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(...) Careful, Alan. Wait until you see for yourself those "too wide for our track" trains next week. You may be changing your tune;-) But you are correct. The reintroduction of that part hardly excites me at all. -John (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LUG World Map 1st Version complete.
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FUT lugnet.org For those of you that don't know I have been working on the LUG Map that Todd and Suz have greatiously decided to host here on LUGNET. For the most part we have worked out the issues with keeping the map updated. About the only thing (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.org.nl, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: Pictures of GFLTC at the Enviro Fair...
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(...) curves (...) It all started two or three years ago, when I met Karl Gunther of the Sky Train Corp. at a H & R Train Show. He had a small LEGO display that he built of the Sky Train at the show. We got to talking about how it works and how we (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Technic set 8856 Whirlwind Rescue contains(ed) the 6x6 multi-slope roof cap. Until seeing the two in the Mil. Falcon, I had sought 8856 for that single piece. Failing to find the 8856 set, I look forward to getting a Falcon for these pieces alone. (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) for (...) I'm willing to trade you that 722, Ben. But the only thing I will accept in trade is the large wheel motor unit and the DCC control module, bought at retail or from S@H, still in it's official Lego(r) packaging, that you demonstrated (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A similar example is found with Hornby O gauge (pre/post WW2). This stuff is very toy-like, made of flat printed tinplate with it's own style, runs on very coarse track but it provides HUGE entertainment for adult collectors and spectators at (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK everbody, we can make some serious money here by refusing to sell these last vital items to Ben; 1. We all demand a price about 2,500% higher than the market price. 2. If he is keen to complete his collection, he will buy the items. 3. The (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Also not to nitpick, but the part that's available in the 5978 is the 6x6 dual-low-slope roofcap, not the 6x6 multi-sloped roof cap--there's a difference! Both are much sought after by us trainheads, though (well, at least those of us who haven't (...) (24 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Er, not to nitpick, but said part (in grey) is also available in set 5978 Sphynx Secret Surprise. You can't see it in the Pause pic, but it's part of the Sphynx's back. -Cheese (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oops, you're right (The purpose of my original msg was "that colour has never been available before!), obviously I am no train expert (although I do have 4563). If it WAS the grey roof's first appearance, I'm sure you guys would have spotted (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The point was not so much that the part has never been available in grey before, but that it is now available to mere mortals in grey, which is a good thing independant of whether it has already existed. (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.starwars, Bryan Wong writes: [snip] (...) Please allow me to pinch you: This part was incuded in set 4563, Load N' Haul Railroad. Picture: (URL) instructions: (URL) parts where included in set 4551, the Crocodile Engine. Picture: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In the picture stated above, the top part of the MF is on the upper right of the picture. Look at the two open "hatches." I think those are grey train roof pieces, like the black ones in 4558 and 4559! Bryan (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Don't do THAT, just sell it to me. Proto operation (switch lists, dispatchers, CTC panels, bad orders, etc.) can be a lot of fun. It's just not everyone's cup of tea, it's a lot like WORK. :-) As our hobby matures we will see continued (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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<calm police negotiator voice ON> Steve ... put the gun down...you have a lot to live for...your minifigs are counting on you...<calm police negotiator voice OFF> I wonder though has anyone ever tried to figure out what the LEGO scale speeds are? (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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Steve - LOL - I love it! :^) Ed (...) yourself! (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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If I ever have to run my LEGO trains at scale speeds according to pseudo time tables I will shoot my self and have my collection ground up and sprinkled over the nearest train yard! SteveB (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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Yes gray bricks were not available during the 60's, only gray plates. But that doesn't mean that LEGO didn't produce them for their models. They still do it today with bricks and pieces that are not produced for the general public. Just go to a (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | 9V train collection completed
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After buying the LegoLOCO® software to get the small and limited edition promoset 2585 on saturday, I'm now proud owner of all 9V train items. Two weeks ago my collection of the grey era got into state of completenes too. Since I bought the long (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I have phoned a store looking for TRAIN sets 12V or 9 V, They did not have any rare stuff excpet this 6990 which seems to be a MONORAIL serie which I'm not collecting. The lady on the phone told me it is from 1988 and has 9V motor + light + rail ... (...) (24 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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