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Re: All plastic track
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:40:19 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Ted Michon wrote:
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I was told by multiple
sources that the metal clad rails are flat out prohibitively expensive, not
simply relatively expensive. (I don’t know why it took 15+ years to figure
this out. Perhaps it has something to do with RoHS?).
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When you say “prohibitively expensive”, it’s important to put it in context.
If you’re talking about a 5 year old getting into trains for the first time,
metal rails are certainly expensive. If you’re talking about a Hobby Train,
then that’s a different discussion.
Jake
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Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Team
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I would think that it is the market that TLG is/was trying to target (primarily
7 year olds - think 4561 - through tweens), not Train Hobbyists. $100+ is still
a fairly large investment for some parents to make on present that potentially
will end up on the floor where they are probably gonna step on it.
I personally thought it was “prohibitively expensive” until about 1997 when I
got my first full train set, 4559 (and I was 35 at the time) when I got it on
sale at the Air Force Exchange on sale for just under $100.
All I know right now is that I’m not certain how I feel about TLG moving away
from metal rail sets.
But I don’t want to put words into Ted’s mouth.
Have Fun!
C-Ya!
(#70)
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| (...) Again, we're not "moving away" from metal rails. Metal rails will continue on into the future. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Team (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) When you say "prohibitively expensive", it's important to put it in context. If you're talking about a 5 year old getting into trains for the first time, metal rails are certainly expensive. If you're talking about a Hobby Train, then that's a (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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