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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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| | | | | Re: Has anyone tried building a Thomas? —John Neal
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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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| | | | | | Re: Has anyone tried building a Thomas? —Jonathan Reynolds
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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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| | | | | | Re: Has anyone tried building a Thomas? —John Neal
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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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| | | | | | | Re: Has anyone tried building a Thomas? —Jonathan Reynolds
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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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| | | | | | Re: Has anyone tried building a Thomas? —Steve Demlow
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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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