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(...) Nope, because those aren't spoked. However, the could be painte Maxifig wheels... (also found on the "pre-model team" classic cars, in the 390's) Jeff (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Well it was there, now it disappeared James J. Trobaugh wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ooh, good point. That may be the strongest evidence yet of a hoax. There is still one other problem I have, why would someone this capable of model making feel the need to create a hoax to get attention? If these same models had been posted as (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Now there is an email on the web page! spam@papierkorb.de hmmmm, i don't like the look of this at all dang it! jt (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd also add that German prototypes probably have the most world recognition from a model perspective because of the dominance of the German model railroad industry (for example, most people, myself included, commonly refer to G scale as LGB (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here's the mirror proof: I took the images of the points from the 'leaked' catalog and cut them out into separate files. I mirrored one of them. I then dropped the red and green components from one and the green and blue from the other. I then (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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Yeah and the counter isn't working any more! jt Thomas Main wrote in message <38E4E488.3482DB3D@a...te.edu>... (...) gtfthis (...) feel (...) they (...) it (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol!!! You're right! I would, too, if it was more believable. :) Jeff P.S. We've still got a number of hours before the hoaxer posts his "Gotcha! Happy April Fool's Day" post. And boy is he making a number of people look like fools. ;) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) 4460 (...) on (...) they (...) the (...) Naw. Those are black model team wheel hubs - recently available in Bi-Wing Baron (thanks LFB :-) and the Twisted Time Train - with chromed edges. Ben Fleskes has an engine using these wheels in grey and (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anyone noticed the new link on the site? (URL) swear that wasn't there this morning :) -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) is (...) Yet more proof: I had a friend match up the "digital points" to see if they where, in fact, mirrored. And guess what? They were! Feel free to try it yourself... Jeff (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm afraid that I must go with the hoax theory. Here's why: 1) This appears to be Paul Rutenberg's first ever Lugnet post, and he has a hotmail address to boot. 2) His homepage (once translated with babelfish) is decidedly non-Lego. There are some (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) What is with the rude comments of late? Someone can't just throw in a little meaningless statement here and there? You do it often enough. I do it, too, and so do most people. (...) Yes, but isn't that a real train company? Wouldn't it have to (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) low (...) not. (...) I concurr. (...) ...wasn't there an artist who generated a bit of controversy when he created a mock up of a LEGO set under the theme of a WWII era concentration camp? That was kicked around on r.t.l a couple of years (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You're right -- I noticed the background in the main picture is all made out of LEGO. TLC never does that anymore. Highly suspicious. Steve (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow. There's got to be a better way to increase your hit count on a free web page than posting hoax train pictures. Nice models, though. Ed (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Does anyone care to guestimate how much these sets might cost? I'm thinking I need multiple copies of each set! JohnG, GMLTC (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) I don't agree one bit. While I might not know what UK train rolling stock looks like, (but I do,) that would not deter me one bit. For any new train enthusiest in Lego Train, anything you can get your hands on is a good thing. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I see your point but I would point out the following items to ponder: - Germany has the highest per capita brick consumption with 95+% or some such households with kids having TLC products. - Germany is a large market (almost 1/2 the US size), (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm curious about clearance issues with the automated points. Would the undercarriage of "normal" train cars strike against the dark gray block if going through the curvey-curve section of the points? later, James Mathis (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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