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(...) Hey Dave, thanks for the kind words. Since the yet-to-be-revealed TCLTC layout utilizes only curve-straight-curve-straight turns (with the hopes that TLC is even now working on a gentler curve piece), Ross built only to that compatibility, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks and thanks again-- it's good to be back in .trains, where I should stay, if you get my drift;-) -John (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) reaction to seeing the pics of that engine. All I can say is that I am absolutely and unquestionably, undeniably and unarguably, completely amazed. And that's without processing the tender years of your son. This is an unbelievably gorgeous (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I recently completed work on the first few sections of a new website for "Planning and Building Lego Towns." (URL) sections are "Types and Styles of Lego Towns" "Tables and other Underpinnings" "Design Tools" Coming soon: "Designing your Town (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) Go ahead and brag, thats one nice looking steam engine. Its alittle hard to see all the details cause of the black bricks, but it realy captures the look. How well does it handle turns, and can it make it through a switch? Tell him to keep up (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow. Spotlighted. He's better than you are. ( :-) because that's high praise INDEED...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Rob, Answers to your questions: - I buy all my model railroad stuff from local hobby stores (SF Bay area). - The ones I used are different size than the Lego ones. Wheels are available in all kind of sizes. I think my green engine uses the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Are there any places online to get wheels like these Bachmann wheelsets? Are they the same size diameter as a Lego train wheel? Do you have part numbers? Would I be able to fit them into the same truck as regular train wheels? "David Wegmuller" (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Rob, I've converted some LGB and Bachman G scale wheels for use on Lego tracks. You can see some pictures here: - This is an industrial locmotive in 1:20 scale (Technic figure scale, 30 inch gauge): (URL) This is an experiment, a solar powered (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben made an engine working, see it on his pages: (URL) it works but not to well. BR Sonnich Rob Hendrix <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GvB0yL.3t2@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) with (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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One of the sets numb4ered 252 also had 4 of these wheels. I think I've got about 40 by now. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: Gv9A2A.L8p@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) See (...) as (...) not to forget set 395 from 1976 with white wheels and 329 from 1968 with red wheels. If you never had the chance to study (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Actually, the picture was in a catalog in my local hobby shop. I looked for a few minutes today for some on the internet, but never really came up with anything. "John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:GvB0uH.3Jv@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Were you going to include a URL for a picture of this? -John (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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oops...typo "Rob Hendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GvB0Au.29s@lugnet.com... (...) finding/making (...) the (...) O (...) are (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anyone made any progress on this? I am in the process of finding/making metal wheels (or a variation thereof) so I can power items directly from the 9v track without going through the standard motorized truck. I have found O gauge wheels (in (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I'd certainly enjoy seeing that lift bridge on your club's site! Think you could squeeze some pics and info of it for us? Adrian Egli (URL) Hendrix" <rmhendrix@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Gv9Ho6.Cxp@lugnet.com... (...) video (...) will (...) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc, lugnet.trains)
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Until we can get our website finished, here are some early pics and a video from the Fordyce, Arkansas Cottonbelt show held on April 27th. (URL) think?........ -Rob BTW - Thats the last time anyone will ever see THAT MOC liftbridge. It will be (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains.org.msltc, lugnet.trains)
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:Gv8yEE.L3J@lugnet.com... (...) assume (...) close (...) The spoked wheels in 396 are indeed the same as those in 390. They also appeared in white in 391 ((URL) I am lucky enough to have (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Set 390, an old Cadillac, comes with five large red spoked wheels. I assume they are the same but am not sure because I've never seen spoked wheels close up on a train set before. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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