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Re: What are the most valuable Service Packs?
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Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:54:37 GMT
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G. Benedikt Rochow wrote:
> >
> > 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.
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> > 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?
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> -gbr
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 System. They used the large spoked wheels (4x4), and are much larger than
any of those wheels used by Lego Trains.
Does that help.
Gary Istok
(I'm signing off until Monday, happy weekend all.....)
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| Actually, Gary, I think that they may well be the same as those used in the Lego train Line during the same era. These two pictures seem to confirm that at least the yellow and black parts are the same; I suspect the red one is also: (URL) even (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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