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<Much Snipping> (...) is (...) buy (...) This also is on the slippery slope but... with apologies to Brain Williams The line on non-Lego parts to me has always been two criteria. a) Is it close enough to an accessory that it's not a specialty of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Agreed. (...) Perhaps, but somehow I find decals an excusable exception. They have so many applications <sorry> other than trains. Think Joe Davenport and his farm, etc things. I don't think that they lesson the purity concept in the same way (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<383ABCCC.767908F9@...ager.net>) wrote at 16:11:56 (...) And nickel oxide conducts electricity :-) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 500? 500 kits for some of the UK manufacturers would be a massive run! Lockley only built something in the order of 500 coaches in 50 years! (admitidly, that is building, not kit) But still, that level is much higher than what it takes if (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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(...) No, because the curves don't mount to the baseplates. James P (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If the controllers are set to the same "notch" (there are only 5 speed levels each direction on a lego controller) then the train will not really speed up or slow down much. I usually just set the 2 throttles to about the right level, and let (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve don't forget that you are going to have two section of track that will be separated in this fashion so the two gaps should 'even out' in the end and you should not have this problem you are talking about. At least that is the case in my (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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We need a name. Andreas Stabno named "Heart of America LTC" or Greater Saint Louis Area Lego Train Club, Missouri Lego Train Club or to get non train fans Greater Saint Louis Area Lego Club, Missouri Lego Train Club. Any other ideas, and do we need (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo.stl, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Larry writes: (...) Oh come off it Larry! I'm getting so sick of this stupid argument. Hmmm, let's see, you say using decals is totally wrong but using string and tubing is fine because lego makes it. Well gee Larry, explain to me why every (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cannot access the LEGO trains web page
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(...) you can EMAIL Lego????, How, where, did I miss something? (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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