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Subject: 
Has anybody seen this engine before?
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:29:49 GMT
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Hi folks,

this months theme in the theme gallery at www.lego.com is "trains":

http://www.lego.com/gallery/theme/vote.asp

One of the entries is this engine, which looks somewhat familiar to me:

www.lego.com/gallery/images/theme/finalists/pho347x232us0nom2001022517351699.jp
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The builder as given at lego.com is a just 12 year old boy, which I doubt a
little to be a builder of such a nice engine.

There have been lots of pirated pictures in these galleries in the past, so I
would be interested, if this picture is "stolen" from somewhere in the net, or
if it is a new one.

Kind Regards,

Ben

BTW: there is a quite nice western train, which I have never seen before and
which is worth a clooser look:
www.lego.com/gallery/images/theme/finalists/pho347x232us0nom2001030114340899.jp
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Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Has anybody seen this engine before?
 
(...) That has to be a pirated picture, as I've also seen it somewhere else too. Too bad that LEGO doesn't check authenticity, whoever DID make that engine will find out soon enough. I'm gonna try to find it's true creator and then inform them of (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Has anybody seen this engine before?
 
(...) I can't exactly place it, but I agree. That engine, in that color scheme does look familiar to me as well. (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Has anybody seen this engine before?
 
The picture is from Ben Fleskes'web site. See: (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

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