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Re: 2003 Trains - great!
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Sun, 5 Jan 2003 16:38:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> LEGO has always been careful not to put things that aren't included into
> their pics. (I am talking about the older packaging now) So sets that come
> without track tended to be photographed on that blue ground, blue/red/yellow
> cave walls background. If the set came with track it would be sitting on
> track but if it didn't it would just be a printed picture of track on the
> blue ground
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> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/4558 (has track)
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/3225 (doesn't have track)
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> Now the pic of the bullet is a bit small...
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> http://www.marzdistribution.com/images/LEGO-4511.jpg
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> but to my eyes it has some straights but the train itself is NOT sitting on
> track. If the set came with curved track and LEGO was sticking to previous
> form, the train would be sitting on it.
Interesting... It looks like the two new train sets just come with a couple
straight tracks each. I think this may be a good idea. I think most people
who have bought a few LEGO train sets in the past, each with it's own basic
oval, have found themselves having two many curved tracks and too few
straight tracks. It looks like with these sets you can get a new train and
at the same time add a couple more straights to your layout.
> Note also that they're using a new stylised background which is common
> between at least 4511 - 4514.
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> However these are not necessarily the final set pics, some still say "XXX
> pieces"
What's interesting about the bullet train picture is that all you see is the
locomotive and a then just the edge of another car which doesn't look like a
mirror of the first. It all seems odd that LEGO would have a package that
doesn't show the entire set on it. I suspect that this isn't a very long
train, probably two or maybe three cars at most (a la Metroliner, two almost
identical cars on the ends and one passenger coach in the middle). Wonder
if they will sell additional cars for it, like the club car.
Hmmm... with the cargo train should we assume it's just a loco and three
cars, or could there be something not shown there as well (a caboose perhaps)?
These sets look cool, and I'm sure I'll buy them, but they don't seem to be
going in the prototypical direction that they went with the Santa Fe train
(as I kind of hoped for this year). Perhaps LEGO Direct will go in that
direction for additional S@H exclusive sets.
-PSD
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| (...) If you look at the bullet train pic, it gives the impression that it does not come with a complete circle of track, at least to me. LEGO has always been careful not to put things that aren't included into their pics. (I am talking about the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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