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Yes, this was a shot from the first ever PNLTC event, 1997 Portland GATS. Ben Fleskes' Metroliner is rumbling across my red viaduct while Thomas the Tank Engine leads a string of mischievious freightcars through a mountain tunnel. The upper (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Baseplate vs Brick landscape (was: Re: Show report)
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(...) Right. That drawn track (and glowing cave, etc) have been there since the start of 9V. Mayhaps J2 is referring to catalog illustrations, though? PS, I heard I left my vitamins at Chris's, did you happen to get those? I wouldn't want to have to (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Baseplate vs Brick landscape (was: Re: Show report)
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(...) I assumed that TLC uses drawn/computerized backgrounds so that no one can claim they are being misleading about the contents of the package. For instance, on the 3225 Classic Train, they used drawn-in track instead of real track, because there (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: More ramblings about the train contest
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Most of the time a company will run a contest to gauge or spark interest in a product. I seriously doubt that they are trying to “steal” designs. They are probably trying see what people are doing with what’s currently available to help them market (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm new here. I was not aware there was a seperate newsgroup for auction postings. Please accept my apologies, it will not happen again LEGO BLOCK (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | FA about 75 blue rails, switches, ...old but looks as new
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FA on EBAY: #375 yellow castle / #918 & #928 Space sets AS NEW IN BOX ! Also got tons of other stuff FA: '60ties and '70 sets, Legoland sets, tons of rails, windows, bricks with printings on it,... follow this link (URL) look up seller 'Anti-Yoda' (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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We're progressing well with entries for the Town building contest. There are many buildings and vehicles so far, but we could do with more entries in the large and small boats and ships, dioramas, structures, aircraft, microfig, and macro scale (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.trains, lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: Warning: Train Motor Stress Cracking
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(...) Ouch! I use this all the time and it's a potential issue! Thanks for bringing this up. ++Lar (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Huw, I just have to say that this is fantastic. I love the detail. Just something as simple as two 1x1 two-sided thin wall bricks to make a tiny sink in the kitchen is genius. The fact that every inch of the model has detail like this is (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: German email shop?
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(...) ago, (...) working. try www.reimann.de/ Ciao Ezio (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Warning: Train Motor Stress Cracking
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(...) LEGO designs use standard bricks into them little clips. I don't see that it's an issue. Unless they are putting a lot of pressure onto them. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Warning: Train Motor Stress Cracking
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Warning: At a get together last weekend I again noticed something on one of my locomotives that first appeared in 1999: stress cracking of the lower clips on the 9v train motor ends. These clips normally retain the bottom of the train coupler/buffer (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, PNLTC (where the PN is Pacific Northwest, not Portland, but I digress...). We're showing at the Portland GATS again this year. Its on Feburary 17 & 18. I'm sure we'll tell you more about it as it gets closer, and we'll certaily post pics (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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"David Graham" <david@graham167.fre...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G7H28q.1Fs@lugnet.com... (...) ago, (...) working. (...) I tried to order some LEGO stuff (World Cup promo sets) a long time ago. They wouldn't ship to the US but would ship to (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: German email shop?
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(...) availible. (...) I just can secund that. When I ordered (within Germany also) Reimann.de has been very fast and in my eyes they are 100% trust worthy and very cheap. Regards, Ben (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: German email shop?
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So far I've ordered twice from Reimann, and I was satisfied both times. You won't hear from them until they have everything you've ordered in stock, or at least most of it. Then they will send you a bill. Depending on what you want it can take some (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm fairly sure, yes, PNLTC. PNLTC has some lurkers who are here (both me and James M. are fairly active here, but are not really "active" club members...I'm still in the ANE, not PNW, and James lives in the desert somewhere) But, as a whole, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Buy 5305 and 5310
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(...) They still list the 5310 in the catalog I just got. Ask them to search for the light part maybe it's changed numbers on us. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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I placed an order with www.reiman.de for some lego train items 2 weeks ago, and have heard nothing from them. Their web site doesn't appear to be working. Does anybody in Germany have any information on this. Thanks, David (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 2001 UK catalogue
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I received my 2001 UK lego catalogue. It contains no new trains, and just 5 items. 4515 straight track, 4520 curved track, 4556 train station, 4561 fast passenger train set (it has been renamed) & 4565 goods train set (also renamed). The most (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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