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(...) [Snip] (...) In the mosaic, there is just a colour that looks like two parts of the well known 'normal' grey and one part of white. (...) Seen that on your box scans a few minutes ago. Thanks for your information! Ben . . . P.s.: should I dare (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi I think you can say, they have kind of a "metallic glow" to them. Sorry, I don't have the mosaic set. End windows are in a 2 x 2 black panel, where you "push in" the blue windows, just like you do on the train doors. In other words... It's (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anyone else noticed that, amongst all the variants, there's no standard passenger car? Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) [Snip] (...) Thanks a lot for these informations! The new colour had been described as new kind of 'silver' (in the first spy-shots that appeared at 1000steine) so I expected some metallic effect as we know it from some of the late technic (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Ben Just uploaded some pictures of the box and stickers. Can be seen here: (URL) to mention, that there are 2 instruction books in this set. One is marked 10025-1 (builds the bagage car), the other one is 10025-2 (mail car). The silver (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Hi Ben I suppose you mean those 1 x 2 bricks, that are in a little bit different color, than light grey? The colour is new to me, so it does looks a little strange. But I think they are fine. Just takes a little time to get used to the new (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Kecia, that is amazingly fast! Wow. Could you try to discribe the 'silver' corrugated bricks of the train set. How do they look like? Is the quality top or do they look like too cheap plastic (like some of the wheel hubs in silver metal (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Just received the sets I ordered from S@H. Woohoo!!! Kecia Denmark (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi I just received an email from S@H, saying they have shipped the new 10025 Santa Fe Cars I to me!! Can't wait. Kecia Denmark (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ___...___ (...) Oh, they know about us. The GMLTC showed at the 1999 NMRA National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We had a great time visiting with the president of the NMRA who exclaimed about our layout: "This (the GMLTC layout) is (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Below is an excerpt of a recent letter I wrote to the NMRA. An obscure point perhaps, but worthy of consideration nonetheless... ___...___ As the NMRA membership may or may not know, there are a significant number of persons who build trains out of (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Pennsylvania Railroad, 4-4-2, Class E6s "Atlantic" type is in the Pennsylvania RR Museum in Strasburg PA: (URL) believe it is fitted with a water scoop as it stands in the museum. There are several photographs of the track pan in use including (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Google is your friend. Try a search with these keywords, about 1/2 of the first page is relevant references steam water track pan railroad This is not a bad reference (URL) and NYC (mad competitors on the NY-Chicago run) both used them to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My point was not can they make an interesting layout with the pieces, but more do they actually make parallel tracks and such using the differing radii. (...) A 1/4 or 1/2 section would be real nice (we really only need the 1/4 section), and (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! :-) -Frank (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have a few pictures in books which I used as examples. I found a picture of an articulated waterspout online here: (URL)For your next trick, please build a functional track pan! (3) (...) I didn't know this way of taking water existed! I (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In Holland, there was usually about 1/2 meter of leather "pipe" attached to the swivel head to allow for a bit more "play" in positioning the watersprout. Putting the engine in reverse was not allowed for passenger trains here, what was done (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Decidedly european, but nifty (double articulation/swivel points on the spout are not common IS practice IIRC (1), it was usually just a swivel(2) (if a standpipe) or a boom dropping down from the side of the water tank ) For your next trick, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Conincidently, a new Modern Marvels episode on the History Channel (US) tonight (10:00 PM eastern) Tuesday 6-Aug-02: "Towing" Tugboats; roller-coasters; *funicular railroads*; flat-bed truck; 747. -Rob. (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the (...) I remember about all of it, and whenever I go to a childrens store I play with the Brio a little bit. I also had 3-way switches, that was a while ago though. But when I was real young, I had awesome layouts in the same part of my (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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