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All, I'll take a moment to disagree with Mr. Masi. If LEGO wants to push LEGO trains. They need one key item: a marketing angle. The days of building a better product and the customer will pound your door down are over. We live in a marketing driven (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Have Lego listed as a special interest group, for example. (...) Has anyone joined. Will be interesting to see how the membership reacts. (...) Did I suggest that there should or would be another supplier? No. It is simply a fact of life. Lego (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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(...) I am not 100% sure, but I think it may be a coil. Many devices have these and they serve as RF interference supression. Since at least some theories have the waveform from the controller being PWM, RF supression is important... (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What´s so special about trains?
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(...) Not ALL the master builders are named John. Some are named James. And some may say that some are named Larry... :-) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can't scan them, but I have a spare set if you want them. Email me if you do. Kevin (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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(...) What exactly did you have in mind? The president already told the GMLTC that what we were doing was just as valid as what anyone else was doing at the NMRA convention and personally invited all of us to join the org. (...) Very unique. In (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Christopher Masi wrote in message <38384376.EDE1FF67@c...ne.edu>... (...) is the <snip> (...) Bend (...) impact (...) did (...) <snip> There is a great idea right there. Mindstorms and trains... people are doing it on their own, but LEGO could make (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It would be interesting to hear from someone modeling N scale back in the 60's when it was considered a toy by the model railroad establishment. It would really help if the NMRA recognized us (BIG STEP). (...) My 4 year old and 2 1/2 year old (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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snip Until LEGO can produce a good line of attractive sets, get them in the stores, and advertise them nothing will change. Yep. The easiest way to do this would be to reintroduce the Metroliner, or something very similar, but in a different colour. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I agree with a lot that is being said here, but I think the biggest problem is the lack of LEGO support. What I mean is that the models that everyone are so impressed with are our home-built models not the LEGO sets. LEGO is producing unexicting, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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So, that is my problem...it is not my lack of ability that keeps me out of the master builder catagory, it is that my middle name, not my first name, is John. Christopher JOHN Masi (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | instructions for 4560?
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does anyone have theinstructions for 4560? if so can you scan them? (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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(...) that (...) to (...) Been there, seen it done. I should ask my friends who are dealers if they would be interested, but I think they would run afoul of the next comment... (...) But (...) stay 100% LEGO (I'm guilty of this too), Model (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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(...) Not true. You -can- solder to the lego track. I know. I have about 10 pieces that have various combinations of wires leading off them, plus having rebuilt points to a all curve/straight pattern. You need a good temp. controlled soldering (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I believe this story well illustrates the first of three attitude problems that LEGO trains face. IMHO, unless these attitudes change, LEGO trains will never be the future of model railroading. (Might want to get comfortable, this is a long (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) from Eugene to Seatle and back.The engine is a F59 with a cool air horn.It would look cool in Lego. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Jim Rorstrom wrote in message ... (...) on (...) my (...) I (...) near (...) Amtrack (...) I'd like to add one more possibility of the attraction of model railroading. Railroads are about the only "system" from real life which can be simulated in (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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Jim Rorstrom wrote in message ... (...) slightly (...) transformer (...) this (...) is no (...) MRC (...) monitoring (...) I also saw somewhere something about a new MRC throttle which has a switch which divides output voltage by two. This switch (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) all (...) played (...) While I was at the train show last weekend, I spent some time talking to a friend from church who also works at the store. I need to pay a visit there sometime, armed with pictures. I (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | High Plains Lego Train Club?
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Anyone in central to western Kansas interested in a Lego train club? I will be attending the GATS show in Wichita, KS on Dec 18th. Send me an e-mail or reply to this post in LUGNET. - Jim --- (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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