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Re: Lego layout from the seventies
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 6 May 2000 22:24:36 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> Thanks for the pointer, that is a cool idea book. But I am left wondering, are
> those bridges really strong enough? The brigde on page 86 is pretty short, but
> the one on page 79 is fairly long (3 tracks). Just wondering out loud.
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> Thanks,
> Chris
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> P.S. I guess I could try building it and testing it out. If I do, I'll let you
> know.
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> Eric McCarthy wrote:
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> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.general, Gianluca Morelli writes:
> > > > Hi all,I've put this old pic (I'm very fond of it) on brickshelf
> > > > gallery.
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> > > > www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm/op/enciclopedia0.jpg
> > > >
> > > > It is a lego train layout from the seventies,that was on an old
> > > > encyclopedia of mine (since its name) .
> > >
> > > Note the bridge, it's made out of blue rails. We have seen several AFOL
> > > creations that do that, but I had no idea there was a precedent for it. • Cool
> > >
> > > ++Lar
> >
> > There are other precedents for this sort of bridge. See
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0241/index.html
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> > In particular, pages 79 and 86.
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> > This is my favorite train idea book.
What a feast for the eyes! Check out the architecture to the rear of page 69
and the MonoRail on page 94.
Jon
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> > It also has a roller coaster on page 88.
> >
> > /Eric McC/
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| Anybody notice page 89's simularity to Man and his World, Expo 1967 in Montreal Canada? I was 8 then, but clearly remember standing on top of the inverted pyramid overlooking the park and watching the monorail and hovercraft. Don't know why, but I (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Thanks for the pointer, that is a cool idea book. But I am left wondering, are those bridges really strong enough? The brigde on page 86 is pretty short, but the one on page 79 is fairly long (3 tracks). Just wondering out loud. Thanks, Chris P.S. I (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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