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Subject:	Re: A round of applause for LEGO® on their new train releases
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:35:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Alexander Johnston writes: > In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes: > > I want to thank LEGO® and LEGO® Direct for an outstanding job on their new > > train releases. This has restored my faith in what LEGO® can do and has > > given juniorization a good kick in the you-know-what. -Harvey > > Hear, Hear!!! Unfortunatly, the beginning of the end of juniorization > didn't come before the train station and the Freight Loading Station were > juniorized. Lets have a moment of silence for these great sets. > > Anyways. I've always wanted to start my own lego train collection, but I've > never had the money to do it. Things are better for me now, but I'm still > not very rich. I think I'll have enough money to get at least 1 metroliner > and 1 club car when they come out in August. If, by some fluke, I end up > with more money than I expected come August, I might get another club car > and maybe as many tank cars as I can afford up to around 4 tank cars. what was lego thinking in the first place to juniorize their train sets?they probably knew that after a while people would loose interest since their sets had fewer and fewer pieces, and were becoming more expensive. anyway, i think its great that Lego wont be juniorizing their newer train sets..but i wouldn't get to excited about it, because the Metroliner and Club cars are going to be released as legends, and cant be juniorized...but that doesnt mean lego wont be juniorizing their newer train sets after the 10001 and 10002 retire into the train yard...anyone think of that? lets just hope they killed juniorization good and dumped its body in the ocean. im looking foward to better and less expensive sets in the future-nothing like that damn 4561, that almost just killed the hopes and dreams of lego train buffs. joe-whose all against juniorization http://gnyltc.homestead.com/clubinformation.html BRING BACK THE CROC ENGINE!

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		Re: A round of applause for LEGO® on their new train releases
(...) BRING BACK THE FREIGHT RAIL RUNNER! I was a dedicated S@H purchaser for (me and) my son who was devistated when the Freight Rail Runner (4564) was discontinued after one issue of S@H. After that experience, I was much more knowledgable and (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: A round of applause for LEGO® on their new train releases
(...) Hey 4561 also cause you to have to force Non-Lego train buffs to know that Lego trains arn't only for little kids. One Guy told me i'm crazy if I "play" with trains like 4561, but i don't I have never, or will ever buy a 4561. Josh (23 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Re: A round of applause for LEGO® on their new train releases
(...) Hear, Hear!!! Unfortunatly, the beginning of the end of juniorization didn't come before the train station and the Freight Loading Station were juniorized. Lets have a moment of silence for these great sets. Anyways. I've always wanted to (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)

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