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Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 00:47:15 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, James Brown writes:
> 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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> > > <extracted for emphasis>
> > > > [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.
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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!
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> 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.)
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> 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.
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 markets, especially if one made a good outdoor track. Perhaps we will see
a third party offered the LEGO track license. Perhaps we really will see a LEGO
Kaydee coupler...
Brad clearly understrands that trains are a very good place to look to expand.
We have most certainly not seen the last of the train offerings.
Frank
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 | | Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
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| (...) Indeed. What's sort of sick about trains is there is unlimited upside. The more you have, the more you want... you just keep making bigger and bigger and bigger layouts and so forth. This can be true in any theme if the bug bites you but it (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
| | | Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
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| OOOH what I've thought about for years! Flexible Track sections.. Ohh transition curves, dynamic radius turns. Inclines/declines... (well ok we can do that now, but not that smoohtly over shorter distances). Lets hope that they figure out a way of (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
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| (...) 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, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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