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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > In lugnet.space, David Simmons wrote:
> > > "Jason J Railton" <j.j.railton@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > > news:Hr0u1F.un9@lugnet.com...
> > > > > "Daniel Barrett" <daniel.barrett2@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:Hqw2A2.17oA@lugnet.com...
> > > > > > On the back of the January Shop at Home catalog is the Fire Command Craft
> > > > > > set 7046.
> > > > > > ...
> > > > > > http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7046
> > > >
> > > > > In lugnet.space, David Simmons wrote:
> > > > > ...
> > > > > On the bright side, Train fans will no doubt celebrate the return of an old
> > > > > engine windshield. Granted, it's trans-smoke and not trans-clear, but
> > > > > beggars can't be choosers! :-)
> > > >
> > > > Err - are you sure? I can't see a train windscreen anywhere. It looks to me
> > > > like the windscreen on the big boat is a 'Jack Stone' hinged cab piece. Is
> > > > there something else not visible from that angle?
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, the proper train windscreen was made (in red) for the Santa Fe engine.
> > > > The new Cargo Train has two in dark grey, too.
> > >
> > > I do believe you're right about the windscreen being Jack Stone. Now that I
> > > look closer, there appears to be a click-hinge arrangement on the roof. Oh
> > > well, it's still may be useful.
> > >
> > > However, there is train windscreen that resembles this piece that is much
> > > older than the others you mentioned. I can't remember what set it's from,
> > > and couldn't find it on Brickshelf, but I'm sure someone will know the part
> > > I'm talking about.
> >
> > Not sure but you may be thinking about the metroliner windshield,
> > http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2917 which made a comeback with the
> > metroliner legend release. I don't think I've seen it in red though - that would
> > lead to more possibilities.
> >
> > But I think the windshield from the fire boat may also have possiblities for
> > train-heads.
> >
> > ROSCO
>
> Ah, now I see what you mean. They used those in the Time Twisters too.
I'm confused here by the referents in your sentence. I thought the canopy/nose
from the TT set was the metroliner canopy/nose but in grey (it was also used in
white in an aquazone set)... the fireboat canopy/windshield looks to me like the
one introduced in Jack Stone for truck cabs and used in the spiderman cable car
set.
But maybe I am confused about the fireboat canopy?
As for the metroliner nose being done in red that would be tres nifty. When LEGO
Loco, the PC game, first came out, I seem to recall posting about the locos and
cars featured in the game, which were renditions of LEGO sets but sometimes in
off colors. In particular there was a locomotive in red that used the metroliner
nose (it's pretty distinctive even at small resolution)... my post wished that
LEGO would someday do that part in other colors.
> You can
> already get two of these hinged canopies in red in the Spider-Man cable-car set
> <set:4852> "The Final Showdown". I'm also curious as to whether the "Octan"
> logo on the top of the cab in the Jack Stone Tanker <set:4654> is a sticker or
> not. This could be useful, for the silver tanker segments too.
This set hasn't been around when clearance time for JS came to my local stores
so I haven't got one (deuced if I'll pay full price for it!) but I was thinking
the same thing.
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