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Differences between instructions and cover photo of old trainsets
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:49:06 GMT
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Last weekend I bought a second hand 721 locomotive set with instructions. While
rebuilding this set I noticed some differences between the instruction drawings
and the photograph on the cover of the instructions. I know about the prototype
trainbase and 12 spoked trainwheels. The other differences are how the model is
built. On the cover photograph the whole body is moved one stud forward, having
the headlights hang in front of the baseplate and leaving one row of studs at
the rear of the baseplate. And the dome on the photograph is missing the 1x1
round brick.
I also noticed a new part variant I didn't know about. I have several sliding
wheel bricks. From sets 162 and 727 and many I got without a set, but this 721
locomotive has a different type. The ones I had clicked onto the power pickup
bricks (for 12V trains) or sliding wheel block holder bricks (for push trains
and 4.5V trains). The 721 set I bought had the sliding wheel blocs hanging in
loose without a click, kept in place by the baseplate. Although I had some of
these old 6x22 train baseplates without buffers, I haven't had any complete set
with that baseplate, until now. Now I know where that round thing is for at the
bottom. It is to keep the sliding wheel blocks on its place. The newer trainbase
(like in sets 162 and 727) don't have that round thing at the bottom. The
sliding wheel blocks are kept in place by clicking onto the holder bricks.
The old trainbaseplate can be used with the newer (clicked) sliding wheel
blocks, but the newer trainbaseplate can't be used with the old sliding wheel
blocks (they will fall out).
I have several copies of the blue wagon 131. The instructions show one left door
(the other door is not clearly visible). Most of my copies came with right
doors. None of them were MISB, so they could have been rebuild without taking
care of the type of the door.
Niels
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