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Re: YATTTE - Yet Another Thomas the Tank Engine
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 20 Nov 2000 15:54:41 GMT
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johnneal@uswest[stopspammers].net
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James Powell wrote:
> > Hey James, would you happen to know of a good link to a pic of one so that we
> > could see how he *ought* to look?
> >
> > -John
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> No, not online. _I_ have the books :).
Well, that's why God created scanners;-)
> (Some of which were my mom's, and date
> to the 50's)
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> I have a mobile that has a picture of Thomas from the TV show (which is fairly
> close, but actually a Marklin Ga 1 engine, cut and hacked...). Really, as long
> as it has 6 wheels, is blue, and side tanks, it is Thomas.
Even if it has 4 wheels, it is Thomas. I just thought it would be nice to see
exactly what we are modeling (the prototype modeler in me asserting himself:)
-John
> In the UK, the
> movie (no, I did not go see it) was promoted by having a Jinty (another class
> of tank engine, made famous by "The Railway Children") painted up and put
> outside a London moviehouse. (There were photos of it in the steam press)
>
> James
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| (...) No, that was Bill Gates. :-) (FUT off-topic.debate if you insist) (...) I'm with J2 on this, although I usually am the rt. hon. Mr. Stickler from the Accuracy Riding (that's a UK reference). For adult modelers, getting it just so is a good (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) No, not online. _I_ have the books :). (Some of which were my mom's, and date to the 50's) I have a mobile that has a picture of Thomas from the TV show (which is fairly close, but actually a Marklin Ga 1 engine, cut and hacked...). Really, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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