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Subscribing to a mag is all well and good if you have time and space... and it's to be recommended to die hard 'heads, but the Cyc is indeed a great source, as far as it goes. Amazon has it for 27. I'd recommend it as a comprehensive reference. The (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hardly, the real protoheads subscribe to Extra 2200 S, _the_ diesel spotters mag. They came up with the version labels that are often used with engines (eg, a F7 Ver VI or such...) covering the details. The Cyclopedias are however exelent (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Mike- I commend you on an excellent model! Building regular GPs will seem tiny by comparison;-) Using scale models from which to model is an excellent idea. I got razzed by the GMLTC for buying an HO GP50 dummy to model from ('course, they razz me (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben Fleskes wrote in message ... (...) observe (...) goes (...) does. (...) angular (...) I have also noticed it... not just in the Lego trains, but you will see it in HO, N and other trains, too. I believe Ben is right. Not just 'cause he's an ME. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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It was available in black in many sets. Grey was available only in the Flying Time Vessel. White was only available in one Diver set. Those are the only colors it was ever released in. Mike Scott E. Sanburn <ssanburn@cleanweb.net> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Or you can use a 2x2 tile with a a technic peg connecter sticking up from the middle. (Commonly used to mount helicopter blades) I have a tank car built as such and I am pleased with the rigidity and smoothnes of operation. Ben Fleskes PNLTC <snip> (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Doug, I don't think it was ever produced in yellow, I have seen it in Gray and Black. Scott S. (...) ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) Page -> (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The Black framed canopy that apeared in 4559 Cargo Raiway (and also in a ResQ set) was it ever produced in yellow ? If so is it in a current or recent production set ? (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The person I spoke to at S@H said to keep checking with www.LEGO.com, that the new changes would be occuring in the Spring ! (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Any idea when this is going to happen? Q4 of 2000 perhaps? -Frank (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Same from my connection on this side of the Atlanic. (...) individuals... (...) This is essentially an IPR protection, they just as scared of a lawsuit as we are! Besides consumer affiars has to deal with a lot more than just customewr (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Doug" <DPegram@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:Fq9HrK.Asy@lugnet.com... (...) motors (...) see a (...) perform (...) track, (...) amazing) (...) build (...) I think it would be difficult to provide some kind of "consumer upgrade" to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've built a pretty good tunnel using two green baseplates and large quantity of burps. The tunnel entrance uses a stepped 12 wide arch and is 12 studs high. The entire length is 4 pieces of straight track but I'm working on putting a curve (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) Ie, you (...) pieces (...) Yes, I can see and fully understand the concern. I've always brought just what I needed, (completed item for show, and stuff for sorting that I could build with). Though it has been alluded to by a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Regarding your message above. Do you have problems of pieces going missing? Ie, you have less pieces after and event then before? We are about to start up a Lego club in Vancouver, BC Canada and are a little concerned about what to expect. I (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sounds fun. One of these days I'm going to drive up from North Carolina... Frank (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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(...) <<snip> (...) build (...) This has been a thought of mine for quite some time, (the build into the walls of my house, not the camera part, though, that would be kind of cool too..) The idea has been nay-say'd by the best of them, but I still (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) too (...) This is true, but then you could look at our current layout, or look at the area of what we have been given for any particular show, and, actively pettition and negotiate for a certain position on the layout. (A negotiated (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) they (...) regulator (...) multiple (...) I would really hope that they would provide a means to upgrade current motors to "DCC Ready", if that is in fact the case, personally I would love to see a LEGO product out of the box(es) be able to be (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Doug, CURRENT RCX are 8 studs wide. But if they make one specifically for trains, they don't have to worry about batteries, and can make it much smaller (think Scout size, or even multiple modules). The regulator on that type of system would just (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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