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(...) Um, I say Wow a fair bit so don't read TOO much into my saying Wow. However this was a MultiWow. Those are rare. ++Lar (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Jt This is my second post of appreciation, sorry, Jennifer Clark got the first. This is an outstanding rendition, I mean hey, even ++Lar said WOW, nuf said. My first thought was it reminded me of a kit I built as a kid for my N-scale layout. When (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) One of my side projects right now is recreating the story of Matewan, WV in lego. I've been working on collecting the parts. -chris (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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As Larry said, "Wow!" I thought it was a pic of the real thing when I looked at the first picture. looking forward to see it in person. -chris (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Yes, I will be bringing this model to Brickfest, actually the fest was the motivating factor in getting it finished this month. Maybe I can build some more hoppers by then also. Sorry I don’t have any more detailed shots of the facility (if you knew (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) James, Wow, I'm not really a train person, but this is neat. Are you going to make a company town, some striking miners and Pinkertons? George (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You are sooo right about that....Train Collecting is very cool, but I think Lego can be even cooler because you now there is sooo much different stuff available <if you look in the right places> (and everything is basicly compatible....all the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The instructions are included in the lighting kit. Note that you need a motor first, to provide power to the light. (...) I've found it depends on the train. Small trains, or ones with two motors, can go up one brick per section of track. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Look to the bottom-left of the orange brick closest to you, and read the last paragraph again. Each brick is sat on a 2x2 plate of the same colour (admittedly, this isn't obvious from the photographs). This connects the light grey hinge or (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) I think that's at least the best model I have seen through the last three months. Wow!! Regards, Ben (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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