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Hello! (...) Hahaha! No! It means: "My cats destroyed the instruction books". No word of peeing :-) (...) Not really idiomatically. But the sense in this case may be the same. Bye Jojo (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Alta Vista translates it as "My cats made themselves tonight over the guidances." That sounds, to me, like his cats peed on the instructions. Funny stuff. I wonder if that's the German way of saying "my dog ate my homework." Neat looking (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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Is the GMLTC web site available anywhere? According to John Kelley ((URL) is was going offline and it doesn't seem to be back up. I was hoping to reference some of the great GMLTC pictures for a show handout I am putting together for NCLUG's display (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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As Christina mentioned, Tom Cook and I will be hosting/coordinating the train room at Brickfest. Tom and I are leaning toward the idea of a layout that we can take our time constructing and enjoy the process. We're encouraging a free-form layout (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why should friction be a problem? Those wheels could slip and slide like any other - it's only if you power them you need a good grip, and then you'd probably use a standard 9V train motor, which has tyres. It would probably make a better (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Looks like 9V buffers on the front, just like the CGI train on the Harry Potter software box picture posted earlier. It also looks like the engine has a wagon plate for a base (2 plates high) like the MOT. The spacing of the front two wheels (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out the wheels on the engine. They look like they are the type that come on the advetures cars/trucks - but are black?? I can't quite make out if they have a track rim or not. Any thoughts?? Scott A (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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After I used successfully insulated tracks as below in my RCX Controlled Train Projects, I found a little problem, the train has to be run in higher speed, or it will be stop at insulated track. |---| +========O=====O===...===- (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Didn't LEGO® use that arrangement in their Twisted Time Train set? -Harvey (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Well, now it's closed, and simply says at the top: Für diesen Artikel werden keine Gebote mehr entgegengenommen. Der Verkäufer hat diese Auktion vorzeitig beendet. Sollten Sie weitere Fragen haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an den Verkäufer. (Or, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Seem reasonable to me. My German ain't the greatest and no time to babelize it (in MSP airport and have to dash for a flight in 5 min) but I am reading that this auction is for the instructions only and it seems to have reached 1000 DM (but (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's just a 1x2x2 thin-wall window. The 'window' towards the front of the train doesn't have any 'glass'. There are two 1x1 bricks behind it (towards the back of the locomotive.) JohnG, GMLTC (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out the windows on the Hogwarts Express Engine from this auction. Is this a new piece? It looks like a 1x2x2 classic window but that wouldn't fit. It almost looks like some sort of 1x2x2-1x1x2 hybrid or something. Has anyone ever seen (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But isn't that the traditional train stuff on the front? (The bumper things. NOt sure what they're called..) and the magnet? I think it's probably compatible with 9V at least, if nothing else... Matt (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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Oh crud, I didn't notice the axle on the train wheels, they're probally not train wheels at all, just spoked car wheels (like on the Adventure's cars) jt (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Are those black spoked train wheels flanged on the inner circumference? Are the axles Technic pins!? If so, possibility to widen or shorten the "gauge" of the wheels!? Whoah! No 9v motor in the Hog? Possibly a stand-alone push train? Push on (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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There's no glass in the red train windows...what's up with that. I do like the black spoked train wheels, to bad no big drive wheels though. jt ------ James J. Trobaugh (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) WOW! Congrats Johannes! I think you just found the site of the day! I'll cross-post this to trains for you!!! That's right TRAINHEADS It's got the Hogwart's Express in it!!! (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ah, found it...under "space" elements in the lugnet parts ref database: (URL)Also, I have two of these handle bars in red two of them in black. I don't (...) Peeron says: (URL) is only for colors "black" and "dk gray". Ah, here's where I got (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Pantograph: Yes, the red pantograph pick-up element is a handle bar. I like the look, too. Although, I think it looks a little to short with respect to the 6-wide body. ?? Anyone know what the reference for this handle bar is in .dat form or (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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