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G'Day Check the Train Track Snow Remover 4533. It use small technik tires to roll along the track and elastic bands to transfer motion. If I ever find the manual I will post the relevant bits. Cheers Oliver "Barbara Sproat" <BSproat@Novell.com> (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) is (...) I recommend you look to set 6497, Twisted Time Train (if I recall the title correctly). It isn't a train, i.e. for use on rails, but it does include a few moving bits, including a stack at the front that pops up and down as the train (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can see it now, one of the train clubs touring the country with a layout inside a railcar tacked onto the back of the same trains that they are trying to model. :) -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Love it, Barbara! I really like the private home concept, it combined two things I love but don't often build anymore - houses and trains... I love the little details in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom... Not to mention the beautiful car. The (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sounds like Micro-Motor time to me... Dean (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In the interest of brevity, this message has been subjected to various snippage (...) Sweet... (...) Yeah, that's actually what I meant by the above.. using the same tracks to pull whole private trains and public.. scheduling conflicts causing (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It works! Nice SUV... I'll hafta steal^H^H^H^H^H borrow that design :) -Tom McD. when replying, for some unknown reason, spamcake breaks down in vodka. Note: Lugnet and rec.toys.lego are family forums The San Francisco Bay Area Users Group (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Congrats Ben! When I first saw this round house I was severely humbled. With my recent revision completed over a year ago, I was pretty pleased. Pictures at: (URL) then Ben posted pictures of his roundhouse. I drooled as I intensely stared at his (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ...Wish you could have been there too. You would have loved it, and your military models would have been a huge hit too (our second 'bonus layout' table was a big hit and would have been perfect!). :-) build well wubwub (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md)
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(...) Congratulations! -Shiri (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben is the winner of the the theme gallery at lego.com with his roundhouse. Look at (URL) . Alan This message's random set is: 5860, (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) MicroMotors! They're small enough to hide inside a train car, and turn slowly enough that the poor minifigure won't get seasick from swaying too fast. If you have a simple boxcar that hides a 9volt battery box (or tap off the train's motor), (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Incredible!!! The display was far more ambitious than I could have imagined. Great models, interesting minifig events, impressive town structures, and a hell of a lot of trains. I wish I could have been there. Josh Spaulding (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md)
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I want to build a few trains with actual moving components. However, I'm not sure how to get components moving other than the wheels. :) Here are some similar examples of what I'm looking for ... - Smoke popping up and down from a smoke stack - A (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for all the help. David (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I have been reading all these hundreds of posts by people from Oregon, Washington DC, and California. I would love to live in one of those areas, but i dont. So i am wondering if anyone here is from the Oklahoma City area. I think it would be great (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Much better Barbara, thanks! I actually got to look at it this time (I gave up after 20 mins before, when still nothing was actully visible). Very, very nice work. The awning has a great look to it, and the interior is faboo! Kevin (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(X-post to lugnet.build) (...) I like the SUV. The small yellow "wing" on the hood gives it a "Land Rover look" and the cloth doors is a nice and creative touch. The wheels may look a bit small, though, but all in all you've done some very nice (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) number: (...) Oh, well... part numbers... I haven't fallen off that far yet. :) These are some of my favorites as well, as noted in some of my other models: (2 URLs) I just can't seam to come up with another way to put the roofs together and (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol Sorry for the confusion; I "know" my fav elements by their parts ref number: (2 URLs) great job! -John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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