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Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
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Date: 
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:24:11 GMT
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> 
> 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.


> So maybe "unique" isn't the right word,  so "found in no other set regular
> set except this parts pack" would fit the bill..

But how *are* these different from the ones used in several period
train sets?

-gbr



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  Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
 
(...) I am no Lego train expert, but I think that they are different in that the Thatcher Perkins Locomotive is much much larger than any of the Lego Train locomotives. The Thatcher Perkins was a "model" kit, and not a part of the Lego Train (...) (27 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
 
The 396 Thatcher Perkins engine is classed as a "carpet" train as it has a guage which is unsuitable for the standard lego train guage. It was designed to go anywhere the child wanted to push it. Mark H. (...) (27 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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(...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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