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Re: Train Book Revisited
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 02:40:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ashley Glennon writes:

As you have already discussed (in previous threads), there is more than
enough material to make a train book/idea book worthwhile. There's even a
chance that a company like Kalmbach publishing (known for train books) would
assist with this or, one could self publish.

That is actually a stellar idea! In fact, so good, LEGO Direct is working on
a project right up this alley now. We are still in the pre-planning stages,
but the concept is shaping up to include a combination of stuff:

- Getting started with LEGO Trains
- LEGO Train history
- Tips and Tricks from LEGO Master builders and community builders
- Community projects

and perhaps even some content related to train layouts and displays!

I will pass along more information as I get it. Keep in mind all of this is
very very early on, so things might change!

Jake

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Jake McKee
Sr. Producer
LEGO Direct


PS: My apologies for making an official post within .trains, but I felt it
was important to make sure to follow up directly. Hopefully this is OK!



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  Re: Train Book Revisited
 
Jake, Will this be like the classic idea books that were distributed in toy stores or will this be more along the lines of the recently published Ultimate Lego book? I always loved the old idea books. I'm looking forward to more information on this. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Train Book Revisited
 
After noting the continuing popularity of trains at shows and events, plus all the excitement at BricksWest, it dawned on me that I had not seen a LEGO train publication. I noticed that an idea book thread has been bantered about here, but was (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)

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