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(...) Wow! Great! Another American themed addition to trains. That should go down well with all those USofAFOLs. Let's put some flags out to celebrate. British flag, no, French, German, no good. Oh, no, that one's Australian... European... Oh (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This one (URL) ? ;-) Tim (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) And here I was all set to start pushing for more European designs, but if you really want the reefer instead... :) Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Team (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, go to 1000steineland in Berlin this summer, and you'll get more than enough European train designs for a start. HTH, Christian (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh, please. Yeah, it is "American themed" all right-- with euro-style buffers and euro-style wheels. And didn't the last "American themed" loco (the BNSF) come with a brand new train element-- a modern, European buffer? I'll trade you. Let TLG (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I was actually looking for a reefer (or even a boxcar or anything) with a big Stars and Stripes on the side, I'm sure I've seen one somewhere (might even have been a loco) Anyone know where to find it? And appologies for the above (slaps self (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Please no! No more American proto....I'm sick of it. The Santa Fe and BNSF locomotives are cool, don't get me wrong. They're the most detailed and realistic Lego Trains ever made. They also represent a commitment to the train line beyond the (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll give you the buffers, but I don't see that the wheelsets are particularly European, in what way do you mean? Tim (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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TLG made 30 years or so worth of Euro style trains, time for the Americans to get a little attention. This set rocks! Looks spot on for the real thing, rivet counters be damned. :) Must...buy...more...TRAINS!!!1 -Stefan- (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Brickshelf?(1) Seriously, I think OnDrew did a boxcar with a flag motif, that might be what you are thinking of. 1 - couldn't resist. (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) American trucks don't have wheel level individual springs. The individual wheels are typically unsprung, and ride in a truck frame that has springs either at the center beam (for freight) or at multiple places in a larger truck frame (for (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Practically every US stock car runs on Bettendorf trucks, which resemble this (that Ross created): (URL) The TLG trucks are designed to resemble more of the single axle type for European stock cars. JOHN (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) And what did 19th century American wheels look like? What you're saying is, it doesn't look like anything current. Jason R (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Well it would please the Daoist in me at least, if not the AdultFOL... Jason Railton (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I'll agree that the US doesn't really do four wheel vehicles However I have never really thought of the Lego wheelsets as being European as they have coil springs when the style of suspension with W irons represented had/have leaf springs (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Not like that. I'm having trouble with Google, it keeps returning pictures of LEGO trains for all the search terms I used, not particularly useful, so I don't have a pic cite for you, but trust me. (...) No, that's what you're saying I'm (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Maybe you're thinking of these UP locos: (URL) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sez the guy who's now a CSF-lovin' spacer. ;) Build some of your steamers again, foo! Legoswami (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The Bettendorf type trucks (is that a manufacturer or a generic type or patent?) look like a swing arm type and yes, are very different from any truck you could make with the stock Lego wheelsets, however I'm sure there are/have been many (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) One thing that seems to have been missed in this thread is that the new set is designed to go with the BNSF loco and so it is pretty appropriate and representative of this type of train. It would be nice if this kind of thinking continued, (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, this is something I've noticed quite often, but haven't seen discussed. Most of the pictures I see of American train shows suggest the majority of trains running are official models. With European train shows, there are very few, if (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ya, give us a Mallard, (or Flying Scotsman, I'm not picky) and some UK stock to go with it! (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not sure that's an accurate sampling, then. Perhaps for clubs just getting started, it is, but the vast majority of stuff running on more established club layouts at shows is scratchbuilt. Yes, you'll see some stock stuff, but take a look (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Mallard in (dark?) blue with big red wheels, skirts and dark orange (teak) white-roofed carriages... Jason Railton (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Jake, I would like BOTH the Reefer AND European designs. David (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ya Jake, hook us up with some reefer(s) man. No WONDER JoJo is insinuating what he's insinuating... XFUT off-topic.fun (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Flying Scotsman in whichever green is closest to Apple Green (light green? - be great to get a range of parts in that colour). Complemented by chocolate and cream coaches - easy now we have chocolate brown! Though for goodness sake let them (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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