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Hi everyone, I have been attempting to follow the discussion regarding the purchase of train doors and windows from Lego, and I notice the discussion has somewhat died off. I was wondering what the status of the deal was at this point. I realize I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Trading 7745 vs. 7725
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Hi ! Anyone interested in trading 7745 (I have) against 7725 (I like to have) ? Please contact me at: Adrian.Rohnfelder@milupa.de Thanks and Cheers Adrian (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New: Amtrak EMD type F 7 attempt
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(...) P is for passenger. an FP has an elongated carbody to have a head end power unit and a hot water boiler for heating and AC. Some railroads did not want to buy E units and asked EMD to add that stuff to Fs (most Fs were geared for freight (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New: Amtrak EMD type F 7 attempt
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Actually, now that I think about it, my train was prolly an F9 (2 3 truck combo). Is there a good faq for how to describe this stuff? I love the way it all looks, but words fail me.... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll make a trade with you. I will type/scan some info in for you if you will make sure there is enough info for me to reproduce the model at home. I love this engine. I had one as a kid in O scale. Are you going to do a "B" as well? Do you (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Q : 7727 Electric Freight Train
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Most of the 77?? series sets came with multiple sticker sets, the "DB" german livery just happen to be the one that appeared more often in lego catalogs. I have a sticker sheet for a 7725 that has stickers for 8 different countries. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Q : 7727 Electric Freight Train
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I bought one of the above over the weekend. I was surprised to see that the set I have came with two sets of stickers. Is this normal for this set, or have I been lucky? Does anyone need scans of the sticker sheet? (This would be difficult as the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) I agree, they've investigating it - but it's expensive. (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New: Amtrak EMD type F 7 attempt
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(...) Thanks for the reply and suggestions, Larry. (snipped nits/feedback comments) Tough to model some aspects, but LEGO brick applications can be surprising if one only keeps trying. We'll see if I can find them. More search on my part to see what (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New: Amtrak EMD type F 7 attempt
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Hey! Nice try. I think at first glance it really captures the spirit of a covered wagon. A few nits/feedback items: Working from the Marklin model may not be the best way to go. The F is a heavily photographed engine and there are thousands of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Worked today on a new locomotive model. Pictures of my 1st iteration are up at my website- link through trains/locomotives. I've tried to model the General Motors EMD type F 7 locomotive in what my Marklin catalog says is the first Amtrak color (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) They should get a secure server set up. Then there would be no problem. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What do I need to build a 4547 facsimile?
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On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, John Neal (<37FEB515.7F5F7311@...west.net>) wrote at 03:23:02 (...) You get 4 blue/grey taps with the 8860 supercar, if it's any help :-) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What do I need to build a 4547 facsimile?
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(...) Doors yes, windows no. They are found in numerous sets (without glass:-(). The gray drop plate can be found in 4549 Road N Rail Hauler. Clear hinge windows are tough, but the blue ones come from the 4559 as Kevin said. If you decided on a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) Following up on my own post ... when I got home this evening my shipment from BusyBee was on the island in my kitchen. I am now the proud owner of six 4536 Blue Hopper Cars. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What do I need to build a 4547 facsimile?
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(...) The main question is, what color scheme do you want? If the same as a genuine 4547, grey, then you have a problem, because I think (someone will correct me if I'm wrong <g>) that the grey doors and windows only came in that set and the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | What do I need to build a 4547 facsimile?
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I'm looking for help and suggestions on what sets I need to buy to make a club car that looks like the 4547. I know that the bottom plates of the 4561 are needed, but can anyone tell me where the best place to obtain the windows and doors may be? I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) These are auctions not sales: (URL)Many people may not (...) I know that's a problem, Busy-Bee do want the ability to accept e-mail orders in the near future but would you trust your credit card numbers in an e-mail - there lies the trouble. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Frank Filz (<37FDD0C1.1B37@mind...ring.com>) wrote at 11:08:49 (...) I've pointed this out to them several times. It's really refreshing to deal with a shop which isn't just in it to screw as much out of everyone as possible. The (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Does anyone accually like 4561?
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(...) Minifig accessories are okay, because they are small (and therefore cheap). But the best minifig accessories are the sort-of generic space-tools, specifically (in generally descending order of my preference): (6 URLs) These pieces can be (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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