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(...) I like to avoid compression of vehicles, just having compression of a shorter train length depending on the layout, as other model railway enthusiasts do. It's 8mm:1ft scale. I could try 9-wide, but it's more effort - perhaps in the long term (...) (18 years ago, 3-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Review of Big Ben Bricks' Train Handcar set
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Recently I got the opportunity to get an early copy of Big Ben Bricks' latest offering, a train handcar. I must say that for a small set it has proven to be lots of fun to play with. You can read my review online at the ILTCO web page: (URL) (18 years ago, 3-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brilliant station by dagealka
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(...) This station certainly is gorgeous-- ingenious design; total package intensely loaded. Thanks for bring this MOC to attention-- well deserved later, James Mathis. (18 years ago, 2-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, that really is an amazing design. The building has so much texture., and the scene is so well put together. Yes... stealable ideas :) ! Chris (18 years ago, 2-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: French Sleeping Car
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(...) Wow, you really went that extra mile to get that white stripe in there. And to get bunks with red blankets and white pillows in there... you must be a glutton for punishment! Great job. Oh, if you think I'm being to obsequious, then I'll (...) (18 years ago, 2-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SNVT Contest winners
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(...) Congratulations to all the winers and thanks everyone for the good ideas. I hope that everyone was inspired by the models that they saw on the site. I hope that we will all continue to add models to the site to make it and even better (...) (18 years ago, 1-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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We have announced the winners of the SNVT LEGO Factory contest. (URL) to all, -Eric Kingsley (18 years ago, 31-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Podagons, Tragon and clikit creatures oh my!
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Hello all! This is my 1st post here in LUGNET-at last! Here are some of my new MOCS- First the Podagon: Greeple: (2 URLs) More pictures of my Tragon: (2 URLs) Hemi STP: the racing turtle! (2 URLs) There are lots of other new clikiters (clikit (...) (18 years ago, 31-Aug-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.animation, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.vikings, FTX) !!
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| | Re: **10173** CHRISTMAS TRAIN! - Get it now! - 115cm long!
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<SNIP> (...) Hi Jason, We found the Christmas train at LEGO Brand Store in the "Blue Water Mall" (Dartforth - Upper Thames - Kent. Phone : 01322 427272) for the price of 50 Pound, thats allmost 75 Euro. Regards, Ludo (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.trains)
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(...) [...] Very nice. At 62 studs long, I'm guessing that you aren't compressing, right? They look cool, and I like the way you mix the different window styles to help capture the right look. (...) [...] The hoppers look cool and the fact that they (...) (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | GPLR at Fun In The Park...
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The Greater Portland LEGO® Railroaders participated in the Fun In The Park event ( (URL) www.funinthepark.info> ) on August 5, 2006 in Wilsonville, Oregon with another fantastic LEGO railroad layout. We were selected, amongst a large crowd of local (...) (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: **10173** CHRISTMAS TRAIN! - Get it now! - 115cm long!
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(...) Um, that was Melody Brown and I am Melody Caddick ;) Sorry, it was a mistake... I don't post in these regions so often... Mel.C (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: **10173** CHRISTMAS TRAIN! - Get it now! - 115cm long!
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(...) [Regarding 10173 auction anouncement] Moin Mel, though the set information itself might be interesting to the train folks, please do not post any sale or auction announcements to a group outside lugnet.market in the future. THANK YOU! -Rene (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: **10173** CHRISTMAS TRAIN! - Get it now! - 115cm long!
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(...) Interesting to see how LEGO seem to be using the inverse of the generally accepted exchange rate. By that reasoning we can expect it to be around 150 quid by the time it reaches the UK... Jason R (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: **10173** CHRISTMAS TRAIN! - Get it now! - 115cm long!
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(...) Hi, the set made it to the shelves of the LEGO stores in Oberhausen and Hamburg (which is both located in Germany) in early August 2006. Then the shop manager where informed that the sets have to be kept in the backstore till october 18th... (...) (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A new open air trolley car
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(...) [...] (...) Hi Tim, Thanks, I like the way it turned out, and it wasn't even painful to make. It was one of those rare models that just came to me (I was, of course, basing the design on a trolley car that I have ridden on). Anyway, the camera (...) (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: **10173** CHRISTMAS TRAIN! - Get it now! - 115cm long!
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DDD...DDD This just in, We take you live to a phone somewhere in the US. The Christmas Lego train should be in the Sept/Oct catalog. Previous reports showed that the set was only available in Europe and only 59 sets were made. These reports were (...) (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOCs
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(...) In the light of events in the UK in the last few years, with crashes caused by broken rails, I decided it would be fun to introduce a deliberate mistake and vary the SNOT letters a bit, to make "Railcrack" (bottom left) and "Failtrack" (bottom (...) (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: **10173** CHRISTMAS TRAIN! - Get it now! - 115cm long!
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(...) Lugnet's set reference lsts it as a 2006 set, so (hopefully?) it'll be out in time for the Holidays this year. Here's the building instructions straight from TLG: (URL) Book 1> (URL) Book 2> The instruction books also contain an image of the (...) (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: A new open air trolley car
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(...) Hi Chris, This trolley is stunning and knowing it can take a camera makes it better still. Is the camera in there in these shots or do you have to remove stuff to add it? Tim (18 years ago, 28-Aug-06, to lugnet.trains)
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