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| (...) Neat cleaners! I've found that a single motor run around the track on full power for 10 mins or so is generally enough to get smooth running. But with worries about greenhouse gas emissions, I've been thinking about doing something that uses (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (URL) Track cleaners (URL) Full Gallery> Out of a hatred of cleaning track, I've recently revised my track cleaner (the red one), then built second version (the yellow one). As I'll touch on in a moment, both are good, but neither is perfect. First, (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| (...) It is probably the contrast/brightness of the monitor I am using combined with the known use of Dark Green in the BNSF and an intense desire to get more parts in this color tricking me into a false sense of hope. (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Love Missile!
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| (...) Yeah. The moment I saw it I knew I had to build it. It's just a great little freight vehicle. Not sure if it's authentic or prototypical to anything but itsel but it's still very neat. (...) Haha. Sorry. Much as I like the concept of Factory (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: old trainset 113
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| (...) hehehe, true true. What to do? Oil? What kind? Wax? Whatwhat? (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | NovaLUG display in Stellarton, NS March 10 and 11
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| NovaLUG (Nova Scotia LEGO Users Group) will be displaying at the (URL) Museum of Industry> in Stellarton, NS this Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11. We will have a 5 foot by 25 foot (URL) town/train layout>, and a display and demonstrations of (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, FTX)
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| (...) I like it. I remember wanting one of those cars for my HO layout in the '70s. There have been a lot of designs posted recently using only the LEGO Factory palette and my first instinct when seeing your model was "That's Dark Green! Where is (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: old trainset 113
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| "Squeaky!" "Jan Folkersma" <janf@uwnet.nl> wrote in message news:JEL9Ju.CGG@lugnet.com... (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| (URL) Recently I was lucky enough to obtain set 113 in very good condition, including the box. After solving the problem of finding rechargeable batteries to fit into the old blue batterybox, it's now running up and down my livingroom. I shot a (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Love Missile!
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| (...) Tim, you are just good. Tommy Armstrong www.brickengraver.com (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Love Missile!
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| --snip-- (...) Teehee. I just couldn't bring myself to pass up the opportunity and "USAF intermodal missile carrier" didn't quite have the same ring. (...) Thanks. I really like studless technic for flatcars. It looks really 'right' to me. Tim (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) well i can honestly say the subject had me worried untill i opened the email. this is a cool little moc. i love the wirey ness of it. ondrew (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Love Missile!
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| (...) Nice work! Note sure I like the new fin version over the old, though. Both are good, but I like the consistent fin thickness in the old. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Love Missile!
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| (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Had me some fun working from a (URL) Bachmann> model. I've since changed the fin design on the missile from the thumbnail picture (the side view has the new version). The trailer can be removed from the flatbed although (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: Hail to the Chief!
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| (...) Chuck, Sorry to hear of your difficulties building the model. That is one of the noted shortcomings of LEGO Factory - the instructions aren't too good. I have not put together instructions for that model, although I do have a LDRAW file (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| I actually bought the engine off of lego factory. I am having a heck of a time with the instructions. If you could provide some guidance I would appreciate it!! Chuck (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New Brown Town Buildings (pics)
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| (...) Thanks, Tim. That's good advice. I'll see what I can do. JOHN (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | BrickFest '07 Registration Open - 10 more days
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| (URL) BrickFest '07 Registration ===...=== Only 10 days left for FULL Online Registration! We had a great initial registration period! We are at 150 now and counting. Check out the (URL) "Who's Coming"> page; it's a pretty impressive roster! (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: Interesting Article About Train hobby....
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| (...) It's a pity, too, because we retrofitted our Duplo Thomas et al when they first came out with 9 volt motors, and kids at train shows go bonkers for them! I remember talking to Brad Justus about TLG pursuing a license from (back then) Britt (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Interesting Article About Train hobby....
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| (...) When I was very young I loved a battery-operated train with plastic track because you could make up layouts at random. This particular one wasn't as sophisticated as the Duplo train, but the track was cheap. Kind of like a soft plastic version (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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