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>But getting people to cover shifts for 6 weeks, ya, that's impressive. You hit the nail on the head. We had a few members definitely take one for the team to make sure the layout was covered, especially during the Winter Festival. For 2 nights the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | 2003 Trains - great!
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Many of you may have seen this from other posts, but for those who haven't- NEW TRAINS FOR 2003! Passenger Train (bullet style) (URL) Train (URL) Station (URL) Crane (URL) other 2003 sets can also be seen, including some of the new town lineup! Roy (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | MichLTC Show Report from Toy & Hobby Expo 2002
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MichLTC had another great show the weekend of Dec 27-29, at the Toy & Hobby Expo 2002. It was in the Novi Expo Center in Novi, MI. It was our first 3 day show and it went off great. We had a 20'x20' display featuring Larry P's mountain, Ken K's (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !!
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(...) That involved what? *One* set up and one tear down? Not impressed by show duration as a measure of level of effort as far as setup/teardown goes But getting people to cover shifts for 6 weeks, ya, that's impressive. (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Well, the SCLTC just finished a 6 week show! We were on 3 differnt TV stations and have a 70 brick tall dam!! :-) Next... Robert Powell SCLTC (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) It's so cute to see GMLTC and PNLTC squabbling... Meanwhile young upstart clubs like MichLTC are 3/4 of the way to completing 4 shows in 4 months which will be a new record (for US anyway...) here's the writeup on our most recent show. Jason (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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I think you meant PNLTC ;) Nothing like a little friendly ribbing! ...anyone else? SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anybody made alternate versions of any of the other recent train items? 10017 seems to be the one most suited to changing. What about a alternate train from 10020 the Santa Fe loco? David (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have already added it to the events link-collection page at the fgltc-site. (URL) question: I suppose (even if it's not on your homepage) this on is your engine, isn't it? (URL) built this: I really love this new kind of pantho! Cool use of (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.de.ni.han, lugnet.loc.de.he.fam)
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:>There are also some links to the full- sized images (from my 3.3megapixel (...) Don't give away all the secrets... I rather enjoy seeing the rest of the world struggle to catch up with the GMLTC! (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, My brickshelf folder of the late in the year 2002 Hattersheim meeting is now public: (URL) Ben mentioned: It was a very successful meeting with lots of great models and we had lot of fun. A fantastic self-organized buffet (each guest added a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4534 Lego Express - Does it include REGULATOR?
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(...) Aaron, It does come with a speed regulator. I thought the same thing about the price. That original price is the sum of the components (they are not packaged as seperate items but these are what you get): #KT205 Large engine: w/ tender = (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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This is the train I see at Target. It is not obvious to me if the det includes the SPEED REGULATOR or not(?) At full price this set seems way to expensive. (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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I spent several more hours playing with this yesterday. Changed the top of the boiler to use the 2x6 'train' roof bricks, this allows a nice smooth tiled top. I also got a pretty good start on the tender, but I'm still waiting for pieces. (The (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" (in progress!)
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John- That challenger is looking really nice with those siver hubs. And I really like your use of the cam piece inside the wheel - I think I may have to do that myself. :) (...) Josh- For your 2-10-0 you may want to try using inverted hammers as (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | My first kit, soon to be released
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Coming soon, a mini-tank waggon based on the 1252 Shell® promotional tanker truck. (URL) will be four studs wide by ten studs long, and be mounted on a two-axle chassis. This little model is so simple to assemble that printed instructions are not (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's interesting how two people can take divergent paths when it comes to their ideas for making a set smaller while still preserving the overall effect. I'm waiting for more tan slopes and 6×12 plates so I can remove those clumsy tie rods (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NSW 40 Class...revamped yet again!
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Here it is once more, but in an even more attractive red and light gray livery (as well as makng a few refinements such as lowering the hoods to achieve that classic ALCO outline) (URL) to it's hollow construction and use of a single 9V motor, it is (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: the perfect way to sell lego trains
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Before anyone reads...please take note that my comments only pertain to the US market, as I am unfamiliar with availabilty of particular sets outside the USA. Also to consider, some of the larger toy stores aren't really interested in providing all (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Very nice, Harvey and Mark. I must agree that bigger is never necessarily better. Although it's nice to see a long line of rolling stock on a track, I personally prefer cars that are 16 studs or less. This allows to make fixed axle cars, and (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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