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Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo
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Thu, 12 May 2005 18:55:26 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
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That sounds almost as tacky as calling him a ‘railroad’ engine.
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Now, it is my understanding that all of the characters are all based on
real-life locos. Not so?
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Eh? The point is the books were originally called the Rev. W Awdry’s Railway
Series, so the title ‘Thomas and the Magic Railroad’ is something of a
travesty.
But they all are, anyway, except Thomas. The closest to Thomas is a small
number of tank engines modified from their original prototype.
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BTW, I apologize for impuning your character. A huge caveat is whether one
is a parent of young children or not. Having kids has a way of drawing one
into worlds in which one wouldn’t normally dwell or even be aware:-)
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No, I don’t have any myself, but believe it or not, I was one once. I also had
younger brothers, so received extended exposure.
Jason Railton
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| (...) Yes, well, I was once young as well, but never even heard a, well, peep about Thomas the Tank Engine until the PBS series "Shining Times Station" which began airing in the US in 1989. It is that series which propelled Thomas onto the world (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| (...) Now, it is my understanding that all of the characters are all based on real-life locos. Not so? (...) lol that is amusing. I had heard that Mozart was being played as well. How awful for those poor subway loitering ne'er-do-wells:-) BTW, I (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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