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Re: Thoughts on 1999 Train Sets
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 5 Jan 1999 10:46:12 GMT
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Matthew Bates wrote in message ...
> Here's my opinion on the new sets (in descending order)
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> 1. 4519 Cross track. Very cool. Really the only 99 set that is in the same
> league as the original 1991 train sets. A Must Buy
Too bad it's isn't a sheared crossing, lik the DUPLO one.
> 2. 4557 Container Crane. Nice set, with almost no Town Jr influence. I know • it
> doesn't slide backwards and forwards like the old one, but this makes the • set
> simpler and presumably cheaper. I like the fact you get two pairs of crane
> legs with this one and a weighing mechanism. I hope that baseplate isn't • DARK
> grey, that would be really annoying. A Definite Buy.
They sure look dark grey in the catalog. Like the Res-Q base.
Eric
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| "Eric Brok" <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote (...) Sheard crossing? What is a sheared crossing? Is it a non 90 degree crossing, like a 45/135 degree ctossing? I'm confused. Too bad Duplo trains can't run on 12V/4.5V/9V setups. Gary GaryLouie@EarthLink.Net (25 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Thoughts on 1999 Train Sets
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| Here's my opinion on the new sets (in descending order) 1. 4519 Cross track. Very cool. Really the only 99 set that is in the same league as the original 1991 train sets. A Must Buy 2. 4557 Container Crane. Nice set, with almost no Town Jr (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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