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(...) computer screen. I know it must look dashing, but it's sadly blue to me. I think what caught my eye the most were the dark gray 1x2 "wood" bricks used in the end-of-car through-ways. Very nice look for the door/diaphram between the coaches. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Paul, I have not yet built a Thatcher Perkins in other colors, but I was mulling it over. I have built a coal tender and old style passenger car in the 1860's style to the Thatcher Perkins scale (using small spoked wheels), but haven't yet (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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3x center beam lumber cars, 2x PNLTC box cars, 3x tank cars, 1x propane tank flatbed, 2x small gondolas, 1x spool flatbed. (URL) reduced the thickness of the purple stripe to one row of bricks on the Rhiengold coaches. Here's a few shots on my (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jerem- Unfortunately, there is a glut of speed regulators on the market right now. If I were you, I'd hang on to it so that you'd at least have *one*. Same with the motor. No doubt one day you will wish you had kept them both instead of (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi I own the "Load-N-Haul Railroad" set and as some of you know it came with a speed regulator. I don't ever use it, I usually push my train (for some odd reason) but anyways what would you train fans trade for the control switch, track to control (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Gary, Isn't 3225 a start in that direction? And there was 726.... BTW, how many large spoked wheels do you have?? Have you redone the 396 in any colors other than the original black/blue/red? I redid mine, substituting grey for red, and would like (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Smackdown: J-1 vs Lar (was:Re: Re - Realease Old Themes?)
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(...) Maybe not enough substance to qualify for .debate, but I would give the nod to J-1, because he has braved 8wide waters! Sorry Lar, but you are about 2 studs short....or should I say narrow>;^D -John (J-2) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Bob, (...) days. And a million other things. Keep up the great work! : ) Scott S. -- Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (URL) LEGO Parts at Great Prices? Visit The Sanburn Systems Company! (URL) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ++Lar (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 1: I would never claim that. I build stuff with *one* idea in mind - realism. I don't worry about piece counts, or difficulty to build, or price points. Lego would probably never use one of my models as a "set", because they would be too (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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I have posted a few pictures of my F40PH on Brickshelf. (URL) Hayes (URL) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Re - Realease Old Themes?
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes: yboard is driving me nuts and it is a (ptui!) Mac besides. ) (...) our (...) Yes, the Mac is the computer for the "rest of us" whoever they are! :-). Actually that was the longest I've ever used one and it (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is extremely cool indeed. I am not 100% sure of this but I believe the difference between a Rack and a Cog is a matter of the following points (uppercase R and C to distinguish from the rack, part of the track)... Both have linear (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: looking for 12 volt train stuff 7760 conducting rails
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(...) Conducting rails are fairly easy to come by. I have got all I need at about 10 a box or so. The 7760, however, is far harder. For one thing, you're up against me, it's one of the few 12V grey track era sets I don't have, and for another, (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't think I have seen this clever technique before. Bravo! I may be wrong, though. While in the US, cars like this were never used in grain service (well, never say never about US railroading, there is so much out there) they are EXACTLY (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | NGLTC Meeting on July 15th
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Just a reminder to everyone that we are having a meeting on July 15th at 11am at Lewis Valentine's home. We will be covering ideas for layouts for the fall shows and sharing some current design projects. So please feel free to bring things you'd (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Tank Car & Box Cars
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Hi folks, it's your friendly neighborhood legoman, just posting a few pictures of MOC's. I've finished 4 box cars, (three of which have been digitally captured for your enjoyment: why only 3 and not 4 -the 4th is black and it wouldn't come out that (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Something completly new
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Check it out for real: (URL) Greg (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Something completly new (translation)
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(...) I just noticed this: (URL) interesting, even to a non-train fan. -John Rudy (who will get into trains when there is a Western train set.) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) that (...) Its a cog railway. We have one here at Pikes Peak Colorado and there is one at Mt Washington NH (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.trains)
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