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| | | (...) I can't possibly see how your original post was harsh, condescending or dismissive. You're just stating your opinion and you should. The only person who could be possibly offended is Centerline, and at that, you're entitled to your opinion (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —Steven House
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| | | | | Fine. So we are all agreed track cleaning is a problem and third-party products are great. Personally I think what we need from a third party is track, DCC and lighting. Thats still leaves the chore of cleaning. My track cleaner is at (URL) uses a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —Mark Riley
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| | | | | (...) whether (...) Everyone is talking about the inside or side of the rails as if that is the important area to clean. Take a piece of straight track and place a train motor on top of it. Hold it up to a light source so as to backlight where the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | (...) Aw, man, but it's all about the coolness factor! Why do something by hand that can be done by a machine? Even if it's more work or costs more money. :) I thought it looked pretty spiffy zipping around the track*. And look how much dirt it (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —Kevin Maynes
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| | | | | | (...) <snicker> ;) <snip> (...) If it were me, I don't think I'd use Goo Gone.. while the Centerline site claims it doesn't leave a residue, I've read on an indie model railroader's site that it does. I might just stick with isopropyl alcohol.. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | (...) Perhaps you could buy three track cleaning cars and solve the problem in one pass? ;-) Or maybe the manufacturer could make a triple rollered track cleaner? I know I can buy safety razors with three blades, so it is not without precedent! (...) (21 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Good point. But see Todd's post after yours. Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. If it does, does that change your answer? (...) I don't need my track cleaned for 21 hours straight, though. I just need it cleaned. MichLTC layouts have been (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —John Neal
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| | | | | (...) If he's dumb enough meet all of your conditions, I'll bet he *will* still be in high school:-) Reminds me of a quotation from a famous, long-term collegian: "Seven years of college down the drain" JOHN (21 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market? —Richie Dulin
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| | | | (...) <snip> (...) Wait! Why stick with human labour? Last time I checked, you could buy a guinea pig for about $A12, and lettuces for $A0.99 each. You tie a lettuce leaf to the back of your train, dip your guinea pig in your prefered cleaning (...) (21 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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