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(...) I actually tried that- my wife was watching and said NO! :) -chris (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would first check out the Lego section on eBay or Brickbay. Or others like them the Shopping section. Ebay has over 100 Lego train sets and you have a good chance of finding what you want. But thing thing is the prices, it may be hard to get (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ebay.com The prices are steep, but everyone seems to want 'em. Or you could invent a time machine, but that is hard. Aaron :o) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I have been watching and waiting and now... 9v train track is now in stock at shop-at-home (shop.lego.com)! Just ordered some. Looks like the drought may finally be over! ---...--- Michael Carnell - carnellm@palmettobug.com (URL) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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What is the best place to purchase discontinued lego train set? (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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PDX are the call letters for the Portland International Airport. Thus, here, Steve is using PDX to refer to the Portland GATS. Kim PNLTC (Where the P stands for Pacific, not PDX :) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If your referring to this part... (URL) there are two in brown in Desert Skiff. Ray l#124 (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow . . . These buildings really hook a viewer. The marquees are very impressive both the idea and the actual construction. Now you just need a place for the mobs to park. [and a crash in the lot...] Looking forward to the "More" ... maybe a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all! I have been off for some time, but now I am back. I have got a new job, where I cannot access the internet that easy, therefore I have (finally) got online at home. Well; as a part of cleaning and cheking my stuff, I invited some friends (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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You can just use the same type of connector that you connect the power supply to the track with. Of course your light is going to vary in brightness due to the fact that the power level is going to depend on the speed of the train traveling on the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Is there anyway to tap in to the electricity from the train tracks to light an LED? (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks everbody, I eventually got a reply to say the item is out of stock. So I will have to wait and see what will happen next. David (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) According to peeron.com's inventories, <set:4555> has 2 in red. James (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm currently trying to build a train engine based on Steve Barile's Union Pacific - I think it's mostly yellow, but mine will be mostly red. I've seen the 1x6x2 "end-railings" on train sets in yellow and grey and black, but not red. Are there red (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tricky - slopes can only be used in front of a surface, not embedded in a wall (not without leaving gaps). Using bricks and plates embedded in a wall is another option, but the problem here is that horizontal lines can be thin, but vertical (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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That's so cool! I think I'll do that as well for the 3x3. As for the hanging in mid air, I have my lettering raise (pushed out) by 1 stud. The slopes are 1 stud deep and are placed in front of the backgroud "wall". The rectangular bricks 2 are studs (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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When I first read this, before seeing the pic, I thought you "sprinkled" the 1x1's between and around the ties like little rocks (real ballast). That would look cool! And I can't imagian how much that would cost! BTW I recall older catalogs with (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well at one point I quickly through together an Alphabet out of LEGO. All are 5 high and average about 5 wide. I agree that some characters look good at smaller sizes. Some letters like "S" really need to be 5 high for clarity if you are only (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) before, and have picked up a few myself. Have you figured out a way to make them take points and crossings? Jason. (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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