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It has been a lot of fun. Made some good friends, saw some amazing things, learned a lot, taught a little. I plan to visit twice in July, once for the wedding and once for the NMRA convention. Who can say when I'll be back but it's very possible... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Warbonnet
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Cute.... Haven't seen a warbonnet attempt prior to now and this is not a bad try. Bonnet needs to be rounder though... but it sure hints FP40 to me... (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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A big thank you to Tom McDonald for hosting my pics on Baylug. Go to: www.baylug.org/carrie Tom, you are terrific!! Carrie (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello David, Tom and everyone else who offered to host my pictures, Thank you very much! As I told someone, I haven't felt this popular since my last payday! Talk about camaraderie amongst lego lovers... Carrie (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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(...) it. (...) the (...) curves. (...) speed (...) the (...) each (...) Hey james I have played with makeing highspeed lego rail. Not much to it realy just place a 2x4 standard brick on the outside of the curve at the track joints. I have done this (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm working on an articulation scheme that addresses that very point. So far no true success. But I'm still entertaining some more ideas, so the jury is still out. I'll share all my juicy secrets (assuming that this (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just some new comments about the orange TGV. I have had some time to revise the shared bogie coupler between the passenger cars. This newer design has no extra pivot pieces, as the older design did. The only built-in pivot is on the bogie (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help identifying Trains
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Oh, you wanted to know about the COMPANIES! Why didn't you say so?!? The subject is identifying trains... so that's what I did. Who cares about the companies. :-) OK. Fine. CN is Canadian National. This is one of two canadian transcontinental lines, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help identifying Trains
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(...) toronto. (25 years ago, 18-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry, Wow, that was a informed response! :) I was just wondering about the companies and so forth. I am just getting into trains, and I guess I wanted to know some background on them. Do they have a website or anything? Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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What in particular did you want to know? rec.models.railroad is a good resource for dejanews searches for information... (...) yours) I'm guessing. The lead (5601) unit seems EMDish. 6 axle so some kind of SD if it's EMD. CN was an early adoptor of (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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