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(...) Hmmm, we may be running into the limit of lego tolerances here. When I tried the assembly, it was clearly just the letters on top of the studs that kept it from working perfectly. In fact, it does actually hold together, and works just as I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) It's more than just the letters, the actual stud is ever so slightly taller. When I gently slid a plate into a chanel made by reversing two thin walls, the top of the stud caught the edge of the wall. The two stud wide channel with 3 plates + (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Any ideas what to do with multiple copies of waggon set 2126? They have been sold out in Germany during the last month and I collected "some" of them as cheap brickyard. (URL) far I have only build up the beer waggons and have left a quite big (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oooh, Drat! I forgot about the "lego" logos extruded on the tops of the studs... Oh well, just goes to show the dangers of designing lego models in your head... :) BTW, I just tried it myself, and it does work... almost... the deflection of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) I know, I know. Maybe you will move up production on my lar hopper then. :) (...) I would have prefered the 2x2 plate with pin but then I would have needed about thirty of them and I only have about six total and I used those for trailer (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Kela Akira Kitkowski wrote in message ... (...) Because it isn't a "pure" solution, and doesn't give us the opportunity to try and find an elegant solution. Besides, sticker paper wouldn't be flush either (of course if you get right down to it, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I'm glad you had fun with the hoppers I sold you... but your bigger hoppers STILL look euro. Need I say more? :-) On to happier topics. Nice Roadrailers. I'm wondering why you didn't use the propellor plates (2x2 plate with gray style technic pin) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anybody recommend that this guy should go out, buy some decal paper or sticker paper, make the design on the comp, print it out, and paste it on? Last I saw, decal paper was about a dollar per sheet. Just a suggestion...nothing personal or (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Par-wha? (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) This sentence didn't parse for me. But I surmise that I agree. 4549 and other 4 wide containers set the standard that I work from (...) It's just mad money, maybe a grand or two... so I don't have to time the bottom exactly. So who wants to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message ... (...) I'd known about the window for quite some time. Many classic space sets use them in blue (with trans yellow glass). I did wonder why it looked like it had shutter tabs, until a few weeks ago when I opened a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Karim wrote in message ... (...) account... (...) holds (...) pieces (...) Well, I just (well several hours ago) tried this out. The geometry doesn't quite work out. To fill in those who haven't seen the picture, the key is that staggered, opposing (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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By chance, was the starting point of the "known" Lego Double-Stacks? I'm inclined to believe that the starting point for this is 4549 Road 'N Rail Hauler. I found a set with the viechles and the figures gone, and all that's left is 1 of the small (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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When you have four copies of the Blue Hopper #4536, what do you build? Why two blue hoppers, of course. (URL) included are pictures of my attempts at RoadRailers, see the bottom of the above page. -- Paul (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) While green is the typical color, blue is widely used in home tables and appears to be the color of this particular table. Red is also used, often in tournaments. Rob - Rob Farver - mailto:rfarver@rcn.com (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hehehe, now *that* would be fascinating... It does however go online April 1st. (Ackkk! I know, I know! but I have to wait for the machine it will be on to be configured!) I am considering going ahead and launching Pallas Spaceworks early, on (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) It's from _The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy_... The Cybernetic systems of the starship Heart of Gold were developed with the new "GPP" system (Genuine People Personalities). The doors have a desire to open for you and it is their pleassure (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Augh, that sounds familiar, but I can't place it. What's it from? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Which you are, of course, famous for. When does karimnassar.com go public? (But don't ask me to get on task on my own site :/ ) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Frank catches me in an apparent error... (...) 2148 is what I typed. Trust me. Nefarious forces must have incremented it by two at some point. :-) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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