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(...) I used one in this: (URL) as Lar said, they would be a little short for most 8-wides. ROSCO (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You have to be careful using the train base holes with vehicles longer than one base, since the bogie centres distance becomes so large that a motor (4x6 plate size) cannot turn far enough inside the train base on curves, so the vehicle (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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It won't be long until these "digger buckets" are not longer needed! Check out the inital concept for this VO1000 switcher (Yet another Turtle Creek MOC)... (2 URLs) The roof is made up of the new 1x3 rounded bricks (LDRaw #50950) that is used as (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Larry, they are not really rare and appear now and then on Bricklink in amount of dozens. And these are just the black ones. The grey ones are often much more expensive at bricklink and other market places. I was lucky enough to get nearly (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I dunno. *I* think the most difficult part of building one of these is saving up digger buckets till you have enough for a roof! Nice build. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing! XFUT trains... (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mark, The lowest section of the support column is 2x4 duplo bricks. The middle column progresses to 2x8 LEGO brick configuration as it climbs up the back of the module. I do use 1x's on the cross members but all the main support columns never (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Using this photo (sorry I don't know what program to use to overlay numbers) (URL) tables sizes (32x32 baseplate standard) are as follow: Level One - the first table (with the nuts and bolts) is 4x8, the table directly behind is 4x6 (we call these (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey Mark, thats a really nice, different application of the 1x2x3-panel-and-2x3 plates technique! I can see it bieng used for (URL) high nose diesel cabs>, it's not as deja vu as the 1 x 2 x 3 train windows, and of course, the colour (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I can't see how... I was under the impression that it would be easier to simply use stacked plates instead. Embedding a train base would solve a lot of problems with the motor connection issues, since the holes for mating would already be (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I see most of the modules are fascias for the raised table sections. This one (URL) shows me how you've supported the mountain. I can see the cubic structure - about every 16 studs? However, is that a stack of red 1x4 bricks at the middle of (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, a bit bigger than 8-wide, but still applicable... I have used 6x24 bases for 4-wheel wagons, like these two brake vans: (URL) and (URL). I also have another brake van and six 32ft tube wagons (pics to follow soon). I convert the tanker (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Brian, Thanks for the photo documentry! I was wondering if you had time could you label the table sizes? Maybe super impose the sizes on the image ((URL) Did you custom make the tables for this project or did your tables sorta dictate the shape of (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) They work great for floors in large buildings. Think large plate. (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Thank you everyone for the additional information. I just wanted to make sure there was not an additional special piece used to connect extra cars. (Seems a bit short sighted to me. But then again, LEGO is no longer making this set.) But the ball & (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I believe some builders use them embedded... but they are kinda short for most 8 wide cars.... I have a big stack of them myself because I don't use bases much but I can't bring myself to sell them yet. I think I will use a bunch for a factory (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I try and sell them, along with all of the other "locked in" 6 wide train elements. JOHN (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Okay, I have a question for the 8-wide builders here. I'm pretty sure you must be having a sizeable number of 6 x 24 and 6 x 28 train bases leftover from offical sets because you don't use them. So what do you do with all of them? Legoswami Samarth (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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For immediate release: Contact: Ellen Harrington 650-321-1004 "LEGO® Trains: Only Imagination Required" & "Thomas & Friends in LEGO" Palo Alto, CA: Feb 1 On Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Kenny Paul will be presenting "LEGO® Trains: Only (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.sacbb, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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For Immediate Release Contact: Russell Clark rclark@telis.org 408.605.5412 (cell) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA - The Bay Area LEGO Train Club (BayLTC) is pleased to announce that we will be displaying at the Train Collectors Association Cal-Stewart (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.sacbb, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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I took the mountain apart tonight and made some sequential pictures. Some of the boxes are a little snug so I use pieces of a cut up bed sheet to lower the sections in and lift them out. All total it's 17 boxes and 8 table sections. It took about (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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