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| (...) Hehe, so I'm not alone on that one :-) (...) A guy in the Netherlands is just trying this, even before this message of discontinuation of the 9V line appeared. (...) About 5 years ago, I even started with Lego trains that were discontinued 23 (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) Ben, Well said! I couldn't have stated it any better. I too will wait, impatiently I might add, for the reveal on the new system. I trust that if I lack the creativity to make it work, I will do what I always do... Copy from the rest of you. (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Well I do. The last 5 years I have build up a huge collection of blue track (both 12 volt and 4.5 volt), as well as trains from that era (1966-1979) and many parts, like motors, train bases, etc. All long after the last production run by TLC (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Funny how we as AFOLs have a hard time thinking "outside the box". We automatically assume that new track geometry necessarily requires large sectional track pieces. The old 4.5-volt/12-volt system had separate ties (sleepers in Europe), track (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) Hey Adam, Will you sell me you 9v stuff? Todd (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Also, Add Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) rules that anything using AC power means minimum age 7 on the box, and with Duplo going around age 5, that means a gap in trains from age 5 to 7. The new battery train has a lower age range (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| Snip (...) So, what about taking another route and simply approach one of the many model railroad companies to see their interest in making something more like what THEY already make that *could* suit our needs? I'd love to see some unofficial brass (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Writing programs or operating systems requires only three things. Knowledge, creativity, and time. The creativity clearly isn't an issue for the AFOL community, and any true hobbyist will find time when and where possible. Knowledge is the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Mike, Excellent idea! I have read similar stories in tech magazines about how we might never need to plug a cell phone in to power again. Laying it on the surface of counter top with the power sending device mounted inside or underneath could (...) (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) *coughBIONICLEcough* Ok, granted, it rarely involves face-to-face interaction on the same level as more AFOL-friendly themes, but it still counts. (19 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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