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Re: 9V Being Discontinued?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:42:19 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz wrote:
> Just a thought question from this: What do folks think about the fact that
> almost every other model railroad displayed at a train show displays
> obsolete, no longer available products? How about the American Flyer folks,
> or the vintage Lionel folks? Do you think they should be ashamed? If not,
> why is LEGO any different?
Particular products may be "no longer available", but the *system* is still
available.
Just because the friendly N-scalers at the next layout are running a locomotive
that was last sold in 1985 doesn't change the fact that there are hundreds of
new pieces of N-scale rolling stock being put out every year, and that you can
buy enough N-scale track to go around the world if you wanted to.
(Ok, that might be a bit of hyperbole there... lol)
If "L-Gauge" ever became a standard NMRA recognized gauge, that might allow
other manufacturers to make track and motors. Right now we're stuck - it's
Lego, or it's nothing. And when our last remaining 9volt train motors die, our
trains will die with them.
And the battery powered option is *not* a suitable replacement.
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) Just a thought question from this: What do folks think about the fact that almost every other model railroad displayed at a train show displays obsolete, no longer available products? How about the American Flyer folks, or the vintage Lionel (...) (18 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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