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Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
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Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:16:23 GMT
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G. Benedikt Rochow wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> > It's been a dull week on the net.......
> > Someone recently asked me which service/parts pack was the most
> > valuable. I had to really think about that one for a while.
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> > that purpose). Any of you who are familiar with the 1975 Thatcher
> > Perkins Locomotive #396 (one of my favorite sets) would recognize set
> > #1119 as the "rod and piston" (not sure if this is correct train
> > terminology) parts pack. This pack has the 6 parts unique to this set.
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> What parts exactly does it contain? And what is unique about them?
> From J. Lauher's 396 scan it looks like the std. red "counterweight"/hub
> mount, the yellow stick, and the black piece that the "piston" runs in
> - or are these larger than normal?
> (BTW, I sure don't remember ever seeing anything labelled in an
> appropriate manner for the given (unique pieces for a large set)
> functionality in my 396-vintage catalogs...)
> <snip>
> -gbr
Yes, those 2 (each) red, yellow and black pieces are the ones I'm talking
about. No they aren't labelled as unique in any catalog. I was only trying
to make a point that if you decided (like I did) to make a Thatcher Perkins
from scratch (only spare pieces), what would most likely prevent you from
completing your model. These 6 pieces (and of course the stickers) are the
"key" to completing your set. All other pieces are found in multiple other
sets.
In addition to these #1119 pieces, you would need:
6 large red spoked wheels (very expensive)
1 small black spoked wheel
4 small red spoked wheels (with black tires)
3 (1x2x2) yellow windows
3 (1x1x1 minifig heads without printing) yellow rounds
Lots of (1x1x1) round bricks in yellow, blue and black
4 (1x6x1) red arches
2 (1x4x1 red arches
2 (1x4x2) red lattice fence gates
4 (2x2) quarter circle "macaroni " bricks in blue and in yellow
Quite a few blue and black regular sloped bricks
Lots of black plates
Lots of red, blue and black bricks.
Now what of all of these pieces would give you the most trouble to get?
Probably the 6 (2 red, 2 yellow, 2 black) pieces in the 1119 set. No other
set has these, except of course the 396 and this 1119 parts pack. The large
spoked wheels can be found in about 6 other sets, the small spoked black
tires can be found in many early train sets, etc.
I'm in the process of building 3 of these (fake) Thatcher Perkins for my 3
nephews (the 4th, the oldest, already got the original set about 7 years
ago).
So maybe "unique" isn't the right word, so "found in no other set regular
set except this parts pack" would fit the bill..
Gary Istok
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| I agree with Gary on the 1119 - it is probably the most valuable parts pack out there, just because of the rare parts it contains. However, I doubt it is the rarest - I think some of the old 60s parts packs must be rarer, and its likely that one of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) What parts exactly does it contain? And what is unique about them? From J. Lauher's 396 scan it looks like the std. red "counterweight"/hub mount, the yellow stick, and the black piece that the "piston" runs in - or are these larger than (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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