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Re: The Future of Trains
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lugnet.lego
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Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:41:59 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> The simple fact is that no matter what products are on the shelf or how
> good (or crap) the design is, trains that get their power from the track
> (ala 9V) will ALWAYS be more expensive than a matching train that takes
> battery power (rechargeable or throwaway). TLC has said as much many times.
> No matter how many people would buy a 9V train set, there will always be
> more people who would buy the battery train (because its cheaper and/or has
> more parts for the same cost)
Also, Add Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) rules that anything using
AC power means minimum age 7 on the box, and with Duplo going around age 5, that
means a gap in trains from age 5 to 7. The new battery train has a lower age
range of 6 years old on the box.
A lot of engineers buy LEGO product, but not everyone who buys LEGO product is
an engineer. Thus, a lot of moms buying products for their children will not
check on what is going to be a better system, due to their own background. (I
know of a mother that purchases a lot of LEGO trains for her daughter, and the
mother is an electrical engineer...guess what type of trains she's buying for
her daughter? yep... 9V, and they even got a hobby train to expand her trains).
Scott
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| The simple fact is that no matter what products are on the shelf or how good (or crap) the design is, trains that get their power from the track (ala 9V) will ALWAYS be more expensive than a matching train that takes battery power (rechargeable or (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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