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| Friends, I've brought back my breakdown crane. Leaner,meaner and yes, more of the red and black attack. Three-axle trucks, the crane body is much longer and more built up too. Plus I've added access ladders for the minifig operator so he doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Here's some feedback, I think you should put all your pictures into one folder, you might be doing something wrong, it seems like it's one picture per folder right now... This crane seems interesting enough but it's not all that different from (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I didn't think the Curves could handle 3 sets of trucks? How does yours corner? Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| I've used three trucks together and they work find as long as you don't put any space between them, just put them all together. jt -- James J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Oh yes, of course... Silly me. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) *Actually*, I have successfully used 3 trucks separated by a half stud in my Hiawatha tender with no trouble in the corners. The 3 wheels right together looks too toyish.... -John (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:39E77D30.91241D...est.net... (...) don't put (...) my (...) together (...) I agree but since the whole six wide thing looks "toyish" I figure I might as well be consistent with my models :) jt (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Fair enough. Of course, my Hiawatha is 8 wide:-) I just wanted to chime in the fact that one could move them apart and still have them work in turns. One full stud apart doesn't work, however, unless the flange on the middle wheel was trimmed (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) and (...) Being relatively new to LEGO trains and cyberspace as well, I am still learning. In the case of my crane, I am simply using the available parts in my LEGO inventory to enhance existing sets. However I am building original stuff of my (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Sorry if I seemed overly critical. Stretching the borders of what TLC did and revising/extending is how you learn. You're doing fine, don't worry. Keep it up. I do think you ought to see if you can't get all your crane folders with one picture (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| unless the flange on the middle (...) My dad did, with my new loco...oh, wait, that's not lego :) (The engine at (URL) the first 3 photos. He kind of had a accident with it, and it went down to the ground...broke the flange off one wheel, so he (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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