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(...) Thanks, I will try that at some point although I don't have a lot of technic plates to work with either. Probably enough for a couple cars but not a lot. The 2x2 tile is a great idea I should have thought of that. (...) Cool so I can let my (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Eric, Very nice work. I can't see exactly how the fake doors are done. Can you (or someone) give me some pointers on using a plate as a sliding door? Bryan Kinkel (still working on his first MOC engine) "Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just totally disagree, it is a very weak connection, you can't pick the car up by the body, the trucks fall off. But it's cheap, those parts are easy to come by and you save a lot of plates in the floor. (...) Mr. 8Wide: "<ppssss-chhhhhuh> (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very nice try. Lots of good detail. Since you don't have bogie plates (which are cheap, go get some) or a floor plate (which I feel isn't worth the money, doing it with regular plates is the way to go) another alternative to the turntable (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good work Eric! I think this could be the beginning of an expensive hobby! Regards Ben (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Ahh! Excellent Idea. I will make the change. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of these in black but I should have a couple. If I followed this group closer I would have known what to use. (...) Done! I knew something didn't look (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Eric- Nice work for a rookie;-) That is my favorite box car to model-- the ol' 40 footer. A couple of nits: 1. Loose the buffers. We are in America-- land of the free, and home of the bufferless;-) Use the 2x3 black plate with one side rounded and a (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey all, You may have noticed that I did some containers recently for the PNLTC world record event. Well part of that discussion tailed off into the possibility of doing boxcars. I don't know if the boxcar idea will come to fruition or not but it (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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Wayne & Terri, and Laura, and those who emailed me with offers of a place to stay - thank you all very much. Right now we don't how many are coming or when so I don't think we can make definite plans, but I will get back to you nearer to the time (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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(...) ...U mean there were other layouts there? :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) Guide ((URL) the wildlink ((URL) #160 (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well I took some time over the weekend to put together a container car with 4x16 and 4x8 containers on it. I don't know if you will wan't the whole car or just a container but here is what I have so far. (URL) if you can't tell that car and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) Some of the German AFOLs plan to offer containers for the PNLTC too. Here comes my first drafts of two containers: (URL) think I would offer to send them one way: the worth of such a small container would be succeded by the shipping prizes.... (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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posted to:lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.fun.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains fut: lugnet.org.us.wamalug What: (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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"Jonathan Wilson" <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:393AF4F5.FBD469...ail.com... (...) I don't have any LEGO polarity switches, so I can't tell if it can be done. Does the switch work like an 'on-off' switch (like in a center position or (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That would be the mountain and pond I built. I have about 45 standard green bricks left(time to buy more buckets :) The mountain uses something similar to the GMLTC tower system as its support. -Chris (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) of sloped and standard green bricks in the picture with the horse and hay coach. "Leg godt" Ben (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sure...go to Radio Shack and get the bits and pieces. I believe 'Zonker' Harris has stuff like that on his web page. James (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yeah, this is why I asked Todd for some more stickers, with some 1.5x/2x/3x the size of the ones he sent - I need some for a racing team, so I need some for the cars, signs, and semis/trailers. And more 1x for all the figs (a decent sized racing (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out my web site below for pictures of my 9v motorised level crossing with flashing lights and bells (siren module). I now control it with a technic control centre II. (24 years ago, 4-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) polarity switches for example)? (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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