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I haven't noticed this one yet (but someone has to have discovered it before me), has anyone else noticed that the 3.5x4x5 rectangular doors (which hang on the 1x1x2 brick) work in the sliding door rails? I'm going to build a box car using these. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I took me forever to figure out what you were talking about! I am interested in seeing the results. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) what colors have these doors come in? (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I built a box car awhile back using those doors, never scanned the car although. I don't think I still have it together. :-( I'm sure I wasn't the first, but when I showed another PNLTC member he hadn't seen that door used that way before. There are (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the (...) used (...) of (...) I'd imagine that the 1x4x5 window panes would work well in these as sliding glass doors. Will (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Err - I still haven't figured this out. 3.5 x 4 x 5 sounds like a huge brick. The nearest doors I can think of are 1x4x5. ???...??? (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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It's the black door that comes in the Bandit's Secert Hideout (URL) sure it comes in some other sets but that's the first one I thought of. It also comes in pink in a paradisa set Cabana Beach (URL) I think a blue one in the Guarded Inn. What other (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about these doors, they fit on the 1x1x2 bricks used to hand doors and shutters. (...) before (...) box (...) as (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I have a few of those doors on boxcars, but not used in the sliding capacity. Used as regular doors, they for me make good reefer doors. --John (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(URL) is the door he's talking about sometimes called a barn door, or ridged door.. They come in red, blue, yellow, white, black... and I'm sure I'm missing a few colors.. And that's a great idea Frank :) I also like the clear door idea :) I'm sure (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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That's how I was going to use the doors in the first place but then decided to try them in the rails. I've got to take some time to build some freight cars. Lately I've been busy building scenery and a couple of new diesels, but first I need to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oops, that's what I get for posting in a bit of a rush... Mookie and others identified the correct door. 6769 Fort Legoredo has a couple in black. Now if only I could find more sets with the rails (I used the 4 8 long rails from my two copies (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The idea has possibilities, as all of my box car sliding doors are gray:-p (except a red one borrowed from the 7722) Yo, Tom- when you do get around to building freight, why not try living dangerously and spend some time on the 8 wide side. As Cat (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) they also came in clear. i don't know what set (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Colors I have seen: Brown, Black, Red, Yellow, Clear, Blue, Pink(!), Original Gray (not the darker gray) and (I think) Clear Yellow. I would suspect that newer sets have beige, etc. The clears that I have come from 588 Police Station (or it's (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) These two parts: 1x2: (2 URLs) at: (URL) to have it all in one place, the door: (URL) Frank Filz ---...--- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The Doctor What wrote: The Doctor What: Need I say more? (URL) docwhat@gerf.org (finger docwhat@gerf.org for PGP key) (...) Yo, Doc, do you have a name, or just parents with a weird sense of humor? <read: this ain't RTL> -John (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) i also have seen clear, red and white in various town sets. (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) i have not seen the yellow,brown or grey. which sets did they come in? (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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The yellow ones came from set (URL) Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes: (some snippage) (...) Copied from (URL) X 8 Plate with runner slot on side for large doors Seen in at least 20 sets: Red 8 in 4563 Euro Freight Line 4 in 720 Building Set 2 in 4555 Freight Loading Station 2 in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Copied from (URL) Door for 1 X 1 X 2 shutter piece Seen in at least 10 sets: Red 4 in 374 Fire Station White 2 in 361 Garage 2 in 730 Building Set Blue 2 in 6379 Riding Stable Black 2 in 6769 Fort Legoredo 1 in 6761 Bandit's Secret Hideout Clear 4 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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8 wide !!! The idea has crossed my mind, do I dare crossover? Could I ever go back? Heck, I suppose anything is possible, I dare to build mountain and landscape(1) with ... BURPs. :-) I must admit although, it is fun to try to stay within 6 wide, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Never know until you try;-) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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There's also a 1 black in 6062 Battering Ram 2 blue in 6355 Derby Trotter 2 red in 1592 Town Square 1 pink in 6419 Rolling Acres Ranch 1 black in 6080 Kings Castle There's some white ones in a train set that I can't remember the number or name of (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Add 2 yellow doors from 722, also an old Universal set. See (URL) for pic. (...) Alan (...) improvise (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Updated the list to include the swinging doors in the two train sets 7730 and 7820 Red 4 in 374 Fire Station 2 in 1592 Town Square 4 in 7820 Mail Van White 2 in 361 Garage 2 in 730 Building Set 4 in 7730 Goods Train Blue 2 in 6379 Riding Stable 2 in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) someone mentioned brown and grey? which sets for those? (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Looks like we have a few more to add, some mentioned by others and I "found" a few more. Added below ... (please correct if wrong) If anyone knows of any other colors or sets, please list. Thanks alot. Now how many parts/sets do we have left to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I hereby do admit that 8 wide CAN look good. John showed me a boxcar he has been working on, it has a FRED in the end, integrated grab iron ladders, sliding doors, separated roofwalk, and a whole bunch of other details. It looked really good. It (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Very gracious of you to say so, Lar. Thank you...I think. All of this talk about the dark side makes me feel like Darth Wider or a Girth Maul;-) BTW Lar, what is keeping your pants up these days? You left your suspenders on my train layout! {:^D I'm (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I never thought I'd live long enough to hear that. But the other thing I wonder if I'll ever see is John's site displaying the said boxcar. ;-) -Tom McD. when replying, most postmen will not deliver to a house with a spamcake guarding the porch. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Touché. Et tu, spamtus? -John (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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If it makes it into any GMLTC pix I'll see it :-) (I'm just jealous cuz I haven't seen it yet :-) -Tom McD. when replying, spamcake can absorb up to 47 times its weight in excess stomach acid. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Technically those are braces (they have buttonholes instead of clips). Better mail them to me or no macaroni. :-) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just caught those, guess I didn't brace myself very well, did I? (...) We won't go into why that was but suffice it to say it had to do with tiles. And bathrooms. (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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At John's rate of web progress, we will never see any pictures of his stuff. John, you take some pictures and send them to me, I'll post them for you. Got your slides developed yet? Paul (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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