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(...) I wasn't there for more than an hour or two, and I couldn't even count the number of times I heard it.. It was nice to see a whole bunch of kids that really enjoyed it, as well as the parents I saw writing down the number for Shop@Home. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Any guestimates as to how many times you heard something like "I didn't know LEGO made trains..."?? *grin* John1, GMLTC (youbetcha remove the ".nospam" to reply...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In parts of Europe.... not my little corner (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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i was chillin one day at my company picnic an all of a sudden the talga runs by.. (camp pendleton / san onefre) wow that thing is cool. now i got photos from trainweb.com . the engine im going to fix up my amt 2000. but the cars, thats going to be (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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couple models done this week end. grain silo and all, www.geocities.com/tb...ain-co.gif truss bridge, bridge 128 studs + 4bricks high from water to bottom of tressle, some boats can fit but not all. if it has to be reinforced, there is a "1 brick" (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Kevin Wilson <70641.507@compuserve.com> skrev i meddelandet <382EF9F0.CC50DBCA@c...ve.com>... (...) Err.. I didn´t look at the leaflet, because in Sweden the trains e in the smae catalog as the rest of the lego and i was used to that. Thanks! (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Michel, The level crossing are quite simple (sorda), all I did is hook a separate micro motor to each arm (used belt drive so not to strip out any gears and jam the arms), then got two photo cells (radio shack) and placed them inside of a 2x4 tecnic (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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ausome photos ! many ideas i can use. i like that bank. someday i will get out of this hole and get to a train show. respectively,Tburger www.geocities.com/tb...er666/lego - Datsville the next sim(lego)city? - (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Thank you VERY much for taking and posting these photos, they are great! Everything from a marching band to a golf course, even cotton batten (I believe)as smoke in a fire. Great work. Could you please post details as to how you automated your level (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Well the show was a success, we all survived to show again! It really did go great, it was nice to have such a larger layout this year, made things so much easier to work with. It was definitely a crowd pleasure like LEGO always seems to be at the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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My friends and I went to the GATS show in Georgia this weekend to see the North Georgia LEGO Train Club layout. I took a few pictures (around 140) with my friends digital camera. You can check out the pics at (URL) Hader (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Lucky you! They are online at: (URL) guessing that anyone with the instructions will probably want to hang onto them) Also, if you cross-post your messages instead of sending them twice it saves space, and it's easier to track the thread :) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone, or can anyone Send me a copy of the blueprints for set #6990, The Space Monorail? I just found it in a friend's attic, Minus the book. It would really be helpful (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I added them last night, andput it in a scene. darn povray takin to long to render. started at 1000 last night. its 1100 morning. still parsing. file to big. ive added a povray render of the bridge onlyat my main lego page (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Calm down Tobias! There is a train in teh 2000 catalog Kevin scanned, it's the 4561. All the rest of the train line is in the "Lego Direct" leaflet that he also scanned. All that means is that TLG sells only the 4561 in stores in No America, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Aaargh, just when I want to build my own town I see that there´s no trains in the 2000 catalogue! Stupid TLG, discontinue the trains when I want them so baad! Now I´ll have to buy them in auctions and stuff. I´d better buy a *lot* of track and all (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Cool! Needs diagonal bracing, though, or it will collapse under its own weight before a train actually even gets to it. (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) K. I'll add what I know about it here. Lego went towards 9V starting with the light and sound modules. (I think they were introduced in 1987 or 8). The trains (european) had push, 4.5V battery, and 12 volt controls available, whereas here we (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Ok Peoples, This is one question that i've never really seen addressed anywhere. We all know lego swtiched from 12V to 9V in the early 90's..but why? If using the rails to conduct energy is the reason, they could've stuck to using 12V on rails. Was (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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its humble beginings. 4 sub part assemblies,within those 4, are the deck, the side trusses, and still to add, the pillars, and diagonal trusses! i just got the idea, an started buildin. sometime imgoing to zip it up andput it in my site. this thing (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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