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Re: set 0113
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 29 Dec 2001 14:25:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ian Dunmore writes:
> At the local markets yesterday I got some very old lego, including the
> bottom of a box marked 113, the plastic inner tray, and a pile of lego. On
> the bottom of the box were the instructions for building the carridges, and
> on the sides details on building the bogies/track.
Congratulations!
> Sometime in the past I have downloaded a page of instructions for building
> this set, but when I compare what is on the box, and in the box, I have 2
> questions.
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> (1) The downloaded instructions show the top of the carriage being based on
> a large grey plate similar to the base, but the instruction on my box (and
> this is how there were partially built) show them being built from grey 2x4
> and 2x2 plates. Is there 2 versions of this set.
I have heard so before and obviously it is so, that there are at least two
versions of instructions, maybe that means there are two versions of "hardware"
too.
> (2) In the box I got were partially constructed carriages, but the city
> names were London, Manchester and Glasgow, and the other carriage had Royal
> Mail.
Thanks for that info! I knew about the UK-version of this set, which has UK
town names instead of continental ones. But the "Royal Mail" instaed of "Post"
was new to me.
> Is there even more versions, or has somebody being playing (and if so,
> where did those pieces with the city names come from?).
There are at least a UK and a rest-of-Europe version of set 113. You have the
UK one.
One question back: has your 113 hook couplings with 2x2 plates or those with
2x4 studs? (111 and 112 came fore sure with the 2x2 version).
Kind Regards,
Ben
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| (...) Hi Ben, My 111 (from childhood) definitely had 2x4 couplings, as I never had any sets with the 2x2 ones. I no longer have the set. ROSCO (25 years ago, 29-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: set 0113
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| Both the piece with the "hook" and the piece with the "hole" were based on a red 2x4 plate (1/3 brick height). And a question back. Were there any other sets with London/Manchester/Glasgow on the blue 1x8 bricks? (I'm sure I have a few more (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| At the local markets yesterday I got some very old lego, including the bottom of a box marked 113, the plastic inner tray, and a pile of lego. On the bottom of the box were the instructions for building the carridges, and on the sides details on (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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