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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> > Does anybody recognize this train? Must be some clone, and it look compatible.
> > doesn´t it?
> >
> > http://www.tradera.com/auction/auction.aspx?aid=28788958
> >
> > Anyway, I won the auction and am eager to have a closer look at it when it
> > arrives!
>
> Weird! I've never seen a train or tracks like that before, and I have no idea
> what clone brand it might be.
>
> However, about seven years ago I bought a heap of LEGO from someone I knew
> casually, and in the mix was a bunch of clone elements. Most were Tyco with a
> few Mega Bloks thrown in, but there was what looked like a black traincar roof
> about the size of a 6x12 brick. It would be too large for the engine in the
> picture, but maybe there's a corresponding caboose that would be the right size?
> There was no visible logo, and there were no other elements like it, so I put it
> on the "no idea" pile.
>
> The seller in my case was American, but I believe that his family was from Iran
> and traveled a great bit, so who knows what brands they might have picked up
> over the years?
>
> It's packed away right now, but if I can find it, I'll post a picture.
>
> If you can figure out the brand once you receive it, let us know!
>
> Dave!
I do believe that is by Tomy. I have a Hot Wheels size Tomy car with four studs
on the roof, and I have the top of a Tomy steam engine that looks similar to
that. Look here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tomy-Train-Set-Huge-Amount-Childs-Dream_W0QQitemZ6060569963QQcategoryZ56366QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Russell
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| (...) It arrived earlier this week, and yes, it is fairly Lego compatible. At the top of the locomotve, and on the sides of the straights, the studs have the correct distance. But the could have been just a little, little larger to make better (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Weird! I've never seen a train or tracks like that before, and I have no idea what clone brand it might be. However, about seven years ago I bought a heap of LEGO from someone I knew casually, and in the mix was a bunch of clone elements. Most (...) (19 years ago, 26-May-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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