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(...) We haven't had a thorough debate on this so this is just my preference, not a formal answer: MichLTC... it's less ambiguous (23 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: at what price does the 4561 become good for parts?
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(...) $30. Target. January 2001. Not going to tell you where, casue that is my best watering hole for clearance LEGO. ;o) -Aaron- (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Jason, I have a general question for you guys-- which acro do you all wish to be referred to as? MichLTC or MLTC? Just wondering, John (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | MLTC to display at The Great American Train Show
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The Michigan LEGO® Train Club will display a 20'x 50' layout, complete with five loops of running trains, three rail yards with a functional roundhouse, remote switches and decouplers, a kids' play area, and much more! The layout is made out of (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
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| | Re: 12v Trains at BrickFest! - 8 days and closing!
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(...) I'll list off what I *can* bring (changed slightly since my last email to you, Frank). After review and comparing with other's items, let me know what you need: Step-up transformer (I have one with dual outlets, so 2 things can be plugged in) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: 12v Trains at BrickFest! - 8 days and closing!
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8 days to BrickFest! I don't think I'll get a track plan made up ahead of time, but I think it will be fun to develop a track plan when we get there (and expand if some of the track doesn't show up until later). What I would ask is that people (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Your structure is looking cool! The LEGO Shows and Events group built the original...amazing work. I am actually going to be bring the original engine shed, as well as this new one: (URL) Brickfest next weekend if anyone is interested. Jake (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: at what price does the 4561 become good for parts?
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Why is it that in Mike's reply to Ahui the part written by Ahui is missing the lower case k's and l's? BTW I have to agree, you will be hard pressed to get much for the regulator (two of those gathering dust on BL are mine). And I considered myself (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: PNLTC Centralia Meeting Pictures Up
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(...) Thanks for the slight. You are, however, grammatically incorrect. -John (23 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gz1HL7.DuE@lugnet.com... (...) only). (...) about (...) pieces. I think you would be hard pressed to get much more than $10-$15 for the regulator. While it lists for $42, no one in their (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) We have traditionally played this very game (right down to freezing things at 3) every christmas with our relatives. Some really duff gifts are usually in the pile somewhere to make things more amusing. There is no really duff LEGO though so (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Ben pretty much got it exactly right. We all brought a small wrapped Lego set or item (valued at $10 or less theoritically) and then drew numbers. You got to choose a suprise from the table or steal someone elses. I was really lucky to go near (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, but I need to give LEGO credit for those... I got some inspiration from their design, including most of the window structure. I found the black frames too dark so I went with white to give the place a bit of a friendlier look. Most of (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Call for automated 9v train switches at Brickfest 2002
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I think it would also be nice to collect as much as possible links to automated point MOC projects on a single reference page. With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I like the start of this. I put one set of 4x5 windows on my roundhouse, but they don't let much light in. (I meant it as a way for minifigs (and the viewing public) to see into the roundhouse, versus to let the light in. But I like your big (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: at what price does the 4561 become good for parts?
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(...) IMO the MOST COSTLY parts in the set are the following: 1) Train Regulator ($42) 2) Curved Track ($13) 3) Train Motor ($25) So at most pay up to $80. $70 is a better deal (train regulator + motor only). Why? What is my logic? Simple, you can (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Absolutely. We love to run guest trains. -john (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm gonna see if I can be there for this one, too see that train layout! If I can is allright if I show up with a few trains too? I'll probly only be able to be there one day, cause I'd be there with family. (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lar, The pic says that it was some sort of a gift exchange. My opinion is that it was probably like a game where you bring "inexpensive" lego set, and then you draw a name out of the hat... ...then that person gets to choose a set from the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Can you tell more about that? What makes it a "dirty brickster" exchange? (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: at what price does the 4561 become good for parts?
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"John Morgan" <aeonapolloRemove@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gz13q3.Mxy@lugnet.com... (...) You can find it at many Target stores for $99 which isn't a bad price but I think many of us have gotten spoiled because we have picked up cheap over (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Certainly not $140, but what price? (23 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Back in May we decided it would be a lot of fun to all get together as a club and have fun! So we met halfway between our two geographical centers of Portland and Seattle in Centralia, Washington. The library let us use their community room and we (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Another Galloping Goose MOC coming soon
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(...) Sounds great. Please share pics! My #4 will be in service at the GATS GR show this weekend. (23 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Well, I've wanted to do a Galloping Goose for a while, but hadn't gotten to it. Steve Chuck has done a kit (which I own) that is very nice, based on the passenger version #4. But that's not my favorite Goose. Working up his kit has helped me through (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Actually the second car hasn't been finished yet, I'm working on it now. The front is pretty much cosmetic and really serves no function. As for my modified engine I'm a bit disapointed. I set up the Rail Racer layout this evening so that I can get (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Just how does that front piece constitute as the second car? I know you can push your second car, but that looks pretty rigidly attached to me... -Rob - who also has his screamer built (but not skinned) "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) Steve wouldn't do something like that. He'd actually go change the DAT file, submit it to the parts admin at ldraw.org for posting on the Parts Tracker, and let nature take its course from there. Eventually, the updated file would be released (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Two pieces of news. [1] Our Fargo show went very well. Pictures and recap can be found at (URL) I was not friendly to low bandwidth connections, my pardons. We are getting ready to revamp the website so I didn't spend a great deal of time with (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) actually, partsref is Steve Bliss' project, and the keywords are built in to the ldraw dat file for that part. So to add a keyword "correctly", the dat needs to be modified... to add it without changing the dat, talk to Steve, maybe he can (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I have put a body to the modified Rail Racer engine I have prepared for Brickfest, so it's ready to take on any chalenge put forth. Here is a shot of it: (URL) may notice that since it's in the modified class I'm allowed to use a few non-LEGO parts (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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| | Matt's Roller Coaster is showing again!
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My roller coaster has been down in the basement for a few months undergoing upgrades and modifications, but it is now showing again! It is showing this weekend at the Beaverton Mall in Beaverton, Oregon, and you can see it Sunday the 7th from 11:00 (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.or.por) !
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(...) ,,, I hope my sales rep wasn't newer than your's, if so, I doubt the new one would know more than yours knew! (23 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: May I publish documentatino of the 4548?
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I have wrote an email to TLC, not lets wait a moment for them. My page is not ready anyway... BR S Steve Barile <sebarile@sstanamera.com> wrote in message news:GyqHC9.K1H@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) This is way too crossposted. Jude XFUT .trains (23 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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(...) (Nope. Search brick- round). (...) Da nada:-) (...) You could. The person to contact would be Dan Boger. It's called that because the element literary resembles the macaroni pasta shape. (Which BTW is the backbone of the American culinary (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So *that's* what it looks like... Thanks, John! Should I e-mail somebody at partsref to place the keyword macaroni? BTW, why is it called that way? (as a sidenote, I called it a "rounded-corner brick" - go figure) Pedro (23 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's its link in the parts ref: (URL) searching Bricklink, it would be a brick modified IIRC. HTH John (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ok, I admit my ignorance on this... What is the *official* name of the macaroni? I ran a search on Lugnet and there was no match... what is it??? Pedro (intrigued... to say the least) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My bet-- the current unavailability of the clear macaroni in the 100022. -John (23 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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