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(...) Well, I WILL admit I had a mockup of a green line car partially completed but I just could not get a center pivot that looked good from the outside, worked, and would at least allow a minifig (turned sideways so he was only 1 stud wide) to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.trains)
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I've called a few times in the last 4-6 weeks, and they haven't even mentioned getting the 1831s in - they've always said they are still on order. Please DO let us know when the 1831 are in stock, I want to order (a whopping) 3 of them. (...) | (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Troy (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) You're right. It's the Longfellow bridge. I may have the haymarket part wrong but there is a big bridge across teh charles that feeds into memorial drive and main street. It also carries the red line T across. (...) I didn't say it did. It has (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not sure what street the bridge is, but it isn't Memorial Ave. The T of course doesn't go through the Sumner tunnel. And give Larry a point for accuracy... The tunnel from downtown to Logan is the Callahan Tunnel (well of course there's (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.trains)
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They're trying to get more Maersks... I have requested a bunch of this track and a bunch of Maersks. But I told Paul to take care of everyone else first. So get those orders in. (...) Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com (URL) - - Web Application (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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Alan Demlow wrote in message ... (...) (Maersk (...) I asked if they had received anything else and the monorail track was the only thing new. In addition to Blue Hoppers, they appear to be out of Retrostations (2150) and Maersk Cargo Trucks (1831) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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Do they have any of the other new stuff in that has been mentioned? (Maersk trucks, 12V stuff, ...?) Alan (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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I just got off the phone with Busy Bee, they have received some Monorail Accessory Track sets. (URL) £20.00 - £17 (about $28) w/o VAT. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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But I was not so sure about these: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(URL) on up and down.... but turn your sound way up first Scott A (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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(...) sorry, another cut off message? ... Most of my locos have 2 drive motors each anticipating the need for pulling power. - Jim -- (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sorry about the cut off message. To anyone planning an extensive layout the track designer program at Matt's Lego® Train Depot is a must. (...) an (...) the (...) you (...) get (...) mountain (...) As you point out a circle helix will not (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Sorry this is such short notice. The Northern Virgina Lego Train Club is meeting tonight in Roslynn, VA from ~6 - ?. There are plans to set up a layout and have lotsa fun. Of course, how can you not when one is in the presence of LEGO? We invite (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general)
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(...) an (...) the (...) you (...) get (...) mountain (...) So is this going to be separate from your GMLTC modules? Maybe a big free standing bridge between the two. I need more space. Although the stub wall dividing my lego room and the rest of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ??? a...muse? a mustake?;-) Don't know what happened but your layout sounds swweet, Jim. Would love, and I'm sure others concur, to see pix:-) I have just started laying out my permanent layout, with track in place. It is an "L" that is 45" (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Paul, I started in Lego® trains 2 years ago when I saw 4559 in the S@H catalog and thought it would be fun under the Christmas tree. I liked how the train ran, even on the carpet, and the kids loved it too. Last year I bought a few more sets (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for the comments, Steve and Larry. I appreciate all of them. Aside: I have worked on this American loco just as I get ready to go to Europe and go Eurailing in The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and France. This Amtrak loco may just be my (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Paul, I took down and redesigned my layout this past Spring when I was able to get new tables (using the PNLTC modular design - thanks Ben!). Pictures of the old layout, which sat on a ping-pong table, are at: (URL) new layout is made up of 4 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I do and it's a lot easier to set up. Before, the living room was carpeting but it was getting old and my dad and I decided to take it out and put in a wood laminate fooring (Pergo). I don't have a layout all the time but I can set up one any time (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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