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Hi, I recently wrote to several European Lego offices looking for discontinued train parts. I have had replies from Lego Austria and Lego Sweden, they both have some 6x28 grey wagon plates. The Austrians have a price of ATS 30 (about US$2.25) and (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 6 wheels for 9V train motor
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Hi, While converting my 7755 (heavy diesel shunter) to 9V I was disappointed by the loss of the two matching 6 wheel assemblies. Then I noticed the small holes on the sides of the 9V motor, right in the middle, at the level of the other wheels. So I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | small chnage to my trolley
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It is almost not worth mentioning, but I finally bought a "Light saber Duel" so I now have 4 long gray antennas. As I suspected, the long gray antennas make much better trolley poles than the gray lances. (URL) in case anyone was curoius. Chris (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Updated TGV Orange
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(...) Very nice again. It doesn't stray too badly at all. Could this be the first Halloween train? The Pumpkin Express? :) I sure wish the 4559 Cargo Railway was built like this (as it could have been), alternate set models notwithstanding. If it (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Updated TGV Orange
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I have added a passenger car to my orange TGV. The train set now has the two engines and three passenger cars. Formerly, the train had two passenger cars. This third passenger car is a double-deck car, which I don't believe any of the orange TGVs (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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(...) I was asking myself the same question, but don't know. I only know the name from print and occasional, 'unauthoritative', mentionings. I happen to pronounce it as 'Tah(!)-liss', because I thought it was supposed to seem an English phrase (and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: here is a train that 4565 resembles
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yes. i can see the resemblence. but the thign i have about 4564 freight and crane rr is the use of the red and black parts togerther. it looks ugly. it looked ugly on spyrius too. (25 years ago, 28-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | here is a train that 4565 resembles
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(URL) (25 years ago, 28-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Page update
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Love your pyramid! I remember making pyramids around the time King Tut did his American Tour. Yours is much nicer (bigger better doorway) than anything I made back then. The buildings are nice too, but the pyramid made me smile. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | page update
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I have updated my page. (URL) links to the new pictures are... I modified my blue deisel electric so I could build two of them. (URL) made a tank car which is similar to Joe's (URL) but his is better. (URL) made a caboose. I am very happy with this (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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Eric, I'm really impressed with your models and ideas as well as your presentation of them. I'm sure I'll learn a lot on your site. Out of curiosity, how do you pronounce "Thalys?" Is it a hard "th?" Is the "y" pronounced like an "i?" "A" as in (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Close couplings Instructions (was Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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Are instructions for your Croc in the works at all? Im really interested in this one. -Doug (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Close couplings Instructions (was Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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I added instructions for a close-coupled shared bogy. Look for a link from the Thalys page. My new 'instruction viewer' is also applied to other instructions at the site. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I have fixed my web page so it works with the netscape. (URL) Dave (25 years ago, 25-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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(...) I just tried to count how many studs-long is your Thalys 2 locomotive. My count came to 42. Is that correct? later, James Mathis (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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(...) Thanks, Eric. I enjoyed seeing this as well as your other train pictures. Lots of well-built models as well as inspiration from which to experiment. I enjoyed the green croc especially! -Tom McD. when replying, note that spamcake works well as (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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(...) (snipped other blah) I was too quite to reply! I took a closer look at your pictures, and see that there are two pivots, one above each wheel on the bogie. Sorry to ramble on so incorrectly...I should just keep quiet and wait for further (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (snipped other blah) I was too quite to reply! I took a closer look at your pictures, and see that there are two pivots, one above each wheel on the bogie. Sorry to ramble on so incorrectly...I should just keep quiet and wait for further (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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(...) Excellent work, Eric. I really appreciate the documentation of concepts explored, but not persued. Very nice to see the evolution toward the final design. Thanks! I love the front ends you've contoured for both the Thalys and the Dutch locos. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Thalys and Hondekop Pics
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I just put up some preliminary pics of my current 'projects'; they are still in the works. (URL) Trains: Hondekop and Trains: Thalys from menu. More about the trains and close coupling later. Eric Brok -------- Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Submit (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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