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(...) It's such a blindingly obvious fake! Even at first glance, why is there compression fringing around the 'Adopt a Highway' text, but absolutely none around the NGLTC? Not only that but the NGLTC text has perfect regular anti-aliasing, which you (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3ABA3F5C.751F@m...ing.com... (...) [ ... snipped .. ] . (...) In North Carolina (at least around here) it is a one mile stretch AND, it is hard to get one, particularly around Research (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Our homeowners association adopted a stretch of highway near our subdivision last year and now we really enjoy driving by and noticing the difference. Missouri suggests that trash be picked up at least four times a year, but there is no cost (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Wahoo! Frank, I actually have something to trade you for some Fabuland. I will put one in reserve for you until/unless I hear otherwise. sheree (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Well, unless they are in a current set, any group which doesn't happen to have someone who picked one up, might have a hard time finding one. I certainly don't have one (I guess with this idea in mind, I'd better pick up one of those eggs if I (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) The sign was probably re-painted. There is some amount of turnover of these (groups get all charged up to do the work, and then the dedicated folks leave the group or whatever), so in all likelyhood, the sign has been repainted. The lighting (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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As you can tell it wasn't a very sunny day when I took the picture. I'll have to go back on a nicer day and get a better picture, I think that reflective paint the DOT uses on signs does funny things with the camera. And to answer earlier questions, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Yeah. But consider that this time last year, there were also German DCC engine "catalogue scans"... you .trains folks are *easily* the most devious lot around! And impatient too! ;) In all seriousness, though, how much does adopting a stretch (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Are Belong To Us'. Like, you gotta see it. It's totally amazing they'd put it up. Jason J Railton (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I got one while we were at LLC last July-- it came in an egg. Are they that hard to find? -John (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) (URL) dog on top might be hard for folks to come up with though. Frank (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Josh (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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I dont know it looks like its been tampered with, it looks like everything was erased in the box and someone put in NGLTC. But i could be wrong (as always) and if it were/is true-- cool. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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What a sight to see while traveling on GA HWY 20 through Forsyth county, too bad the streets aren't littered with LEGO bricks. (URL) J. Trobaugh North Georgia LEGO Train Club (URL) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Ah, well, I did some digging on the Baylug site and found a pic of the finished diner and its sleepy creator (How're those 3 am feedings goin, Tom?;-) (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Looks good, I actually think I remember it now. The only thing I see missing is a nice sign running down the center of the roof with the diner logo on it. (...) I think we could stay true to the Spamcake while adding a special local "flavor" (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) I don't think that the parts are too rare. Here is the official Spamcake Diner web site-- see for yourself (although I know that the outside has undergone subsequent revision since those pics were taken-- I saw the completed model at the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Sounds like fun to me as long as the Dinner doesn't have to many rare parts to make it prohibative. Of course I guess they don't all have to be identical as long as they all follow a basic theme (Both color wise and architechurally). I know all the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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John, I like it, that does sound like a fun idea. The shirt with the cities listed would be great! Lets make it happen. jt ---- James J. Trobaugh (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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