The Self Referential Thread

[kurchatovium]

I once blew out all the power in the whole apartment building that we then lived in by experimenting with my electric train set. 😀 😛

I almost did the same thing trying to make my own carbon arc furnace. 😀 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

I once blew out all the power in the whole apartment building that we then lived in by experimenting with my electric train set. 😀 😛

What scale train set? 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

What scale train set? 😀 😛

Must have been a pretty big one.

😀 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

I had the HO scale trains when I was a teen 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I had the much larger Lionel trains. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I had the much larger Lionel trains. 😀 😛

Cool. I always wanted a train set. 😀 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

I had the much larger Lionel trains. 😀 😛

Nice ones Here's an engine on E-bay Look what the bid's going for 😀 😛

http://cgi.ebay.com/LIONEL-TRAINS-U...oryZ4146QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[milagros317]

I had many hours of fun with it as a child. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Yea train sets are cool. I had a lot of those lego things as kid though. Those were lots of fun. 😀 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

Lego sets were fun as well Those sets can get quite pricey nowadays 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I never had a lego set. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Lego sets were fun as well Those sets can get quite pricey nowadays 😀 😛

Yes they are very pricey. Especially for the special pieces like with motors and stuff. 😀 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I did have an old-fashioned erector set. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I did have an old-fashioned erector set. 😀 😛

Yes I had one of those too. Those were lots of fun as well. 😀 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I built a lot of things with it. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I built a lot of things with it. 😀 😛

Yea they were great that way.

I built a rocket car with lego and put a estes rocket engine in it. Unfortunately the rocket car did not work and it just tore the legos apart. 😛

😀 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

Don't recall having an erector set I did have a Girder and Panel building set Something like this 😀 😛

http://cgi.ebay.com/Kenner-Girder-a...ryZ19015QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[milagros317]

I had a chemistry set, too. 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

Yea they were great that way.

I built a rocket car with lego and put a estes rocket engine in it. Unfortunately the rocket car did not work and it just tore the legos apart. 😛

😀 😀 😛

I bet that was a site to see 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I was banished to the basement with the chemistry set. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I bet that was a site to see 😀 😛

Yup it destroyed itself nicely. 😀 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

Yup it destroyed itself nicely. 😀 😀 😛

I did set fire to some old models when I was a kid I discovered those old glue tubes from testors made good flame throwers I took the cap off,set it near a flame,and stepped on the glue tube and watched the flame go a good distance 😀 😛

 

[milagros317]

I will be going offline soon to read, take care guys. s
Peace and wuv to you. 😀 😛

 

[General Zod]

I will be going offline soon to read, take care guys. s
Peace and wuv to you. 😀 😛

You too my friend Peace and wuv to you
😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I will be going offline soon to read, take care guys. s
Peace and wuv to you. 😀 😛

Good Night mils. Take care my good friend. Peace and wuv. 😀 😀