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To all, I have been interested in building some Lego trains based on the local carriers in the Michigan area. I took a few snapshots this weekend of a few, I was wondering if anyone can identify these for me or know of where I can get some more (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet
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(...) If you want to send the images as email attachments to me, I can post them on BayLUG.org for you. (frenezulo at baylug.org) -Z- (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dealing with GATS?
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(...) yes - we are planning to attend the GATS in November and there is another show in October. I don't have our website address handy - there is a link on the PacNW web site. Bad news - we don't have any pictures up. Kirk Houser (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: new train stuff
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Sounds like I'll have to get my gears out and do some modifications then :) not that I wasn't planning that already.. I want to make an old fashioned Snow Remover car for my steam engine anyway :) Thanks for the "review" :) Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new train stuff
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(...) I'd say its at least halfway decent...the blade is strange because the whole dang assembly moves. it also seems a bit stylized rather than functional, but i'm not an expert on snow removers. i think it would be a little better if it ran on (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Santa Fe Warbonnet
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Hello, Well I finally finished the Santa Fe Warbonnet diesel engine but don't anywhere to show it off. Can anyone out there post it for me? I'd really appreciate the help. Thanks, Carrie **coming soon, Hoffa Cement Co.** (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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James, you are to be commended!! Bravo, if Lego would only make decent sets such as yours... Carrie (...) trains, (...) allows (...) also (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dealing with GATS?
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Not bad third place, must of been a cool layout. Will NGLTC enter the next Atlanta Show in Nov. 99? I was thinking about coming up to see the show. Thank you for you time... Robin W. P.S. Do you guys have a working web page yet? I would love to see (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: What does everyone think of the Freight and Crane Railway?
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I really like the 4565 for the spare parts, a lot of different types of black slopes, perfect for making old steam locomotives. The alternate model, (instructions can be found on Matt Bates Train Depot) has some pretty neat details to the wheels (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: new train stuff
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I don't have it yet, (snow remover) though it should be here in the next couple of days.. then I can let ya know what I think of it :) what do you think? is it cheap?? or does it seem at least halfway decent? Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | new train stuff
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Anyone else get the small station or sneeuwruimer (snow remover, but i have much fun trying to pronounce the other word) yet? Mine shipped way earlier than S@H said they would. What do people think of this new stuff? Patricia (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What does everyone think of the Freight and Crane Railway?
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Hey Kirk Unit, haven't seen YOU in a coon's age... the 4565 engine evokes GE 44 tonner to me, sort of. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What does everyone think of the Freight and Crane Railway?
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(...) the 4564 is modeled after a Swiss/German/French?? diesel engine. go to: www.roco.com and look at the diesels engines. The 4565 bugs me a bit because it doesn't seem to be based on anything. (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dealing with GATS?
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(...) GATS - I'm not sure if there were two catagories or not. There were only 4 clubs (maybe 5) with layouts and we were shocked when we discovered we won third place! (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: LEGO TGV thalys train in POVray and LdraW/relics of the long ago
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(...) second car now. (...) enchanted forest/7190? named (...) comments appreciated (...) plus alot of the cool (...) Excellent rendering, Thomas. I've thought about using that Star Wars element as a diesel powerplant, but only in a diorama of an (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | holding older stickers on?
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Anyone have any suggestions on reinforcing older stickers without using any substances that could damage LEGO bricks? I'm looking for something not too thick that doesn't eat into ABS. My 4551's corner stickers don't want to stay fastened. :( (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Technic piece wanted.
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followups to bst because this is a wanted... I need a boatload of the technic light grey 1 1/3 connector.. you know the one, it's a technic pin on one side, the grey kind so it's loose, and a hollow stud on the other side. I use 24 of these in each (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Macs (was Re: GMLTC Teaser page)
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(...) Yup. I wonder if they *will* survive another decade? When I came to UTK in 1993 the ratio of Macs to PCs in the student labs was around 10 to 1, maybe worse. Now it's almost the other way around. And the ed market has always been Apple's (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: GMLTC Teaser page
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(...) I want a t-shirt with the logo. :) I've worn the AFOL shirt so much it's beginning to fray on one of the seams. So I need more. :) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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| | wanted - old train traction tire
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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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