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Subject: 
Re: High Speed Diesel Locomotive
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 00:36:32 GMT
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:01:14 GMT, "Mike Walsh"
<mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote:


"Bob Hayes" <bobhayes1@aol.com> wrote in message
news:HD57t6.15I8@lugnet.com...
The more that I look at the box art for the new passenger train
(http://www.iltco.org/sneakpeek/boxart/?image=1), the more that I dislike
the engine.  Maybe it is the bird beak front, or the canopy windscreen • (does
it come with an ejection seat?)  I just noticed that the sides are only • four
bricks high - no train door added to those cars.


[ ... snipped ... ]

I went back and looked at the picture and something else caught my eye.  On
the back end of the 2nd Class car, there appears to be a newer version of
this part that uses click hinges:

http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=2582

I really hope that isn't the case.  The proliferation of click hinges is
IMNSHO one of the better decisions LEGO has made.  It is good part choice in
some sets (e.g. Snow Speeder) and a terrible choice in others (e.g. Soccer
Bus).

From the alternate model on the back of the box art, it certainly looks like
this element has also succumbed to the click hinge.  Bleh.

Mike



I went back and looked at some of the other pictures and it looks like
several of the parts have been retooled to use click hinges.
Unfortunately, part 2873 (http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2873) has
been changed and it looks pretty ugly. The box art for 4512 shows the
new pieces clearly (on the sides of the cargo modules.)



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: High Speed Diesel Locomotive
 
(...) Oh ick! Well I guess I'll wait till I see the parts in person, but my first reaction is to say they ruined two perfectly good parts. :-\ I suppose the remake of 2873 isn't *that* bad, or it could have it's uses, but I just don't get 2582... (...) (22 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: High Speed Diesel Locomotive
 
"Mike Case" <mcase@metrolink.net> wrote in message news:3e960a92.154209...net.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) It also looks like the forklift element from 4512 has also been retooled to use the click hinge: Link to really bug image: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

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"Bob Hayes" <bobhayes1@aol.com> wrote in message news:HD57t6.15I8@lugnet.com... (...) (does (...) four (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I went back and looked at the picture and something else caught my eye. On the back end of the 2nd Class car, there (...) (22 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

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