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Re: Rare parts: Small switch yard engine
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad
Date: 
Sat, 13 Dec 2003 06:26:04 GMT
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Sorry for bringing up an old topic again,

In lugnet.trains, Thomas Wölk wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Niels Karsdorp wrote:
> > > <http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0241/0241-33.html>
> > 
> > What kind of rare parts are used to hold the magnets of the
> > red engine on this page?
> > 
> > Niels
> 
> this has puzzled me since i was a kid. at first glance i thought it was the
> motorplate from this set:
> 
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/720_2
> 
> http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0720-1969/0720-02.html
> 
> http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0720-1969/0720-05.html
> 
> but on a second glance it is a 6x16 plate with two 6x3 sections attached at each
> end. i presumed these were never released officially. the only grey couplings of
> that period seem to belong to the 720. i know that was sold in at least 2
> versions though (or better i believe to remember) so maybe they differed in some
> parts. similar to the two versions of the 723 (hm i ought to check the
> suplementary part sets of that period) i cheated when i built this version:
> 
> www.tu-bs.de/~y0007612/Pages/Lego-m/render/ib241b3.gif
> 
> i've just put up the dat files here:
> 
> www.tu-bs.de/~y0007612/Pages/lego/ltrax/zips/ib240loc.zip
> 
> notice the motor alignment might be different to the older files. these two
> presume the motor is at 0 0 0. see the 4ltrax file at the same location for more
> dats (and stuff for tore's ltrax015).

The rare trainbase seems to be the prototype for the trainbase, which is listed
as x902c01 on peeron. Recently I received two of these parts and I have just
finished an LDraw part, posted in message http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=10884.
The sliding wheel parts are on my to-do list, so Thomas can soon recreate his
train models using the actual pieces.

Play well,
Niels



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(...) this has puzzled me since i was a kid. at first glance i thought it was the motorplate from this set: (URL) on a second glance it is a 6x16 plate with two 6x3 sections attached at each end. i presumed these were never released officially. the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)

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