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| Where was Lars when I had the floor at the summit? :) Way inside, but I drew simular conclusions when we were asked about the new train at the summit we had several months ago. And the designer was there and this creation is not a (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| In lugnet.trains, Lars Brandt writes: <snip> (...) I would dispute that. I've met the current train designer and his work is aces, it would blow your socks off. Your issue is not with him, it is with the parameters around what sets are designed and (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Question: am I correct in assuming they are going to put up a Kidvention 2? Last year, all the clubs put in some sort of train car representing their club, same this year? Very interested :-) Adrian, Southern Cal Lego Train Club "Yea, yea, took us (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| In lugnet.trains, Richard W. Schamus writes: <snipped insights> (...) Hopefully sets like the new Sopwith Camel sell well enough to convince LEGO that there is a market for high quality, highly detailed sets. And I would guess they're also watching (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Wow, thanks for the insight John! I always suspected that creativity and versatility were scrapped for sake of a set design's monetary bottom line. It just kills me (and probably the designers too) that the designers are not given as much of a (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| ...snip... (...) After spending some time working for Lego and talking to some of my buddies who used to work designing the star wars sets, I'd argue that it is not the designer's fault the models seem uninspired, it's the constraints that are (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) There are a lot of us trainheads who feel the same way and can heartily agree with you. But at least LEGO® has released something new in the trains line, this is better than nothing. But I think I'll build a diesel to pull my Bricworx cars (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Without excitement, I received my gray train with tendor the other day, built it, and gasped at its ugliness. This is the best Lego can produce? Great, their new technology allows you to receive a lousy model in any color you want. Lego, obviously, (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) My project involved a connector going from the aux power port on the motor. (Track Power) and running that into the RCX's Power Port. Then I used Port A to run the Train motor and Port B ran my lights. This way the lights would blink to show (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) "Best layout ever"? That's a pretty bold statement, considering the quality of layouts you've done in the past! I'm really looking forward to this - I've already got my reservations! JohnG, GMLTC (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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