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It doesn't look like it has two train cars. Are you by passing your own rules? Or am I just missing something? (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Eurostar v1 MOC
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(...) That's fantastic- The use of the space-type canopy is really good. what's it from? (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | msltc website update and MOC lift bridge
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Thanks to Matthew and John for getting our website up to date ((URL) Matt's made some of the awesome buildings you can view there. I especially like his church with the stained glass windows, removable roof, and chandelier. I prefer to make (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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For those interested, I just posted instructions for my new Intermodal Spine Car at: (URL) will be taking photos soon and will post them at this same site. Too much to do before BricksWest! (Hope to see you there!) The wheelsets are fixed, and it (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I was playing with a new Rail Racer design this evening based on one of Sven Moritz Hein's creative designs: (URL) came up with this: (URL) actually works pretty well even though it's a big heavy, I'll have to run it a bit this weekend and see how (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thanks, and a question (Used to be: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?)
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(...) I sincerely regre the 13 year old restriction, but unfortunately it is required by U.S. Law. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibits the collection of personally identifying information (such as email addresses) from (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC: Otherdam Junction. A modern Dutch railway station
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(...) I'm almost speechless. The original is great, almost begging to be "LEGOed". You did it wonderfully. Amazingly harmonious display of the several elements, nothing looks cramped in the space of the diorama. I like the Znap use, combined with (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Surprise, new train set
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(...) I called S@H this morning on another matter - the set is in their database and priced at $39.95 (no motor), but not yet available to be shipped. That could change any day - the rep had a pre-release copy of the Spring catalog and was looking (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | NGLTC will be presenting at the Atlanta Greenberg Toy & Train show Feb 16-17,2002
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The North Georgia LEGO Train club (NGLTC) will be presenting at the Greenberg Toy & Train show this coming weekend (February 16th & 17th) in Norcross, Georgia. The layout will include a LEGO town with local landmarks and icons, kids play area, lots (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl)
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| | Re: MOC: Otherdam Junction. (blank page)
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I also only see a blank, dataless page when I click on the link. (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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A first go at modeling the Eurostar train set. This first version is primarily a nose-only study. Here's a link to photos of the real-life train: (URL) a v1 Eurostar MOC: (URL) Mathis (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MOC: Otherdam Junction. A modern Dutch railway station
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(...) Sorry to tell, but all I see (with netscape 4.7) is a blank page: only white. (Is there a trick to disable flash or anything else you might have used?) Is it on your known page too? (URL) hat trouble with access to that so far). Kind Regards, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great presentation; I really enjoyed how the navigation and zoom-in buttons get the whole model in perspective and layout. Beautiful integration of several different LEGO(R) varieties. Love the blue tubes. What a teasing picture of the front (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Otherdam Junction represents a Dutch railway station from the 1980's. It is inspired by Amsterdam Sloterdijk, an unusual multilevel railway station with tracks crossing from two perpendicular directions. Take a visual tour around this remarkable (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | PNLTC to show at Portland, OR GATS February 16-17
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Now for something completely different... PNLTC is breaking somewhat from our usual train layout for this year's Portland Great American Train Show. Come and see our Train Races, Stacking Trains, massive track configurations, and the debut of my (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hear ye! Hear ye! It seems to me that there are not enough good lego animals and creatures out there. This post is to announce the first ever... possibly annual Kingdom of Ikros Create-a-Creature Contest. It's pretty self explanitory, but I'll (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Instructions for Tilting Train
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(...) No, no, no. I just don't understand how the actual mechinsim itself works. I havn't made it yet, but immediatly after I finish this post I will try making it. Best Regards, John Henry Kruer (Take note: John Henry is my first name) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Ahhh, I got it now. I was talking with Rick Sellers a couple weeks back, when he was visiting the ALLTEL office here in Atlanta, and he mentioned the LTC in the Little Rock area but I never picked up on the official name. Need to get y'all linked (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Instructions for Tilting Train
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(...) Ah, man. Sorry it's too complicated. Is it due to the presentation of some sub-models being out of sequence? Too many pieces? I'm looking forward to your posting of your own MOCs. Welcome to .trains. Have fun! later, James Mathis (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Tilting Train APT instructions here
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Sometimes I forget why I build trains; what started it all for me. 12 years old. John, that's how old I was when I received my most favoured LEGOR(R) train set-- set #7740. I'd lived in England at age 11-- saw the 7740 and gray era 4.5v/12v trains (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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