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(...) Nice set. I like the color scheme, and the details on the transformer are cool. That car really shines when you show it off between Eric's engine and caboose! Chris (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) it has. I have never been perfectly happy with my 1x1 round to antena to 1x1 round arrangement. It works, but I am always looking for something better. Also, I like the use of the technic beams on the flat bed. Whether the idea came from Larry (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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OK, I'll claim it. I've been using this term since late 1997. I first mentioned this in a post in 1998, (URL) I kept getting the "What gauge is this?" question from model railroader's and I finally just said "L". That of course opened up the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh, I don't know. Seems worthy of a chuckle, perhaps, if you only consider items listed under the heading of "Trains". However, if you start broadening your outlook to include fiber optics, pneumatics, micromotors, geared motors, non-geared (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John Gerlach" <gmltc_j1@nospam.yahoo.com> (...) Member of PNLTC have been using it since I first joined in 1998. It's the natural response to "What gauge is it?" -Laura (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Unfortunately, the list of articles... Getting Started with LEGO Trains A simple train set will get you up and running with LEGO Trains! Planning a LEGO Train Exhibition Coordination brings all the pieces together for a LEGO setup of your own. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Just wanted to toss out a link to my current GMLTC project. I'm working on a model of the famous Union Pacific #3985 'Challenger' 4-6-6-4 steam engine. It's huge (64 studs long for the locomotive itself), but it handles the curves on Lego track (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Upon viewing the ad (thank you Larry P. for your post of the larger scan), nowhere is it mentioned that the motor is needed and not included with the purchase of the Super Chief. Perhaps it's included with the kit, but it's not mentioned that a (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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At last, just the shot in the arm that LEGO® needed...now I can put my foot in my mouth! Way to go LEGO®!!! -Harvey (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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A few months ago I recieved a call from LEGO asking me to help a copywriter put this add together, originally they were going to called it L-scale, but I told them L-gauge would appeal to the model railroader crowd a bit more...and that we (LTCs (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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