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Re: What is a boogie plate?(is Lego making dancing bricks?)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:46:11 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> No, but they are making elements representing famous Hollywood actors....;-)
> 
> I think you mean "bogie" plates.  Bogie is another term for truck, or simply
> the wheels.  The 4x6 plate with a pin that holds the truck to the train
> plate is called the bogie plate.

That would be true, if LD had listed bogie plates for sale, but they
haven't.  They have listed boogie plates though, and the picture, I admit,
looks suspiciously like a bogie plate. ;)

Maybe dancing trains is what you guys aren't allowed to tell us about from
the Train Summit.  :) :) :)

(dancing train...conga line... hmm....time for a drunken minifig office party)

James
(tongue firmly in cheek)



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  Re: What is a boogie plate?(is Lego making dancing bricks?)
 
(...) Umm, I can't answer that because I am under NDA. But let me assure you that IF LD were to come out with dancing trains, THEY WOULD ROCK!!! <banging head> John (TIC) (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: What is a boogie plate?(is Lego making dancing bricks?)
 
James Brown wrote in message ... (...) actors....;-) (...) simply (...) They've been listed as "boogie plates" in the online catalog for a couple of years. Interesting to see the error still being propagated. Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)

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  Re: What is a boogie plate?(is Lego making dancing bricks?)
 
No, but they are making elements representing famous Hollywood actors....;-) I think you mean "bogie" plates. Bogie is another term for truck, or simply the wheels. The 4x6 plate with a pin that holds the truck to the train plate is called the bogie (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)

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