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(...) All I can say is that Ross is being faithful to the prototype-- I checked the schematic from which he was working and there isn't a walkway on the front or back-- the steps drop right off of the front wheel of the truck. He cleverly attached (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HP HE: licensing not cost (wasHogwarts ..?
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To answer the original question regarding 9v disparity -- as answered by an inside person with whom I spoke... It was a matter of licensing. WBros granted another toy train mfr exclusive rights to market an electric toy train model of the HE. dan (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GE 44-Tonner
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(...) That looks nice. I agree with Lar about the walkway at the front or back. A more rounded look might peg the model as a 44-toner a bit more, but potato potato. There are only two other things I find distracting (slightly) the gap between the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 12 volt track
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I would have thought that 'begs' is the same as 'to ask formally'. In fact Collins uses the example "beg the question - to put forward an arguement that assumes the very point it is supposed to establish, or (and in this case) that depends on some (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
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(...) Sure. At BRISKfest, yes. But I'm all booked up at Brickfest so won't be able to do it for you there. (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
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(...) Thank you, sir! (...) Hey Lar, can you demo this at Briskfest 2002? :-) I can do it blindfolded, but need 2 hands. Hey, I am a tuba player, you know, not all that coordinated. :-) Thanx Mark #525 (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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| | why the hogwarts express doesnt run on track out of the box
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Basicly, in order to make it look authentic (to satisfy the HP people) they needed spoked wheels and it was a LOT cheaper to use the adventurers wheels than to remake the old 4.5v wheelsets (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
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(...) You are correct sir. I forget, since I can assemble trucks blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back, and motors while I am asleep, that not everyone else can too. (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
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(...) That's presumably the reason, but I wonder how much more it would have cost to make it a push train? Certainly including a train motor would have dramatically increased the cost. All in all, I like the set. The coach is somewhat oddly built, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
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this is actually the very first time I visit the HP group. The reason? To ask the question about the HE and 9 V conversions. I was hesitant to order one, as the describtion on the S@H website states that the train will not run on Lego Track. But (...) (23 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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