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Re: Some disturbing news
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:41:01 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.[nomorespam]net
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Frank Filz wrote:
> The biggest hope I hold out is that the model railroading hobby takes to
> LEGO trains seriously and in a big way.
It already has! The president of the NMRA told me after having seen the
GMLTC layout that he thought LEGO trains were "absolutely just as valid as
anything here" [1] We (the GMLTC) will probably end up joining the NMRA.
All that is needed is just need to grow and get more folk doing it{:^D
[1] Spoken at the NMRA National Convention, where some of the finest club
layouts in the country were being shown.
-John
> This is a hobby which has
> manufacturers capable of meeting or exceeding TLG's quality of
> manufacture, and know that if they put out quality stuff, they will have
> buyers who are willing to pay what it costs for them to make a decent
> proffit. When this starts to happen, either TLG will take notice and
> respond, or they will ignore it. In either case, we will have what we
> want. If TLG choses to continue ignoring the potential market, I will
> have no problem buying clone parts and sets.
>
> --
> Frank Filz
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> -----------------------------
> Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
> Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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