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Re: Hogworts Express Conversion?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:15:07 GMT
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"John Furlong" <john.t.furlong@lmco.com> wrote in message
news:GJv7KG.9C3@lugnet.com...
> I just saw the new fall shop at home catalog and the hogworts express set
> description states that the train will not run on 9V track. In the • picture
> of the set it appears that the train is built on the standard long train
> bases. I would think that it would be a trivial matter to substitute the
> wheel sets with a motor and standard track wheel sets. Does anyone know • of
> any reasons why that's not possible (ie. train cars too long to go through
> curves or maybe some aspect of the train design that escapes me)?
>
> John
I saw that as well. I assumed (maybe incorrectly) that the instructions for
the HE would contain information on how to add regular train wheels and a
motor (like thee MyOT instructions do) to make it work with the standard 9V
track. If they really made it incompatible, shame on LEGO because that
would just be silly.
Mike
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| I just saw the new fall shop at home catalog and the hogworts express set description states that the train will not run on 9V track. In the picture of the set it appears that the train is built on the standard long train bases. I would think that (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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