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Re: Pantograph powered LEGO trains?
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:06:21 GMT
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Brian,
brian williams wrote:
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> All,
>
> Larry mentioned a train in the GMLTC pictures that is not a standard Lego
> color. It is my beloved locomotive "Kathryn" which pulls the royal train on my
> layout. The dark green color and brass bands are achieved through the use
> of stickers only - no paint. Here you can see the Kathryn and some
> additional sticker examples:
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_Kathryn.JPG"
> Kathryn represents an 1975 German class BII locomotive that pulls the
> Royal Train on my fictitous provincial (German) railway. The tender
> is full height as it carties peat for fuel.
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_772.jpg"
> This is the class 22 electric switcher that I posted previously. It
> is also lettered for the K.W.St.E - Acronym in German for the Royal
> Williamsburg State Railway (No relation to Wurtemburg).
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Quartet.JPG"
> Here is a quartet entertaining passengers at the Winterthur station.
> Only a fanciful model railroad could include such a typically American
> element in a European setting. Custom figures and signage (note the
> second class coach in the background) really add to the layout's
> ambiance.
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/William_Crooks.JPG"
> For the American enthusist, here is a Lego version of the William
> Crooks and two coaches of the St. Paul and Pacific Railway. This was
> the first locomotive in Minnesota. The train premiered last summer
> at the GMLTC display at the National Model Train Show in St. Paul.
> The American flag on the pilot has the correct number of stars for the
> year that Minnesota joined the union. The other flag is the Minnesota
> state flag.
>
> -BMW
Wow. The pictures, and the trains are simply stunning. I loved the
quartet as well. Excellent, excellent job. :)
Scott S.
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