Random set of the day: Train Wash
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random set is 4553 Train Wash, released in 1999. It's one of 8 Trains sets produced that year. It contains 185 pieces and 2 minifigs, and its retail price was US$30.
It's owned by 831 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.
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Does such a thing even exist? I know Lionel did one of these as well, but I live right near the HQ and yard for Norfolk Southern's Pocahontas Division, and they do not have such a thing--I guess if the locomotive needs cleaning before they work on it, they pressure wash/steam jenny it off. The play value for kids, though looks like it's pretty good.
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They do exist! But I think the are normally more enclosed than that.
https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/train-wash-system-10122960662.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3U5VD4myc
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Of course they exist, how else can you get bird poop off? :)
Such a silly set that I wish LEGO would make. However it would probably need to include a criminal somehow in made today.
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This was such an odd, interesting little set.
But I love that it comes with a carriage. That's play value, right there.
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Awesome. This would be great for spaceships.
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I love that they used to make such very specific sets - we never got into the whole Trains area of Lego in our house because we already had a Hornby train set, but I love all the stuff they had.
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This was one of the strangest sets I've ever seen.
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As one of the 831 members who owns this, I will say I bought this solely for the train car and the buffer stop.
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185 pieces for USD$30??? Gulp.
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So weird yet cute at the same time. I suppose that's what LEGO's best at.
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