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Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) This is my first forray into LUGNET.TRAINS, so I'm a fish out of water, (TOWN is my home turf). Thanks Larry, since I'm probably one of the few AFOL's that is building my city in the classic scale (3 bricks high (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe a little woozy. But building town vehicles with the 6 wide windows make them look better. Check out some of the fire truck pages. (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What about 2126 Train Cars set?
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(...) Here is the S@H breakdown: 6x Wheelset (5304) @ $3.50 = $21 4x Buffer/magnet/coupler (5303) @ $3.50 = $14 2x Bogieplates (5302) @ $2.50 = $5 2x Wagon plates[1] (5309) @ $3.00 = $6 Total for those items from S@H would be $46, which is $23.50 (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: economics of set 3225
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OK. It is a coach. Larry, have you seen the spring S@H catalog? The catalog has 3225 pictured and points out "Only caboose available for Lego trains!" :) Bryan to wife - "Can you hand me that coach car?" Wife - "Its a caboose... And say please." (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The 2x6x2 windshields are clear blue. I think those are the only parts not shown on the front box picture. -- Bryan Christopher Masi wrote in message (...) blue? (...) (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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(...) Well, the original pages are A4 (a bit taller, and slimmer, than our 8.5" x 11" pages in the States ;-). And the scans are also large, so you might find that the top/bottom would need to be cropped a bit, or you may need to reduce the image a (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Hmm...another reason to buy it. Are the 2x6x2'a clear or are they clear blue? Are there any other special parts that are not shown in the picture. Thanks, Chris (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: economics of set 3225
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(...) John - I think Paul's referring to the two extra 2x6x2 windshields that come with the classic train set #3225. They're used for alternate models. Ed (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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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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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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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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(...) 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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