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(...) If this is a prototype, why is it in German? Wouldnt the danish do it in Danish first, or at least english? Why would we see a leak in German first? Any history of sets coming out in Germany before anywhere else? Or German only sets? Also, (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) this (...) well. (...) it", but (...) Alright, in front of the engine, there is a angled window. (going from the train door forward) There is the 3 1x1 tile, the 1x2x3 window with the thin slot window, and the angled window in front. Maybe it (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There may be one new piece here. Consider a 1x1 plate with 2 fingers on both edges? Plug that into a clip to clip into the bottom of the rail Either that or they borrowed your unsymmetric method and we can't spot it. I would rather they used (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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After having another look, I am not too sure now, I am stuck in-between. You guys are going to have to connive me. If this is the True Lego picture It would be great, but why is there some mistakes in the picture. I now believe that this is a hoax (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) familiar: the very top piece looks like a 1x6 black low "fence" piece; the hinge structure looks familiar; but, the method of attaching the 1x6 black low "fence" piece to the "finger" hinges is what I can't readily dicern. (...) Gotta wonder! (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Image quality is a big part of determining if it is a fake. IMO, at least. For example, is it just a bad scan? What evidence is there for or against this? One piece of evidence is that many of the colors are too universal for it to be a scan. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ?? <set:4551> ++Lar (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmm, interesting, can one come up with a single car? One thing I immediately wondered is if the clearance specs define a maximum distance between wheelsets (actually between truck pin) and a maximum extension beyond this point, would you get (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Why aren't the 'leak police' all over this one like a rash? Tom? regards lawrence (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) It _is_ a bit strange that the red 4460 has metal rims on all the wheels, though. Surely, only two pairs are powered. On the other hand, mixing metal and non-metal rims on one engine would probably look daft. Fredrik (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) nice models. if they had been taken in prototype format, not mocked up onto pages, I almost could have fallen for it. :-) There are many specific flaws in the design of the pages. LEGO has style guidlines. - The name SYSTEM would have to (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I'm thinking 4460 uses steel rimmed (powered) and 4450 uses plastic rimmed (unpowered) with the motor unit in the tender. That looks like a glint of steel on the tender wheels. That's good news because it means we get a new size wheel for (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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(...) Try <set:4563> or <set:4551> both of which command over 100 to over 200 each on the aftermarket. I am looking forward to having that part available in larger quantities. I've seen at least one MOC streetcar use this part We need to hear the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Feel free to call me gullible, but I believe this is real. The layout of the ads are different than what we are used to, but I would attribute that to it being a Deutsche Bahn promotion catalogue, or something to that effect. At least the text (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) It looks like 4450 and 4460 use the same motor to me. Looks like the new motor has two small wheels and 4 large spoked ones. I did a quick look through the train sets, and unless I missed something, I don't see a white/blue split color train (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) was (...) hoax. (...) It's (...) 4460 (...) on (...) I would really like that train to come out, But we will have to wait for confirmation from Lego if it's true, if it's true were did Paul Rutenberg get the pictures from? -- Michael - - - (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Maybe we're spending too much time on the quality of the graphics. Lets look at the sets themselves. Where would those wheels on the 4460 and the gray wheels on the 4432. And the doors and windows on the passenger cars on the 4450? Those are awesome (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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These are compelling arguments... :( And here I was thinking of auctioning all my 12V track and trafos to be able to but this stuff in the fall... If they are fake...the person who did this deserves a nice round of applause....and we should all make (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) THis is a needless comment. If your message is worthy of reading it will be read without the prefacatory fluff. (...) Stickers can be reprinted. (...) No idea what you're getting on about here. (...) Parts can be reprinted. Parts can be (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Too many things point to it being a hoax, IMO. Also, While the quality is low, whoever made it, tried to make it as real as possible. The Train Logo is way too clear, while the Lego Logo is way too fuzzy... Jeff (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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