Batteries not included? What a ripoff!

So I googled "HP 11 batteries," and got results that had as much to to with batteries for Hewlett-Packard products as they did with batteries of that type, if not more. I finally went to Wikipedia, where I found that "HP-11" is an alternate name for the C battery. Also, second train set in a row, but shouldn't the engine have come first?

@TheOtherMike said:
"So I googled "HP 11 batteries," and got results that had as much to to with batteries for Hewlett-Packard products as they did with batteries of that type, if not more. I finally went to Wikipedia, where I found that "HP-11" is an alternate name for the C battery. Also, second train set in a row, but shouldn't the engine have come first?"

Makes sense. I don’t think they went off batteries you could buy in a grocery store until Mindstorms.

Hey I own a copy of this one also.

Metal crane crank!

And we continue with vintage trains :-)

Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s pareidolia sees that front car as a hippo in a hat?

*Stares at 'sign'*...WHAT kinda batteries? Is that like 9 Volt? D Cell? Is it a 'Europe' thing? Do I need to go to an Ikea?...:| (:))

@brick_r said:
"*Stares at 'sign'*...WHAT kinda batteries? Is that like 9 Volt? D Cell? Is it a 'Europe' thing? Do I need to go to an Ikea?...:| (:))"

Apparently it was a UK thing.....11 for the C-cell size, HP for "High Power" Alkaline. Never seen it before even when the UK is just across the sea....

LR14 still is a common alternate you'll see all the time, or sometimes "baby", though I don't think that name never really caught on.

I love the 9V/12V era. This one was clearly a forerunner to 7720, which was one of my first sets!

@bigmanjones said:
"I love the 9V/12V era. This one was clearly a forerunner to 7720, which was one of my first sets!"

You mean 4.5V/12V era? As 9V would basically mean including most of what came after that until now.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @brick_r said:
"*Stares at 'sign'*...WHAT kinda batteries? Is that like 9 Volt? D Cell? Is it a 'Europe' thing? Do I need to go to an Ikea?...:| (:))"

Apparently it was a UK thing.....11 for the C-cell size, HP for "High Power" Alkaline. Never seen it before even when the UK is just across the sea....

LR14 still is a common alternate you'll see all the time, or sometimes "baby", though I don't think that name never really caught on."

Ah. So - not, as I surmised, 33 horsepower worth of batteries. Well, colour me disappointed.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @bigmanjones said:
"I love the 9V/12V era. This one was clearly a forerunner to 7720, which was one of my first sets!"

You mean 4.5V/12V era? As 9V would basically mean including most of what came after that until now."

Oh yeah, I'm still coming around this morning!

@Brickalili said:
"Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s pareidolia sees that front car as a hippo in a hat?"

I didn't see it originally, but I see it now.

@Crux said:
" @WizardOfOss said:
" @brick_r said:
"*Stares at 'sign'*...WHAT kinda batteries? Is that like 9 Volt? D Cell? Is it a 'Europe' thing? Do I need to go to an Ikea?...:| (:))"

Apparently it was a UK thing.....11 for the C-cell size, HP for "High Power" Alkaline. Never seen it before even when the UK is just across the sea....

LR14 still is a common alternate you'll see all the time, or sometimes "baby", though I don't think that name never really caught on."

Ah. So - not, as I surmised, 33 horsepower worth of batteries. Well, colour me disappointed."

Hey, all you need is 16 Horsepower!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5OG_RQCexw

(which reminds me: I still need to get tickets for the David Eugene Edwards concert....)

@Brickalili said:
"Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s pareidolia sees that front car as a hippo in a hat?"

OMG! I didn't at first, but do now!

@WizardOfOss said:
"Apparently it was a UK thing.....11 for the C-cell size, HP for "High Power" Alkaline. Never seen it before even when the UK is just across the sea...."
Yes, UK 80's kid here, and growing up I only ever knew batteries as HP's and PP's:

HP11 - C
HP2 - D
HP7 - AA
HP16 - AAA
PP3 - The rectangular 9v we all know from 90's 9v Lego sets!

(and yes, I didn't have to look those numbers up, they are that ingrained in my memory!)

Double trains today...

@Minifig_Jez said:
"
@WizardOfOss said:
"Apparently it was a UK thing.....11 for the C-cell size, HP for "High Power" Alkaline. Never seen it before even when the UK is just across the sea...."
Yes, UK 80's kid here, and growing up I only ever knew batteries as HP's and PP's:

HP11 - C
HP2 - D
HP7 - AA
HP16 - AAA
PP3 - The rectangular 9v we all know from 90's 9v Lego sets!

(and yes, I didn't have to look those numbers up, they are that ingrained in my memory!)"

Gotta love that the number is such a logical indicator of the size :-)

The 9V is an interesting one, I honestly still wouldn't have known any official name for it, those we always just called "blok". As for Lego, only ever used those for the Light&Sound system.

I do kinda remember also using the 4.5V flat batteries (3LR12), with Lego, but I guess that must have been with some 3rd part battery box. Or maybe even just without one, just putting the connector straight onto the metal strips? With the connectors back in the day it wasn't that hard to go outside of the system. I mean, when a leaking battery ruined our Lego battery box, I just one from Fischertechnik instead.

@WizardOfOss said:
" @Minifig_Jez said:
"
@WizardOfOss said:
"Apparently it was a UK thing.....11 for the C-cell size, HP for "High Power" Alkaline. Never seen it before even when the UK is just across the sea...."
Yes, UK 80's kid here, and growing up I only ever knew batteries as HP's and PP's:

HP11 - C
HP2 - D
HP7 - AA
HP16 - AAA
PP3 - The rectangular 9v we all know from 90's 9v Lego sets!

(and yes, I didn't have to look those numbers up, they are that ingrained in my memory!)"

Gotta love that the number is such a logical indicator of the size :-)

The 9V is an interesting one, I honestly still wouldn't have known any official name for it, those we always just called "blok". As for Lego, only ever used those for the Light&Sound system.

I do kinda remember also using the 4.5V flat batteries (3LR12), with Lego, but I guess that must have been with some 3rd part battery box. Or maybe even just without one, just putting the connector straight onto the metal strips? With the connectors back in the day it wasn't that hard to go outside of the system. I mean, when a leaking battery ruined our Lego battery box, I just one from Fischertechnik instead."
Yes, I used a 445-2 Light Brick with wires just twisted around 4.5v battery posts as my first bit of Lego electrickery, pre any sort of battery box with trains.

https://amzn.eu/d/069gzS61