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(...) Jon, My theoretical helix has not been made reality yet. The Lego budget has been used for acquiring parts from Todd's AucZILLA auction to make copies of Larry's hopper car among other things. The theoretical helix is really a rounded off (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes I realize that, but I haven't found a way to simulate lumber yet where my 4 year old can easily "play" with it. She likes cars where she can remove what they carry and switch them around. So the bulkhead was both sturdy enough for the play (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I'll just say this. I have an HP 2100. That's a 600 dpi REAL laser printer. So far I have printed all instructions fresh. No photocopies. They look good. Very good. Sometimes I go 2 up to get the paper count to 19 pages printed on 10 pieces of (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know what a rubber is, but LEGO will probably replace it for free. Once a train motor of mine broke, and they replaced. Alan This message's random set is: 6881, www.lego.com/pause/s...query=6881 (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) and (...) ran, (...) more (...) planned complete with a helix-in-a-mountain (...) is an (...) the (...) you (...) get (...) mountain (...) John/Jim, Just picked up on this one. Like you, I have started on my own permanent layout which is based (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dunno for certain.. I'd hate to pay $20 (for example) for some cheapie B&W photocopies... On the other hand, having ripped your design :) as best I could from photos and one LD image, I can respect the time and effort that went into putting (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sure... how much would you pay? (...) NOW how much would you pay? (...) But wait, there's more! What if I threw in printouts of the bulkhead flat and SWx instructions too? Now how much would you pay? But wait, I'm STILL not done. We'll add a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: [with plenty of snippage...] (...) With this in mind, would you be interested/willing to sell the instructions w/o the huge (and ultimately pricey) collection of parts? Maybe a signed/numbered limited (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) on (...) I lived for 1/2 year in England in 1981. I was 11 years old. At this time I got to see, touch, and experience the LEGO 12volt trains that LEGO USA was, and had been, denying availability in the USA. I was awestruck. I simply couldn't (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Before getting more requests about the thing above: I was talking of the best Lego-Train-Year 1983. And at that time the 7750 was still in the shelfes..... Regards Ben (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've got the box scanned for #7851: (URL) hesitant to open the box, since I'm waiting to see if anyone wants to buy/ trade for it. It sounds like the pieces are polybaged inside, though, so there's probably some kind of insert (maybe just a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.db.scans)
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(...) I have been experimenting with a remote operated freight station with some success. Instead of a grabber I used magnets. Similar to some car decoupler systems a little technic pin pushes the container away from the magnet. Downside is that (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Dan Boger and I were trying this very thing last night at the WAMALUG meeting with out MOC container transfer station. We haven't had much success with it yet, but we have gotten pretty good with droping containers from the grabber. :) We have got (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Seems to me, as if we people in good old Europe have a little different view on trains (exept from James Mathis of course). Like Arjen, most of my frieds like the trains from the early 80ies most. I'm of the opinion 1983 was the greatest year for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ??!! Bulkhead flats don't hold containers in the prototype, they're typically used in lumber service. If you want a flat that holds containers and you don't want to go doublestack, you should probably make it a piggyback flat. Many of those (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Especially with the 7740 vans, 7819 and 7815 it looks great! (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone have an idea how I could get some spare rubbers for the trainmotor? The old ones are all dried up... :( Thanks, Arjen (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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My favorite: Unlike others' favorite (I guess) 7750 Great design, best electromotor ever (had to build place bricks under the outer curves to prevent the train from tipping over). Greetz, Arjen (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It is unusual for North America. I think, however, if you looked at pictures of narrow gauge european engines, that you would find a almost exact prototype for it (austria I think, on OBB) James P (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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They are on Brickshelf - (URL) doors in question are shown on (URL) right behind the nose section. They are also shown on my Wants page at (URL) if you have any and want to get rid of them, let me know ;-) I need quite a few. I also need the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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