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Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:06:29 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> I see your point but I would point out the following items to ponder:
I'd also add that German prototypes probably have the most world
recognition from a model perspective because of the dominance of the
German model railroad industry (for example, most people, myself
included, commonly refer to G scale as LGB instead). It is true that
both the US and the UK have strong model railroad industries, but how
much of that stuff is on the shelves of stores in other countries?
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 | | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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| I think that most all of the first-round of gray-track 12v era sets were modeled after German trains. The 7745 red/black/white 12v passenger train broke the mold in year 1987(?). Recognition and target product to the primary audience would be my (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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| (...) I see your point but I would point out the following items to ponder: - Germany has the highest per capita brick consumption with 95+% or some such households with kids having TLC products. - Germany is a large market (almost 1/2 the US size), (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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