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Re: close up pics of IR receiver and remote was re: new trains
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town
Date: 
Wed, 8 Feb 2006 01:31:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
   In lugnet.trains, Mathew Clayson wrote:
   Yea, it’s real nice that we’ll get twice as much track as before in a box, Even if itall plastic. But it sucks that it’s a 50/50 mix of straight and curved rail.

To be fair all round, how many AFOLs will be buying plastic track expansion packs anyway? Jake said they’d keep making the metal track for hobby layouts. This pack is for the younger kids targeted by the battery trains, not train clubs who want mile-long straight runs. I think we need only be concerned if metal track on shop-At-Home gets repackaged like this.

My concern is how well the new sets can sell. I’m sure there’s demand, but for a system that’s cheaper to produce, why stuff in so much content as to push the price point right back up again?


Jason R


The only benefit I could see is you can use this stuff for the sidings or static displays. That way you dont waist the good stuff for trains that will just sit there.

David www.GPLR.org



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(...) To be fair all round, how many AFOLs will be buying plastic track expansion packs anyway? Jake said they'd keep making the metal track for hobby layouts. This pack is for the younger kids targeted by the battery trains, not train clubs who (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts, lugnet.town, FTX)

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