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(...) Umm... TWO in Canada- VLC also was displaying at Trains2002- I know, 'cause I was there! James P (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Plus one in Canada! (URL) that cool or what? (...) You got that right! And it just keeps getting better and better... (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Legoworld 2002 - a brief review (and a longer one)
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Hi Ben, When I red your story I can only say one sentence: I've missed a lot. This year I haven't visited the event after a more or less bad experience last year because of the entrance tickets. Maybe that was the reason I didn't showed up. Well, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.be, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: SCLTC at Cal Stewart Show in Pasadena, California!
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More pictures have been added to the site! There are now 125 images of our mountain layout. - Thomas (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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This is so great! 2 wonderful shows back to back (SCLTC & NGLTC) on oppisite coasts. Actually there are shows all the time now! Boy these are the days! SteveB (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: NGLTC Greenberg show pictures
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(...) striping on the windshield as it worked out nicely! Digging those other two UP diesels too. One seems vaguely Alcoish (the one with the rounded cab roof and nose) while the other seems more EMDish (the one with the sloped cab roof and nose). (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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The NGLTC had a great time at the Atlanta Greenberg Toy & Train show this past weekend. We had quite a turn out of fine Train MOCs from club members: Lewis showed off his new Shay #5: (URL) had his Big Boy (not sure the version, I've lost count :) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl) !
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(...) while we're nitpicking, c /pouring/poring/ (1) (...) You need to read what you cite more carefully before you decide you should cite from it, because it pretty clearly says that what was once known as On2-1/2, and is NOW On30 is 30". Hence (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) hehe scale is a fun thing:-) (...) Now technically speaking (no pun intended), to use regular LEGO track gauge as narrow gauge (say 30"), you'd have to assume a technic fig to be 5 feet high and you'd actually have to build 18 wide to achieve (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope. See: (URL) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks to various BrickLink suppliers, these are now "rendered in ABS" (...) (URL)and to make a single chassis Airport Shuttle (URL) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think you meant 36", as 30" would be On2-1/2... (and is, I believe, what use of N gauge track in HO scale is called, HOn2-1/2) see: (URL) for more info on HOn2 1/2 or HOn30 as it it sometimes called) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You are correct, i really don't try to achieve "minfig scale" with just about any trains i build. I try to keep the train in scale with itself. This usually means using the wheels as my constant and working from there. (i am sure many of you (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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We've done another show! (And it's still happening!) On November 9-10, 2002, the Southern California LEGO Train Club displayed their mountain layout at the Cal Stewart show in Pasadena, California. (Wait a second... today's the 9th, so why am I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la) !
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I have just obtained the new Metroliner stickers and they are different from the original Metroliner stickers. They come with 4 stickers of red/white/blue bands - maybe to stick on the grey doors. Has the new Metroliner just got grey doors with no (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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gianluca morelli <moebiusring@yahoo.it> wrote in message news:20021107225839....hoo.com... (...) [snip] (...) European cars are shorter than 26 meters, they go by the UIC-505 standard, which sets a maximum lenght of 24 meters (and standard height (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wonderful MOC, Lewis-- great attention to details! As I was pouring over your pics, it struck me that you have cleverly built past minifig scale to around 1:29. Though you are 8 wide, Shays were a little over 9 feet wide. Also, Shays ran on (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very cool to have ridden the real thing. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Here are some pictures to my new Shay #5 Shay #5 is modeled after Shay #5 at Cass Scenic Railroad, Cass West Virginia She is one of the oldest running shay engines, and still carries tourist half way up a mountain. I got to see her in person, did (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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(...) Jewler's saw, dremel, 5 min epoxy resin, small (18 watt Antax in my case) soldering iron, 60/40 solder, liquid flux, a largeish smoothish file (I use a 10" lathe file that is handy...you want a reasonably smooth file, not a bastard (1), a 2x8 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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