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(...) ;-) (...) You'd have to admit though that doing it's front windscreeen will be TRICKY. While mentally designing it I've been thinking of using some 1 x 6 arch bricks placed upside down; but that's half the job. Then you have to figure out how (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm looking forward to your redesign of the APT. Glad I could give you some inspiration (for once), usually it's the other way around :-) (...) See, had I only had the bricks, I would have built it that way exactly! It's far more stable and it (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, Lar, he's saying we are old! :-P Tim With regards the blue tiger, I have to say that stylistically it just doesn't float my boat, my preferences are things like this angular German (URL) DB 185> or the more rounded Swiss (URL) BLS 465>. (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Meh... I think its because you guys are old school. Which is not to say I don't like any of the old stuff; For example, I LOVE hood units from ALCo, EMD- but I like the new Diesels (and the schemes) as well. Its a relief from some of the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Billie Jo, Bobby Jo and Betty Jo just as I remember them, freshening up in an open water tower: (URL) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) hm..that reminds me...I need to dredge up that idea I had some time ago... Scott (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very clever design, Esben! Well done. I may try to redesign my APT set as inspired by your ball-and-socket construction. I wonder if this (URL) socket piece> would work? Maybe is in this (URL) alternate construction of Esben's tilt design>. (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I have been there many times... cousins in Jonesboro (south Atlanta for those in the know)... come to think of it... my cousin did have one of these in the backyard... I don't recall to well, my attension was stolen by the vermine skins hanging on (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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James, I knew down deep that you had a still in your backyard, just a ways past the outhouse! Although I live in a Yankee state, all my kin is from the Carolinas. Two of the characters pictured are modeled after my uncles Clarence & Junior Thanks to (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) So is there any truth to the rumor that your relatives got their start in the racing engine business supplying "deliverymen" during prohibition ??? (oh ya, awesome moc, spotlighted. Needs to be more coppery though, which is a hard trick given (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's cool, nice trees too. For some reason the word 'varmints' came into my head! Tim (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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If you ever make it down to Atlanta one day Steve you can come see mine in the backyard.(1) jt (1) don't let the revenuers follow ya! (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Another Turtle Creek MOC (the mine building)
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Again thanks! I think I'll set it all up at the next GATS in Portland, Feb 19-20th. BTW your all (or is that yall) welcome to crash the show to! I will set it up on a flat table until I complete the landscaping...which has got me a bit worried. I (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I've never seen one of those in person, is it a "southern thing"? ;) Awesome scene! I'm suprised none of the castle folks offered to buy the pitch fork! SteveB (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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SNIPPIFIED Steve, I haven't been commenting on your project, though I sould have, but this one really deserves praise (not trying to take anything away from the others here). It's.... beautiful. So thanks for sharing. I've been DYING to do a dio of (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Steve, This is really, really cool. The Turtle Creek model does a great job at showing how one can obtain very realistic effects with LEGO bricks. The use of non-primary colors lends a lot to the model. Too bad the tans, off-yellows, off-greens, (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Have to agree Tim (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sheesh. If it ain't broke, DON"T FIX IT! File this one under "decisions made by marketing geniuses". This is horrible. They should have stuck with the Santa Fe logos. If they had wanted to be hip, they could've resurrected the (URL) ying-yang> (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yee-haw, all you need now is the General Lee! Great moc, too bad I prefer beer. George (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Na. Too trendy. The Cigar Band nose logo is much cooler thsn some "lightning bolt"ish thing. (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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