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Re: 1999 NL sets 4533, 4553, 4556, 4557
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Mon, 4 Jan 1999 05:23:14 GMT
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keilers@&SayNoToSpam&uswest.net
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I do not like the new sets. I do not think that Lego is doing anything new
or exciting. The company is going away from sets that represent new ideas
or complex designs.
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Todd Lehman wrote:
> >
> > Here are four 1999 non-U.S. train sets available in the Netherlands:
> >
> > 1. Snow remover on the track:
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=4533-1
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> Who knows what TLG will call it, but in US parlance, this is a Rotary.
> This image is better than the one we had before, (mirror Spock's) and it
> is now clear, to me anyway, that the unit is not powered, but that the
> middle wheel picks up motion from the track. Again, Will C. did it
> right, this is a bit of an abomination, but cute nonetheless. Real
> Rotaries are massive, loud, and rather unforgettable. I have never had
> the privilege of seeing one live, but even on video tape they are
> amazing.
>
> > 2. Train wash equipment:
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=4553-1
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> In US parlance, this is a "wash rack". This one is pretty close to
> prototypical, at least as to the arrangment of brushes, although I'd
> prefer something sprung or hydraulic instead of those little bogies.
> Good source of brushes, brush holders, brush axles and small train
> wheels. I imagine I will get a number of these as I want to expand my
> Gas N Wash Express. To make a truly prototypical wash rack, buy three of
> these, put the brushes in a row, and then arrange for some high pressure
> nozzles to rinse, and to spray the undercarriages.
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> >
> > 3. Train station:
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=4556-1
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> Blech. Cute flag though, and lots of red 2x2 rounds. Nobody uses trikes
> for baggage.
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> > 4. Container crane platform:
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=4557-1
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> And finally the most ridiculous of all. Really, thats all I can say. Bet
> I buy some anyway. I'm such a sucker.
>
> > Scans contributed by Paul Wolters. Source: 1999 NL catalog.
>
> Thanks, Paul!
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
> For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
> - Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
> - Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
> - This is a family newsgroup, thanks.
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| (...) I want one anyway! (...) The important point is, how can I get one. The closest I can come is a friend in Iceland, and the postage would be more than the sets, even if he can find them. So do you have a contact in the Netherlands that is (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) This image is better than the one we had before, (mirror Spock's) and it is now clear, to me anyway, that the unit is not powered, but that the middle wheel picks up motion from the track. Again, Will C. did it right, this is a bit of an (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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