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(...) Sounds like a good fun contest idea. Maybe when the current town contest ends, and there are more "cities" (as discussed earlier) in photos online. We could do a new contest like this. I am thinking an added twist though: We choose from a list (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Hi Tim, Nice. I really like the rubber band chain as well. I was actually planning to build an LDRAW model of an NYC subway car this week, but at a vaguely Miniland scale (I've never been to a Legoland park, so I'm not entirely sure). I like the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yep- I was behind the wheel. ...of the van, not the rolling meat. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) These AFX motors are HO scale. (URL) Scale slot cars are 1/64 scale electrically-powered cars. Speeds can reach up to 30 mph, which is over 1000 mph scale speed. With the lego body and running the stock 16volts the speed is significantly less (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) well ya actuly. i did like most people do when there bored i googled myself. I found out that not only was there a HARTIGAN'S Ice cream parlor but it was in northern illinois. about 3 weeks later i happened upon it on my way to a date so i (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Great Idea and pictures. Is the name of the Ice cream parlor a coincidence? (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) (I could have sworn that I posted this reply yesterday but I can't find it so I'm posting it again. Maybe I just forgot to hit submit or something. Weird.) Very nice work. Great idea. But you forgot one newsgroup: lugnet.build.arch. I added it (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) I took a few of buildings while in San Francisco, although most are of the Golden Gate bridge and other random stuff: (URL) ignore all the rest :) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Were the race cars lego bodies on scalectrics chassis? (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, Just a little MOC from me, a New York City subway train (class (URL) R40M>). I'm hoping to do underground trains of the world cities so this is sort of a number two of a series (after Moscow). (2 URLs) BS gallery> I tried to keep the design (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) I believe the Weiner mobile comment was actually an inside joke stemming back to a field trip to the Lego store while I was in Seattle. However since I’m horrible with names I could be wrong. Either way I got a chuckle out of it. ondrew (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Ondrew! This should be a very useful resource. I often take pictures of buildings around town (Baltimore) for LEGO purposes, and your example has inspired me to post the ones I have and take some more. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Assuming you're serious: (2 URLs) Weinermobile Gallery> (after moderation) Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Nice. I love the tall 2nd floor windows in this shot: (URL) Jonathan (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Good reference, Ondrew. I took some pictures of downtown Kalamazoo, which would fit a similar purpose. They are here: (URL) -Jason (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) No idea about the torque, but personally I doubt it could have been improoved (would empty the batteries too fast). The speed of the new trains is more or less the same as now: a Metroliner waggon at full speed of the IR train derailed. (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) This is excellent! And just in time for your contest, too. Oh, and one more thing- can you get a picture of an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile? (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hey, this is a great idea! I think it would be great if people from different cities around the world were able to do something like this. Also, maybe Kevin could sidebar them on the town homepage. We could create an inspirational resource for (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: Thanks for making that available. I have some proto info in this folder and its subfolders (URL) (there is no f=2 and f=1 is Kevin's own...) The "Chicago area buildings" are probably 1/2 Gaylord and Co... but (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) AAaaargh!! Let me be VERY clear on this - I *DID* like the car modification. Those were nice. It's just my typing/thinking that suck eggs. Seriously, that was a brain-fart, the cars look nice. (...) Not pointless - just less active ;-). -- (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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