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Actually, I'm just happy that LEGO@ has revitalized the trains line. I consider myself to be a 'player' rather than a collector. While I do pay a high sum for MISB sets, I open them all and build these (with modifications, of course). But my motto (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Agreed. Definitely not a "Train" since it's not badged as Train. Not sure I'd characterise it as even a small "t" train since it doesn't run on track, apparently. (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) But the original box was badged Trains not Town... The metroliner had grey 1x4s in it, does that make it Classic Space? LEGO(r) set up different themes, LEGO decided how to organize them. LEGO decided that Town and Trains were different (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Scott Arthur writes: - snip - (...) You summarized what I was saying better than I could have. As for the "tiny step" with HP, I actually feel it is a pretty large step. At least now a train (no Larry, not a Train) will (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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Hello! Ben, I agree 100%. Bye Jojo (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) First of all, I just want to say that you sure are a touchy guy. That said, on to my response. (...) No? When looking at the Metroliner box, I can clearly see at least half a dozen minifigs which are clearly Town. (...) I do. I am part of (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) No. Wrong. TLC gets no benefit from things sold on the secondary market. It doesn't allow them to "artificially" inflate prices on "new" items... how many posts do we see on Lugnet complaining about the "price per piece" going up? The only (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:GGKnuE.8rt@lugnet.com... (...) Of course I don't "need" a 4558. But I desire one. But I won't pay secondary prices. I have a budget and have many priorities in life that are way (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Some people think that LUGNET is the center of the LEGO universe. I'd compare us to a section of seats at a sporting event, with a couple of hecklers making the most noise. There might be 500+ seats, but only two people trying to get the most (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes. Let LD show Denmark how popular trains still are, and then let *Denmark* spring for the serious train line upgrades (DCC, New track, wheels, couplers, automatic points and gates, etc) That way LD won't have to bear the development costs, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> Ben, I see the point that you are getting at. I am not a lego "Collector" really. I buy legos and build with Lego's. But I am a collector of other things (Star Trek Action Figures, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Only the prices for the collectors item. I wish Lego to serve both groups as I said, but at the moment Lego works "against" the collectors. I see no advantage for TLC to do so: the collectors make the prices for used stuff high. this helps TLC (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, the MOT has clearly been designed around the concept of interchangeable colours. The actual inventory of coloured parts is quite simple - the train is mostly black, with coloured highlights. The majority of parts are common to all the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GGKL2C.Loo@lugnet.com... (...) Good ideas Scott (though there was no transformer in the Metroliner anyway) Given that you can purchase the rest at shop at home already (track, motor), then why (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GGKL1z.LMu@lugnet.com... I (...) A tiny, yucky step. (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Scott- I agree 90% with you here. Lose the track and transformer. I like motors though. I've got more than enough curved rail. In general, I think LD would be better off selling trains piecemeal rather than large $150 sets. Each year they (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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One thing Brad Justus said on Saturday was that LUGNET estimates of how many Guarded Inns were being ordered were "way off" -- the point was that many, many times more are being bought by parents of kids. Sales "went through the roof" when the S@H (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think he means that if he were to build a town, it would have a train station/line in it. I do not think he is saying that "Train" is part of "Town". For a long time I have thought (and said) that Train needs to move away from Town a little. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I agree. In fact, the smaller the difference the more joy the anoraks will have. Other collecting fields suffer from re-runs, I do not see why Lego should be any different. Perhaps the anoraks should start collecting lines which may never be (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have no problem with the "slight" changes you suggest. But those will result in extra (slight?) development costs, and so may make other Legend sets a little less likely. I cannot find a picture of the "new" metroliner on Lego.com, but the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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