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In lugnet.trains, Roy Gal writes: snip... (...) Indeed, looks like there are many excellent new sets coming out. It's going to be an expensive year! ;-) My question is, has anyone here setup an account with Marz Distribution? I haven't put a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Alco c420 2010 Diesel Locomotive and a Generic
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(...) Thanks for the clarification and description of this beast. I haven't found any additional pictures, yet, of this exact Alco c420 style. I am wondering if the "hidden" side and front (lone end, as you describe) are different in any ways to my (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Copenhagen Metro subway station!
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Gorgeous! My favorite little details are the phone booth and the escalator. Bruce (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Alco c420 2010 Diesel Locomotive and a Generic
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(...) <snip> Great choice of colors, and an ALCO is to drool over. They belch smoke and growl like a beast! Don't know if it makes any difference to you, but the long hood end is the front on these units (makes for a more dramatic appearance leading (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Copenhagen Metro subway station!
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Hello all LEGO train fans! My most recent model is an underground station from the new Copenhagen MiniMetro opened October 2002. (URL) station is primarily based on the station Lergravsparken but includes elements from the other stations on the line (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Blue Express passenger train with a cool front (?)
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Very nice! Thanks for including the cut-away shot that shows the construction technique. Bruce (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: see Schickele tram train
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(...) No doubt about that!... Comparing to your own design (one of my favourites BTW), it becomes obvious that 6 wide is better for scale but 8 wide takes the prize for detail... :-) The 7 segments retain fairly accurate proportions, at least on a (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Took a cross-country Amtrak trip from Albuquerque to New York City this past Christmas. Road to Chicago on the Southwest Chief and then to NYC on the Lakeshore Limited. Saw a few locs to inspire some virtual construction. The first is a go at the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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This tram model caught my attention. Uses a new windscreen element to achieve the perfect look for this imitation of the real thing. (URL) model Marc! later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think it is a fantastic use of the 4-wide cockpit window element. Very cool how you integrated the sloping nose around 45 degree slopes and inverse slopes. Well done. Your metrostation and white/black metro train look good, too. Thanks for (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Poll
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(...) I agree. I try to build all new trains 7 wide. It's a bit more work but it does seem to be the ideal size for the track. KL (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rotary dump for hopper cars (was: Round parts on the side of...)
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(...) Definitely. I bet you could even find a prototype for it somewhere if you hunted hard enough. Perhaps body mounted rather than truck mounted would be necessary to avoid somewhat silly looking trucks, though. (...) Yep. They're called unit (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Rotary dump for hopper cars (was: Round parts on the side of...)
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(...) If the circle ends up being a bit too small to center the couplers, couldn't you build a different hopper that has the couplers a brick or two higher? Sure, it would only work with other hoppers with the same coupler design, but most of the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello all LEGO train fans! Please have a look at my Blue Express passenger train on (URL) earlier trains have all been red or white so now I wanted to try the blue color. Also, I wanted to use all my transparent panes and the cool front window from (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob) !
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| | Re: GG-1 Model Complete
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The inner trucks are just floating - this does lead to occasional (ok, often) derailments. The engine can handle turnouts and crossings, but not as consistantly as I would like. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NSW 40 Class...revamped yet again!
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(...) Thanks for the comments Chris, I've often pondered the question of the side windows themselves. But then I recall that we often leave our cab windows open (in warm weather, if the loco's not air conditioner-equipped) so the gaps don't look too (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks very nice. I noticed that you are faced with a difficult choice. The airplane windows make an appropriately sized forward facing window, but it leaves an unsitely gap next to the side window. A 1x2x2 window would seal up the hole on the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Knott's Rail Fan Weekend and Railroad Enthusiasts Day
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Larry, I've been told by the folks at Knotts that the pass should be honored as long as it has the 2003 cert. Ray (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.loc.us.ca.bak, lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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| | Re: New Poll
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7 Wide for me too + narrow guage of varying studs width depending on size of prototype Tim (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Round parts on the side of ... (was Re: LEGO SW Haildire Droid will cost....
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(...) Right. Has to be else you have to decouple. However if the guestimated height someone posted elsewhere in the thread is correct it will be plenty high for 6 wide trains. 8 widers might be out of luck though. (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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