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Subject: 
Does anyone accually like 4561?
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 11:33:49 GMT
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I think it is garbage. At least 4559 was remotely usefull for parts but 4561
stinks.
I think that 1999 is the first year where trains have been fully junorised


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Jonathan Wilson
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  Re: Does anyone accually like 4561?
 
(...) of 4559 for parts too...) Th motor frame may come in handy for something, and the 1*3*4 windows (for lack of a better term) are quite handy for making coach bottoms (see my web page for a coach made using them) The cars are jr'ized, and I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Does anyone accually like 4561?
 
Yeah - I like it, and my mate Chris (a non-Internet AFOL) does too. I just got my 4561 on Friday and it looks a lot better built than it does in the catalogue. I won't say it's perfect - it has it's good and bad points. The obvious bad point is the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
  Re: Does anyone accually like 4561?
 
I purchased the 4561 as a first train. My only complaint is the train is too fragile for a child to play with. When the side dors are opened on the cars, they come loose from the roof hinges. I added a few peices to beef up the hinges. Mine is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Does anyone accually like 4561?
 
(...) lot better. It has standard connectors on both FRONT and back instead of that goofy custom hookup on the cargo railway engine. It has a lot of window pieces and I like the black wagons. I have two comments in general about the out-of-the-box (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)

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