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(...) Eric might have more info on this than I do, but from what I can tell, TLG is marketing this set as part of the 9v system, so purchasing this set would show an interest in that system. I know last night when I hit the Shop at Home site to (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley wrote: <snip> (...) Really? I don't see the connection here, Eric. Why would TLG equate the success of this set with an endorsement of the 9 volt system? I'd like to think that there is some definitive way to express (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey Chris, IHMO, you have accomplished that visual objective in spades! That motor is totally ballsy and bada**-lookin'! Way to amp it up! Dave S. (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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I was one of 6 folks picked to review set 10183 pre-release. We were given permission to start posting our reviews today. Actually Brick Journal got an exclusive for the weekend but the rest of us are posting starting today. My review can be found (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Hi Chris, Great job on the loco. There's a few bits I'll probably pinch if I ever get around to building my CN in the brick. I'm particularly partial to your embedded wheel and handrails. The staggered slopes work quite well for the nose. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I love it. It looks just like a factory or industrial-zoned building, which it should. All the roof-top elements are fabulous. I might have gone with another color tile than sand green on the tops of the facade, but that is just me. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Hot on the heels of my first post, here’s my second (and the reason I got side tracked) … I went for a biggie for my first loco MOC so please let me know what you think of my Canadian Pacific GE Evolution Series in six-wide. (URL) Pictures and (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Hobby Train Preorder on S@H: K10183
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(...) Well, you did tell me they wouldn't be available till a few days AFTER your birthday...? ;-) Greetz, Anton (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) If you check out the latest BrickJournal you can see some more brick built versions, these are the AFOL designer's prototypes I think Tim (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) No pre-order and pictures here in the Netherlands... yet. Jeroen (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hello This is my first post here having lurked around for a while now, so now that my head is above the parapet – fire away! This is just a little MOC - appropriate for a first post – just pacing myself. (URL) have never liked the interior of the (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC: SF Bay Bridge Old East Span v2 ready for TCA show
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(...) Hi Mark, great bridge! It looks good in white. Now all you need is a floating crane to put beside it when the roadway (railway?) collapses... ROSCO (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(URL) is capable of handling double track main line on the upper deck, unlike the real one where the Key System trains ran on the lower deck 'till the 50's. Red button at midspan (Rt handside) tower causes roadway collapse a-la '89 earthquake. Its (...) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hey, Tim- I took your advice and moved the door-- I'll have pics after our upcoming show this weekend. Thanks again for the suggestion! JOHN (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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This monorail (URL) built with tracks from Snowmobile 8272 and the forthcoming Bullozer 8275. The Power Functions system (URL) allows IR remote control of the train. I found it runs smoother with these yellow wheels than with the smaller black ones (...) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk) !
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| | Eww... Steam Engines
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I wasn't able to finish them 100% in time for the recent TexLUG meeting, but my Texas State Railroad steam locomotives are finally done. I've also updated my other two steam engine MOCs since last Lugnet saw them, so I took pictures of them as well. (...) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Hobby Train Preorder on S@H: K10183
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Noticed on (URL) Brickset> they had the Hobby Train set listed as K10183. Checked on Shop At Home and sure enough, it's there and ready for preorder and shipping March 13 (though you can't get the other 29 instructions until LDD 2.0 comes out on (...) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, that's cool. My first impression was that it reminded me of the cover of the Pink Floyd album Animals. I like the color variation of the red against the grey. Works really well. -Elroy (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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This MOC represents a typical early 20th century factory designed by architect [Albert Kahn]. Many such structures were built in Detroit and other cities. (URL) The light gray Lego represents reinforced concrete and the dark red is the brick infill (...) (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) **grins** This is yet another reason why LEGO should have plastic track and motor boxes...easier to maintain that way! Play Well and Prosper! (18 years ago, 9-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) :: snip :: (...) Thanks for your excellent suggestions and comments. I'll be building this model in a week or two and will plan to incorporate your suggestions, and any that I note, into the LDD file so that I can post a revision. And, I'll (...) (18 years ago, 9-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I've finally muddled my way through the build. I am not sure if I am the only person who has built this particular model, so I figured I'd leave my input. Overall the thing looks awesome. It is big....significantly larger than the Santa Fe from (...) (18 years ago, 9-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Erasers? Now I know what I should use to clean my tracks. Also, thanks for pointing out that the power comes from the sides and not the top; I would have been cleaning the wrong area. (18 years ago, 9-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Does anyone have source reference material for Australian steam locomotives?
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(...) Jonathan, The best thing to do is pop down to your local news agent and pickup a copy of AMRM (Australian Model Railway Magazine). Alot of specialist retails for model trains advertise in this mag. You proberly want books like By ways of (...) (18 years ago, 9-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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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)
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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)
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| | 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)
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| | 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)
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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)
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(...) Tim, you are just good. Tommy Armstrong www.brickengraver.com (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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)
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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)
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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) !!
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| | 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)
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