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(...) That had crossed my mind, and for that matter look at this one: (URL) suspiciously like the black and yellow double tipper car in set 2126! Matt (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Matthew Bates wrote: <good theory> Man this is scary!! Take a look at this one: (URL) that be the germ of 4561? it's a lot farther apart than the scary congruence of PM 4020 and TLG 3225, but.. it has a sloped large windscreen/canopy at the end, the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | UP engines (was Re: New pictures of 700, Potential challenge to big red
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(...) Well, I'd love to see pics. UP as a firm is a source of some of the most behemoth engines ever... They are always trying to get more horsepower into one engine package than anybody, because they use more horsepower per train/ton than anybody (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) redo (...) When I said articulated, I mean that the body itself is hinged (ala 4551 or Eric Brok's green Croc), not that there are hinges or joints in the wheels. So my Big Red, which has a small articulation in the trucks to allow them to be (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 1999 Train Sets
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You're right, it would be painfully ironic- I think Lego needs to get out into the real world and see who actually IS the market for their trains- are there really that many more 4 year olds than adult enthusiasts such as ourselves? I don't think (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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