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(...) I've thought of building 'Dora' myself, but this would present some problems. 1.The gun was mounted on a double track (and curved at that!) LEGO does not make more than one radius of curved track, so the model should be displayed on straight (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Shaun, I have posted a picture of my V188 diesel which was used to haul the 'Dora','Schwerer Gustav', as well as the 'Anzio Annie' railguns. The electric current from the V188's traction motors helped to power the various railway artillery. My (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Wow! I can safely say Shaun, I have not found anybody who has such a love and talent for building detailed WWII war machines... The K5 is yet another great example your incredible skills and building techniques. Now get crackin' on building "Dora"! (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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I've added 7 new pictures of a train passing through town here: (URL) also 6 older pictures of my SD90MAC, which will soon have a description page (i'll post, i've got a few updates to the site...): (URL) Allways, LMKWYT Josh (23 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Shaun Sullivan writes: <snip...> (...) I apologise for the dorkyness of my sniping, but i came to mind so i had to put it. Thats amazing, i like howmuch it bends in the corners, sticks way out... The gun looks real too, i like the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Hi All, I've uploaded some pictures of my latest MOCs - a German K5 Leopold 28 cm Rail Gun, a freight car to carry the ammo, and a flatbed car carrying a Sd.Kfz 250 Halftrack. The flatbed car is pretty self-explanatory. It can be found here: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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I thought of buying the two trains with tenders and then making the ones without tenders - but I don't think it will work. So if I buy say, the large train & tender and the small train, from the parts will I be able to build the other two styles. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) pictures: (...) I thought most people knew about this little hoax, but obviously some are still fooled by these pictures... To find out what I'm speaking of, read this: (URL) this has been first and only time ever I have painted Lego bricks. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not so strange when you realize that pretty much ALL of it came apart in shipping. (Sure are glad you used all those Ziploc bags.) I was able to intuitively reconstruct all but the SNOT engine. With so much going on I forgot about the photos (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I've now added the containers to the picture: (URL) unloaded picture: (URL) now starting the real-life building of this, along with two double-stack cars, similar to this one. Also i've played with the swithcher idea i've had: (URL) allways LMKWYT (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) i figured they might be, just wondering. Josh (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I believe you will find that they are painted I've do the same thing with lego elements using Tamiya R/C car paints and they work well. Eli :') (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, there are different distinguishing features. (and no, I'm not in Houston any more, I am in Carlsbad, CA). A car can be both but it has to *have* both natures. (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I was browsing the site (URL) , and i ran acoss these pictures: (URL) anyone tell me if the sideframes are painted, or real lego? Josh (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) pretty sure C S Soh has one there, he has EVERYTHING pneumatic. He's running a terrific pneumatic page. Tom Heverly (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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(...) No. The defining characteristic is windows across the roof so you can look up and out and over... Ask me tonite if that doesn't make sense I'll explain in person. ++Lar (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Paul, having recieived my locos also meanwhile, I have uploaded the scans of the sheet to: (URL) like the way you may add the lights to your locomotive and I'll certainly make it the very same way on all of them. Anyone else noticed on page (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Excellent Link! Thanks, Chris (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Snip all the information (thanks by the way) Whoa! Lots of information there. I just wondered what you meant by dome as compared to observation. It seems that both dome car and observation cars serve the same varied purposes and that they have (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Oh, the AGONY of trying to build them, though! You'd have to raid DOZENS of Paradisa sets for the curved-top windows for a car! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | iPlanet Support - (URL) A (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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