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(...) Hi All, Unfortunatly the train car is only 18 studs long (notice the small step in the front and back of train car) and it uses the small train wheeles and does not come with any 9v track. Again, unfortunatly, the train car does not have any (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I wonder what the inside will look like, probably nothing too fancy since it's a 16 stud long train... (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Josh, Thanks for pointing these new sets. I really hope these are preliminary shots and not the final sets. The way the end windows match the side windows is really poor. Using the 1x2x2 "airplane" windows results in a gap on the side of the car. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep. I've done it before. It even works with a regular Lego magnet in between the two, because then it is a "more powerful" magnet force holding the two cars together. Works well with the engine to first car magnet- if you needed more than (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I noticed it, and the first thing that struck me after I carefully scanned the picture for new pieces and stuff was the fact that almost all the decals in the photo are crooked. I've seen this kind of thing before and I've always wondered: Who (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains)
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YEESH! Looking good guys! (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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~Jus' two more things: (URL) anyone get a good look @ the 'dark-cloaked' figure in the background between the train and the minifig on the right…nice! (URL) and here’s yet another set with a train in it that shows TLG’s commitment to the Rail-heads (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not rumors anymore...two of the seven sets (Street Chase and Cafe Attack) appear to have Jack Stone-like characters. Luckily just those two. Doug (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Ever since the GMLTC became one of the first clubs to build our trains 8-wide, we've run into problems trying to run long trains. Simply, the LEGO magnets aren't strong enough! Try to pull several 8-wide cars around a 180degree corner, and we'd (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hiya Lyndsay! Great to hear from you ... in answer to your question, I'm not exactly sure. I only had it set up on a relatively small loop (exactly one dining-room-table in size), so I'd suspect it will have many of the same problems when it (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Aw, man. That's really spiffy. And from experience with the Hudson, I know it looks even better in person than it does in photographs (black being the hard to photograph hue it is). Not to worry about the scale--the locomotive is a work of art (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Looks like this piece: (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Shaun, Sorry but I don't know of any software/freeware that will do that. Anyway...I wouldn't worry about the file being .mov (quicktime) because most people can veiw them (including me) so just put a link to the file so we can download (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Erik, I can certainly take some video files of the engine running ... unfortunately, my digital camera only captures them in .mov format. Is there a freeware program for converting from .mov (quicktime) to .mpg or .avi? Alternatively, does (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Mattias, The pins behind the smokestack are this piece, in black: (URL) To connect the wheels to the piston rods, the axles are extended slightly to each side, and attached to one end of these: (URL) The piston rods are then connected via (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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This is a new, Baroque-Styled train station for the "Greed Square" area of BrickTopia: (URL) is traditional, there is much corrupt behavior going on inside: (URL) BrickTopia Page: (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) If you click the image it enlarges a bit. I have a feeling it uses the small train wheels like the (URL) just wait what the train guys have in store... Jeroen (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi again Shaun After studing the fantastic pictures in more detail I have two small qustions Just behind the main smokestack there are two pins standing up side by side, How are these made? How have you connected the piston rods to the wheels? (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Some of the parts might have been cool if they wern't bley. It's sitting on 4.5V track hard to tell from the small pict what it would take to make it 9v compatible.-Ken (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm leaning towards saying Dark Grey Train window, with, ummm BLACK glass? Maybe trans black? Measure it by eyesight, its 3 bricks tall, the opening matches a 1x2x3 train window... Josh (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My thoughts were Plue, then I looked, then thought PURPLE! But its more reminicant of Violet really... Look at the SAD reissue of the Hogwarts express too;-) Josh (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's fully navigable from the main site, and in fact they're taking pre-orders based on the visible numbers and pictures. So it's a seller. Whether or not they're OK with TLC in using these pictures and taking pre-orders so far in advance is (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Is that bus purple, or blue under funny color distortion? Even blue makes for a nifty model but purple (train?... they look train given the rounded corners) windows would get a lot of people quite excited I expect, even if it doesn't have (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) spidey sets. Are those pics OK to distribute? what's the provenance there? (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think a few of the Beta Testers have posted some pics. Here are a few links (2 URLs) Jason's Rocket> (2 URLs) my not nearly as good 1830 loco> (2 URLs) my totally cruddy 1920 electric> (2 URLs) John Gerlach's gorgeous Challenger> (...) Ah (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Wierd go to the lego section & you can see all the new spidey lego sets-even 'jack stone' spidey-wierd (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out the doors. I hope thats a new door and not just a sticker.. Too bad all the grey windows are the wrong grey.. :) Still, pretty cool. Mike (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) *jaw drops* Awesome! Can't wait for this set. Thanks for posting this, Josh. :D Joe (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Looks like we get Subway cars in May! (URL) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Shawn, i gotta say you've got one of the BEST looking Steamers here! I'd LOVE to build that well! I've allways wanted a 2-10-0... But YEESH! Its just, amazing! Josh (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hey, Like I said earlier I really like your model and I was wundering if you will be posting any mpg's or avi's of your model moving so that we can see all the moving parts? Anyway that was just a thought. Erik Bush (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Once again, you manage to blow me away with your engines. This is beautiful. Now the question is if Jeroen will make another poster (I hope). I still have your 4-6-4 poster sitting on my desk. (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi Shaun, Congratulations to your latest steamer and welcome in the real scale for LEGO model steam engines. And don't worry about the problems with driving curves. That all reminds me on the Big Boy. Being pushed slowly, it can handle curves, but (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Erik, I'll have to try the Dry Ice then. I'll definitely post pictures and let everyone know how it works ... Thanks again, -s (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Lar, Thank for the feedback. One of the big (HA!) disadvantages to building to this scale is that everything else has to grow along with it. That is, any train-related building has to get larger in order to fit in scale-wise, which gets (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Very good model! I think that it is very "real" looking and I have tried putting dry ice on LEGOs and dry ice will not crack or damage your LEGOs if you put cotton under it. All together a good model> Erik Bush (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Shaun Another great creation from SLCO (Shaun Locomotive Company)!! I can clearly see it is a development from the previous Hudson, but this new Northern looks much better. You have got the proportions absolutely right now when the engine (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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