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I have aquired a motor and battery box similiar to that in set # 116. I am going to try and recreate the engine and tender from this set. The motor has four train wheels attached, but only three have the rubber traction tires. I am looking for one (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: A4 British Locomotive
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(...) The problem is that Lego makes it *very* difficult to build things in proportion, lengthwise. The nose slope should actually be much shallower ("witch dresses" at the most for the bottom layer) but you'd end up having half the length of the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: A4 British Locomotive
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(...) Ahh, I see what you mean now. Yep, i did build it flat on the top previously, but im not sure how i felt about the look of it. As of right now, i only have two pics to work from, and they are 3/4s views, and not side views. I think i decided (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: [HELP]: Info needed on train wagon chassis
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For a start I'd say the 182 battery train and many sets from that era. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A4 British Locomotive
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(...) Well, I noticed that the top of the boiler in teh LDraw pic is horizontal, and the same height as the firebox top, and in the model as built the firebox is a plate higher than th eboiler top, and there is a step in the boiler top about halfway (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: A4 British Locomotive
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(...) Im not sure i get your drift when you say horizontal... The LDraw render of it is a preliminary idea of what i wanted to do, then the pics are what it is currently,except for the functionality of the wheels/drivers. If you didnt find the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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(...) You mean "Cowtown" as in Fort Worth, TX or somewhere else? Hey, Ft Worth is close to Ork lahoma, isn't it? Alan C Austin TX area (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | [HELP]: Info needed on train wagon chassis
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Anybody knows what sets you could find this kind of black wagon chassis in, and when it was made? (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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They named a train after my home town? Wow. Does "grande vitesse" imply anything in French other than "very fast"? If it doesn't, I think Grand Rapids should get a refund on The Calder. Steve See (URL) for more on Calder. Maybe they'll someday learn (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Question about old train set
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(...) Yes the 3x3 (low sloped) corner yellow bricks did come in the 7740 (4 to a set). But I contacted the eBay seller of the bid (where there were 18 of these). He (living in Israel) works part time for TLG, and got these slopes in a special (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Train tables
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Paul Foster wrote: > (...) Yes, unless one built some sort of "wye" module, all the modules in use must form a single closed loop (in the meta sense) to allow continuous running. (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | LEGO TGV thalys train in POVray and LdraW/relics of the long ago
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ive finally completed the engine, and im working on the second car now. on my thalys page is a *sweet* povray image also if anyone has links to my old lego page( in enchanted forest/7190? named thomas's lego page)can they update the pages to these. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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Congrats. It looks so good it hurts. (Thinking of why TLG doesn't bring out such sets, even knowing the amount of bricks would mean splitting the train over several affordable sets). Eric (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: has anyone made any tenders for steam locomotives?
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jonathan wilson wrote in message ... (...) want (...) (URL) trains from menu Eric Brok -------- Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Submit your own link: (URL) section: (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train tables
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(...) But you still have to have an even number of modules, right? So "A" module under construction will only replace one of Conan's modules until another module can be paired with it? (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Question about old train set
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That blue/white car is in 7730, seen here: (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Question about old train set
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forgot to mention 2 things.. you need to rotate the picture for the car to be in the upper left corner.. and this set also has 4 of the yellow 3x3 corner slopes. where they not the ones in question in a few past messages? (going from memory here) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Question about old train set
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I'm looking to find out what set this car comes from.. if you look at 7740 on kl.net the last scanned picture, top left corner, there's a white and blue car.. what set does this come from? Thanks! Tamy (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: ranking of the 9v train sets
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jonathan wilson wrote in message ... (...) I'd put 4565 ahead of 4564 and 4559. Even though 4559 was the first train I bought, it now just serves as track and power for 4558, 3225, and 4565. :) I like the engine from 4565, although 4563 looks much (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train tables
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(...) Oops. Yeah, well, waddya expect-- I'm just a rookie...d:-) -J2 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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