 | | Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Paul Klenk
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| | | Hi, everyone! I've recently renewed my interest in LEGO and have joined LUNGET and to help me catch up on 25 years of LEGO mania. My name is Paul Klenk and I'm from New York City (live in Kew Gardens, Queens; work in midtown Manhattan). I've always (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Paul Klenk
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| | | | | (...) Oops! LUNGET = LUGNET. Professional editors don't make fewer mistakes, they just catch them before anyone else does. Paul (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Take a look through the resources that you see on the front page of the group via the web interface: (URL) is a lot of info there... ESPECIALLY pore over the FAQ. It answers all of your questions posed in this post... Cary did an amazing job (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Paul Klenk
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| | | | | | | (...) Super -- thanks bunches. There is indeed a lot of great info there. Mostly, I was interested in pre-sale concerns -- that is, what should I think about before I buy. But I do think the FAQ will come in handy, so thanks for pointing it out. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Here's a tip that I am not sure is in the Trains FAQ (although it's elsewhere) FAO is not your best bet for actually buying things! It's fine to look at but they charge 10-20% OVER list price. So look, but then buy elsewhere. (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Tony Hafner
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| | | | | | | | | (...) 10-20%? You're being *far* too kind here. The upper bound is at least 66%. Another thing- NEVER buy curved 9v track. Every "starter" set comes with a whole circle, and by the time you have your 3rd, you likely have all you will ever need. -- (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —John Eric Voltin
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| | | | | | | | | | -- John Eric Voltin "Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:Gq0C54.Dtv@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) Is this possible? Not for me... I have 7 or 8 whole circles plus quite a few boxes of additional curved track. This past (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —James Powell
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Ya, well... I still have to take photos (more of them) of my basement. I have 580 pieces of straight track. All are used. And, I need more for my station, and for sidings (I have 3 track switches still spare, plus 2 leads for the station that (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Paul Klenk
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| | | | | | | | (...) I have been aware the FAO Schwartz is overpriced -- I did go there anyway, but lucky for me it was closed. Sometimes when I have money burning a hole in my pocket, I have to run to the nearest store and shake my pants leg really well. So I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Ouch, that is painful for this tightwad to hear (I think there is probably one Lugnet person cheaper than I, somewhere in upstate N.Y.). (...) Even if money is no object I suggest following market.shopping periodically. Those 4561's are around (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | LEGO Statue of Liberty pedestal (was:Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set!) —Ken Dowd
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| | | | | | | | (...) Ooh! Does anyone know if there are pics of this LEGO pedestal online? I got the Statue of Liberty sculpture for Christmas and after putting it together, sat down and made a MOC pedestal for it on a large grey baseplate (it stands 19" high). I (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) perhaps you wanted to expose the newbie to the subtleties of the Lugnet interface, but you really should have posted the correct URL: (URL) page. I need to do more for pirates. Anyone want to sign up to produce the pirate ships poster? Frank (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Pedro Silva
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| | | | (...) Hi Paul! Welcome to LUGNET! (...) Larry has already pointed the way in his post, I thought I'd just add a line: Try searching on www.brickshelf.com for the trains that have been discontinued, if you intend to add some of these to your (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set! —Paul Klenk
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| | | | (...) I will definitely look for some discontinued trains. So many of them have such character, it'll be fun to find them. I'll talk to you later. Paul (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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