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(...) IIRC Tim (the other one) had shown me a page that he has bookmarked which confirms this fact. Maybe you should consider doing them 8-wide while keeping the scale 6 in order to authentically replicate their hugeness :-P Legoswami (19 years ago, 30-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Actually, there were only 3 LEGO boxes under the tree this year for Ross ((URL) 8652>, (URL), (URL) 8420>). I continue to receive my presents from Bricklink stores;-) (...) Fantastisch! As you probably know, all of the TCLTC's layout figs are (...) (19 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Oh dear. They're meant to be clear but don't let me stop you drooling over the concept ;) (...) Given my recent love of Russian/Soviet stock I've been exposed to a whole new world of locomotive design. The styling is typically quite different (...) (19 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Very tasty, Tim. Some of my drool, however, may have been from the thought of silver macaronis and half-rounds... :-) Though I am well versed in American locos, I am virtually ignorant when it comes to foreign protos, and it is fun to see (...) (19 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi all, While searching my favourite Russian train site the other day I came across (URL) this beautiful photograph> of an ultra-modern Russian railbus connected to a much older EMU. I loved the juxtaposition of these two trains: new with old, (...) (19 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Dear Ben, (...) I fear that is the case :( Fortunately my interests lie mostly in diesels and electrics so my steam will remain virtual. (...) It is so obvious now that I know it's there. I will definitely add it in the updated version. I already (...) (19 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dear Tim, thanks for your nice replay. And I agrre: the 7750 wheel sets are really a pain to get via Bricklink and all other market places. I own a few of them but never enough... And the price aims only at one direction: always up. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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--SNIP-- Dear Ben, Thank you for your comments. As I mentioned in the first post, your models were quite a learning (thieving ;)) point for me. (...) I would love to see it made real too and was going to try it until I discovered that the wheels (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dear Tim, you did an excellent job on your Russion L-Class! I enjoyed it a lot to surf through your gallery and compare that with the real stem engines you have linked. I would love to see that design done in real bricks. Concerning the wheel (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nah! Inside every 6-wide is an 8-wide or bigger waiting to get out! :-) Does the Russian loco have the same wheel arrangement as my British 9F? (URL) Mark (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, I saw that on BrickShelf yesterday. It looks just as good today. I'd like to see it in person. Chris (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, Well it’s that time again. We are delighted to announce that ILTCO has been invited to display at the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) annual National Train Show (NTS) again! This year the NMRA 2006 NTS will be held in (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org) !!
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(...) 8 wides are wide 6 wides too. You're just in denial ;) Legoswami (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks very much John. I agree that is a great compliment. I'll post another brickbuilt one soon just to prove I own bricks. (...) I said improve it, not enlarge it! You do realise that those emails which appear uninvited in your inbox aren't (...) (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I really appreciate all of the fine MOCs and renders you've been producing, Tim! You are becoming a regular James Mathis. I can't imagine higher praise:-) (...) :-) (Nah, it goes without saying;-) JOHN (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Meh. I think you should stop putting his stuff on the sidebar altogether. We all know he churns one out every month or so anyway.... (URL) Anyway, nice work. As I said in chat, your inspiration from Ben really shows. Legoswami (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hi all, This is my first attempt at a steamer, a Russian (URL) class> locomotive. Not exactly sure how much of it will work but I borrowed liberally from Ben Beneke's work figuring he would have got it working. (2 URLs) BS Gallery> Please let me (...) (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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(...) [...] (...) Chris (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I cannot speak for anyone else, but I haven't been speculating about the demise of the 9v line because of what Jake said at BrickFest. I cannot pretend to remember exactly what he said, but it could probably be interpreted two ways. (1) The 9v (...) (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi John, I hope you had a nice christmas time with some nice ABS presents aimed at you and Ross? I myself was lucky enough to get a 2000 brick bucket (free from gray bricks) and a Potter set. In fact I still have no fun with the colors from (...) (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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