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Re: YOU be the designer
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Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:18:58 GMT
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Amen, Larry. If only TLG would... :)

Scott Sanburn

Larry Pieniazek wrote:

Here are my answers.

One single set:

- 1 oval of track with 4 straightaways and power pack (the above is
"Standard track parts")
- Robin Werner's blue ConRail engine, Steve Bliss's Chessie, or my
Red/Yellow diesel
- My black hopper
- A full size boxcar built with the grey sliding doors
- 4543 railroad tractor flatbed car
- My caboose or something very similar
USD $159

8 set budget

Modify the motor to take a third wheel in the center of each side

1- single set, above
2- my 5 unit doublestack with a container crane and skeleton
truck/trailer USD 99
3- a US-ized and reegineered 4551 with dual motors USD 99
4- Metroliner but with an AEM7 engine and 1 window longer cars OR my big
red passenger engine and train (only 3 cars of it, shortened slightly) +
standard track parts + small "whistlestop" station USD 219
5- Rural passenger station, ala my blue/white one, or the cutaway one
the PNLTC has USD 79
6- extra passenger car in matching scheme to above USD 40
7- Steam engine with new piston/rod/drivers, motor in tender (which has
two trucks, the motor one with 6 wheels, one with 4) USD 150
8- Freight car pack: my railbox but with corrected logo, my blue/white
box,  Steve Barile's spool car, Ben Fleske's grey tank (reengineered to
make tank attachment easy) USD 89

20 Set budget: As above, add

9- MOW set consisting of track speeders, a jordan spreader, and a small
utility crane, much of which uses the small wheels and 1x4 with tiny
axle pegs plate. USD 79
10- Lift bridge kit - a rolling lift bridge with a very large 1/3 round
curved rack to make a proper Scherzer - USD 125
11- Signal towers kit - electrified signal tower with 3 aspect LED, 9V
powered, and controlled by manual switch USD 35
- Insulated track section to allow building of reverse loops. USD 5
12- Reengineered switch that allows for better geometry (ala Matt Bates
design study) USD 25 per pair
13- motorised points accessory for switch USD 10 per motor
14- Train parts pack, train windows and doors in at least 5 colors.
Striping stickers for the doors to make them two color in all the basic
brick colors.
15- unit train pack, 5 identical cylinder bottom hopper/gondolas
(they're the size of hoppers but have no hopper doors) with one white
end and rotary couplers USD 110
16- Budd RDC car in chrome USD 80 (has to have a motor)
17- service buildings pack: sand tower, water tipple, diesel fuel dock
USD 50 or USD 90 if it also has a coaling tower
18- auto rack capable of holding at least 6 cars USD 50 (including the
cars)
19- bilevel commuter train: another modern diesel and two "GO" or
chicago bilevel cars plus standard track pack USD 149
20- Steamer parts pack, the parts from the steamer, above, needed to
build your own variant or mod (the drivers, rods, axles, connecting
rods, valve gear and piston blocks)

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Here are my answers. One single set: - 1 oval of track with 4 straightaways and power pack (the above is "Standard track parts") - Robin Werner's blue ConRail engine, Steve Bliss's Chessie, or my Red/Yellow diesel - My black hopper - A full size (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)

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