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Re: 9v Train status report.
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:04:44 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Eric Kingsley wrote:
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OK, we have been given a limited amount of information that we have been
authorized to share. Now I am a fan first and Ambassador second so I am
going to give you all the nuts and bolts first. After that I am going to
break down each statement as I see it. Finally I am going to present an
initial plan for how we, the fans can influance the fate of 9v trains.
First, what we have been authorized to release.
- LEGO is still finalizing the plan for what they call the LEGO Hobby Train which will be based on the current 9v system.
- LEGO will continue to sell the current 9v system including the train motor, metal tracks and the speed regulator through LEGO Shop at Home and LEGO Brand Retail only, from mid 2006.
- In early 2007 the decision will be made – based on sales performance of the 9v system during the fall of 2006 – if LEGO will continue the 9v System with metal rails after 2007.
- LEGO will release more information about the “LEGO Hobby Train” project in August 2006 at the latest.
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SNIP
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-Eric Kingsley
LEGO Ambassador
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I’d be a lot less worried if I knew Jake was still working for TLG. It may be
my imagination but it seems like every SAH-exclusive/LEGO-Direct 9V
train-related product that was produced in the last 5-6 years has had Jake’s
fingerprints on it. I don’t think we can underestimate his contribution to
making every one of those products a reality. I wouldn’t be surprised if he
lobbied for each one of them. Does anyone know if the remaining Community
Relations folks (Steve and Jan?) have any passion for trains? I seem to recall
getting the feeling that Brad Justus was personally into trains as well, but I
may be mistaken.
The impression I’ve had from Jake’s previous comments is that the future of the
Hobby Train rests on the success of LEGO Factory. This is a bit scary since I
haven’t seen much buzz and excitement around LEGO Factory so far. Hopefully if
they make the palettes more flexible that will change. Lugnet’s been a little
weird lately so maybe there is a buzz somewhere and I’m just not seeing it.
Does anyone reading this have any excitment with LEGO Factory to point me to or
report?
Regardless, I don’t think we should forget that anything’s possible in the
future. Over the last several years we kept hearing assurances that Mindstorms
wasn’t dead from TLG, but once they revealed NXT they confessed that it was
really only worked on seriously for a year or so. Some form of metal-rail train
product could come back in a few years if TLG gets the urge again. I wouldn’t
rule it out.
Or, of course, maybe things with LEGO Train Factory will take off like
gangbusters and next year TLG will be singing it’s praises in their annual
report.
You never know...
-Paul D.
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| (...) You are correct, Brad was a train fan. (...) Same here. They seem to have missed several of their dates and, without the Jake conduit of information, as far as I know we don't have any updated information. Steve, who really misses Jake (18 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: 9v Train status report.
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| (...) There *was* buzz about LEGO Factory on Legofan, but it died out there too when no responses came from LEGO. The LEGO Factory forum is here: (URL) Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) Gallery: (...) (18 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 9v Train status report.
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| (...) Hrrmpph. If its like their other factories, it will be useless and overpriced. But if they allow fan designed sets by contest(like the micro stuff) and make the price point decent($40.00 for an engine, $25.00 for a large bit of rolling stock, (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| OK, we have been given a limited amount of information that we have been authorized to share. Now I am a fan first and Ambassador second so I am going to give you all the nuts and bolts first. After that I am going to break down each statement as I (...) (18 years ago, 30-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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