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(...) OK, As a general information post: I have 2 spare 4555's on order. Lego Canada still has them at $65 cdn each now (on sale). If anyone wants one at cost plus or trade, LMK. James Powell (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I hope I didn't start a name-calling war or something... Anyway Consumer Affairs has promised to send me a replacement for the broken motor. That takes care of my immediate problem; restoring the train to play-ability. The question remains as (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think also that TLC should make new town windows. Between 1957-77, TLC made 9 different window types. Today we have the 2x2, the 4x3 and a few large 4x5, 4x6 etc windows, but not the variety of the classic era. I woundn't mind if they (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) S@H US is out of 4555. Note that I was responding to Tom mentioning that he was going to ask about 4555 when he asked about the US S@H specials. (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not as a set but for parts. there are lots of "railway station" esque parts in there: clocks, depature time boards, luggage carts etc. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general)
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(...) Too yellow, and not modern enough for the 4559. I want to built a station that looks like it belongs with the 4559. Scott A (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general)
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(...) Try and get a metrostation on ebay. perfect for what you are doing. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general)
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My daughter's school project this term is transport, so we've been playing with our 9v trains quite a bit. At the weekend we got around to thinking about building a station. The main trains we are using right now are 2 4559s we have (4558 in the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general)
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(...) <yawn> Four of my passenger cars are 60 studs long. I plan on making two more and an observation car, which will be 76 studs long. They are, of course, 8 studs wide;-) I am finding that I can run all four using 2 motors in front on an engine (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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i got this crazy yet good idea for a large train car. 2 34 stud chassis's. 2 wheel sets, with one custom made (engine look alike like in 4558) to put in middle. so it is like this __ a __ __ b __ 00\_____/ 0T0 \____/00 kind of like that, go from (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) I LIKE the older(more modern looking) logo. Perhaps you can keep it for the eurotrashier parts of your layout (it evokes LEGO's own <-o-> and the britrail double arrow) and keep the new (older looking) logo for the US areas. (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi John, All the rolling stock gets rotated. When the members are there. When the OMSI volunteers are staffing the layout we let them run either stock or robust MOCs. The other train clubs show some of their stuff in the cases and this year we (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hehehe, 4552 is ANOTHER one I'd like to get too ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) as of when? I ordered mine about a week ago..when did you call?(S@H Canada) (...) No I asked. (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote in message <3853D552.1D7C69AB@vfaq.com>... (...) but if (...) Unless they've found more 4555 they're out. Mike Walsh kept asking me if I would trade him one of the blue car plates from the two 4555s I have because he (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm not building any alternates ;-) I bought 2 4561s, so I can tear them apart, and use them for the basis of my cargo train. This is my first EVER train, so expert I am definitely NOT ;-) And I might even have all the transblue 1x4x3 and 1x2x3 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, now we can at least see the experts moving around in the brushwood. But look how they are now desperately trying to de-rail (!) the thread about the issue if they can build 4561 alternates... :-P Martin E. (making tracks(!) very (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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If someone could order me 1 or 2 4555s, I'd appreciate it - I JUST got into trains, want one of these, but would like to get it at retail ;-) I'll be checking US S@H tomorrow morning when I do the Specials listing, but if they don't have it, I'll (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Special note (was Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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It should be noted that the referenced post was not a solicitation to bid or buy (other than extremely incidentally) but was an invitation to discussion. And discussion IS occurring, as I had hoped it would. Readers who draw a conclusion of the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Coincidentally, I'm just now working on a LEGO-style box design for one of my own models! But it'll just be a virtual box...I don't really want to get in any legal trouble. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.cad)
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