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(...) Consider GMLTC lattice. Strong, light, made of common elements and modular in that it conforms to various heights well. XFUT lugnet.trains... a search with this string "GMLTC lattice" should find you a pic of it... (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thomas in the US includes a "Brio compatible" product from some company that is NOT Brio, near as I can tell (TC Timbers??? I forget). Everything interoperates but the track is different, it has ties simulated via grooves that go across the (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Now, it is my understanding that all of the characters are all based on real-life locos. Not so? (...) lol that is amusing. I had heard that Mozart was being played as well. How awful for those poor subway loitering ne'er-do-wells:-) BTW, I (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) I had Brio trains, along with a plastic variant the same size. I've seen Thomas Brio, but I've never particularly shopped for Thomas products abroad. Jason Railton (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) No kidding: "Matthew", Hebrew for "gift of God" :-) JOHN (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) That sounds almost as tacky as calling him a 'railroad' engine. As I said, I've never been subjected to that in years of books, TV and even LPs of Johnny Morris reading recordings of the books. I have heard the TV series theme tune played over (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Hey, good call. And the Hebrew first name, come to think of it. Who the heck am I, anyway? Dave! (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Hey, wait a minute. (URL) These> are the lyrics from all of the episodes that I've seen, but I've only been watching for the last few months. A few observations: 1 It's always the episode in which someone has to cross the scary, rickety (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) And you have the cheek to call yourself "British"??? (URL) Song lyrics here> I suppose you've never heard of "Monty Python", either? ;-) JOHN (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Oh yes, he does. In Sweden the toy manufacture company BRIO has had a license to produce him and all of his friends as wooden toys for their wooden railway system (about 5-wide, i would guess), and the TV show has been shown, and is available (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Same here. (...) FWIW the one on Cartoon Network here is also there as a Hindi-dubbed version. Legoswami (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Says the guy with a German surname... ;) (...) There's a theme song? In the UK there's a tune, but no song. But does Thomas the Tank Engine feature much in non-English-speaking countries? Jason Railton (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: SCLTC FRRD 2005 Photos
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(...) "them" are Jason Allemann (URL) and Erik Amzallag (URL) Regards, Didier Enjary (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) That's okay--from your name I suspected that you were from the Continent, but I confess that this really baffles me. Judging from the theme song and the names in the credits, Thomas originates in the UK, which I believe *is* part of Europe, (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Samarth- The motorcycle was designed and built by Chris Brill of SCLTC. You can reach him via email at chris@scltc.org. -Ted (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Tim- First, take 2 Vallium and come back in an hour... Seriously, thanks for the comments. SCLTC is of course a club. As you note, we have 15 members. Of them, 13 contributed to this layout. The contributions ranged from modifying a few (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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I didn't see an announcement so... thought I'd share... The U.S. Shipping date for the TXX Intermodal is only five weeks away... (URL) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, one member in particular, my mom, Susan, worked tirelessly graveling practically every curve and switchtrack in the layout! (...) I'm glad you like the pictures. As the photographer, I thank you =). I try to take 'all LEGO' shots in (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) I was told that Europe won't get Thomas at all. (I meant _we_ Europeans). I should wrote it more clearly. -- Jindroush www.kostky.org - For czech LEGO fans. (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Dark Powers? Any relation to (URL) or (URL) Stephanie>? With whom do I have dark pacts? Only the (Dark) Shadow knows.... JOHN (19 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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