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(...) Thanks for the comments, Hugh. I still don't think windows would look right somehow. I might be mistaken, but my impression of engine sheds from when I visited rail museums as a child was of long tall windowless buildings, with no hint of the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:GIH54z.zH@lugnet.com... (...) magnet (...) damaging (...) try (...) defected (...) I haven't broken any (yet). Applying pressure with a rod while twisting the magnet from below always (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's because we've got more 8-wide rolling stock built than we have spare space to store it! <grin> As you might be able to tell, we don't have a lot of room in Conan's basement. It's a good thing we all get along pretty well, because our (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's the point: you need some luck to get it out of the base without damaging it. I have tried 4 times so far and in 2 times the magnet was broken... But If you have two waggon bases with only one magnet each it is better to try it and make (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You know I love seeing these pictures... and you also allways seem to get a piece of rolling stock or a locomotive in the pictures. The station is looking great! I love how its got that older look to it too. The downtown is cool too, the grey (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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You can find my RCX Controlled Mobile Decoupler in my homepage, it can give you some ideas. Zhengrong (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Carl Watson" <cbccwats@pop.ihug.com.au> wrote in message news:GIH09u.DID@lugnet.com... (...) without (...) Find a rod to insert through the base to push against the top of the magnet pivot - it needs to be something you can apply a fair amount of (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I am posting this message on behalf of Tom Williams, here it is: "How can I take the magnetic couplings off blue era train carriages without breaking them"? Thanks in advance Carl -- Member #1165 (URL) LEGO Users Group (URL) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Those are the 1x6x2 tall arches from the Star Wars Podracer bucket. Tan tiles allow the bottom one to be inverted without too much difficulty. There is one plate between them, so the height is just a bit too tall. I put a black wall behind the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) :-(( Do you have plans for the x-mas meeting? This year not in Braunschweig, but near Frankfurt. I myself am not sure if I have the time to attend. And again: :-( (...) That would make sence, but I still think, you would see a diference in (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Ben! (...) Unfortunately I can't make it to the meeting in october, I'll be in Portugal then. It seems the week was a bad choice since I also miss the Euro-meeting in Zwolle and Spiel in Essen :-( (...) Thanks! I'm allready adding the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) this 10:21 (or 12:01) time that we're always stuck at! Do you have black watch face rings, though? The blue kind of jars with the very nice tan and brown color scheme of the station. How did you hold those in there, with good old arches? Some (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks, that looks pretty close if it isn't the same thing. Just have to find some instructions for that set now. ~Adam (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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I believe it is 1786 Jail Break Joe. Achim von Wiedner (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm pretty sure that's David's truck. And he doesn't come to lugnet... If anyone remembers we will try to find out. (...) LUGNET Member #320 TFM's LEGO Workshop - www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm The Vancouver LEGO Club - www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/ (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nice use of the watches, I've been thinking about doing the same with one of my buildings. I need to do something with all these watches I've gotten from the Outlet store (free with $25 purchase, they add up quickly). Looking good guys, jt (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Even though this thread is a few days old, I was hoping someone could tell me about the vehicle in this picture here: (URL) it a MOC, or is it from a set? What set is it from, if it is from a set? Thanks. Adam (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.trains)
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I just uploaded a couple more pictures of our 'town' sections. Our completed train station: (URL) close-up of the clock tower, using official LEGO watches: (URL) another 'downtown' shot, showing a few more of our completed and in-progress buildings: (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Frank! Nice to see, that we will have a new building for our Mülheim meeting on october 28th. ;-) (...) Sounds very familiar to me.... (...) Really beautiful start. Since I know some of your finished 8highly detailed buildings) I'm sure (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Paul Cook" <astronut1@lycos.com> wrote in message news:GIEzJo.5wK@lugnet.com... (...) Great stuff -- the design pedigree is first-class :-) My only thought is that it might be a bit dark in there without side windows. So, go on, increase that S@H (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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