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Re: 6-wide vehicles
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 18 Mar 1999 02:56:10 GMT
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> Wow, Larry. I didn't know I had the "rep" with you. I'm honored. :)
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> (shame on you for not knowing this -- it _is_ LEGO Train trivia :-P)
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> Scott's on the money. 1980 saw the first 6-stud-wide windshields, and
> they were all trains related. See 7740 for an example.
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> They fell dormant for quite some time after that, and the aforementioned
> 6440 Jetport Fire Squad in 1991 (Trans-Lt-Blue) is the first resurgence
> I know of of the element. Then it fell asleep again until 1994 when the
> Paradisa set 6402 Sidewalk Cafe brought it out again (and this was the
> only modern version in Transparent-Clear, BTW), and we've had them each
> year since, in Transparent Light-Blue and White (Soccer sets).
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> BTW, the original list was of 6-wide sets, not sets with the 6x2 Sloping
> Windshield, 2H
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> -- joshua
Are you sure? I would have thought that it was either "expert builder" or
space prior to that. I have a instruction book that has a 6 wide (0r at least
I think it is...don't have it here to check) windscreen on a truck.
(clear...now slightly less than clear :)...(could be thinking of 2 wide in
mulitples though...)
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| (...) Yep, pretty darned sure. It's a "Train" element in my estimation. Am I positive? No: "Only fools are positive." (...) If I recall correctly, Joe Lahrer has specifically stated as trivia that there has been only one (or is it two?) Technic/EB (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 6-wide vehicles
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| (...) Wow, Larry. I didn't know I had the "rep" with you. I'm honored. :) (shame on you for not knowing this -- it _is_ LEGO Train trivia :-P) Scott's on the money. 1980 saw the first 6-stud-wide windshields, and they were all trains related. See (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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