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(...) What do you mean by January trains? This news group in Januray? Also, where do you get most of your information, books about real trains, books about model trains, modeling magazines? I keep saying that I am going to get this book The Great (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) yes you can. Create a custom element starting with the 9V straight but cut down to fit. You'll need to post the element file so it can be imported. (...) Shocked. Just Shocked. (that there's cutting going on here) Arrest the usual suspects. (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, but use them to get ideas, not to reject working on your own creations!!! There are SO MANY different kinds of container articulateds in the prototype that we modelers have bareley scratched the surface. Keep building. No one has done a (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Who says there isn't? I said it was a low structure group. You're in michigan. I am too. so there is. :-) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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O! I forgot about coastal cutter, and I even HAVE that set. It's used to pick up the boat, IIRC. (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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Joshua, your reorg is great. but can you break up 12V trains into two words so that a search using theme=trains finds them all instead of just 9V and 4.5V? (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Confession time: We can't do a Track Designer (r?) layout because we cut (gasp!) a few pieces of straight track to make things fit... I know, I know - the opinion of us in the Lego train community just took a major dive... The parallel tracks (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, I've been searching all the discount and second hand bookshops for books on trains and yesterday hit the jackpot. Found two great references each selling for about $15.00 new! The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail by Colin Garratt and (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I thought that 080 was from 1969, that's the catalog I've got with my set. I'd have to do some checking on that, I've still got the box too. I can definately say it is Samsonite era Lego. Never heard it called Ambassador Train, though never was able (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) beautiful . (...) Hi, Do you have an ICQnumber already? Mine is 30823064, nickname Markassius Mark Follow up set to -off-topic-FUN (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Recycle truck hook (was Re: Older Dacta Community Vehicles IS still available at Kaplan
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(...) [Sorry I'm coming in late on this one] There are two different elements involved, and they're in at least three sets, actually: 1x4 Spring Cage, Hinge Connect, 3M Qty Color Set U.S. Set Name Year Theme --- ----- ---- ---...--- ---- ---...--- 1 (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Is the set this one? (URL) only recently added this entry to Pause. -- joshua (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is exactly why I recently recategorized the trains at Pause :) Try this link: (URL) what you're looking for one of the first three? -- joshua (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Semi-ADMIN: Pause Train Reference Improvement Work in Good Shape
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A big friendly whistle blast to all... :-P Summary: ------- I've re-categorized all the 4.5v and 12v trains entries on the Pause section of LUGNET. Check it out and let everyone know what you think (I already know that 726 is missing -- we have no (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yep, pretty darned sure. It's a "Train" element in my estimation. Am I positive? No: "Only fools are positive." (...) If I recall correctly, Joe Lahrer has specifically stated as trivia that there has been only one (or is it two?) Technic/EB (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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OK OK I get the point..been there done that. I guess I need to spend more time looking at all your web sites. Sorry for overlooking/forgetting some of the things that have been done out there! Chris (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote (in part): (...) <snip> (...) You can look at my Freight Container Car page. (URL) -Z- (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Are you sure? I would have thought that it was either "expert builder" or space prior to that. I have a instruction book that has a 6 wide (0r at least I think it is...don't have it here to check) windscreen on a truck. (clear...now slightly (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Now if there was only one in Michigan! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey I did not even notice the apples. Very cool. (...) I want to see a close up those animal carrying box cars. Hey! Rotate those pictures before you post them! My neck HURTS. Also, I notice that you use some non-standard track layouts. For example, (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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