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Re: Color Change - Final Update - Track
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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Wed, 5 May 2004 16:56:04 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz wrote:
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> "Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@ascentialsoftwareDOTcom> wrote in
> message news:Hx91Ap.Cx9@lugnet.com...
> > (snip)
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> > This is a fairly radical opinion, I guess, but I'm not convinced that the 9V
> > track is one of the "key" pieces to keep in production in old dark grey. I know
> > it's different but frankly, this is an area where reality DOES vary. Railroads
> > replace ties all the time, and ties weather at different rates, even concrete
> > ones.
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> Hmm, if we're going to do anything with the track, how about brown? New
> brown would be fine. Black would work also.
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> Of course more and more track these days is being laid on concrete ties,
> even in the US.
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo! Chocolate brown track would be a total disaster!
The track colour should emulate reality. Old dark grey for steel, old light
grey for concrete or old brown for wood, but the new colours are totally
unsuitable.
Any change to the track at all, shape or colour, would be a total disaster. It
cost me £2000 (almost $4000) to change from 12V to 9V in 1996, plus overcoming
the lack of power in the new system etc...
Train track must stay the same, with anything new as an addition, never a
replacement. Either that or TLC will have to give me $5000!
Mark
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Color Change - Final Update - Track
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| (...) Why? I hear the WHINE, but I'm not hearing the WHY. WHY is this important, compared to other things (assume you're making a priority list here) Track varies in color in real life. It just *doesn't* make a high priority list of things in my (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
| | | Re: Color Change - Final Update - Track
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| Frank, I'm surprised you didn't mention one of the brown parts we love: Ship hulls. The primary problems with the new colors is that the new greys look like metal, not stone. In the same way, the old brown looks like wood. But a chocolate-colored (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Color Change - Final Update
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| "Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:Hx91Ap.Cx9@lugnet.com... (...) 9V (...) know (...) Railroads (...) concrete (...) Hmm, if we're going to do anything with the track, how about brown? New brown would be fine. (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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