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Hi All, I tried a new truck design and need some help, pls look at the instructions at the URL: (URL) 3: shows the air tanks attached to the 1x2 single stud plate however... Step 6: shows a 2x4 plate "covering" the 1x2 single stud plate but it does (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: wanted: 2x2 classic windows
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Way back when, when Samsonite ran the Canadian Distribution for Lego, they offered a spare parts sale through the Lego Club. I was a wee tyke then, so it must have been around 1980 or so. I ordered a box of parts, and it turned out to include a (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: wanted: 2x2 classic windows
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(...) There were quite a few sets that had yellow 1x2x2 windows. The Police Station set #585 had the most ever, with 11 windows. There were a few basics sets that had these as well. Sets #510 and #517, both from the mid 1980's had 2 windows in each (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: My Inverted Hopper Design
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(...) Being new to trains, (1 Year on the 29th. 4565 B-Day prezzy from wife) I've gone from following directions to variations on the directions to MOC's. I have a cute little tanker that I did back before we pooled our LEGO. (My wife has much more (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My Inverted Hopper Design
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(...) That's been done... Mike Poindexter did it. However it's not clear that it was an improvement, per se. Bigger does not always automatically equate to Better. (also GD&R) Dean my advice to you is not to (try to) improve on my design... but to (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My Inverted Hopper Design
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That is a very clever design, Dean. Funny, I was just talking to Mike Poindexter last night and he was talking about doing the same thing! Now, here is what I think: If you can come up with this ingenious design to get around using rare parts, you (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My Inverted Hopper Design
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(...) Sadly I hit the send button by mistake. I normally do cross post properly, honest! sigh... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My Inverted Hopper Design
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(...) I gave you some positive feedback for this fine model, which does some very clever inversions, in your local group (lugnet.loc.ca.bc.<s...ething>... where you also posted this message. now here's some less glowing feedback. :-) Consider (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | My Inverted Hopper Design
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I've been trying to create a fleet of Hoppers without having to use rare parts that I do not posses. Below is my first attempt and I think it worked out pretty good. (URL) love to hear your comments. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Happy Easter AFOLs!
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(...) Yes I am! Happy Easter to all on Lugnet, especially to all on lugnet.trains, since that's my favorite newsgroup here. Regards, Ben my (non train) Lego® Easter picture: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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