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(...) Leave a FEW, just blank out the part of the wall that has the sorting section.... (...) I'm not sure. I can't remember off hand. But since there is a US prototype for EVERYTHING, I think it's very possible that some had this (or else you could (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Is this a cool pic or what??? (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Many thanks - I'll probably leave one side without windows, then. British TPOs used to have a mailbox on the side of the carriage for a late collection whilst waiting for departure from the terminus station. Was this the practice in the US (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) My Santa Fe just arrived - it's number A3666. From the registry, it looks to be the first one with a '666' in it. The equivalent set <set:3666> is the Fabuland Service Station, btw. [::Turns to side camera::] Grreat. The numbers will remain in (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) striping on any of the passenger cars. Also note one car is a bit darker in color. Given that it is early in the consist it probably is a baggage or RPO or dormitory car. If it's an RPO or dorm it may be an ATSF heavyweight that is painted (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Agreed. the interior is very likely asymmetric (I've seen plans of RPOs but can't give a cite right now, they were in published in Model Railroader). Notwithstanding that, there are certainly doors on both sides (in an area that doesn't have (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) At the moment I'm working on an RPO based on the image at this link. Does anyone know whether it would have had doors on both sides? I seem to recall that the British TPO (travelling post office) carriages were/are asymmetric. With all those (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Here is a picture of a working SuperChief (2 A units and 2 B units) (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) Sounds good. (...) Maybe just a comment field... one could comment on the intended "fate" of the set when one registers it. If for some reason one felt the need to change it, an email to you?? Hopefully not that high volume of changes. This (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks to the few people who e-mailed me about this. I checked the shipping box again (which holds my unopened set) and lo and behold there were 2 packs of the aforementioned peices in there. I am still disappointed about the windows (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm working on an option to allow people that don't know their number to just check an box and not enter anything into the number field. Then they would show at the bottom of the list (the one that is sorted by number of course). As for allowing (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Rob Hendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gs2DoJ.27n@lugnet.com... (...) I agee fully. He should be at the bottom. I'd also like to see the status. Where the set is together or in box or permently parted out... Dean (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm not complaining because I'm not on top, but I was thinking that: A???? (unopened) Craig Squier 2/23/2002 North Carolina United States should be on the bottom. Sure he could have #5 for all we know, but we don't. He could have #10000. He has his (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gs1w3z.5vE@lugnet.com... (...) USPS. (...) edition. They didn't give me a choice on delivery service. We usually end up with USPS by default. My limited edition sets arrived by USPS (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I ordered two on Friday the 15th, along with a Deluxe Metro Liner Kit. Got the Metroliner Wednsday, called S@H friday and inquired about the Super Chiefs, they said they shipped that day, and I received them Saturday via USPS. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jim, Call Lego and get the UPS tracking number, then plug it in at www.ups.com and see where your shipment is. I called Lego on Thursday, the day after I ordered a pair of 10020s and got my tracking number. According to UPS my package is about (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Guess I spoke too soon. Checked the box this morning, and everything was there; light kit and both Super Chiefs. I guess they all shipped when the light kit was shipped Wednesday. I live in Georgia, so it looks like the Post office came through at 3 (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for the clarification. I think that my reading of the original message was incorrect. K Eilers (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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