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| Hi, I just put some pics of my latest wheat car on Brickshelf: (URL) LMKWYT. Thanks KZ (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| (...) ITIVC! (I think it's very cool!) You've nailed that Canadian Board of Trade look very nicely. Well done. Now about those end ladders... that's the same technique that I used in my caboose, years back, and I have to say I wish there was a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| very nice! Is this what they also refer to as a cylindrical teardrop hopper or am thinking of something else? -chris (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I'm not really a train guy (yet) but I really like this car. There is a fertilizer plant in the South Bronx (next to the east coasts largest produce market...go figure) that utilizes cars just like these. I wouldn't mind seeing more shots or (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Townies, please note the above. You can run but you cannot hide. Sooner or later, any townie worth his stripes will become a trainhead. (Trainheads for the most part are already townies... just look at the buildings we all crank out on a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Ahhhh, the Cylindrical Hopper :-). Thank you for providing me an idea as to how to build one! I've been dreaming about one since I really got into LEGO trains, now I see I can have one (or 2, or 3...)! I belive its time formeto go building! (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hi Kevin, I like it! It seems to have a slightly odd shape, am I right to say it is not fully cylindrical? How have you achieved to place those round parts in that position? Do you have any .dat file for the MOC? I'd really like to build a similar (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Thanks for the compliment :-D As far as the ladders go, I think I will keep one on each end and use the other "pillar" to stick a shovel on a clip or something. I'm not sure yet. KZ (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Thanks for posting. I'm glad you like :-D As for the name, I know that it is referred to as a cylindrical hopper but I'm not sure about the complete name. KZ (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Thanks! I'll try to put up more shots of it tomorrow. KZ (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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