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Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005
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Tue, 22 Feb 2005 01:45:28 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
In lugnet.trains, Kevin Wilson wrote:
Samarth Moray @gmail.com> wrote in message ...
Don't see it making much of a difference. I'm pretty sure they can be kitbashed
into 8-wide scale, at least, if not 6. You might yet see it on 9V track, but in
MOC form.

Many many MOC versions of Thomas and his friends already exist for 9v and
12v, in 6 wide and probably wider. Or are you specifically thinking of
taking the Duplo Thomas parts and reusing them to build a system scale
model?

I can't speak for Samarth, but I was thinking of just that, because it's a LEGO
face... no more non LEGO or stickers or whatever.


It would be much easier is the face disk was a separate piece from the rest of
the boiler.  But it looks like the face is part of a single front piece.  Check
out the bottom right inset picture on this box art.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1112429

There are four engine pieces  to  Percy.  And the number of pieces on the box
add up too.  Too bad.

I would also like very much to a 9-v Thomas set.

- Steve D.



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  Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
 
(...) Should be easy enough even for an average-skilled builder to work around. What concern me more are the other parts there- the boiler half is pretty useless, and don't even get me started on the cab (SOLID??!!) eww. And yeah, Larry, that is (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005)
  Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
 
(...) What bugs me, is that non of these sets are powered. Thery all apear to use the older 3 axle steam wheelset. But at least they get drive rods. And the short wheelset for the tender is nice. Also, I found it interesting that non of the models (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)

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  Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
 
(...) I can't speak for Samarth, but I was thinking of just that, because it's a LEGO face... no more non LEGO or stickers or whatever. (20 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005)

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