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(...) I built some cars and a loco modelled after this line. Unfortunately I don't have any really decent pictures of it. You can see it on these pages: (URL) both show the less-prototypical cars better than the very prototypical engine and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Mike, I own 15 sets of 2126 right now, but I noticed no missing pieses so far. Regards, Ben (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, this is the normal use of the term, it is usually used with electric power supplies...Steam wasn't rated in the same way, when you use HEP from the prime mover (read the Diesel that drives the train) there is less power to move the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the black 1x2 brick hinges, there were two male pieces and no female. I went through 8 sets and ended with 7 female and 9 male. Weird, kinda. At least it wasn't a really rare piece replaced with a common one, like a glass 1x4x5 left door (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Head End Power. That is, engines on the front instead of spliced into the middle as mid train helpers, or pushing from behind as "regular" helpers. In American practice, I believe HEP isn't used that way, and it's just referred to as what's (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Toss the 4561 shroudplate as it's not going to be much help. Build your engine frame from plates and use a technic plate as a place to pivot your trucks. Or use the red wagon plate still available from S@H if you like red... This question (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I received a couple of 2126 ((URL) this week and assembled the first one last night. This is the first LEGO set that I have had that is missing pieces. It is missing two (a black ladder and a black 1x4 plate with hinge fingers) and has a few extra (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for all the info. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I know very little about model trains sooooo, what is HEP? (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd be cautious about using any sort of soluvant to remove stickers. I used some "goo-gone" or something like that to remove the sticker goo on the back of a CD case and ended up having the stuff eat the cd case! (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yesterday I picked up a second 4559, next on the agenda (soon) two or three 4561s...the car chassis from the 4559s will be turned into TTX type flatcars and the passenger cars from 4561s will be "modified to create better looking passenger cars...my (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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There is going to be one hard and fast rule for this book. All models for which instructions are shown have to use elements that have been used by TLG in a recent set that people are likely to be able to get. This is an idea book so everything we (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. Rendered images a re not appropriate for building instructions. (...) I didn't know that. Dont you need to have an IR tower to do that though? (...) I have had some very bad experiences in the past with povray and I have sworn that I wont (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: <slight snippage> (...) But for that you've got to use ldraw... and we all know what kind of computer runs ldraw best, don't we.. :) K.M. ..just pokin' at the hornets' nest... (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have a video clip of it in the 72 car version, the present one just has more cars...however, I cannot get it up on my geocities account, and have been too busy to get my Roadrunner account page setup. As for Ben's question, a mixture, with (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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How many axels does each car have. 2 or 4? Or is it a mixture? Ben F PNLTC (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> Newsgroups: lugnet.trains Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 12:17 AM Subject: Re: 9v train idea book: I might be making one, anyone interested? (...) other (...) thing (...) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You can make them virtually any color you want...virtually;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Of course you can fake the nose piece with medium slopes. KL (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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If you mean the bottom piece, I think black, grey and yellow are the only colors it has appeared in. If you mean the top piece I think black, white and grey are the only colors it has appeared in. note that White and Yellow are orphaned, neither has (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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