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Subject:	Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
Newsgroups:	lugnet.western, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains
Date:	Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:14:13 GMT
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In lugnet.western, Gary R. Istok writes: > > > Jonathan Wilson wrote: > > > > deciding what sets get released in the future. Like I said, I'd definitely > > > support any movement to get lego to release a western-themed trainset (even > > > stormtroopers for that matter), but I want to see more of a commitmenttowards > > > making it happen from my fellow Lego users. > > > > I saw a picture on a site of a brilliant western display made by TLG, with a > > western train, that looks just perfect (the engine does anyway). It would probobly > > sell like hotcakes with train fals, who want better trains and also with WW fans, > > who want a western style train. > > > > -- > > Jonathan Wilson > > wilsonj@xoommail.com > > http://members.xoom.com/wilsonj/ > > I'm not a LEGO Train buff, but I can certainly appreciate the old western style > trains. That is because my all time favorite LEGO model set is #396 Thatcher Perkins > (1863) locomotive. It is built to a larger scale than the normal LEGO trains. It has > the feel and look of an old time western train. I have this set, and even built a > coal tender and 1800's passenger car to the same scale (but using the 2x2 smaller red > spoked wheels). > > Gary Istok I noticed that 396 has yellow macaroni bricks...those have to be extremely rare, no?

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		Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
(...) rare, (...) I have not as many in yellow as I have in white, red and black, but I think blue ones have been more rare in the past (now you could find them in some sets during the last years. But Rarest macaroni bricks are the transparent ones. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)

		Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
(...) Well yes and no. Macaroni Bricks have always been rather scarce, but I still think they make yellow ones in recent sets. The 396 also has blue macaroni bricks. But the scarce stuff are the red 6 large and 4 small spoked wheels (I think the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)

		Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
Yes, yellow is extremely rare today. Luckily, The Construction Site has (had?) a Dacta set that has EIGHT of them in it, so I finally have some. Though buying a $70-80 set for 8 pieces is a bit extreme in my book, I HAD to have them ;-) (NO, I CAN'T (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)

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		Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
(...) trains. That is because my all time favorite LEGO model set is #396 Thatcher Perkins (1863) locomotive. It is built to a larger scale than the normal LEGO trains. It has the feel and look of an old time western train. I have this set, and (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)

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