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Well, here is a good link for people looking for prototype sources. (URL) links to railroad sites! (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Set 3442
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(...) 75, but I believe that the promotion is over... 30 November was the last day. At first you could sweet talk the S@H reps into giving you N of them if your order was greater than N*75, then they limited it to 4 per order max, then 2... but it (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Jr?
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(...) If this set has a new element that allows power pickup WITHOUT motor drive that would be awesome indeed. (think lighted coaches...) Closing the loop and providing a way to get drive power to wheels that did not themselves pick up electric (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Jr?
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(...) If you look at the right-most wheel, it seems to have metal on the flanges. That could be a pickup for power to the plow. (but it could just be reflections) ____ |oooo| Cheers, |oooo| Wouter van Wageningen ¯¯¯¯ (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Jr?
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(...) A bit? Wow, that's an understatement. That ridiculous station is the most worthless piece of garbage I have ever seen. I didn't notice a price but the thought that it might be priced at anything near the Retrostation is sickening. I've now (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Narrow Gauge Lego trains
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(...) Wow, this is cool. Did you actually get the track to loop all the way around into a complete circle and close the loop? (you commented that you were off by one for each length of track on the inner rail) When I first read this I thought (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Jr?
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <36843F34.63799E19@c...AM.com>... (...) While I certainly agree that the train line has been infected with the Town Junior syndrome, at least the line hadsn't been discontinued like Pirates. (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Jr?
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Have to get a closer look when I'm at work with a T1. I did have a chance to notice the snow plow. It looks like there is a special wheel between the other two. Perhaps it is used to drive the blade on the snow plow? That would be cool. Also the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Narrow Gauge Lego trains
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Has anyone ever built a narrow gauge Lego train? I tried my hand at it. the following link has a couple of pictures. (URL) let me know what you think. Ben Fleskes (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Jr?
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Maybe it's just me, but after seeing the scans that MirrorSpock just put up and looking at the train wash, the new container crane, the rotary, and especially the new station, I am left with the feeling that Train has been a bit Juniorized. That 3 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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