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(...) ???!!! Don't let HoMa (Germany) or Gianluca (Italy) hear you say that! Sorry, but 8wide is definitely a world-wide phenomenon. -John (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol It probably started out "BrickWorks" until Steve started spelling it! >;^D (Steve: the confessed bad speler;) -John (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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the new s@h catalog just arrived today- the new train engines are on the cover. things to note: -lots of bionicle stuff -list of bulk packs required to build the viaduct on the cover -train building contest winners -Leah Pernicano age of 11 of FL - (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Actualy, I was referring to the US site. Unfortunately for us, there are no prices and/or shipping dates known at our site of The Great Waters, to this date in none of the European countries. And those poor Australians ... Greetings, M. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) 8wide is more of a US thing, US rolling stock & Locomotives are larger. This site has many US railroad pictures: (URL) were I get most of my pictures from. There's other sites too. Josh (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've noticed that the ends of the wheels sets have the stud openings on the bottom, and a 3x2 plate w/ rounded end ( (URL) if attached to the bottom they will be the same higth as the standard lego coupler. Josh (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just received my order confirmation from LEGO®, a positive sign. -Harvey (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, maybe. I was in a hurry. Not shipping immediately anyway, which is what matters. My order conf mail hasn't come yet. I could have sworn that they all had the same backorder time, at least on the US site. But I was in a hurry, I had to (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree - I just think that they could have put some wheels on it that you can push along the floor, but if you bought some train track it would run on that too. I know Adventurer ones will, but only until you try to add a siding. Jason J (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is incorrect, items #10013 and #10014 still show august 3th as shipping date, the other three sets show august 28th. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I wanted a nose-mounted coupler for my Acela High Speed locomotive. I had to work a height issue due to the fact that the nose opening was higher than the standard LEGO designed buffer/magnet coupler. I used some technic elements and the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was among the first to order from BricWorx, and I want to echo your review exactly Ed, those guys over there at BricWorx did a hell of a job! -Harvey (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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It's BricWorx. My bad. I got used to typing without proper consideration for the actual company name. Ed (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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My informal review of BrikWorx initial offering - coaches 401 and 403 in set 405. Check out pictures of finished models and box contents at: (URL) sons and I put together the models recently - I, of course, had a head start by finishing the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.trains)
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(...) All 5 apparently are now and are showing that same ship date. ++Lar (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am still working on the design, but check out my locomotive couplers: (URL) makes it around curves, is at the right level and looks pretty decent. Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I am after a way to build a usable train magnetic coupler using this part (along with a magnet of course) (URL) it be done? It needs to be able to handle around curves & it should be such that it provides enough clearence off the ground. It will be (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would search the web first, there is tons of stuff on trains just use a good search engine like www.google.com (...) Basically its the width of the train scaled against the track.. Legos Standard 6 wide when scaled against the track is (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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i'm sort of on the verge of diving into trains and was wondering what some good reference books would be to pick up, ones that have some nice detailed pictures and such. also, what's this debate of 8-wide versus 6-wide? i don't quite get it. thanks. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks, time to go burn up the credit card.... HEHEH (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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