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Brian Williams wrote in message <36BA6F61.D6E@ameritech.net>... (...) If you care to have a look at a LEGO version of the original Swiss green Crocodile, check out: (URL) select trains, then crocodile from the menu. Unfortunately however, our (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi. I've seen the question of why the 4551 is referred to as "crocodile" posted a couple times so here's a little background... Lego set #4551, while not prototype, bears a striking resemblance to the Austrian Federal Railways class 1020 electric (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I hope you are NOT going to sell your find. I think it is great when friends donate unwanted toys to their fanatical friends. Chris (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very true, but (depending on the prototype) much of the shape change is in the lower part of the boiler and so is behind other stuff on the footplate (I'm talking Brit outline here) and not visible. I have seen locos with boilers whose (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's a problem with your eye. :-) Prototypical boilers change shape as you back from the smokebox. In fact, most boilers have square bottoms by the time you get back to the firebox. It is perfectly legit to switch from round to octagonal (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Aha! Thanks Larry, I will keep an eye out for those. I think for now I'll replace the 4x4 round and make the whole boiler out of slopes: it does look a bit odd being half one thing and half the other, and really the 4x4 round is a bit small in (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi All, I finally talked a good friend out of his childhood lego collection as most of hadn't seen the light of day for over twenty years. He got most of it when he was 8 and he's now 41 and still single so no kids to keep it for. I always new he (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) YES PLEASE! This seems fodder for Matt Bates's site... this piece is used in only two sets and comes in two versions?? How fascinating. How often does THAT happen? (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Try the 8277 supplied propellor housing, or the 4x4 round with 4 side studs?? I have used both of those to attach tank car domes, a similar problem. (...) PS, we need pictures. (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <36B8BDBD.3A7CD23A@v...er.net>... (...) There are at least 2 variants of that piece. I can't remember the details off-hand, but I have 2 4563's one of which has one type, and the other the other type. The (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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