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In the current (Nov. '02) issue of Classic Toy Trains, Lego trains get a
mention. There is an article where 15 "experts" discuss the future of toy
trains:
Joe Lesser, book and magazine author:
"I am also intrigued with the Lego electric trains. I saw a Lego layout at
an event, and youngsters from at least 3 to 10 couldn't walk away from it.
The concept of growing up with Lego toys and then making the leap to
building a Lego toy train layout is exciting"
It would have been nice if they had given a city and state for Mr. Lesser;
we may have been able to make and educated guess as to which club's layout
he saw.
I also think it's great sign that a positive quote like this comes from
someone outside of our hobby -- he's not a Lego person at all, but he sees
the advantages of Lego trains and how they could help the toy train hobby in
general.
As a side note, I think this group of train hobbyists -- the "toy" train
lovers -- would be the group most likely to find something to like in Lego
trains. Their usual scale ('O') matches ours the closest; they have a lot
of non-prototype "just for fun" items in their hobby; and they're also a
group that is occasionally looked down upon by the more accuracy-oriented
scales.
-Greg
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| Greg Kramer wrote in message ... (...) It might have been the VLC (Vancouver Lego Club)... the Toy Train Operating Society had their national show here in Vancouver last year, and the VLC had our layout at the show. Of course it could also have (...) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
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