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Re: What kind of motor comes with the 4559?
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:27:38 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Nick Taylor writes:
> > Ben ... IMHO the 4559 locomotive is great! They just beg to be built
> > with two motors ... they're just the right weight to give two motors
> > excellent traction. Two two motor units will pull more cars than the
> > magnetic couplers can handle!
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> Do you perhaps mean a different set? 4559 (ref:
> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=4559 )
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> has a little tiny engine built on top of the motor unit. It's difficult to see
> how to give it two motors. Even the alternate steamer has only one. (oh how I
> long for the days when Lego train sets came with alternate model directions...)
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> 4565 or 4551 maybe? Those are both locos that could take two motors. Even 4564,
> perhaps. But surely not 4559.
Our one does. I have an engine are each end (toot toot {1}). But I do hate the
hook-up system in these sets... stupid stupid stupid. I keep meaning to replace it
with a magnetic one, and extent the back of the cab to form another cargo holder.
Not very original I know.
Scott A
{1} Feel free to make your own train sounds at this point.
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| (...) Do you perhaps mean a different set? 4559 (ref: (URL) ) has a little tiny engine built on top of the motor unit. It's difficult to see how to give it two motors. Even the alternate steamer has only one. (oh how I long for the days when Lego (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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