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| | | Over the past year and a half or so I have been picking up Metorliner odds and ends here and there in hopes of making some additional cars for my Metroliner. Now that the Metroliner is available again, the parts are a little easier to come by. Here (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) I like both the baggage and the observation cars you have designed and built- the observation car being my favorite of the 2. What set has the clear canopies for the dome? Would the people still fit if you had the seats facing each other? If (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) The canopies come from the Naboo Fighter. The non-tapered part of the canopy is long enough that it should work to have two seats facing with a 2x2 table between them just looking at the parts. (...) We're going to be seeing some real long (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes: <snip> (...) Are you saying (URL) with 9v style wheels and in the grey Metroliner color scheme? Significantly different than (URL) door/window placement, roof, undercarraige and other things that I haven't even (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) That's the dining car. It's a definite possibility. The coach would also be nice. (...) I would build the roof and undercarriage in Metroliner style. I'd also make sure the diaphragms match the Metroliner. Frank (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GMM84L.F68@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] The clear canopies came from two copies of 7141 Naboo Fighter ((URL) The same piece is available in the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Mike Walsh writes: [ ... snipped ... ] (...) No hats!!!!! something must be done :-) How high is the grey base on which the yellow plate with the 2 chairs rests on? Could it be slightly less high and thus give more clearance or (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | | "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GMp9zt.61E@lugnet.com... (...) In (...) tails. (...) which (...) high (...) [ ... snipped ... ] The problem is clearance both up and down. If I lower the plate that the seats sit on (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | (...) All though it might create a bit of a gap, how about using medium slope roof peaks? These would leave some clearance for the minifig arms to rest a little lower. Frank (22 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Mike Walsh writes: <snip> (...) Leave to a GOB to zap out a quick minitutorial to help a beginning Lego train fan understand. Thank you for the step by step illustrations! sheree (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —James Powell
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| | | | (...) Yes they will. I have one (URL) predates Mikes (I think). It is just possible to put a small table (1x2 riser, 2x3 table) in between the 2 minifigs. If they are centered, it would work better than offset (the seats). (...) That depends. "The (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:GMnp0G.pv@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (1x2 (...) would (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I think the big difference between your Observation Car and mine is that I tried to be true to (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —Sheree Rosenkrantz
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| | | | (...) Thank you for the link to the pictures of your train. It is a beauty! [yellow and blue, I can almost pretend it's from Fabuland...] Your and Mike's observation cars are quite different. I enjoy seeing different interpretations of the same (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: MOC Metroliner Add-On Cars —James Powell
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| | | | (...) Nope, just 2 levels in the dome. (...) I can remember that the photo was taken in NB, and that it was a "FP7A"- I think it is in a gray softbound book that VIA had-I have 2 copies, but darn'd if I can find them to check. I know that really, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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