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(...) Well, actually, I'd tend to disagree. By the onset of the civil war, many locomotives had switched to the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and had much longer boilers. Since the leading truck supported the smokebox, most of the boiler would be out from (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Sorry about the last "blank" post... had too much coffee this afternoon... (...) Yes the drive wheels on the locomotives are made with stacked pulleys, with rubber "tires" from the Twisted Time Train keeping it on the rails. One side has 3 pulleys (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38525C1B.30A76C15@v...er.net>... (...) West theme (...) real (...) Brickmani (...) Nice. That stock car actually looks pretty good. I could make a pink one... I like the water tower also. The flatcar with stakes (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I know this is not what your asking, and it may be old news. However, I bought a used RES-Q set this week, and I was surprised to note that the tow truck uses the black train front for a cab! The set number is 6479. Scott A cliff collins wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) They're cute. I'm assuming that since the locomotives don't have flanges, you have to keep a car coupled in front of them to keep them tracking (the car in front and the tender behind provide guidance, the tender behind provides driving (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I think that TLG should make a train window that is 1 wide by 4 long by 2 tall, as seen on several train carages with the small windows. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Hello everyone! I stayed up real late last night and took pictures of the Wild West theme trains I have recently built (and am still building). Tonight I stayed up real late and posted the pictures and did a little re-modelling of my Brickmani site. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks great! I especially like the showcase idea! Explain now, do these trains come out and run on the layout, or are they show pieces? Also, is that a new logo? You guys need shirts, we need to talk;-) -John GMLTC (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Using standard Lego Components? Not electronically, but I bet it could be done mechanically. Have some sort of mechanical gizmo that moves a trans red 1x2 in front of a light channel. I ain't an ME so I just told you everything I know. (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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