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Re: Has anyone tried building a Thomas?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 21 Jun 2000 20:19:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> Of course, with Percy and Bill/Ben, one can get away with using a 9 volt motor
> and simulate piston rods, etc. because they are 0-4-0 configs. BTW, just as a
> teaser-- our Bill/Ben is *7* wide;-D
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> -John
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 electric multiple units.
How did you manage the saddle tank profile? In green?
Jon
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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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| (...) 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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