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(...) This is great. If there is a posiblity of me getting some of these train plates plese email me. I am trying to get gray train plates for my TGV2. (see page (URL) ). Anything would be great, but I am looking for 10 of them. thanks in advance. (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Lego Train Tracks
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Hey all Under the topic of the "Permanent Outdoor Train" there have been sugeestions to build your own track. Great idea, but would it be possible to make track flexible. They have this type of track redialy available for other model railways. Such (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4560-4561 Gaaaaahh!
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lego has made trainjr... NOOO...OOO bring back the metroliner or some of the 4.5v set designs... they were great. (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Grey 6x28 wagon plates avail Sweden & Austria
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We've gotten all the Sweden ones there are and will be bringing them over. I would not mind trying to do the same for Austria. Contact Michel to see if he wants to sell some of his share, I think I'm going to keep all of mine. Still looking for (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | 4560-4561 Gaaaaahh!
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I just built my 4561 (4560 is the same set without the speed controller, not available in the US, so now I have 23 extra speed controllers instead of 22). I hate it. Heck, my kids hate it. I knew I would but didn't know how much. It's very (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Permanent outdoor train
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In article <FEEoGy.50y@lugnet.com>, Eric Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> writes (...) I also have no experience of outdoor models, but I think the main problem is the plastic, and the rail joints. The plastic will suffer in the sun, and the joints will be (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Permanent outdoor train
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You could do what LL USA did-- lay your own track. Make it the same gauge as 9v, and use O scale rails. Points might get tricky, but I think that would be the way to go. -John (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My experience at Legoland USA
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Having just returned from LL, I can say that Lar is right-- more like G scale. I can also say that the trains were probably the biggest disappoint of the park. Whoever built them knew little or nothing about engines and it showed:-( The rolling (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: strange idea
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(...) Any interest by anyone in going out for dinner after the train show, looks like it ends on Saturday at 6pm. Maybe an informal type dinner where the show can be discussed and so on.. (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: Permanent outdoor train
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James Powell wrote in message ... (...) over (...) Sorry, no actual experience. I just *expect* them to rust from rain and distort from sun heat. If you don't care wasting your track over a year or so it may do ofcourse. Eric (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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