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(...) I am diffently in always wanted to be an inventor of legos. :) (kai in michigan) (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A new challenge...
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Me too, I hope the train can be over 8-wide as I want to put RCX or Scout inside train, so 8-wide is too small, any good idea for combination RCX with Train? (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Here are two versions of an L-coupler to bring the magnet height inside the nose of the Acela down to the standard LEGO magnetic coupler height. (URL) two is slightly shorter and perhaps a little more compact than version one. Both are shown via the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: High Speed Locomotive
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(...) I just did some searching, as well. For applications of the yellow lower LEGO train nose piece I was thinking of the following two locomotives: The "Intercity 125" was the one I was thinking of: (URL) the APT, but it doesn't have full yellow (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: High Speed Locomotive
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(...) Sure! I can think of a few....like (most) of the steamers...although, not all. Some of the Sentinels operated by the foundry (??? name forgets me, but Ronald (sp) was one of them...) had yellow/black buffer beams, that was about 83. James (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I shall now search for "modern British trains". Perhaps there is one that suggests using this yellow nose piece? Can you recommend a locomotive, Nicholas? Thanks. later, James Mathis (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: High Speed Locomotive
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James Mathis <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:G3Cyn5.CKz@lugnet.com... <Snippage> (...) their (...) having a (...) I think it may actually be legal requirement for all locomotives to have yellow noses here in Britain. I can recall no modern (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: High Speed Locomotive
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(...) That's great! I look forward to seeing future versions and new creations. later, James Mathis (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A new challenge...
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(...) couplers,plate, wheels, and bogie plate cost about half that alone ($25). When I imagine what a good quality train car should cost, I think in comparable terms ie O scale cars from model railroading. For quality stuff, you are in the $50-100 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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