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Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 03:11:37 GMT
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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 modernising their trains , just as
Mindstorms changed technic ...(apologies if I've alarmed people by calling
mindstorms technic).
Santosh
Who waits and waits for LD to come here.
In lugnet.events.brickfest, Frank Filz writes:
> 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)
> > > >
> > > > <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.
> > >
> > > 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.
>
> 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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