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Re: Ambassador train for the PNLTC layout at LEGOLAND
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Sun, 9 Sep 2001 19:56:16 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:

In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:

So consider this a larger question then. Is the time and expense of doing an
ambassador car actually worth it? Did any mundane say anything about any of
them? Did anyone care? How much of the time were they run? Should clubs do
this in the future?

One thing I thought of after posting this, now that we have some club or
another having a show most every month, maybe we could send ALL the
ambassador cars directly from one club to the next instead of each club
sending their own in and having to manage the return.

I am pretty sure MichLTC would love to have all of them at its show and
would make sure that they were a talking point in our interaction with the
mundanes.


Are there any build specs for the Ambassador cars? 6 wide? 8 wide? How
high? etc...  This would be both good for groups that want to build cars
and who want to ensure there are clearances for the cars on their
layouts.

Dean
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  Re: Ambassador train for the PNLTC layout at LEGOLAND
 
(...) I don't believe any formal specs have been laid down. Dan did say in the post at the top of this string to stay within certain boundaries and to go for ruggedness rather than fanciness. The MichLTC car uses a drop center wagon plate (no (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org)

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  Re: Ambassador train for the PNLTC layout at LEGOLAND
 
(...) One thing I thought of after posting this, now that we have some club or another having a show most every month, maybe we could send ALL the ambassador cars directly from one club to the next instead of each club sending their own in and (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org)

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