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has anyone tried to build a Lego(R) version of Thomas the Tank Engine, a chrarecter in the Rev Awdry's Railway stories? Given Thomas's popularity, I am suprised that no-one hadn't already. Also I think that TLG/TLC should try and get the right to (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think I have seen two Thomas engines built by Lego bricks so far. The older one is designed by Matt Bates. (URL) I forgot who is owner of the newer one: I think it was someone from one of the LTCs, but I'm not too sure.... Regards, Ben (...) (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dan Parker of PNLTC has built one as well. James (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The GMLTC has one that we run on a small track loop lower than the rest of the layout, so that the little kids can get a good look at it. It's in the "ore pit" section of the layout. I believe that John Neal (J2) built it. It's not unusual for (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My daughter *was* "James the Red Engine" for several years. She wore red clothes all the time, and when she hurt her foot one day, declared that she had "hurt my little wheel". I was Henry the green engine, Nana (my mother) was Edward the Blue (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (snip) How can this be, I am James :) I have: The Ertl cast toy The Hornby OO electric model and lots of other stuff. Most of my TTTE stuff is on loan to the Gangers model railway club in Victoria right now. I have Thomas, Duck, James and (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Both PNLTC and GMLTC have one, and I imagine it's a staple of most clubs of a certain size and beyond since it's such an obvious thing to do. ++Lar (from Zurich) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, I'm James. I've been a Rev Awdry fan since I was a little 'un. In fact longer than I've been into Lego... (...) In lego? or OO gauge? James (the other red engine) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ha! some of my books are from the _first_ run of them (they were my mom & uncle's books)...and some of my lego was my sisters, so I have been exposed to both as long as I have been around. (...) OO gauge stuff. James P (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. Here is Thomas at our last show meeting the infamous world traveling Colin and Wanda: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That is priceless:-) Both of my kids were nuts about Thomas, albeit from the videos. We look forward to the movie:-) Actually, my son (10) and I just finished up our LEGO version of James and are just about finished with Percy, Bill and Ben. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've built a Thomas and a Toby, both on 4.5v motors. The obvious candidates are the blue, red and black ones though because even if you have enough green bricks, they will not be 'Percy' or 'Henry' Green which is totally unacceptable in the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol-- "totally unacceptable"?? It is a pity that the new light green which comes in some plates doesn't come in the bricks one needs to properly create a Percy or a Henry, but regular green works ok IMO, especially since the 7124 Flashspeeder (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm glad to hear this - I pioneered the 7 wide Lego train back in the 1970s, but nobody was looking. Necessity was the Mother of invention, I'd run out of 6 wide plates/trainy elements and had to use the leftover oddments to build some (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, first off, Bill/Ben are yellow-- You must mean Percy. The saddle tank effect for them came using this element in yellow: (URL) BTW train fans, I need a few more of those buggers, so if anyone has a few to trade/sell, LMK:-) The saddle (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My EP-2 Bipolar (also part of the GMLTC layout) is also 7 wide. It fits in well with the 6 wides but has a nice beefy look to it. Steve (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) motor (...) as a (...) of (...) No, I mean Bill and Ben - told you I was colourblind! Anyway, I've had it checked out by experts and the printing in MY book shows these guys in green. I can't wait for your picture anyway. Jon The saddle tank (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I know this is an old thread... I saw this on the Thomas web site: "Historical Note Thomas is based on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0 E2 with extended side tanks." -- -Rob. ===...=== New sets and parts for sale or trade: (URL) A" (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In early 1997, I designed a LEGO Thomas tTE and compliment of freightcars at the request of my daughter. It was the first TtTE of which I am aware. I later sent original sketches regarding construction to Matt Bates, who modified these slightly to (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think GMLTC may predate you a bit but it's going to be hard to dispute, those guys were terrible at taking any pics of anything back then. However I do recall them saying that theirs had been around for several years when I first saw it in (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Has anyone ever done annie and clarabell? I would like to see someone try that. (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The GMLTC Thomas in question was my design that I built sometime in '96, years before I knew about AFOLs or the guys in the GMLTC for that matter. My son was 7 and absolutely ga-ga over Thomas, and when the Blue Fury came out with its blue (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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