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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Kai Brodersen writes:
> > Hello and Happy Boxing Day :)
> > I was wondering for christmas if any of you got the 4561 railway express for
> > a present. I have 3 cars that go along with it and maybe if any of you have
> > any more cars from 4561 we could come up with a really cool train(redo the
> > engine of course) and run it at the show.
> > but if you guys hate the 4561s design then ill make something else.
> > kai
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> The 4561 is not a model I'd show at the train show as a featured item. It
> may make sense to have the box at the show to show people who ask what Lego
> has available, and to discuss how one can make their own stuff using Lego
> sets as a starting point.
>
> It *is* a good source of parts, but that's about it.
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> ++Lar
My husband and I gave our 10 year old daughter a 4561 for Chanukah this
year. She is thrilled. As a parent I can not over emphasize how nice it
was to have everything she needed to get started in one box for one price. I
don't know how many parents bring their children to these shows, I would
think a considerable number. Seems to me, the easier a person perceives it
is to get up and running, the easier it is to draw him/her in. Many
parents will start a hobby as an activity to do with their children. Most
train people are so beyond the beginning stage, I'm not sure you can
remember what it is like. Everyone starts somewhere, granted the design of
the 4561 is far from ideal, but for a child it is a wonderful set with a lot
of play value.
Parents could show their children the exact set they could get for them.
A 4561 before and after a make-over would be informative. Would show the
actual jumping off point for the more sophisticated creations. Also would
show how this set (and Lego) can grow with the child and continue to hold
interest and not be aged out of.
I am interested in seeing what y'all in michlug end up doing regarding this
for your show and knowing what the the *real* trainheads of nclug [that
would be everyone but me :-) ] think/decide about this for our show in June.
A display that Wows'em starts the thinking/dreaming, but a 4561 can get
them building and hooked. 4561 on a notecard with the S@H 1-800 # is a
simple doable answer for the parent that asks in a whisper while their child
is mesmerized by the display , "what set do I buy? and where can I buy it?"
An a la carte string of set #s is not the answer I would want in this
situation. Once they are on the S@H mailing list they can see the only
limits are imagination (and money...)
All I am really saying is that it could be nice to have a single 4561 built
per the actual instructions to show how easily and economically one can
start. [The first purchase is the most difficult one. After the initial
purchase stopping is the problem...]
sheree
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| (...) Good points, I agree. It would actually be a good idea, recruitment-wise, to have examples of all the current train sets on hand (think: Freight and Crane Railway). Except it sounds like they're all getting discontinued... (...) Good point, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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| "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G67HII.Eys@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) this (...) June. (...) child (...) it?" (...) built (...) I have to agree with Sheree on this. I think it is important to have the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.nclug)
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