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Re: Train Jr?
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 4 Jan 1999 10:17:15 GMT
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Ben Fleskes wrote in message ...
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> Have to get a closer look when I'm at work with a T1. I did have a chance • to
> notice the snow plow. It looks like there is a special wheel between the
> other two.
I had a look at the cat in hand.
Looks like a regular 24 tooth gear in black.
> Perhaps it is used to drive the blade on the snow plow?
Suppose so, but strange because it seems to slip.
That
> would be cool. Also the train wash has a 9v symbol on it. Does that mean • the
> rotatry brushes are motorized?
No! Probably just means it's part of the 9V train system.
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> Guess we can pretty much wash away all the rumors of the train line being
> discontinued. :)
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> Also, I wouldn't quite call the sets train jr. Just a little more on the • play
> side then realism side. All in all, I consider Lego trains a toy train and
> not a model train.
I think there is definite JR contamination, not just a matter of play vs
realism.
Eric Brok
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| (...) I think it's a small black technic wheel with black rubber tread. (...) No, I think it's because it includes 9V track pieces which are considered as electrical parts of the 9V train system. This makes it incompatible with previous train (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Have to get a closer look when I'm at work with a T1. I did have a chance to notice the snow plow. It looks like there is a special wheel between the other two. Perhaps it is used to drive the blade on the snow plow? That would be cool. Also the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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