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David, congrats on your win! I just got a really nice HP 895C color printer. Has anyone attempted to build their own 7777 book using the online scans? I'm wondering how many ink cartridges it will take to print all the pages, full size at the (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | 7777 Train Idea Book, Carlsbad Grand Opening
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Hi folks, I recently won a 7777 Idea Book at auction. Even though it's a bit worn, it has been good to have the book to look at, since many of the illustrations and pictures span two pages. (While this works well in books, the online scans split (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: economics of set 3225
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Paul- Is it me or are you woozie with 2x6x2 fever? Are you thinking of the 4565? (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You can make it even more economical if you sell off the extra 2x6x2 windshields to someone like me. (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Loco Postcard penpals?
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It's random if you're using 'single player' mode over the Internet (we did that some last night and it was frustrating because of the randomness) but according to the instruction manual (which isn't very good) if you use Multi-Player mode and if (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thanks to Lugnet.Trains and RTL Participants
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(...) G-Guage? Wow, that's going to take *a lot* of bricks... Steve (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Thanks to Lugnet.Trains and RTL Participants
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After two years as an avid Lego train enthusiast, I have decided to refocus my hobby time on model railroading ("garden-size"G-Guage). I am writing to thank the regular contributors to Lugnet.Trains & RTL for your enthusiasm, good humor, knowledge, (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Loco Postcard Penpals?
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(...) I thought these were random, you launch a postcard and another postcard kicking around out there somewhere comes back. No control over who it goes to or whose you get back. I have not yet been able to get this to work... but I was dialed in (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: removable stickers?
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(...) No, it's made from a bunch of little bricks. <bah dump-bump> Sorry but I could not resist. Actually, in the MR hobby, dry transfer lettering is used a lot as well if there are no ready made decals available. Sounds like Robin is talking about (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks. So the the big blue Conrail locamotive is made from a bunch of little letters? Chris (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Chris, I use 1/4 stick on numbers and letter from Staples or Office Depot they come in 4 or 5 colors. Also I'v used white labels but they don't come off well, so I now print on sticky back paper it seem to works better. See Ya... Got to get back to (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Greetings! This is my first post. My train-loving 6.5-year-old son just received Lego Loco and is eager to send postcards to a real person - he's a little bored with sending them to the Train Engineer, Santa, the Skeleton, etc. (Actually, he (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks. Chris (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego made a Caboose!
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(...) My guess is that the windows that appear on the doors are actually labels, like the "db" logo below the clear brick 'windows'. :-) -Z- (URL) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego made a Caboose!
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(...) Is it me or is there an error in the instructions for #164? Check out (URL) and look at the doors in step 5. Now look at the doors in step 6...hmmmm... (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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To stripe doors, or other bricks for that matter, I use electrical tape in various colors. Most electrical supply stores have it available in about 10 different colors, most of which match Lego pretty well. I like it because it goes on easy, it's (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello to the people who are using non-LEGO stickers, Robin ((URL) Steve ((URL) go to (URL) to see some of his train creations) sorry to those I have left out. Are you custom making your stickers or are you buying them from hobby shops. I have been (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: economics of set 3225
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Chris, Yes, it is still available, I got the new Adventurer cover (Spring? I have to go look at it now! OK, Spring 1999 titled Jungle Adventure - Pretty neat picture!) page 9, bottom. $66.00US. I thought about this train a lot, and I think it is a (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | economics of set 3225
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There has been alot of talk about the classic train again lately, so I grabbed my shop at home catalogu to give it a look. First, I still do not like it based the same reasons everyone else doesn't like it, but economically... 3 pairs of wheel sets (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: I like pink (was Fence colours)
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John, (...) Either you are very ambitious, have a ton of bricks somewhere, or completely crazy, but good luck either way! My new year's resolution was not to buy any Town Junior, except the boats for the hulls. As for Scala, my mini-figs have enough (...) (26 years ago, 28-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.trains)
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