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It's not a caboose. A caboose has a cupola or a bay window, or at least, a work area for the conductor. It's not a pullman. A pullman has beds, washrooms, a porter's office, etc. It's a coach. It's really pretty simple to remember coach, I think. (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | What about 2126 Train Cars set?
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While on the subject of the 3225 Classic Train, what a peoples thoughts on the other currently available set, 2126 Train Cars? (URL) ? Prompted by the recent S@H mailings that claim "Limited Supplies" for this set, I believe my wife purchase this (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: economics of set 3225
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I finally completed my 3225 Classic Train last night. It is very relaxing to build at the end of the evening. I have to agree with the majority of previous posts, it is a weird little train. It is cute, but the cars just look 'odd'. The best car (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 7777 Train Idea Book, Carlsbad Grand Opening
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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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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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