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Re: So, how you feel these days?
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Fri, 8 Oct 2004 20:38:47 GMT
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David Simmons wrote:
> So, how do you feel?
To me it's like there are now 2 companies, one turning out worse products
year by year, and on the other hand a small outfit that now and then comes
out with little gems (Santa Fe, engine shed, BNSF, Maersk freighter)
I still have deep (and mostly negative) feelings regarding some of the
recent issues, and tend not to look at what's on Shop@Home and in stores
anymore, trying to shut out some of the bad vibes. Other than that I won't
vent them here, I've ranted enough.
OTOH, each time I see cool new stuff on BrickShelf like
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=936898
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=100792
(just to pick a few recent new additions) I get inspiration and this shows
people are still awesome and creative.
What I also learned through it all that there's something more important
than the plastic pieces, it's the people I got to know through the hobby.
BrickFest and 1000SteineLand were the proof of that, with evening
discussions mostly revolving around non-ABS matters :D
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
Brick Piles | Santa Fe B-unit
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| Hey all, Just curious to see what the general mood is these days. Ever since the big change, which I've decided not to adopt, I've found my passion for the hobby has remained pretty much the same. Although it's tempered by less excitement with the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Oct-04, to lugnet.general)
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