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great work John! It also looks like we know who cornered the market in gray roundtop bricks and 1x2x2 clear thinwalls ;) -c (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Compression was one of the more challenging constraints. One of the most endearing traits of TLC official sets (to me) is their ability to suggest an actual structure without actually needing to model all of it in scale. (Their old passenger (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Unfortunately, I have never been on a train, and even worse, they have threatened to remove funding for the three Amtrak lines still in service near Union Station here in KC. I have until July to catch a train ride before they potentially go (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) There is still a lot of 2002 left, and "greatest", like beauty, is always in the eye of the beholder - but I sincerely appreciate the compliment! I really liked your Desert Express as well as the Riviera, so I had imagined them stopping at (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) I tried to change this on "Edit Profile" but nothing seems to happen. Can anyone help? Anyway, it's markhchan@comcast.net, or try markchan@sprintmail.com My ISP (@home) got bought out by Comcast and switched domains this month. Thanks! Mark (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.admin.general)
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I placed my order for a Super Chief via the website on a Thursday night and received it the following Monday. Cheers to Shop at Home for quick shipment! I had read about the wrong color parts so I knew that I would have to get the correct parts. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Congratulations on the completion of such a magnificent model. I'm dazzled! (...) Good luck for this second part, Mark - I can't wait to see it done! Pedro (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) announce It was sure worth the time! (...) real (...) The winner I guess? The roof is something special, but I find the detailed walls with the big windows something amazing too. (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) And shudder you should! Although on my personal layout I only utilize a curve-straight-curve...raight-etc turns, on the uncompleted GMLTC layout the curves are tight (essentially the line is currently a dog bone) and my cars *literary* made (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! UP #3537 is actually a SD40-2: (URL) the SD40 has 12 wheels and my model has only 8. That would make it more like a GP40: (URL) I should just renumber my loco? ;-) TJ (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! I just let my imagination go and had fun. I hadn't built anything like that in years, and I enjoyed doing it. (...) That was just a last minute addition! I put 1x16 Technic beams under the tracks and then connected 1x4 plates to the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) though? :-) (URL) shudder to think what these beauties look like on curves though. Nice work, thanks for sharing. And that PA of yours looks sweet too. :-) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Mark, Perfect station! Awesome. Brings back a flood of memories for me. This is the place that I fell in love with trains. 3 and 4 years old I was, took the Amtrak from Union Station to Texas when I was 3. Then, at age 4, took Amtrak's Chief (not (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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The GMLTC just had a show in La Crosse, Wisconsin this past weekend, and I finished some Super Chief cars to run at the show. I also completed 2 B units (but forgot to photograph them up closely, but hey, they're just boring B units anyway;-) I'll (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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Mark, Is your e-mail address markhchan@home.com? I tried to send you mail and it bounced... SteveB (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Congratulations, Mark! You have created a very pleasing and innovative MOC here! Well done! Among your original techniques I noticed and enjoyed the most is your method of compression. I know that when constructing large buildings in the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) <snip> (...) The only word that comes to mind is "stunning!" Great details, great shape, great building techniques, great 'feel' for the real thing. Now, all you need is a vendor selling Kansas City BBQ, and it would be perfect! JohnG, GMLTC - (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) I'm very impressed with the level of detail and the cleanness of the non-90-degree construction. The roof is very cool, and threatens the uniquness of my "macro structures" building technique :-) Very nicely done! Amy (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Thanks for that! I have to confess that in this case a picture is worth 1000 words though, your explanation makes a lot more sense when viewed with the constructon detail pics. What a neat technique! Can you see the underside of the tiles that (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Droool.... Very nice! I think this is better than miniland b/c it is built with the same amt of detail in a much smaller scale. Congrats on a great model. Jonathan (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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