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(...) The tiles in question run horizontally, but I totally agree that you need at least two studs if you're going vertical. My hopper uses two, both using the 1.2l halfpin/studs that Steve B. used. But your idea of side mounting a 1x1 with side (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know if this has been mentioned before: if you want to hold a 2x plate/tile in place (particularly a vertical 2x1), a second row above the center-hole-beams with half-pegs is helpful/necessary; the one way I've found to do this is to (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I agree with the sticker issue, however there is a fine line! I think stickers are OK if they only represent a logo, numbering or words. I don't think using stickers to mask colors and create stripes... is legit. In many of the model railroad decal (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know if its a knack I have for finding a good set of keywords, the types of things I search for, or what, but I figure I have somewheres like an 80% success rate with finding information on the web using only Altavista. In fact my (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I am looking for a website that has load of pictures on 4558 Metroliner set?, also reviews and parts included and other design's made from this set. All help would be grateful -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Cool. I have added that link to my resources, very handy. Thanks for finding it. Even though this guy is a KS state trooper, some of the terms have a UK or Australian flavor to them which I found interesting. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 06:37:48 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote: [Stuff about the LEGO-purity of LL Miniland trains snipped] (...) For some reason, this discussion made me think of tabloid humor: "Scandal! LegoLand's Dirty Little Secret: (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) Cutting bugs me a little, but I've seen some pretty cool things done with cutting, especially in the area of minifig weapons. Clone bricks? Ick. But stickers? What is so sacrad about the pieces of paper and sticky stuff TLG uses? It isn't ABS, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nice pics. You might think of inlining them though. I wish I could figure out why these pictures won't display on my system (stupid Netscape for AIX uses xv to display picture URLs). These pictures work fine when I inline them (I have a web (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I had always thought the bolster was the crossmember on the body, so of course I had to find out. We're both right if you look at (URL) my search I also found that tractor-trailer trucks also use similar terminology. In a truck, the kingpin of (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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