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Hi, The latest results can be seen in my brickshelf directory (URL) platform is long enough for a train with 4 full lenght passenger waggons. I'm still adding details (I was wondering how to do old-style lampposts without too many rare bricks, (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: White Hoppers?
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That's funny I did basically the same thing Sunday. I made two in red 'n gray and one in black 'n dark gray. I don't have pics:( but the black one looks so cool... Your white 'n red ones look great! Now I need to make some white 'n red ones. Build (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I uploaded my pictures of the monorail from TRAIN2. Here is the Brickshelf Folder: (URL) here is the Lugnet Lego Page w/ captions: (URL) Let me know what you think. Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks. Ever since I bought the Recon Mech I've been trying to think of something to do with the sand-red bricks. There weren't really enough pieces in the one set to do much, though Thomas Cook beat me to it with his sandblasting tank. The (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Last night I built some white and red versions of the classic 4536 Blue Hopper. (URL) Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Users Group (URL) - Carolina Train Builders (URL) - Brick Depot (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GJ2Do9.7DE@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks for the praise, much appreciated.:-) I mainly chose it because blue is a colour i have a lot of. Other than those two front windows of course. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Where'd you get your units? Re: New Brickshelf gallery
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(...) After a bit of ferreting around if found this snippet of info. The 82 class was built by Clyde Engineering at Braemar (South Australia). It has a GM 3000HP engine. James (who likes the odd train now and then) (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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(...) As I'm browsing through this on my slow link, I've been thinking how nice it would be to have this presentation on a CD-ROM. I think I'd be willing to pay as much as 20 bucks for something like that, which would be a great way for a club to (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I guess I was remembering primarily the concrete sections. (...) As an outdoor display, I'd rate it pretty good. As an outdoor model railroad, I'd rate it pretty low. The article was pretty nice, with several pictures. They also included a (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) like a GM or GE rather than a British unit. Any reason you chose it (other than it looks cool with that inverse sloped windshield and cab overhang, which came out great, by the way)? (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12v Trains
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(...) I took your advice and bought a 12v transformer. I won an auction on ebay for the transformer, over 60 pieces of straight and curved track, right and left remote points, a crossover, 2 grade crossings, a 12v motor, and a few other (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) wow, that look awsome, & you've givein me an idea, the sand red seems like a great color to recreate a well faided red boxcar! Josh (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present my latest MOC - a livestock wagon in the new sand-red colour, using a half-plate recess for the side panels: (URL) Please, LMKWYT. You'll also find a few of my buildings there too. The website's fairly new - I'll (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Well i finally got a Digital camera so I can finally upload some of my MOCs'. Main folder is at :- (URL) stuff :- (URL) :- (URL) :- (URL) nothing special, I thought i would share them anyway..:-)) I will add extra pictures soon, I am still (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: double container waggon
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(...) Well firstly cos the original has (probably to equall the weight) and secondly cos you'll need it: The top is 2 layers of plates (1x4, 1x6 and 1x8) and plates on top of that (see the buildig steps). My beta-model didn't had the drops and you (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | getting closer to unveiling the...
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My almost finished BNSF covered hopper, is that, almost done. I've started on the UP covered hopper, & a UP Box car too. I'm also working on 2 60' mill gondola's. well i guess that was boring, but anyways... josh (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks nice, but I was wondering why you had the large drop in the center of your car since the containers all rest on top of the car. Chris (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PNLTC's LEGOLAND photo gallery is up (finally)
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Tim - That is my MOC. It isn't intended as a volkswagon thing, but now you mention, it does look like one. I basically tried to compress one of the mininland cars shown in the DK lego book down to a 4-wide version. It's one of my favorite four wide (...) (23 years ago, 1-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) First I'd like to say that is an absolutely impressive display. Just breath-taking. I love all the details in each area. There are just too many wonderful MOC's to start commenting on them all. Congratulations on a job well done. That said, (...) (23 years ago, 1-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You're both right. In built up areas the rails are attached directly to concrete (very unprototypical) and in countryside settings, they rest on ties as you describe, But the ties are offscale, too large and too widely spaced. Frank's (...) (23 years ago, 1-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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