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(...) Great work! I love the detail in the models, I found it a nice resource to add detail to MOCs. Does the locomotive have a 12V motor and the tender a 9V? Is the 12V motor an empty shell or is it powered? I was thinking to experiment a little (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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Sorry, That's an 1875 class BII of course. -BMW (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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All, Larry mentioned a train in the GMLTC pictures that is not a standard Lego color. It is my beloved locomotive "Kathryn" which pulls the royal train on my layout. The dark green color and brass bands are achieved through the use of stickers only (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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uhhh...stammer....uhhhh....wow! That has to be the most deceptive model I have seen in a long time. It looks simple, but it is not! First, a working pantograph. I think the rest of us have only dreamed about something like that. Second, nice railing (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Because it's kind of cool to have something sealed in a box, knowing that it's in perfect condition? Because once you open it, you no longer have it in the perfect state it was previously in? I think Castle fan Jeff Crites tried to collect two (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Not really new ideas at all. All copied from other work. Especially the turning of the thinwall windows by 90 degrees! I just got an idea to remove any spacing gaps in at the right angle endpoint connections. Maybe this is old news? I used the 1x3x2 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Interest in set 5561
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not sure if this really belongs here... though since you guys seem to like em... I'll trade the exhaust pieces if anyone wants them.. Of course I would love to get some windows for em.. though some of those larger red or white curved arches wouldn't (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <388F7AF0.1EBAEF5C@v...er.net>... (...) was (...) Well, after dealing with lugnet.off-topic.debate, anything else would seem easy. Sheesh. At least here we're talking real existing things, not scenarios someone has (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.gmlug, lugnet.trains.org)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:388F7BEB.C7242C...ger.net... (...) Judging from recent events, I wouldn't count unhatched chickens. I used to include stuff on order in my collection count, but now I keep 3 separate tallies (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I used four of the chrome exhaust elbows as (wait for it) exhaust elbows (roof mounted) on my doodlebugs so I heartily concur. Also I used the hubs in my high pressure chemical tanker. It also has a large number of plates and various (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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