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| (...) The 2x2 plate toward the top of the signal is actually a hinged piece (parts# 2429 & 2430). It looks like one 1x2 side is attached below the 1x2 trans red piece. The other side of the 2x2 probably swings up (to make a 1x4 piece) covering the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Ordered a 4555
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| I ordered a 4555, mainly because I'll likely want it at some point. :) Calum (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | LEGO 4560
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| Well, Everybody seems consumed in criticizing the 4561 model, but I wonder where is 4560? Did they skip this model altogether or are they going to release it later in the year? Is this the only new train for '99 (besides the cheesy 3225, albeit good (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561
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| (...) You should repost this to lugnet.dear-lego. Seriously. Steve (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561
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| (...) Well my limited empirical evidence would suggest otherwise. My 2 1/2 year old son doesn't like to build, he likes to play (or take apart). One feature of Town/Train Jr seems to be no working doors. Guess what he likes to best about my Lego? (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561
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| (...) But the *size* of the sets is not being reduced. If anything, the mass and size of sets are increasing. Also, the Town Jr. parts are, on average, more complex than prior sets. More-complex dies/molds are more expensive to create, not less. (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561
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| (...) I'd guess that TLG is more focused on increasing the playing:building ratio, in favor of playing. That means reduced piece counts. But they probably count reduced costs as a plus. The drop-center doesn't affect the floor-to-ceiling height of (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 1999 Trains
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| Thinking about it, that lower black nose piece with the headlights in it must be new as well, the old one had slopes top and bottom, this just has them below. Which means they really did develop some new train pieces for '99, so that makes me even (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561
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| (...) Not so much the plastic, I think, as the molds/design/handlin...kaging/box size/shipping charges/etc.etc.etc. Jasper (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: 1999 Trains
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| (...) Whoops! You appear to be correct, I assumed it was from some space/underwater theme. I see that it does appear in 6453 a new Spaceport set but not any others. I guess the blue 6 wide sloped nose piece below the canopy is also new (I can't see (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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