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(...) Hear hear! (...) Ditto. Now first and foremost: I am not a LEGO train fan and I don't own a single train set. But this set has might change that. Granted, I won't use it for trains, but there are tons of great town and (more importantly to me) (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, FTX)
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The signal box looks good - more substantial than normal. I would be frightened to cross the footbridge without any handrails. Not another cherry picker - have LEGO not got any imagination? I hope it is in the shops, every child's train set needs a (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd say the new freight train is somewhere in between, the design is pretty good, a lot of the European Mak-style diesels are quite similair. (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) put in (...) Thanks, Larry, and thanks to all who posted or emailed. (...) one (...) Or is (...) It's important that the motor outputs share the load as evenly as possible. A stalled train motor can draw as much as 750ma, while a single motor (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10028 Level Crossing Sneak Peek!
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(...) Hmm, I count quite a few more: - 4 stairs - 4 extreme low slopes - 3 inverse slope windows - trans smoke windshield - 9 each red and white cylinders - 16 technic pins to connect cylinders - decent looking crossing signs (though it would be (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The style of the crossing is clearly that of the "World City" line, where as the style of the Engine shed isn't. In recent years it seems that there are two train line stylings; the normal product line (NPL) and LEGO Direct (LD) line. The NPL (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the shovels. Looks like you achieved a slight overhanging lip at the edge of the shovels beyond the sidewall of the car. (...) Nothing like real bricks to showcase the design, style, and physical "feel" of a construction. I think Ben's (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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(...) Oups... Brad Justus, not Rufus... ;-) Terry (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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(...) Wow. This is selfish! I too am spending many hundreds of $ for my monorail sets, but I still hopw LEGO will come out with a monorail equivalent someday because I really like the products. I totally understand your despair of eventually see the (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I know, I'm not selling (maybe a few stray pieces here and there), but I think I'll stop buying soon. I just like to think that when I ever indure hard times, I have something to fall back on. Of course, monorail would be about the last thing (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Tram of Strasbourg on video
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(...) Marc, The Tram look great - you did a wonderful job. Bob (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't know about the design of the set itself, but I LOVE the new computer tiles. I hope those show up in more places, and cheaply too. That 2x2 tile looks much better as a flat panel monitor than any of the other stuff that's been used as a (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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"Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message news:HFpCF8.170I@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) at (...) [ ... snipped ... ] From what I understand, it is a Shop at Home exclusive and will be available sometime in Q3. I don't (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Here You can download a little video of the Tram in action. (URL) tram is motorized with 2 motors with a 9V smallbox. (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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What makes you conclude the target markets for the Train Shed and the new level crossing are different? Is it the style of the sets? The parts selected? To me it looks like Lego Direct is trying to produce an affordable Train accessory set. Bryan (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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After looking at the pictures, I can say that I wont be buying one, mainly because there isnt anything in it that I have a use for (except mabie some of the printed computer parts) As to why it is what it is: 1.Limits on just what pieces Lego Direct (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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At least it looks better than the World City train station and crane sets... My wife asked me if there were any new sets that I would like for my birthday. So I took another good at the new train station and crane set. I came to the conclusion that (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, there's got to be maybe eight usable elements in that set... I'll wait to find it on clearance at 75% off. JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello LEGO® train fans! The ILTCO is pleased to announce some exciting news, as part of our growing partnership with The LEGO Company. LEGO has supplied the ILTCO with detailed photos of the new 10028 Level Crossing. The ILTCO is pleased to be able (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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(...) So it sounds like you're still building your monorail collection. Just think of how much moolah you'd save next year if they re-released a compatible monorail set. How soon were you planning to take advantage of that resale value anyway? My (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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