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(...) railway or rack railway. (URL) particularly this part (URL) good info on funiculars. Funiculars are cable attached and drive/motive power comes from a lifthouse at the top (or bottom), not cogs in the power trucks. (I've ridden two Swiss ones, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) OK, OK... you guys convinced me. The stuff I perceive as european is no more authentic (to european prototypes) than the stuff you perceive as american is (authentic to american prototypes, that is). But parts is parts. We. are. not. the. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hello There, I spent quite a few time thinking and building this funicular. Is it the right word? It's a mountain train wich is driven on a central cogwheel drive? Please help me with the translation... {;~)) (URL) saw this type a train/railway when (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Pocketses, my precious-sss...sss, Pocketses!! The secret to successful snarfing is lots of Pocketses. Gollum (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) 4563 : loco doesn't look much German/Dutch to me... maybe French, but then the colors wouldn't be right. The red closed freight car is OK-ish, the rest is pretty much simplified 4564 : loco is pretty decent, bit like the MaK diesel range. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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You both have something that I tried for two years in the model shop to get my hands on to no avail. *grin* Congrats! Best I could do was some of the hand molded new elements that they used to prototype new model designs. -john 3 (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Actually I have some of those, I found them inside of the sculptures that we rescued ((URL) They're kind of a funny brown gray color with lots of swirls. These were used as structural supports inside of the sculptures. While repairing the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Santa Fe Cars - now on lego.com
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(...) It's in the Train Catalog. I've seen it. 5 for $148 or 2 for $65. Paul SInasohn LUGNET #115 (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well, I have a couple dozen assorted 'swirly' bricks.... They are kept very securely locked up. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Where do the calendar announcements go?
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I've always email Jake directly to have stuff added. jt (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Where do the calendar announcements go to be picked up by lego for this page? (URL) 3 (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tell you what Larry, I'll colour you bright red, yellow and blue and see if that helps clear things up! :-) I guess these have all looked European in the past. The "DB" stickers didn't help matters. Being British though, they look as foreign (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <snip> (...) I'm also missing the possibility to tap-off current from the train wheels. When this is possible, then we can add lights (LED's)in our passenger / freight cars. Just thinking on the red light that you find back on the last freight (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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We need a new train set in the shops not just from LEGO direct so that ordinary children see them and buy them. Lego trains should not just be for those with internet access. It should be based on a real train. David (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was hoping there would be a Christmas special of the Santa Fe loco + motor + two of the passenger Santa Fe cars + one Santa Fe baggage car. Where did you hear about the 5 car offer ? Regards, David (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I was taking a look at the Hogwort's Express last night, terrible how they used road wheels for the model. but I like the outline of the engine. Therefore, I'll use it to make my first MOC I've built in over a year...a steam turbine electric. Has (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:H08J4H.oG@lugnet.com... (...) That's exactly what I want to see, yes we *did* have them, but no more... Huw (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I was in the American model shop in Enfield and we had constraints that the model shop in Billund did not have. (Windsor Locks was just opening in my time and the Billund shop was handling their models.) We were not (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Here to stay this time (i.e. My full return to the brick)
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Fellow trainheads, after an extended hiatus I announce my full return to the medium which I just can't give up for building trains no matter how hard I tried. Why the extended hiatus? Due to significant changes in my life, including a new job (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.people, lugnet.general)
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(...) The other night I was looking through a curent Marklin catalog and something occured to me...the shape of the front/rear ends of current Euro freight engines is just about identical to the shape of the canopy on Jango Fett's ship, all it (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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