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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:Gv53vF.A1M@lugnet.com... <snipped> (...) somewhat (...) been (...) special (...) nearly no (...) I wouldn't take the SNOT thought too far, the first generation of Technic sets had (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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(...) I remember reading somewhere that is a Post-waggon. Dunno where. Think it is a free interpetation of a old German postal waggon. Could find any good pictures to make my point but I think you know what I mean... De groeten, Jeroen (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
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(...) I "always" loved those early high tech inventions into a Lego theme, but to be honest: I heard about these trains just 4 years ago too. They seem to have been really bad sellers (and lots of Co-Afols could buy them even in the middle of the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO(R) Caboose(?) from 1978 set 164
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(...) the catalogue showed the passenger coach (which I have always seen as main model). If you build the passerger car you have no spares from the set left, but you have lots of them when you build the caboose. (...) There are some clever designs (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish (sarcasm warning!)
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(...) Ya, but a lot of modern euro/british stock uses those style wheels. (...) Roger that! :-) (MTW-1004 is 6 12/15 wide with an 8 wide load, though... (yes I said 12/15 it's two extra tiles sideways wider...) ) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL) doesn't capture the look of the real thing very well. Comes a little closer? later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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New to me. Sorry if this is re-hash. Just so interesting to see this electronic whistle-blowing device for trains. 1969; wow. Sets 138 and 139. (URL) Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Looks like a caboose to me. It is named passenger wagon. Interesting. (URL) to review the old sets. Never browsed the blue era much. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was thinking about Chris' method; brilliant work!. Not sure I would like that look on this passenger waggon. 8, 7, ugh. ;-) (...) That was fun to figure out. (...) Yikes! later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It kind of forces your hand to go 8 wide, or at least 7, don't it? Even if you go with the low profile outer journalless truck that Chris showed recently you can't rotate the wheels and fit within a 4 wide area. I am just loving the way you (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the IC125 waggons look to be roundd over the full length of the car-- even above the bogies. John: Thanks for the reference back to your corrugated passsenger cars. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey, just for reference (in reality;-), here is one of my corrugated passenger cars which I rounded underneath between the trucks. I really like the effect. (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) mouth. Never done a 8-wide so far). (...) agree: what about using 12V wheels to reduce the height?(ok, they have poor running behaviour and are without frame.) (...) That is the weakest point in that design. (...) What about "selfmade" (but (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think 7 or even 8 wide would yield a more appealing aspect ratio for this rounded waggon base. However, I think just for fun to try it in 6-wide first. No real-brick build, yet, but here is a rounded waggon base construction that I think (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ISCC (was: British Rail InterCity 125-ish)
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(...) I agree - truly stunning, and I'm also pleased to see your entry get a prize - it's a great story (even if it is "technic challenged"!) (...) And the April fools entry was the icing on the cake! Well done, Rene! ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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pov render (URL) instructions (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: British Rail InterCity 125-ish
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(...) Considering the overall quality level of the ISCC entries (which was stunning, just stunning, don't you agree?) I don't consider my placement as a "flop", by any means. That entire entry was thrown together in 2.5 days of furious building just (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Frank, you have a sharp eye and detected it: those are black tiles on the sides of the windows (white 1x1 + both black 1x1 + 1x2). That has been a small part of mine: Never do a MOC without some snotting. Would be like a letter without (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) end) (...) I'm quite sure it has been from the ISCC - in the train theme: (URL) worth to take a closer look at.... My favorites in the train part have been the entry of John Neal and the "General Purpose" of Dieter. I was a little (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Ben, A question, in this picture: (URL) the two small 2x2 windows 'bordered' by black snotted tiles? -Frank (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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