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Re: the perfect way to sell lego trains
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego
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Sun, 19 Jan 2003 22:55:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> LEGO® should be treated as a fine hobby, on equal ground with
> manufacturers such as Atlas, Kato, LGB, and the like.
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> Heres hoping that quality (the status quo) wins out in the end.
Harvey,
I certainly can't argue with that!! You're quite correct. Maybe I was
seeing the situation from the wrong perspective (sales out the door rather
than quality on the hobby table), but when quality is mentioned as a top
priority, as it should be, I have little disagreement. I've recently been
converted in playing with my own bricks to the "clones aren't good enough"
crowd, because there's no comparison between Lego products (manufactured to
a high standard of quality) and clone brand products (which may get more
sales out the door but have inferior quality).
In this respect, after looking once again at what I'd written, I think
I'd have to agree then with Jonathan Wilson about everything except the
unpowered locos. At least some of them, in my opinion, should come with the
necessary parts to get them going right away. A beginning modeler could be
encouraged to jump right into the operation of his/her own railroad, while
an active and more advanced modeler could then reconfigure the engine as
he/she wishes, but would still be able to roll stock over the lines.
I'd love to see Lego trains become a staple in the model railroading
hobby. It's been some time since I played with trains, and I remember how
much excitement I had from putting together model pieces and making them my
own. Lego products fit so perfectly into that kind of niche that it's sure
a delight to see them making such a strong statement in this field.
If they can stay away from the "Jack Stone" mentality and produce
consistently high-quality train models and accessories, then I see them
doing very well worldwide with this genre, and more power to them!
Peace and Long Life,
Tony Alexander
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| (...) <snip> It has been my experience that the 'complete working sets around Christmas time' are just exactly that. And when New Years Day rolls around, the train ends up in the trash because of it being so cheaply built. (a little golden (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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