW, I'm not a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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