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(...) I haven't tried adapting the APT nose to this IC 125. I am trying to find a use for the 4559 nose elements-- not that I can actually build this IC 125 in real-bricks, for I know of no source for the 1x4x1.3 rounded bricks in light gray, blue, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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From: "BrickBuy" <brickbuy@comcast.net> (...) to dust (...) Not at the moment, but if the source becomes available (hint hint) it may be possible to make a cross platform version. Martin (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cool, many thanks. Guess besides dusting of my monorail track, I'll have to dust of my old PC (or is there a version that runs on Mac?). Thnaks again Paul (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, track designer supports monorail layouts. If you don't already have it, you can get it here: (URL) (look for it in the menu on the left) Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "BrickBuy" <brickbuy@comcast.net> To: <lugnet.trains@lugnet.com> (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Having rediscovered my monorail tracks, I was wondering if there is a track designer specifically for monorail? I will move soon into my new house with an (almost) all Lego basement, now would be thebest time to design the big table for my train and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) experience so far to be this: being present when someone took the shrinkwrap off a MIB copy of one of these to show around. (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Old sets are indeed interesting. This set seems like a universal set, I have it but not the instructions. The box shows several model, a caboose, a passenger car (whihc is the one which ws in a 1978 or 1979 catalog) and a freight/post car. the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, Ben. I consider that high praise indeed. Though I don't compliment nearly often enough (instead of wasting my breath in .debate;-) I have to say that your body of work is probably the most impressive I've seen from one person (with (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) flyer with my first LEGO set. But I never found one in the 2 local stores that sold LEGO (both newsagents), dunno if they were ever available here in Australia. ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think your excellent APT nose profile would work better on the 125. Did you try it? (...) The picture of the 125 at Reading you have is curious. If I didn't know better, I'd say the loco is "between" paint jobs, as the livery is a bit weird. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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