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Nice work, Mike- I too watched Twister tonite but did no work:-( I see you have decided to use the 4.5 volt red plate with buffers on which to base your Thomas. I did the same on mine, and I think it's a mixed blessing. It ends up compressing him (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I know numerous people have built Thomas so far but a comment Larry made a few weeks made a lot of sense (every club should have a Thomas). So with that thought in conjunction with the fact that we are headed to my parents house for Thanksgiving (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LDraw/POV-Ray model of Commuter Train
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Hey Iain- That's cool! If one doesn't have a lot of bricks with which to build (or certain bricks), then I think that this is a great way to build. Thanks for sharing! -John (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Cab-forward Southern Pacific...
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Need a little brainstorming please.... I have started builting a cab-forward, and eventhough I have ideas of how to build the bowed cab for this locomotive, I am asking for some suggestions. I really would like to build the cab at 7-wide, but I have (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LDraw/POV-Ray model of Commuter Train
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Hello, I believe this is my first post in lugnet.trains. I'm mostly a technic-head, but I'm very interested in geting into trains. I recently started playing around with LDraw and POV-Ray, and I noticed a post a little while ago about someone (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The perfect brick theory (was Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug!)
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(...) Ya, I built my little brown cable car out of the wings on the droid fighter. I was in the store and saw the parts and instantly KNEW what I wanted to build. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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(...) Lawrence, I think you'll find that Richard Rogers (sorry, Lord Rogers) has patented this design already. Be prepared for Mandelson and the Style Police to knock on the door any day now... When you say that the original facade will be reused (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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"Andrew Lipson" <werdna@surfree.com> wrote in message news:3A15AF8A.500561...ree.com... (...) opinions (...) You are not implying it is a monsterous carbuncal are you? regards lawrence (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New Gondola and a Commuter Rail station
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(...) Chris (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Upcoming PNLTC Events
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We have updated our calendar: (URL) next 3 events are: THIS WEEKEND! (Nov 18-19) GATS at the Western Washington Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA 2 Shows next weekend (Nov 24-26): NMRA show at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA and The Science of Toys (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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(...) Architecturally ingenious but I'd rather keep the Georgian facade. And I bet Prince Charles would say the same. Andrew (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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(...) Oh, yeah, don't get me wrong... I think that there is a balance to be struck, certainly. I've travelled to Europe fairly often, and I would definitely say that while older buildings should be preserved when possible, it is also possible to go (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G46rJs.BBy@lugnet.com... (...) store (...) pretty (...) river) (...) down (...) around (...) history. As we have a bit more history in Europe it is quite common to leave the facade of a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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(...) Ah, I get it. Very nice! I work in an office with a great big double-curved window, and with the bulk packs now available I had been trying to think of a way to model it. (...) Ahh.... (...) That's the true test of something that kind of works (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G46oLC.2wB@lugnet.com... (...) decide (...) Looks fantastic! Excellent use of the bulk windows (how many do you have now?) I vote for the facelift. Huw (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G46pqz.6D3@lugnet.com... (...) *extremely* (...) examining (...) There is a row of plates running along the bottom of the wall. The curve is achieved via hinges. It runs across smooth (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:G46pKs.5v4@lugnet.com... (...) I didnt buy any more. I still had some left over, plus I am reusing the ones from the glass roof of the old facade. regards lawrence (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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(...) To be honest, I'm of mixed feelings. I think the new facade, while *extremely* ingenious technically, lacks some of the warmth and panache of the current Georgian facade. I am very impressed by the engineering feats of the rounded corner, and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New Gondola and a Commuter Rail station
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(...) We did have ropes, and they were constantly getting crowded back into our layout. We did have some kids touching stuff on the layout, but only 1 who did any grabbing, and that got stopped real fast. (He was grabbing at the bridge!) (...) We (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G46oLC.2wB@lugnet.com... (...) decide (...) Looks fantastic! Excellent use of the bulk windows (how many do you have now?) I vote for the facelift. Huw (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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