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Just updated my page with a new version of the British A4 with a better wheel system. (URL) click Lego... Trains... Then A4 Prototype. I dont know if this will be the final implementaion, so its still considered a prototype. Suggestions, comments, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: got my first train
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Christopher, I think John Neal hit the "nail on the head" with his advice. Like Larry P., I'm not sure I'd pay full retail price for an additional speed regulator. After all, you already own a speed regulator from 4559, and I'm not sure you even (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: got my first train
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<frank f's recommendations on what to buy to get started> Skip the speed regulator. Post in market.buy-sell-trade that you want one and you'll get lots of offers. I have a few surplus and will sell used ones for 36 including shipping within the US (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: got my first train
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Call 9-1-1, you've been bitten badly!;-) All seriousness aside, welcome to the world of trainstrainstrains! It's great to see such enthusiasm and excitement over our little hobby. Here's some advice I'd give to a "rookie" who is just starting out: (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: got my first train
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(...) I started with one of each of: 4559 Cargo Railway 4565 Freight & Crane Railway 3225 Classic Train 2126 Train Cars I then added: 2nd 4559 Cargo Railway (1) 2nd 4565 Freight & Crane Railway (2) 2nd 3225 Classic Train (3) 2 4555 Freight Loading (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | got my first train
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Here's my story. I wanted a Lego train since I first saw the twelve volt trains many years ago. I never had them, but my dad is a model railroader, formerally HO but now N scale, so I had a lot of railroading experience growing up. Last week, I was (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4560-4561 Gaaaaahh!
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(...) <snip> No! no! no! 4561 are Martin (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Purity and Re: Permanent outdoor train
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(...) be (...) no (...) On thing that might deture you from using your LEGO trains outside. Is that the motor might get gunked up. In other words get a lot of dirt in the motor. If you look this site (URL) it mentions that they used 12v trains but (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Purity and Re: Permanent outdoor train
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I'm sure this has been brought up before, but this brings up an important point: is anything/method that any LL does to display a model considered "pure"? It seems unlikely that in laying track in LL Carlsbad that TLG actually made track but rather (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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Like the Crystal Scavenger, the predecessor Crystal Crawler 6145 has two of these as well. -- dave (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4560-4561 Gaaaaahh!
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4560 are available in canada? Standing request, if anyone sees 4560s at Zeddys or other discounters for a net cost of 70 USD or less each including tax but not shipping, I want 3... Thanks! Terrible set but some good parts. Frank Filz wrote: <larry (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 4560-4561 Gaaaaahh!
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Martin Legault wrote in message ... (...) Oops, I meant 4560, the one without the controller... Frank (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4560-4561 Gaaaaahh!
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(...) 4561 are now advailable in Canada (...) Martin (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Updates on train items
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(...) Here's a couple items from the US Summer 1999 S@H catalog (prices are S@H catalog price): 4541 Road N'Rail Service Truck (slightly different name) $14.50 4556 Train Station (per catalog is 233 pieces, I check this at home in the next couple (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Grey 6x28 wagon plates avail Sweden & Austria
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(...) It may or may not be a back formation, but a factoree is a receipient of a factoring service, just as a transferee is a recepient of a transfer. Put simply, a factoree is someone for whom I act as a US agent or factor, receiving payment on (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Could you explain the word "factoree", please? (It is not present in my dictionary). /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Updates on train items
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(...) Cool, thanks -- they're in now! --Todd (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | Updates on train items
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Per S@H rep Karen the following items are available and have the following names/prices. I had her carefully check the capitalization in her online system 4553 34.50 "Train Wash" 4533 10.00 "Train Track Snow Remover" 4556 46.00 "Train Station" 4557 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Train Tracks
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(...) The "make your own suggestion" actually gives you more flexibility than flex track. You actually build the track in place, much the same way as is done in real life (traditionally, in real life these days they're actually starting to use (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4560-4561 Gaaaaahh!
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(...) Any idea of which countries 4561 will be available in? I certainly don't have much need of an extra controller (would probably just as soon buy a couple from Larry when I get a big enough table to need more than 2). (...) I think we may need (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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