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"Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GFq5uE.15t@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) FWIW you can get the 6x16 plate with the cut out (but w/o buffers) in the smaller MYOT set. If you don't want to buy the whole (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) Cool hopper waggons Kevin! Those bottom sloped pieces really set it apart from the blue hopper set. -Harvey (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Yeah, and I know first-hand how hard it is to get those inverse corner slopes. I have 4 red, 4 black, 4 light grey, and 2 blue (thanks recently to Jeff Brundige). And I still don't have any of the baseplates with cutout AND buffers. I only (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) Thanks. I'm particularly pleased with that car. It's a perfect duplicate of the Blue Hopper, except the base plate. And it took a while to get those 4 inverse corner slopes. I also love the classic clean style of it's design. Play well. Tim (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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Hi, Yes, the nice thing about my red hoppers is they don't require any rare parts (like inverse corner slopes or 2x2 wall panels). I just used the 6x6 starwars quad inverse cutout slope dealy and it gives a nice hopper effect. You can make a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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"Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GFq3K8.JKG@lugnet.com... (...) love it! Iain (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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Wow, That just teriffic! look at that thing! Cool! and you won First Place too! Awesome! Eric (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh my goodness! There are 2 Metroliners in Ottawa and neither one belongs to me. And 2 Blue Hoppers and a 4555 too. I am so jealous. I like the row of red hoppers. I have been trying to make some in various colours myself. I have a black one (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) check out the link Jake gave for instructions on this. The site calls it an arch bridge, but it's really a viaduct. (...) Not to my knowledge, they are at (URL) along with the second and third placers... (...) Several airplane based kits that (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hi, I finally got a digital camera and have uploaded some of my train pics to brickshelf: (URL) will be adding more pictures throughout the weekend. Let me know what you think! Kevin (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott) !
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(...) This sounds interesting, so many questions! (...) Have these been posted before? (...) Promotional airline sets? (...) How much? Not that I need another regulator and curve track. (...) No luck in my mailbox today. Luckily I'm not in (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Congratulations on your win! Nice work. It looks like whimsy was what was needed to win (1) and you nailed it. Great job! Heck, congrats to ALL the winners, I hope more of them pop up and discuss their entries. I appreciate the extra photos (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Congratulations, Dave!!! That is a great creative application for train system elements. Reminds me of the insect train that, ut-oh, PNLTC's Will or Ben made. Sorry, guys! Who built that? Anyway. Dave: excellent Dragon train. I can just see in (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi I received notification a few weeks ago from LEGO that I had won the 1st Place prize ( 2nd overall ) in the LEGO Train Contest for the over 18 age category. My entry was a train built to look like a Chinese New Year's Dragon. Check out the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Hi Ace- I *just* answered this question a few days ago, here: (URL) that helps (HTH)! -Shiri (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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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