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| | | (URL) also uploading images of the prize table and a bunch of other stuff. There are some close ups of the Santa Fe for you train lovers.... -Ahui The images will take me some time as there are 285 images for a total of 200MB! I'm uploading them in (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | | | | Re: transcript is up —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) THANKS for posting that transcript. Fascinating reading (1) and it must have been a fair bit of work for you to do all that transcribing. Your effort is much appreciated by this reader and, I am sure, many others. 1 - even if some of the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | | | | Re: transcript is up —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | | (...) Cool. The bad news is that "a space legend is not likely anytime soon". Guess thats EVEN MORE of my money going into 2nd hand stuff. Not everyone wants STAR WARS brad :) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: transcript is up —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | (...) Ahui, Many thanks for that. I guess one had to be there to get the "(crowd laughs)" parts. ;) Scott A (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: transcript is up —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) Thanks for the transcript, Ahui! I have just 2 questions: 1. Will LD be producing any Super Chief cars? 2. What's the big no-no with a Peanuts Licence? ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) I got the impression that a service pack would be offered to convert the "engine" into a car but the transcript talks about b-units (which I assume is a tail engine). I'm not sure why we need a service pack to do that - was it/is it different? (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Andreas Stabno
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| | | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Scott Arthur writes: SNIP (...) The following link may shed some light on the difference between A and B units: (URL) you can see, the B units would require three grey 1x2x2 thin walls with circular window on each side, whereas the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | | (...) good, but the Sleeper-Lounge-Observation Car is the winner for me. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Bryan Kinkel
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| | | | | | | Couple of questions and observations... 1. A & B units - I assume a "B" unit is a non-passenger / non-cargo unit that drives behind the main engine? Correct? So on (URL) B unit is the second unit in the first graphic. 2. Has it been determined if (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I think the service pack will provide the parts to change the engine into the b-unit - *not* provide the essential b-unit parts you mention... but I'd rather it was your way. (...) Ditto Scott A (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Bryan Kinkel
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| | | | | | | | | | | If those gray wheels will only be 10020 and not a "Sante Fe Service Pack" then building additional cars will get *very* expensive. If Lego Direct wants to become the 'new Lionel' (see the transcript), I would consider this type of situation a (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Rick Clark
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) For what it's worth, the S@H rep I spoke to yesterday said that there were already over 600 orders in the system for 10020. Wow. Rick C. (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Stickers and Windows (Was Re: transcript is up) —Ahui Herrera
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| | | | | | | | | | | The 10020 has both Stickers and Windows. The side circular windows are an actual piece NOT a sticker. The text 'santa fe' on the sides and front are stickers! See me images on the brickshelf side for real close ups of the engine that they brought to (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) The portholes are 2x2 clear thinwalls that have been printed red or grey. The # tile is printed. The Santa Fe graphics are stickers. (...) Ditto, but I don't mind buying multiple 10020s to build other cars. -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I really like those portholes--for obvious (shipbuilding) reasons. I do hope the service packs include multiple portholes in grey. From the instruction photos I saw, the thinwalls are indeed pre-printed. (...) I only want some of the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) B units (see my old glossary referenced from the front page of this newsgroup's web interface) are cabless versions of A units. Usually they are mechanically identical except for the omission of controls (or inclusion of greatly simplified (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) The above link says the Super Chief B units also carried a steam generator for heating / air conditioning, and the A units carried extra water for the boiler in the B units. ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Thanks for that clarification. I said "usually"... your clarification nicely proves what I've repeatedly said in the past... "in railroading there are ALWAYS exceptions". But I'll stick with my usually. The usual major mechanical difference is (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) for (...) boiler (...) So the next question is, will the B unit update pack provide some different interior parts that look like a boiler???? ROSCO (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Richard Tysoe
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| | | | | | | | A b-unit is like a "slave" locomotive. it carries another power unit equal (i think) in output to the A-unit, but doesn't have a cab, it's directly controlled from the A-unit cab. the reason being that it offered a lot more flexiblilty to the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up (Santa Fe B-Unit) —David K. Z. Harris
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| | | | | | (...) (URL) (A picture of A0001 Santa Fe and John's(?) B-Unit at BricksWest '02) I don't have the indexes up yet, so you can't browse the collection, but other images of the engine at the presentation are in a range from AUT10306 thru 10310. :-) -Z- (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up (Santa Fe B-Unit) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) If a Service Pack does come out I hope it includes the rounded top bricks (either has 2x3 bricks or has the 1x4x2 curved top bricks) in grey as those are hard to come by. Evidence: John's B doesn't have them and thus looks very "wrong". It (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: transcript is up (Santa Fe B-Unit) —Jeroen de Haan
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| | | | | | (...) You could but 2 extra Chiefs to build 1 B-unit, as Sandy Kostow did (see (URL) ). But it is a great offer... Jeroen (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | Re: transcript is up —Bryan Beckwith
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| | | | | (...) - snip - First of all, thanks for posting the transcript. I've been whining lately about not being able to buy a 3033 Blue Tub, so it was interesting to see some comments about the tubs and buckets. I'm not sure that I believe the claim that (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: transcript is up —George Sikora
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| | | | Any thoughts on why I can't open the transcript. I am running IE 6 and have Acrobat reader 5. Thanks for any help George "Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GrtE9z.M1C@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Ahui Herrera
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| | | | *****FOR ALL***** When dealing with .pdf files on the internet it is BEST to download the file your your PC and then open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Trying to have IE or netscape use the Acrobat reader plug-in is a PAIN and takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: transcript is up —Sebastian Delmont
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| | | | (...) There is a very anoying bug in Acrobat, and it might be the source of your problems. Sometimes, opening a PDF inside Explorer seems to "hang" all the windows. Just minimize every window on your desktop and you will probably see a dialog asking (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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