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Re: Fence colours
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:42:00 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote:
> 3) 2x3 - fence doors. These are very rare, and came in old train sets from the
> 70's. They were used the same way as in the Thatcher Perkins Locomotive, but
> since the LEGO train locomotives were smaller than the huge Thatcher Perkins,
> they were only 3 bricks wide instead of 4 bricks wide, due to the smaller
> scale. These opened and closed the same way as the 2x4 fence doors. A few of
> the ones I purchased in German LEGO dealer train accessories, came with 3 long
> lattice top, but with a 4 long immovable base, hence a 1 stud gap in the fence
> opening. I'm not sure if LEGO intentionally sold them that way, since I'm not a
> LEGO train expert, or if the German dealer put odds and ends together that may
> not have belonged. I know of these 1x3's only in red and black.
I replied to Rob's post to mention these 2x3 size doors, not reading this post first
(oops). I too am only aware of them coming in red and black, the red ones I have
are from 190 and black from 6362.
--Mike
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 | | Re: Fence colours
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| Ah yes! The proverbial lattice fence pieces. Others have already described the 2 different styles. Actually there are 5 different Lattice styles (that I'm aware of) since they first came onto the scene circa 1968. For the 1x4 and 2x4 sizes Joshua (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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