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(...) Ok after giving Larry farfignuten for not Googling something I figured I should Google it myself. Not an easy find, but is this the kind of thing you're taking about? (URL) never seen an engine design like that before. Very odd. Derek (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (snip) (...) (URL) page 60 or (URL) those last ones for best results) Those same engines were used in the FM TrainMaster diesels... Ironically, FM also now has the replacement/maint parts license for Alco/GE diesels... But... you're kidding (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What the Larry Pieniazek Bobble Head Doll is that? Derek (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, now you are just showing off :) Just having fun with you. Nice building. Chris (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Larry, You got me thinking - I always thought Green Acres came first, but then I found (URL) - a great page that details the "Hooterville Trilogy" (take that George Lucas!): The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971) Petticoat Junction (1963-1970) (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Fairbanks Morse diesel locoomotives used a very successful opposed piston (1) diesel engine first developed for us in US Navy subs. (URL) - two pistons sharing a common combustion chamber per cylinder, IIRC... (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Snip (...) A lot of the British diesel designs of the 50's and 60's had the nose, which is probably their most distinctive design element. As well as the (URL) Deltic> (class 55) and 37, the classes (URL), (URL) 44>, (URL) 45>, and (URL) 46> also (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yikes. Let's not go there! :-) (...) Well, it was more of a joke. I couldn't care less what BNSF does, so I wouldn't care enough to spoof them. If I didn't really like it, I'd use older decals (incorrectly) on their modern engines. That would (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Well that's lovely. Reminds me of (URL) this>. Wonder what it'd look like on an MOC. It'd be the centre of attention at shows. Legoswami Samarth (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ha ha! Nice summation. Note that the pedant in me (1)(2) is forced to chime in with "you left out a trailing double quote there somewhere!". XFUT off-topic.fun 1 - or the pe*N*dant in you, if I were you. But of course I am not you! 2 - This (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Find it (URL) HERE> *beware of possible artistic license having been taken;-) JOHN (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Oh yeah, that's the stuff :) (...) Of course, the train ran between Hooterville and Pixley. Don't forget that Benji the dog got his start on PJ as well. (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thats quite cryptic... but I assume it has something to do with your 'wire routing' post. Legoswami Samarth (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A very poor rendition when viewed at this remove (although it did have the long nose)... it is ironic that you mention that at this time. (and that's all I will say) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) rounds with tubing up the middle, or even 1x1 squares. But it's a great scene. Thanks for sharing, Brian! Spotlighted. (...) Ya me too. I always liked the opening sequence, especially when they fling their petticoats over the top of the tower (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I won't be holding it against you. I do remember that the first time I saw it, (Irony) it was on a forum and bieng laughed at for its ugliness. So there. Seems not many people like it anyway. (...) I always thought that the PA's nose was (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It was a merger rather than outright purchase, I think. BN was bigger than ATSF but as sometimes happens, many of the ATSF people ended up running things at least for a while, as ATSF was arguably a better run railroad pre merger than BN. (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sorry, that thing is ugly. No offense, it looks like it has a lot of power and sophistication, great technology, etc, and it would be an interesting model, but it is fugly ugly. There's no accounting for taste I guess. I personally like the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can't detect the paint change either, just the logo. Since I still see quite a bit of BN Green still operating, I don't think the current GP38 offering will be out of date anytime soon. I've never applied the stickers to any of my stock yet. (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) thinking that scene was "so hot"...well it was hot enough for a 10 year old(1) before cable. jt 1) dang did I just age myself there? (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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