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Re: Who turned out the lights?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 5 Oct 2005 06:05:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Doug Lippi wrote:
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#3748 train light is discontinued.
http://shop.lego.com/RetiredProducts.asp?p=3748 I wonder what’s next to go?
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That’s worrying.
Ironically the descriptions for
10020,
10133 and
10157 all mention
it and it still features as part of the train accessories header image!
Tim
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I emailed LEGO and they confirmed it to be true. I also emailed Jake, but have
gotten no response. No new track geometry in 6 years (gasp!) and now this.
Sheesh, my son makes better layouts with his Thomas tracks than I can with LEGO.
Really, how hard can it be to come up with new tracks???? Maybe once these
plastic tracks come out for kids they can take a more hobbyist approach to the
9V tracks and free us from the shackles! I’ve seen pictures of people that
modify tracks, but that’s not my thing. LEGO needs to provide more track
options - end of story. Or maybe we need some entrepeneur out there that will
start up his own company selling mass-produced high-quality compatible tracks
and other accessories? “Just Imagine...”
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| (...) I'm hoping the light brick will be in the Lego Train Factory palette. Too many different track pieces would be uneconomical on a large scale because the market is too small. I would like curves of radii 72 and 104 studs though, to replace my (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) That's worrying. Ironically the descriptions for (URL) 10020>, (URL) 10133> and (URL) 10157> all mention it and it still features as part of the train accessories header image! (URL) Tim (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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