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(...) My copy has arrived, and I've read it and I'm not impressed. As requested, I've tried to leave a review at Amazon, but as they still list the book as unavailable that doesn't seem to be possible, so I've posted my review below. I bought the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.books, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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(...) Hello Geoff, I have used flex rods as push rods , with the centre axel moving sideways. It works really well. But it needs a fare bit of weight above the drive wheels.to work fully (this was fixed when I put the train body ontop.) Sorry I have (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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Hi John, Nice Hogwarts Express. Looks great with the coupling rods/drive rods. I too have Ben's excellent wheels but am struggling to make these connections with six drivers and accomodate the necessary articulation to get round the sharp curves, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Pictures from NILTC display at All American Railroad Show
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A small but busy show! (URL) you, Ken (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc)
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| | Re: NGLTC NMRA Piedmont Division show pictures
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Hey, I had a GREAT time sunday and there was quite a large crowd. "At the end of the show we found out that one of our conductors had deserted L-gauge and change over to another scale: (URL) LOL! I find that very funny because the man who built that (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NGLTC NMRA Piedmont Division show pictures
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This past weekend the North Georgia LEGO Train Club (NGLTC) participated in the local NMRA Piedmont Division train show in Cobb County Georgia. This is the 4th year we have been invited to show at this event. It is a much smaller event than we (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Spamcake Diner™ Car (New)
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Hi John! thanks for sharing this great MOC (with little Schleim but much character)! Probably everybody thinking 8-wide thought of using (URL) this part> in grey for a trainroof. But you realised it. And a lovely color-sheme on the car and great (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | MichLTC to display at the Ypsilanti Railroad Days
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MichLTC has been invited to display at the Ypsilanti Railroad Days event. It will be at the Ypsilanti City Farmers Market. Our 10x12 layout will feature creations by our own Chris Leach, Spencer Rezkalla and Steve Ringe. The Market is open from 8am (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org) !
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| | GtwLUG to show at GATS on 20-21 March
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This weekend March 20th and 21st GtwLUG (Gateway LEGO® Users Group) will be at the GATS show in Collinsville, IL (URL) GATS Calendar page> from 11:00 to 5:00 both days. Admission is $7 for adults, kids under 12 are free. Our layout is the same size (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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(...) (snip the image because I'm on my dial-up connection!) (...) Yea, and all it took was for someone (Thanks, Ben!) to design, mold and sell their own train wheels! The technic axle is attached to this (URL) piece>, it's a bit hard to find. I've (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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