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Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
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Thu, 8 Feb 2001 22:52:03 GMT
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"Jason J. Railton" <j.j.railton@cwcom.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.trains, Tim Courtney writes:
> > Hmm...well, I'm not a train guy really, I don't know if the Train Summit
> > mentioned those or not. I'll try to print this out though and take it. I
> > don't even know what I want for my top bulk items yet....got a lot of
> > thinking to do between now and this weekend :)
> >
> > xpost -> lego.direct
> > -Tim
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> Gosh, thanks. I wasn't sure whether I could expect that sort of lobbying to
> be taken seriously! And I've clearly not been into trains for long enough
> or I would have remembered to mention _matching_brown_doors_. :)
Well, I'll do what I can, I've done lobbying for trains before, but I don't know
what I can do beyond the scope of what was discussed at the Train Summit. Plus,
I know I won't find out stuff about trains to the level of detail to what was
discussed last week, I'm there for an entirely different purpose. But, then
again, I have a lot to talk to them about with the broader community in mind
(not my specific niche) which I would like to be more informed/involved with in
the future. I've got a copy of your message printed with a few other materials
in prep for the meeting.
Even though I'm going there for a specific purpose, I know it will wind up being
a very educational experience as well. Unfortunately, from what I've heard
secondhand, Brad will be out of town :-( This will be the second time I've
barely missed him, oh well.
> I'm a bit disappointed with TLC's support for steam trains actually. I know
> that they want to be a global brand, and so they take a fairly generic
> approach in all their models, including trains. It's then very difficult to
> create a steam locomotive that won't look blatantly specific to one country
> or another. It's also difficult to build a large model not based on long
> wagon bogeys that can still take corners. But couldn't they try? I seem to
> remember the faked pictures of 'new' sets had a fairly impressive
> not-too-parochial steam engine.
Again, Train Summit fodder, and NDA'ed.
> Lately we've seen an influx of more subdued colour bricks (tan, brown, dark
> green, dark grey) for more realistically coloured models - and less of
> everything in primary colours. Could we not see this extended to trains
> too? Not all models, obviously - I expect primary colours are part of the
> appeal to children, and are also part of what we expect from LEGO sets.
> But, it is a bit childish. The first thing many AFOLs do is take the sets
> apart and build their own on the bases.
I like the realistic colored bricks. I especially like the gray and dark gray,
and of those colors especially plates, all shapes and sizes. I'm a
spacehead...and my larger space MOCs rely on large gray plates for surfaces,
etc. There's a great selection in Star Wars, but I'd like to see em available
bulk too. SW won't be on clearance forever...
> Was there much call for steam models at the Train Summit? Most of the
> pictures I saw where of diesel and electric designs. I know there are
> plenty of people out there valiantly forging driving wheels out of technic
> gears and hubs, which they then have to keep well away from points and
> crossings.
That'd be great if there was, and given the group of guys I'd imagine so. We'll
just have to wait and see :-)
-Tim
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| (...) I'm very grateful, but I don't intend to cause any problems, particularly so close following the Train Summit. It was just another suggestion, one among many I'm sure. But, I would like to see those elements in those colours, and I'm sure a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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