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Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:57:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Bert Waters wrote:
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I’m not usually an alarmist but I did notice the new U.S. sale prices on
selected 9V items..
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Bert-
This certainly doesn’t look good. I couldn’t see anything good when Jake
announced at BrickFest the introdution of the new “play train” system and the
reclassification of the 9V train as the “hobby train”. So far, there has not
been a single new 9V train item and the entire 9 volt electric system seems to
be disappearing. Hence:
- No electric plates in years
- No Technic sets using 9V anything
- No new 9V train items
- A new Mindstorms that doesn’t use the existing 9V wire/battery/motor/ight system
- All the train items on lego.com listed as not available or back ordered
And now Jake, of course, is no longer with TLC and I’ve heard nothing from
anyone else at TLC since to reassure us that we will be able to continue to buy
9V motors, track, wires, etc. Several items are vital just to maintain existing
users: motors and track. More items are required to bring in new club members
and more users in general: engines, cars, (hence wheels, bases, and couplers),
voltage regulators and wires. It’s not like it’s a huge list.
Like others have said, it would be crazy for LTCs to become operators of legacy
systms telling all our excited visitors at shows that they cannot get this
stutff except on eBay and BrickLink. (And since LEGO train motors all die sooner
or later, motors are the absolute limiting factor.)
In my dreams, I would like to imagine that TLC has the motors on sale because
they have a new one ready for release. One that’s more powerful, realiable, and
more easily modified for DCC. That would justify a clearance sale!
-Ted
SCLTC
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Thanks Ted. I was going to request to cancel this post before anyone responded because of the rambling and negative tone. Plus...it is not very well written. I don't post very often in lugnet.trains but follow it regularly. I've been buying 9V (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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| (...) The more and more I think about the whole LEGO train deal, the more I think that we've set ourselves up for these let downs. Almost no other model railroad sub-hobby limits itself to a single companies products. The exceptions I am aware of (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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| (...) These are apparently (URL) available> from customer support in Europe. (...) The (URL) 8421 crane> definitely uses the new 9V motor, and a new (apparently studless) battery box has appeared in some photos of the recently announced Technic (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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| I'm not usually an alarmist but I did notice the new U.S. sale prices on selected 9V items, including the Train Motor, Speed Regulator, Level Crossing, and Train Engine Shed (in new bley which was somewhat good news, as we hope this set will be (...) (18 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains) !
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