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(...) I am fine to think about answering some questions. The afore mentioned Fallen Flags site for The Super Chief shows several listings of wagon types for The Super Chief train: (URL)In my eyes it would be satisfieing enough to order just 7 (or (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I believe, it shoul be possible to (almost) build our own ones from 10022 (and spare parts from 10025?). (...) My suggestion would be mail - bagage - sleeper - dining - sleeper - observation. Of course this would take two sleeping cars, so you (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes - at least at 1000steine this has been discussed. Maybe we should ask James Mathis for background information? In my eyes it would be satisfieing enough to order just 7 (or more) waggons [1] then build the mailcar or sleeping car 2 times (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, Mattias. (...) I'll try and take some pictures within the next week or so. Sadly, everything's been tucked in neat little boxes for the past two weeks, since we just moved into a new house and the setup of the LEGO room (yay!) is (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That was true in the Metroliner, there wasn't a pure sitting car, there was always tables,or beds. With a few alterations, i'm going to make the club car into a Dome Car with the left over pieces. But in a long train, I imagine that not many (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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