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| | | "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GC9C5G.H4v@lugnet.com... (...) those (...) worth a (...) I agree - new stuff is always good news. FWIW - you can order one from S@H - they are back ordered and expected into their wharehouse (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Katie Dokken
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| | | | | (...) Drats! I can't make up my mind which ones I want to start with. Otherwise I would have been #2 right behind you. Katie (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | RE: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Mark & Milissa Millère
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| | | | | | (...) Do not know if anybody else noticed or not, but all 4 engines are different. The ones without tender are open cab and the ones with tender are enclosed cab. Also, the placement of the 317 is slightly different Thanx, Mark Millère LUGnet # 525 (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | (...) I saw that. The ones with tenders are open at the rear, whereas the others have an inverted sloping coal scuttle on the back, and redesigned open sides. Whilst this is an interesting design (particularly on the large one), I think the bigger (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) I agree. And to get the airplane windows, you must get the largest version. (...) That's good-- more American that way:-) (...) I think that they are all the exact same photograph with the colors actually altered in Photoshop or something. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | | (...) yeah! I'm looking at only the ones with tenders, the non-tender ones look cheep. BTW where's RED, Yellow, & Orange? I'd like a red one for the tender i have sitting here. Josh (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Feel free to provide a cite. The two truck (larger) one looks a bit like a Shay (in which case the background ought to be a forest, with logging going on) but other than that, no. ++Lar (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | (...) hey with a dummy technic drive, it could be one! Josh (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Move the boiler offcenter to make it more authentic, but yes, that is what struck me about it when I first saw it. ++Lar (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) Not much room when you're..... uh, nevermind;-) {:^D John (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | | | | (...) LOL Chris (24 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | | | | (...) LOL Chris (24 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | (...) Well, Shays, Heislers, and Climaxes have been used for mining also. Certainly the bulk of Shays served in the woods, but I think at least some served in the South West. I must admit that "geared loco" jumped into my mind quickly when I saw the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | | (...) It's not so much the design as the colour scheme. The configuration of the ones without tenders is pretty European, but the large cabs on the tender engines and the panelled style is typically American - European engines tended to be more (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) We're not arguing about anything important. They are what they are. I think we could agree that they're not representative of anything in particular. That said, you're wrong. :-) Let's put it this way. To this American, they don't look (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | | | | (...) Oh no I'm not. Oh yes you are. That's the way to do it! etc. They're just too mixed, so they look foreign to everyone instead of familiar. (...) Too right you're - hang on - No, forget it. Well, you don't even give Europe a capital 'E'. Sulk. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | | | (...) IMO they are representative of "Lego". Josh (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Have not, will too, didn't either! (...) Should have let me have last word. Siggy doesn't count. :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —James Powell
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| | | | | | (...) no. The two truck one looks more like a Mallet. Never mind a shay, which Ron Kittle (?) built _ages_ ago :) James (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Hey, speaking of Ron and his awesome Shay, it was a pleasure for me to meet him and see his MOC in person at the Kidvention last summer. His Shay has working pistons and all. Are there pics of it on the web somewhere? -John (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | (...) It says May 23rd! How Come everything I'm gonna order is back ordered? When i last ordered i decided not to add the black wagon plate, theni found out it was back ordered, i'm glad, cause then i would have had to wait for it. Is it just me or (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) It's just you;-) (...) To which diesels are you referring? -John (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | (...) I'm waiting for some. Josh (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | (...) Well, perhaps you should look at it from a sales perspective. Diesel engines (IMO) look like a shoebox with wheels. The trains currently on shop.lego.com are far more interesting to look at (IMO) than a diesel engine would be. Things that (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) LOL You are SOOOOO wrong! (IMNSHO;-) (...) You are between 1st and 2nd and the throw to home has been cut off. This is what happens when muffinheads start talking trains;-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yeah, yeah, we know. They're not eight-wide. 8^) (...) If I may make a guess, though, Muffinhead isn't speaking about the scrupulous LEGO representation of detailed trains as they appear in the real world; he's saying that the average (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | | (...) Thats true, and they could do that with diesels too. Look at a SD40-2F ((URL) thats interesting, and i know i'd but one! Josh (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —James Powell
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| | | | | | | (...) The simple answer is- WHO CARES? I don't :) Mind you, some have said that I have steam in my blood... Coughs and Sneezles Spread Disezles :) Some nice Co-Bo or similer oddball diesels, along with a SD 9 would be nice (Or a SD7, anything with (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | (...) You're still bitter because diesels marked the end of steam-- get over it! ;-) (...) Thank you, Ben. Or was it Bill? Those two can be very aggravating-- just ask Boco... (...) Why 6? A B truck is a natural, given the 9 volt motor... (...) And (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —James Powell
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Quite simple: The UK were there first. The diesel engines for the CN loco's came from Hunslet, and Hunslet built the first really successful DE's in the world, for some of the South American railways. I don't argue the impossible, nothing is (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Yeah, you got it! North America (including Mexico) has alot of huge locos, and there are some intersting ones they could build too. Josh (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Josh Baakko
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| | | | | | | | (...) IMO A true trainman lieks how a Diesel looks and how a Steam Engine looks, he/she can apreciate both. Josh (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Harvey Henkelman
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| | | | | | | | (...) Don't mess with Big Diesel! -Harvey (24 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) You are so right. Mundanes want cute. They think trains are cute things that puff. Think Little Engine that Could. Think Thomas!!! (every show should have a Thomas...) In fact, in this month's TRAINS, REAL railroad museums were talking about (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —James Brown
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| | | | | | | (...) Agreed. Don't forget that in the process of helping to promote LTC's at train shows, LEGO gets to send a postcard with a picture of one of these cute trains to lots and lots of people. I don't think that's an accident, neh? FWIW, I'm not a (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | (...) Mundanes? Er --wha? Oh... for a moment there, I thought this newsgroup had accidentally got cross-posted to lugnet.off-topic.sca ;^D ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego(R) Creations (URL) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | Re: 20 (yes TWENTY) new trains at LEGO.com/Shop - Themes | Trains —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | [snip] (...) Wow! Those are the price ranges I was hoping for but I did not expect them. Guess I will be ear marking money for several of those just for parts. Woo Hoo! -Mike Petrucelli aka Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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