| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) It might encourage more people to build to 8mm scale :-) Mark (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
|
| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) Heh - I wish I had 40 hours a week to spend on Lego! Before I got married I scraped about 15 hours a week, but that was also before I spent time in online Lego communities! Still, at least my railway trackbed is progressing OK, despite me (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
|
| | 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
|
|
Well, my prayers have been finally answered (sorta:-) I had gotten into the habit of firing off an email to Brad Justus every 6 months or so when he was still heading up LEGO Direct begging for TLG to get a license for producing Thomas the Tank (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX) !!
|
|
| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
|
|
(...) Aren't there also gains in reduced wheel friction? Even if the center trucks weighed the same as 2 normal trucks, the wheel friction would be reduced in the single truck example. Of course axle loading weight goes up with the single center (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
|
|
| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) The silver livery is my favorite, but with the (URL) Silver Jubilee coach set> An I like the (URL) Hush-Hush W1> too Tim (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
|
| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) (Ross built, with rather lame decal by me) (URL) (...) That is a cool memory. Speaking of memories and Peabodys, my son Ross' favorite toy as a 2 year old was an HO Peabody hopper his uncle gave him. He took it with him everywhere he went. (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
|
| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) OK, I say the (URL) Mallard> too. (URL) Fastest> steam engine and a lovely design. Do it in blue. To go with it, an LNER (URL) teak carriage, done in dark orange and white. To come as one set that can build either a (URL) 1st class coach> or a (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
|
| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) Agreed. Something like (URL) would be cool. Legoswami (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
|
| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) (URL) Fairy Queen> Oldest working steam locomotive in the world. (Built in 1855!) 'Nuf said. Legoswami (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
|
|
| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
|
|
(...) What about a set of Peabody coal cars. Yel body, green end. (...) A Southern engine would be nice and brings back memories. I remember those clawing their way up from the Ohio river valley after they crossed at Cincinnati. The house would (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
|