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Re: Lego made a Caboose!
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Date: 
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 23:54:47 GMT
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Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:

Yes, they also made it for that awful cargo train sometime last year,
with the SAHS catalog with the California Semi flying past a broken
bridge, if I remember right. I wasn't going to buy it, just for the
caboose.

3225 Cargo train is a good value. I have 3, I think, and plan to get
several more. The per piece price on bogies, motor, red windows, low
slopes, etc, is quite attractive. And I think it's a cute set in its own
right, see my review.

However it doesn't have a caboose!!! That red car on the end is a coach,
no matter what the promo literature says. I have explained why in the
past and the industrious student could dig it up if they were
interested. ;-)

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  Re: Lego made a Caboose!
 
Larry; Sorry, Larry, I stand corrected. I humbly ask for forgiveness, I remember that discussion for 3225 now. I still think it is a Town junior approach to the trains, however. I could not get myself to buy it. I can't seem to find your review on (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
  3225 (was Re: Lego made a Caboose!)
 
(...) Actually, this set has grown on me since I got one for Christmas. It's quite cute as Larry says. I still think it could have been done better but all in all it's worth buying. I wish I had a few more. One annoying thing is that if you run it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Lego made a Caboose!
 
Yes, they also made it for that awful cargo train sometime last year, with the SAHS catalog with the California Semi flying past a broken bridge, if I remember right. I wasn't going to buy it, just for the caboose. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)

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