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| (...) Looks like 10158 is a close re-release of 2148 Legoland Truck that came out a few years ago. The 10156 and 10157 are the train cars from a 4511 set. I believe these are going to be sold individually so people don't need to get needless train (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | The SPLTC Recreates the Old West
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| The Southern Pacific LEGO® Train Club (SPLTC) is pleased to announce our upcoming appearance at the 89th National Orange Show at the Orange Fairgrounds in San Bernardino, California. Our club members have busy designing and building a new layout to (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sbe, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.bak) !!
| | | | | Re: New MOC: Grolsch Brewery Plant
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| (...) Impressive model. That's huge. That must have been quite the LDraw model too. I'd hate to try rendering that one. :-) It looks great, very true to scale. Not meaning to railroad the thead, but my eye caught another thread on your De Bouwsteen (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Train weights
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| (...) (URL) exist, and the most recent release was last year in the Technology Resource Kit for the DACTA line, but the last Train set that appears to have included one is the 4552 Cargo Crain from 1995. You can buy them through Bricklink here: (URL) (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Train weights
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| I bought a Sante Fe set with just one engine and 5 cars. Similarly I got a steam engine with one each of the caboose, passenger car, etc. Both these sets struggle to run on tracks with just the one engine. So, borrowing from the N Scale World, I (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | SCLTC at Brentwood Science Community Fair
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| SCLTC will present a condensed exhibit at the first annual Brentwood Science Community Fair in Brentwood, California. Featured items include the Crystal Towers Hotel with 8 operating elevators, the SCLTC Building, Hangar 50-52, a 10 foot (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.lugola, FTX) !!
| | | | | Featherbeds
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| Hello .castlers and other connoisseurs of fine home furnishings, I have made the beds. Not earth-shattering news, of course, but it's something at least...and it's a good use for the down from (URL) the ducks we've been discussing recently.> I've (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Brickfest Micro Moc Display and Contest
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| This is your chance to get creative, without breaking the Lego budget. It's my pleasure to let you know about the Micro Contest and Display! I'm calling out to ALL builders . . . The ideas are endless, but here is a bit of food for thought... (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town) !!
| | | | | Re: A little math cioncerning ships, containers and Minifigs
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| (...) From my model railroading I know all about selective compressing and there's usually a certain breaking point where it looses it's effect and becomes silly. IMHO the 4-w container is at least close to that if you use it together with minifigs (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| Hi Bruce, This is an excellent resource! I'll definitely be using it in the future. Thanks for taking all the time and effort to pull all these links together. Looking forward to volume 2. I should mention that the dog which was attributed to me is (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
| | | | | LUCNY to display at Day Out With Thomas, Utica, NY June 18-27, 2004
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| (URL) The Lego Users of Central New York (LUCNY)> will be setting up and operating a 12 foot by 40 foot display of Lego Trains in Utica, NY, during the Day Out With Thomas the Tank Engine event. (URL) A Day out With Thomas> is sponsored by the (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.ny.uti, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| (...) Thank you for being, as Lar put it, the most prolific animal maker since that other guy. Now if only I can prod you to illustrate Revelations for some additions to volume II. Bruce (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| (...) Please go ahead and do so. My main motivation was to help people looking for ideas to detail their layouts. Bruce (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| (...) are based on a design by (...) Thanks. I'll include this in the updated list, as well as a link to your MOCpages. (...) Actually they look a little too construction site-y. . . scratches head . reads Tim's post . Aha! Quack quack. I'll put (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| (...) Thanks for the link. He'll be there (probably grouped with other monsters). Bruce (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| Hi, Bruce. Just wanted to add my thanks for this great resource. Often times when I've needed to create new brick animals for The Brick Testament, I first want to see what others have come up with before me. Finding such examples has sometimes been (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| (...) I agree, GREAT resource. I hope it gets linked from lots of places. Unless you object I will try to remember to link to it from the header of .trains. Funny thing.. if you look at the different animal categories, it seems Rev Smith has a (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Brick Built Beasts volume 1
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| (...) Doh! Thanks Tim. What a difference one digit makes, eh? Peace and ducks, Professor Whateverly (URL) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A little math cioncerning ships, containers and Minifigs
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| (...) I have, both from the air, and up close, (and in articles in TRAINS) and I agree. (...) I just don't have enough brick(1) to do very many of them and I'd rather go for a huge pile of smaller containers that I CAN do, and 2 or 3 ships instead (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: A little math cioncerning ships, containers and Minifigs
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| (...) I can see both sides of this, but I'm more swayed by 'selective compression', as Larry mentioned. For example-- Jeff VW set up his harbour cranes at a few of our train shows-- (URL) the 'standard' 4x8xwhatever freight containers. The cranes (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.trains)
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