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Re: New Santa Fe Car Sets #10022 and #10025
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Thu, 4 Jul 2002 19:25:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton writes:
> In lugnet.trains, René Hoffmeister writes:
> > Hello@all,
> >
> > I didn't found something about #10022 and #10025 in the LUGNET, so I think
> > this is interesting for train fans:
> >
> > http://www.b-o-a.de/01.jpg
> >
> > There will be two new sets for the Santa Fe Train available in September:
> >
> > #10022; 411 pieces; $34.99: For building a Dining Car, Observation Car _OR_
> > Sleeping Car
> >
> > #10025; 326 pieces; $34.99: For building a Mail Car _OR_ a Baggage Car
> >
> > So you need 3x #10022 and 2x #10025 to build all cars.
> >
> > This information comes from a catalog called "Shop at Home Trains - Your
> > Official LEGO Train Catalog" with 16 pages written in English and Francais
> > (no German, but I had it in my recently bought Santa Fe box!). Also shown
> > are the Fokker, Sopwith and the USS Constellation. I don't want to scan the
> > whole catalog, because I think it will be available in new sets soon.
> >
> > Leg Godt!
> >
> > René
> > www.1000steine.de
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> I like these, and I like the idea of having optional builds with each set.
> Rumours were that we'd see a B-kit before anything else, but these are a
> nice surprise.
>
> I do wonder about the mass appeal of these though - clearly they're aimed at
> people who have a Super Chief, so I hope Lego Direct aren't launching at too
> small a market.
>
> Am I the only one who suspects that the labelling on these images is out of
> order though? Why would a mail car have all windows? And a dining car may
> be partly enclosed for a kitchen, but such tiny windows? This may be
> typical of a buffet car, but aren't long-haul dining cars usually all big
> windows with a separate kitchen car behind? I suspect that these two are
> the wrong way round.
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> Jason J Railton
I had just come to the same conclusion regarding the mis-labelled images for
the Dining Car and Mail Car - comparing to the images at the well-referenced
"Fallen Flags" page -
http://www.midwestnpioneer.org/timetable/fallenflags/superchief.html
It would be strange too if one of the alternative models needs no doors and
the other (at least) four.
Chris
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| (...) I like these, and I like the idea of having optional builds with each set. Rumours were that we'd see a B-kit before anything else, but these are a nice surprise. I do wonder about the mass appeal of these though - clearly they're aimed at (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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