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Yes, I agree; the mosiac is quite lovely! He did good work down there! We put our favorite movies into the posters-- gotta admit that This is Spinal Tap was my favorite. (URL) I will have to post better pics of the subway cars-- they are vary nace. (...) (13 years ago, 29-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Really nice. But then I should expect that from you and Ross. The ping pong subway looks to be working really well. A lot better than your trolley set up at the NMRA show in Philly a few years ago. ;) Cale (13 years ago, 28-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Ross, John, As a guy who rode Toronto's subway system for many many years, I have to say this. WOW!!!! Very very cool! Nicely done. Ross, Those subway cars are even more impressive than the stations. Together, that display looks amazing. I (...) (13 years ago, 27-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Very nice. Excellent details all around - specific call outs to the mosaic in Ross's version and the advertisements on the wall. (excellent inclusion of Spinal Tap). Subway cars look nice too. Jonathan (13 years ago, 27-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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Okay, fans, this week I'm featuring three things really: Ross' new subway cars, and our two subway stations, (URL) mine>, and (URL) Ross'>. Mine was built about 10 years ago; Ross' is much more modern (note the dark tan tile floor:-) Ross just (...) (13 years ago, 26-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX) !
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Okay, this is the first installment of the our weekly feature to show off various sections of the TCLTC layout. This week's feature is the Thomas Branch Line, created by Ross. See it in action (URL) HERE>. He used 2 RCX 1.0 bricks to motorize 4 (...) (13 years ago, 19-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Hehe: Old Fart Wars! (URL) Reminds me of the (URL) Four Yorkshiremen>! JOHN (13 years ago, 17-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I knew about RTL before I got into computing with a 28.8k modem split 3+ ways, over the winter of 2006/7. I think Matt can claim providence over you though, since he was involved with PNLTC with Ben & Dan before that. Just think, I was the (...) (13 years ago, 17-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I must admit that by that definition I'm definitely old. ;-) Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 16-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.people)
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The TCLTC, along with the GMLTC, will be having an open house tomorrow at (URL) Brickmania Toyworks> from 10:00 to 4:00 pm. It's free, and one of the last open houses we will be having before our big move into a larger(!?) space. I'll be taking some (...) (13 years ago, 13-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Wow! You guys make me feel young. I've only been hanging around here since the start of the new millennium. Cale LUGNET member #271 (...) (13 years ago, 11-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I still have my treasure trove of old love letters from Ms. Williams in a file. Has she officially retired from Lego? I don't remember hearing from her recently. Surely she is too young to retire... (...) stretched to an hour or more... thanks (...) (13 years ago, 11-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Would being a founding member of one of the worlds oldest(1) lugs count as old? Cause I'm not old.(2) Regards Chris Lugnet member #91 B.E.D. Prez rtlToronto 1. with this post - rtlToronto was born (URL) who am I kidding. I'm an old fart (13 years ago, 11-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yeah! And here might be the quintessential example: You've received a letter from LEGO, personally signed by Susan Williams herself! (URL) (13 years ago, 10-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) ouch! guilty of both of those. ...and don't forget lou zucaro's 'Pause Magazine'. ..joseph g (13 years ago, 10-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Gahh! Maybe I should just ship it to a professional modder! Know a guy? (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 6-Jan-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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Snip... (...) John, get ready to drill lots of holes! (13 years ago, 6-Jan-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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(...) Yikes! If I didn't know you, I'd guess that you were older than dinosaur dirt! (URL) (...) LOL Yeah, thanks for that stroll down memory lane. More indications of dinosaurhood would be if you ever heard the term "Fibblesnork", or took pictures (...) (13 years ago, 6-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hummm... my first train was 182 which was battery powered on blue rails... I was around for all that other stuff except ATL, which had just been abandoned. So I'm somewhere pretty near dirt I guess... Sure it nice to see everyone here though! (...) (13 years ago, 5-Jan-12, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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A few years ago I contacted (URL) Steven Asbury> because I wanted to copy (URL) one of his excellent Fire rigs> that he has posted on Brickshelf. He graciously sent me some more pics of it so I could get a better idea of how he built it (a lot of (...) (13 years ago, 5-Jan-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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