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Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
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Sat, 14 Jul 2001 18:51:37 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.events.brickfest, James Brown writes:
In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes:
(Brad's answers to some questions)

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[train track] Geometry is being examined.

Seriously?!?!?!?  Can you (or someone) elaborate on this?

Wow.  That's it's even being examined enough to mention that it's being
examined is cool.

I have no new info to offer... geometry was mentioned at the january summit
as you know. Think about the tooling costs of something as large as a
turnout, though!

I am.  That's why I'm surprised it's being examined.  I personally wouldn't
expect LEGO to revisit track geometry until the molds reached retirement.
(If they even did so then.)

Hunh.  I'll leave further speculatin' to people more train-savvy, but I
think it's cool that they're even willing to look at the geometry.

James



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  Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
 
(...) I may be dreaming, but I thought I caught a hint that TLC has considered the possibility of an alliance with a model railroading manufacturer. I suspect the LEGO track market is at least as large as some of the specialty model railroad track (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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(...) I have no new info to offer... geometry was mentioned at the january summit as you know. Think about the tooling costs of something as large as a turnout, though! (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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