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(...) An alternative is inkjet vinyl sticker sheet, avaialbe in clear and white. I find that this gives as good a look as official stickers, but the ink can be smudges with careless handling. The stuff I use is made by Folex. Tim (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Hey coolness, I like the way you built that. Also, having grown up in the Bay Area, I can't tell you how many times I have been across the Bay Bridge! So, it is all the more fun to see, thank you! -Eric (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(...) snip (...) snip (...) Chris, Very nicely done. It is hard to capture the size of current North American engines in six-wide, but you have done it. I will be using a lot of what you have done in my next set of engines. Thanks for sharing. Bob (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure what you're saying. That because Lego doesn't have a DCC system, arbitrary curve geometry, etc, that Lego doesn't *have* a hobbyist market? Here's the skinny: You've got people who don't care if we switch to a battery system, and (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) In replying to my own post I fully admit my own stupidity! I dont have any pictures handy but I worked from a Cat product spec off the web. Icant work out how to do a direct link to it but this should work: (URL) on locomotive and you want the (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sorry John I was impatient to make my first post before work this morning and tried to do it before working out how to post with pictures. Sussed it now. (URL) Chris (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I think this mostly comes from what was mentioned last year at BrickFest about Lego creating a "Hobby" line of trains. I suppose it depends on the definition of hobbyist in this case. If you're talking in terms of model railroaders, then I'd (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for your comments Tim It was the flush brake wheel that caused the hassles. Your radiator grill is deeper than the inverse slopes I had in previously, and the small grill below the wheel was a 1x2 brick type attached to the base and not (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:JEsttJ.GA@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I posted the wrong link! It should be: (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - My LEGO Blog (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Can't pass up a Tap ref:-) I liked the MOC, Chris; it would be cool if you could post a pic of one IRL so that we can appreciate yours more fully. JOHN (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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