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(...) It is definately sturdy to run around a track and hold up to adult handling (holding from both ends). It would not survive child play in it's current form. The interior is completely hollow except for 1 2x8 plate running from roof to floor at (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
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Yes, I would love to try it on the amfleet cars, which have a pronounced curvature. There are two problems, 1x4 gray hinge plates are fairly rare and you can't use the wide roof with regular bricks. I used brown 1x2 log bricks to get the clearance (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow! where were those pics when I was building the model? I can see that I need to make some changes to the doors. The pics I was working from all had the doors open so I had to guess. KL (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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hi, i need GIF and JPEG pictures of lego trains to put on my site. please email me at razoredge442@aol.com on where i can find them! thanks! joe (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10013 & 10014 First Impressions
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you wouldn't let it lie :) James "Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GGzH6J.5JD@lugnet.com... (...) news:GGzDp1.ILp@lugnet.com... (...) yesterday. (...) just (...) detail (...) saucepan, (...) blue (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10013 & 10014 First Impressions
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"Paul Cook" <astronut1@lycos.com> wrote in message news:GGzDp1.ILp@lugnet.com... (...) 20% cheaper in Germany though. Sorry, still annoyed that we get ripped off. regards lawrence (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | 10013 & 10014 First Impressions
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10013 Open Freight Wagon and 10014 Caboose arrived in the post yesterday. As expected 10013 is not all that great but I hope to use the parts to build a wagon closer to Huw Millington's designs. (By the way Huw, I can't seem to get to your website (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new train cars, MOT or 9V cars
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(...) me too, see this thread: (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: what is the use of a caboose?
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(...) I'm partial to mine:-) (URL) Mike Walsh has one for sale that (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 9v vs 12v
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(...) I personally rather have the power sidings and use signals to control the movement of the trains. Layouts shown in the 7777 train book are generally impossible to recreate in a 9V layout because the sidings need power in order to run more (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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