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I think that most all of the first-round of gray-track 12v era sets were modeled after German trains. The 7745 red/black/white 12v passenger train broke the mold in year 1987(?). Recognition and target product to the primary audience would be my (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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If I remember correctly, lego had some involvement with that artist. The artist misled (maybe another word is better) lego such that they were shocked when they saw his creation. I know a lot of people complained. Here's what I found in dejanews: :: (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, Huw, that is correct. However, why not have internal metal wires in the point? I would think it easier to make it so that the take off was from within the tie bar than to have the external connection. However, I would view it as entirely (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I've seen metal rims before look at (URL) is a machenist and had these made in his shop 18 months ago! Looks like they owe Jon a free set ;) As for different colored bricks the gray train wheel covers is a 2 min job in photo shop as is the green (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) True - magnify the image, and you see that the jaggies are only across ONE side of the track, and even the shadow is shifted a bit. I could do a better job of "shortening" track in PSP if I really felt the need to. In fact, if someone will (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Check out this page: (URL) BR 44 in particular... Looks very similar...also, the upside-down radar dishes are used in the BR 24. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lighten that picture up in PSP, and you'll see that IF they are those rims, they were EXTENSIVELY modified. As in the flange on the smaller diameter was removed, most of the larger ends' flange was removed, black spokes were machine for the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Heck, maybe LEGO intentially leaked these picture to see what kind of reaction they'd get from the train fanatics here on LUGNET?? Or, maybe I've been watching too much "X Files"... ;-) (...) is (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow- Check out the light grey treasure chest and a new bench...pretty interesting to see old parts come alive... -jeremy (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope, nothing to do with us (assuming you mean we might have produced this hoax train page) and our announcement itself is not an April Fool either (in case that was what you meant). Kevin (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I've been following this all morning trying to find a good place to jump in and decided to get in at the start. Some think it's a hoax others hope that it is not, but I think that is is possibly real. Let me bring up a few things up I've not heard (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Oh oh, 8 wide hell? Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hallo Egon,was muss ich Dir für die Modelle bieten? :^) Spass beiseite,es stimmt tatsächlich! Ich habe gerade mit meinem Bekannten im Norden gesprochen.Er arbeitet in einer der Verlage,die für Lego die Pläne usw. drucken.Die veröffentlichte (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lego (...) and (...) That's my impression. The entire setup (which can be interpreted any way you wish :-) appears to be rural, as the rolling stock features a horse car and a pair of nice looking tractors. Will (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have to say, you are right about the station. It does not look like a Lego plan. It looks homemade and funky with the flat roof, and small windows and doors. Is it a station meant for a countryside setting? (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:38E4EAB0.5358@m...ing.com... (...) Larry and other bricksmiths, If this is a hoax, I think you have found a new guildsman that could generate a ton of sales! Mike Poindexter (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) link tries to argue that it is not an April fool's joke in the link below. (If my German isn't completely rotten, that is! ;-) Check out yourself! (URL) least lugnet.trains isn't the only group to believe that it is a hoax! Fredrik (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If it is an April Fool's joke, then he might (I probably would in his place). I certainly wouldn't hate him or anything for this, if it is, in fact, his own hoax. I'd kinda admire him for being able too fool so many people for an April Fool's (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I won one of this guy's auctions of old bricks a few months ago. That's his real name and the hotmail address is the one he uses to do his auctions. I don't think that he would use all of his real info to pull a hoax on LUGNETers. Gloria. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Additionally, it looks like the jag in the left rail is due to the perspective on the picture of a regular piece of track resulting in a size difference when the track is shortened (it even seems like the jag may be a bit more pronounced on (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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