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| | | Dan, can you see if this rather good idea is going to happen as those of us in Europe will need to get it planned and built, and then send across the pond in time. Perhaps you could post a .DAT file or some pictures on Brickshelf that will act as a (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: PNLTC to break Guinness record! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) I think Dan means the container that Lego has done several times in sets, it's 4x8 base and has appeared in at least 4549. (URL) is another size too... 4x16. Both are the same height and have the same bottom and top "attachment" points. That's (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: PNLTC to break Guinness record! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) PS, remember that the exact design shown, for example, here: (URL) need to be adhered to. Just the form factor. Most of my containers are solid and don't have end doors, they're made out of ordinary bricks to reduce cost. But they mate just (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Dan Parker
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| | | | | | Larry is spot on: any container of the x8 or x16 form would work (I also build solid, no door units). Car design, this can indeed vary. I suggest 16-stud "flat" types or doublestack types of as simple of a design as one can make -- thus, they'll (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | (...) OK I decided to go ahead and make a NELUG container... (URL) think thats what your looking for. I used an Avery clear shipping label for the decal and it looks OK. I still have to build a car and I also want to try this in Gray to see what it (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Dan Parker
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| | | | | | | Eric, this shall do nicely -- Pls take note everyone! side note: I've never had allot of special train parts and consider substitutions the standard. (...) of (...) special (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: How about BOX CARS! (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Robin Werner
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| | | | | | | | | WOW! you guys work fast! The container idea sounds good, but the container are small and all the different flat beds would look weird. I’m in if this is what work for you all. But, here is another idea, how about a special train... Yellow locos (2 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: How about BOX CARS! (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Robin Werner
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| | | | | | | | | | | Here is a link to a temp web page on the All World Train idea: (URL) do you think? Robin Werner GFLTC (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: How about BOX CARS! (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Nice artwork. Very nice! I can visualise the train now... Here's what I am thinking. Why squabble over should it be cars, containers, etc? Let's do them all... we could perhaps let the clubs do boxcars, individuals do containers, and even let (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Advertising on LTC layouts (was Re: How about BOX CARS! (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record!) —James J. Trobaugh
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Larry, This was something I was toying with for our club one day, glad to see I'm not the only one. I though what a nice way to make some money for the LTC would be to sell ad space on the layout, boxcars, billboards, actual buildings (i.e. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Advertising on LTC layouts (was Re: How about BOX CARS! (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record!) —Robin Werner
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I also thought of trying ad space idea on my layouts, back in my solo day. But now maybe I should try this idea with the club, it would be nice to get cash for more stuff. Perhaps one day all the LTC could link up and get big sponsors like (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: How about BOX CARS! (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) This sounds like a good idea too. I would like to try one anyway. It doesn't sound to difficult but could someone post a link to one just so us non-train guys can have a referance. Thanks, Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Nice container Eric! The stripes look swell (...) Ditto. I have maybe 4 of those special 4x8 tile/plates... who needs them, they're a POOP. Well, sort of. :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Reinhard "Ben" Beneke
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| | | | | | | | (...) Some of the German AFOLs plan to offer containers for the PNLTC too. Here comes my first drafts of two containers: (URL) think I would offer to send them one way: the worth of such a small container would be succeded by the shipping prizes.... (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Steven Barile
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| | | | | | Here are the containers that Dan and I made for the last Portland GATS: (URL) the vertical lines are an attempt to use brick lines as detail. SteveB (...) of (...) special (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | | | | Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record! —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | | | (...) Well I took some time over the weekend to put together a container car with 4x16 and 4x8 containers on it. I don't know if you will wan't the whole car or just a container but here is what I have so far. (URL) if you can't tell that car and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | | | | Re: PNLTC to break Guinness record! —Jonathan Wilson
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| | | | (...) like to see an aussie container in this train. If we had 1 car from every lego club/train club in the world (or as close to it as we can get) then that might even be another record, most people owning lego in the one train :) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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