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Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
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lugnet.general
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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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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
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| 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. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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