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x-post: lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org Just posting a reminder for Lego or train enthusiasts in Southern California this weekend. The Southern California Lego Train Club will be participating at the Fullerton Railroad Days 2002 in Fullerton CA, (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Lego Train Display May 4th & 5th Elgin, IL.
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Just a note to let anyone in the Northern Illinois area know that I will be having a Lego train display setup this weekend, in conjunction with the 11th Annual Last Chicago CoCoFest. The show is for classic TRS-80 Color Computers, and isn't a train (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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(...) Thanks for the kind words, Ben! I suppose you'll forgive him for building 8 wide, because of his extensive use of SNOT? ;-) I told Ross that you are the "April Fool's guy from Germany" and he laughed-- he is an admirer of your MOCs as well! (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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(...) Thanks, James. It's really great (for me) to see you "pillars" say so:-) -John (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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(...) High praise indeed, HoMa-- and it's 8 wide to boot, na ja? :-) It's good to hear from you and see that you are still lurking about-- I fear that you Deutschers are having too much fun in 1000Steine and have no time for the rest of us in (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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(...) Good for him! (start'em early:-) BTW-- it was good to meet your Ross at BricksWest! (...) The ones I took from that angle didn't turn out so hot. I'll have to take some more. (...) Ahem. As Lar pointed out, it *is* 8 wide. But as for his (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 50 ft railbox car
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here is a design for a modern boxcar (URL) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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(...) Um, I think it IS 8 wide. Parental bad influence and all that. :-) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | The philosophy of manual uncoupling
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Hello all, If you guys are like me, you are a bit frustrated with the practice of uncoupling train cars by grabbing one car in each hand and pulling them apart. Model railroaders call that the HOG [1] switcher. It is certainly unprototypical. While (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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Outstanding! Love the Loco. Congats to Ross. Now my Ross wants to build one too! 'Got any photos of the top? Is there an 8-wide version coming? {:^D Nice use of SNOT for the cab, and particularly the black macaroni for the boiler with handrail (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New to me 2x2 Green Window
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(...) You do remember how John got into trains, don't you James? IIRC it started when he *won* the very first Super Chief at BricksWest! You could say he entered the world of trains through the caboose;-) -John (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Timesaver Layout
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Hello all, I would like to announce my version of John Allen's Timesaver railroad switching game. The folder is at: (URL) contains Rules, a track diagram, a materials list, and some useful information for setting up and running a Timesaver. My track (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New to me 2x2 Green Window
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(...) I wouldn't say "caught" about it. I'm really impressed. (...) Your modification is so good to make me look twice and really second guess what the heck that is. (...) Curious awnry folk. Hmmm... Welcome to trains! later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Trains are fun! (was Re: New to me 2x2 Green Window)
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(...) Out of the mouths of babes... (...) Dire threats? Where? Who me??? They're JUST 1x2 bricks. It's not like he was cutting up monorail bases, people.... (oops, better not give him any ideas, he has a computer controlled milling machine and he's (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New to me 2x2 Green Window
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Oops, sorry. I forget that there's a "recent" browser. I had plunked these pics on brickshelf as a means of communicating them to someone specific. So yeah, you caught me. I make a lot of special parts - that certainly isn't a Lego brand train (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New to me 2x2 Green Window
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(...) Looks like two modified 1x2 bricks, not a 1x2x2 brick. You can make out a bit of a seam between the two bricks. Nice job on the modifications, though! JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New to me 2x2 Green Window
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(...) I'd say it's a 1x2x2 brick that has been routed out, but I don't recall that element coming in green-- curious and curiouser... Perhaps John has been hanging out with Tommy too long;-) -John (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Completed Models, Sun, & High Temps, and it's effects
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Not sure where to post this so lugnet.general it will be. Cross-posting to lugnet.trains because I know a lot of train guys have shipped completed models to train shows. Cross-Posting to lugnet.lego in the chances that THEY (lego) might answer (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, lugnet.trains)
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| | New to me 2x2 Green Window
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What is the piece or pieces used for the greeen cab windows on this locomotive? (URL) I like to think that I can usually figure out element identification like this, but this has me stumped. I must be gettin' old.... or is it actually a custom (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pics: Life-size Thomas
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(...) Well, I'd hope they'd look the same;-) (...) Cool! We were a little disappointed that ours was just for show. The guy says to me, "Eh, we hide the real engine in the back, the kids don't care if he's operational or not". Maybe so. It was (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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