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(...) He was a lot(1) younger then! And perhaps wiser???(2) 1 - OK, not a LOT younger, I think I've been getting TRAINS longer than he's been alive! 2 - Different chemical dependency. I keep telling my wife that a drug addiction would be more (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Long time readers may recall my repeated ranting against using stacked technic plates for the receivers of the pin on bogie plates. Same issue here, in my view. Apparently the design may possibly have room for improvement. Having the trucks (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Mallard in (dark?) blue with big red wheels, skirts and dark orange (teak) white-roofed carriages... Jason Railton (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Good points. I think what you need is either a design that looks particularly desirable (like the SFSC), or something that includes desirable colours (like the BNSF did). How about picking a livery that's mostly dark blue? Jason Railton (19 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 (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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