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(...) Hi Mike. Please note that the lugnet.auction group is the appropriate place for auctions of any kind. -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello all, For those unaware, for the last few days I have been dealing with members of the group and sending out Lego's from a local store here in MA. Everything went smoothly except for a few sets. These sets were asked for so overwhelmingly, that (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ma.wor, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Contrast that (and thanks for the long description) with the GMLTC. Thanks to the core member whose stuff all of it is, there is a custom trailer that can hold modules and folded up tables. Each module stays in the trailer between shows (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Found Pirates & Train (yes 1 train not plural)...let me know if interested
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All right here we go: I went back this evening, and here's the report... Sadly the SESchooner was sold out, so sorry to all those that requested that one set. Bellow will be a list of sets that I inventoried completely, besides these, there were (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ma.wor, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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OK everyone, I received an overwhelming response to this post. I am going to the store this evening, and will give you all a complete list tomorrow. A large number of people have requested a SESchooner, so I'll see how many they have, and I will do (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ma.wor, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Joe, No, I did not mean your LEGO purity. I was refering to Larry's purity. He seems to love to chime in on the purity issue. My feeling is that if you are not cutting 'em or painting 'em that is pure enough for me! (I did trim a (...) (26 years ago, 8-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That car is a double door car. Most boxcars have a straight sidewall. The underframe central support member does not come out all the way to the side/edge, and the frame member is visible from the side (it's usually a dirty brown/gray/black (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Chris, Most of the pieces for the Pillsbury car came from Freestyle sets. If you don't have blue parts, they also made many of them in red. A Coca-Cola car would look good too.. As for the purity statement: No intent there at all. Some (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great! Let us know when your site is back on. I would love to see them. Joe (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks Joe. Yep, I think you covered the basics. I've done this magicwanding, repeating and blurring on a couple of pictures which, of course, aren't posted :( . I did it with blending space landing baseplates in with natural ground. And (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Found Pirates & Train (yes 1 train not plural)...let me know if interested
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Hello all, I was in a small local store over the weekend, and found that they had a bunch of pirate sets and a train. The train was set #4559 they had a couple of them. The pirates were various sets, though none too old. I think there was a (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ma.wor, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The Pillsbury car is excellent. This one is a definate MUST COPY (Thanks Joe!); except I do not have any of the required bricks..grrrrrr. Joe, do you have more than one? Larry, which one is the coil car? (coal car? gray one?) (...) I do not (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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At the small LEGOfest in Carlsbad, CA (after the Grand Opening of LEGOLAND), I met some LEGO folks who had come from Japan to see the park and visit. They were looking for US catalogs, and they had some Japan medium-sized catalogs to trade. Of not (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Paul, the short answer to the setup question is that, at least for all current members, everything is broken down and packed in boxes or stacked; no modules are transported as a setup affair. What follows is the long answer. I'll also try to (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ...I must concur. Joe's pages are the stuff us just-re-born beginners dream of and strive to emulate. (damn, now I have to go get some train parts to work on trains more :-) ...As more praise, I love his city. The one thing that always sticks (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Many people have asked how I made some of the train pictures on my site. I have put together a page on how I used some paint programs to add in backgrounds to the pictures. I believe I have touched on the major points, but it has been a while (...) (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) <snip> (...) established LTC, he could certainly start one. -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not just train modelers, go to: (URL) got some very impressive models. A BIG minifig B-17 Lots of argiculture equipment, with pics of the real things for comparison. I'd say this is a must see sight! B-Bye Bruce (URL) (26 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Modern US prototype modelers, take note of this work. That clink-clink-clink you hear in the background is the bar being raised. While there are a few things I'd nitpick, I think there are a number of noteworthy items: - The covered hoppers and coil (...) (26 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Train Pics at Joe' Lego Page
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Hi All, This last weekend, I have posted pictures of my train cars, engines and passenger trains and basically updated the train page. The Orange/White engine now bears the marks of the Illinois Central Gulf line. (Gee I loved those Halloween (...) (26 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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