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Subject:	Re: Why not a cypress tree in the Legends re-release of 6390?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego.direct
Date:	Sat, 13 Apr 2002 02:12:55 GMT
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"William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:m21ydke6y4.fsf@komodo.home.wards.net... > Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> writes: [ ... snipped ... ] > > The slider was originally made of the old non-electric train rails, > right? I suspect that mold isn't available. So they're probably > substituting tiles instead, or some other part that is available. [ ... snipped ... ] The old style rails are currently in production for the HP Gringott's Bank set. However, looking at the 6390 scans, they are not used for the slider: http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/6000/6390/6390-06.html My guess is that the old slider method isn't as smooth as what they have offered recently and want to improve on the set design. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?u=mpw - Brick Depot

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		Re: Why not a cypress tree in the Legends re-release of 6390?
[snip] (...) Well the real reason (pure speculation, but the only thing that makes sense) is that the current road plates (grey or green) have wider roads and as a result narrower stud areas. Simply put, the original sliding "rails" are too wide. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)

		Slider solution in the Legends re-release of 6390 (was: Why not a cypress tree ...)
(...) #812 Train Level Crossing Center Rail Cap Insert (see: (URL) part was originaly designed for the level crossings of the 4,5V/12V train system, to fill the gap in the middle in case your layout wasn't electrified with those 12V conducting (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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		Re: Why not a cypress tree in the Legends re-release of 6390?
(...) I'm wondering just what new baseplates it will come with. Hopefully not the green ones! I would've thought that it would've said they if they were a different color. As for the tree, probably 100% of the cypress trees that were made are (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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