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Hi Folks, I was on a two days vacation and came back just an hour ago. I was strongly surprised about the amount of posts concerning the April fools joke. Now it has to be said: of course it was an April fools joke and I fear for my life now, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) I don't see the Starwars AAT and MTT on www.lego.com. Does that mean they are MOC's as well? In my experience, it is very rarely that we find information about new sets at www.lego.com _first_. For example, most of the information about the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Perhaps it's because they *are* MOC's. I don't think this is real, why haven't we found anything on www.lego.com? --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes: Note, I will speak of a hypothetical remote control switch which just happens to resemble something posted which may or may not be a hoax and which may or may not be OK to talk about. (...) Sigh. Well one (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) distance (...) Lar and others: The 8 wides WILL hit that box going through points. My DD40 cannot spur off on a set of points unless the actual yellow point switch is removes, as it ovehangs on the inside of the curve by too much. The box is (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Frist Meeting in the St. Louis Area.
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(...) Funny...I was just in St. Louis this morning for about an hour and a half, connecting from San Francisco to Chicago. But...I probably won't have the $$ to make it down for meets :( -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Or just be lazy and use altavista. Alan (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) I'm not following you completely. Here's where my thinking currently is, and I admit I should have thought this through before posting extensively as I now think some of that posting may not be correct from a legal perspective. I am prepared (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) Interesting thinking about this, the debate should settle down to just naysayers (if you believe the scan is real, it is almost certainly a leak, and therefor shouldn't be discussed). The only thing which (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) It is against the Terms of Use Agreement to infringe on the privacy or publicity rights of others. Interpret our (mine & Suz's) opinions at your own risk. --Todd (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My person
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(...) even (...) I meant the latter. It's unoficially more like 60 lbs (according to the bathroom scale). Why would 40 lbs "hardly seem possible?" Will Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services www.crosswinds.net/~hokie (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) None of this matters if this is a leaked mockup of preproduction models and artwork that was created to give a sense of what an ad would look like. There are lots of new pieces present.. motor, DCC controller, points controller, short track, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Note that the map is from the 1996 police station(I think) Alan (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) is (...) Also note that they are using many old pieces that haven't been used for years, like the pitchfork and the 12v timetable sticker thing. And they have the old necklace and workman torsos. And the Train logo is of very poor quality. And (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Perhaps the little antenna pieces. Alan (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My person
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(...) I'll be happy to help you realize that wish.. just send it to me. I'll even spring for shipping. Or do you mean you don't have 40 lbs? That hardly seems possible. ++Lar (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) parts (...) within (...) Yes, or that they have solved how to retrofit this mechanism to existing points, or that they wanted to reuse the tooling for the current points ties and subplate. Or that it's a hoax. To people that think I am not (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Proof of a Hoax? (was: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn)
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(...) No. this is exactly where you would have to connect. The outer rails are unswitched (think about it, they have no points in them, they're unbroken. If this is a hoax, the hoaxer got this right. ++Lar (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) While we're capable of work this good, or better(1), it would be coming from me, based on our current guild membership, and I don't do eurotrash. Even old, cute eurotrash. I also don't hack on bricks (which would be necessary to do the wheels) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) If they were this good? Almost but not quite. ++Lar (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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