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Re: what is the use of a caboose?
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Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:43:55 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Robert Fay writes:
The caboose is a warm place to rest and heat up some beans and make a pot of
coffee.

True (or was true back in the old days)

It also is a very good model.

False. It's a better model than recent TLC efforts but it's not "very good".
Search the net and you'll find far better. Mike Walsh has one for sale that
is way better, in part because it has the right number of axles to hit the
average (4 wheel bobbers were very rare in real life).



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  Re: what is the use of a caboose?
 
(...) I'm partial to mine:-) (URL) Mike Walsh has one for sale that (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: what is the use of a caboose?
 
Larry, You mentioned in the Train Summit thread ( (URL) ) that the lead Lego Train Designer, Jorn Kristian Thomsen, was in attendance. Are the new My Own Trains his work? Bryan "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: what is the use of a caboose?
 
The caboose is a warm place to rest and heat up some beans and make a pot of coffee. It also is a very good model. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message news:GGz4qz.JxH@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)

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