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Hello all you Train Heads I just got off the phone with Customer service; I was calling about the well-known defective train wheels. Well it seems that the people in customer service still know nothing about this issue. I have personally called in (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 1000 Steine Frechen
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(...) For more info on Noppingen Palace (the big yellow building) check out Rainer Kaufmann's (URL) Noppingen website> Its well worth a visit, I spent a good hour looking around a while ago. Tim PS Steve:- I was interested by (URL) this folder>. Are (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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These pics are great! Thanks for sharing! These semi-informal get togethers are awesome. The inspiration that comes out of the resultant images are almost overwhelming! I have always wanted to do an over sized building/scene like the magnitude of (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
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(...) This is is a very creative solution to approximate the way some older DB commuter train wagons had their stainless steel sides grinded. Very impressive IMHO. See this page for pictures of originals: (URL) Specifically this picture gives you (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: World's Greatest Train Show:
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(...) awareness. Is this show coming to Michigan? (maybe thats why you posted to michlug?) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.loc.us.mo.spr, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains)
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SNIPPY (...) Dammit! I knew I'd missed something :-) Just as it was staring at me in the face...... I've also wondered why lego would make track of that colour. This one ought to go in the FAQ under 'why is 4.5 volt track blue?' It also makes me (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sorry swami, you missed the joke. :) (1) The idea he's referring to isn't the crocodile, read the second sentence of the referenced caption again. (then consider this site: (URL) it gives another clue...) But I do agree the Croc exists in many (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Tim, Actually, Crocodiles or 'krokodils' have existed in all kinds of forms in the early days of the electrics. The Lugnet train FAQ, with reference to 4551 also says so: (URL) Even a brickshelf search for Crocodile/Krokodil brings up more (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lessons learned in pre-school
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(...) Chris, Thanks for sharing that story! I was laughing as I read it because my own 3 year old daughter loves to take the motors OFF of my locomotive and run the motor by itself on the track. Much faster forward/reverse combinations are possible (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dash-9 Diesel Engine - Version 2
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Looks great Rob! Of course I forgot that it should have been dark green with your original versions (they looked so good "as is"). I was wondering about those 8 studs in front of the cab window. Have you smoothing that over somehow? I have been (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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