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I hear all this talk about 9-volt parts "wearing out". Which parts wear out? Is it based on how much they are run or how old they are? (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SCLTC Thomas the Tank Engine Weekend at LLCA Photos
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(...) Ray, Thanks Ray, BTW some of the rolling stock isn't mine. Susan built the Thomas that was used, along with the black troublesome trucks. My Thomas kept derailing. 8( As far as I know, the current plan is to re-use and add to the TTTE display (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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| | Re: Anime inspired container train for Soren Roberts containers
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For what it's worth I have built space containers with a rectangular cross section. (URL) I work in shipping, containers are really useful and have really sped up shipping in the last few decades, and space needs more of them! Soren's can be stacked (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 9v Train status report.
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(...) Everything I have read indicates that the "hobby train" IS Lego Train Factory. Lego is focusing in-house train set development on their "play train" line. "Hobby train" set development is being left to us, the fans, using Lego Train Factory. (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you, Eric, for jumping into this and taking charge. I feel I have to be missing something, but, Lego is announcing plans for the hobby train (based on 9V) in August 06 & then deciding whether to continue 9V or not in early 07? They are (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You're getting close to what I've thought for a long time, Larry. Eric, you have some interesting ideas, for sure, and plenty of passion for our hobby. Here's some simplistic opinions that I can share - it's evident to me that LEGO's looking (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ouch. First TLG, after offering a train set (URL) train/hobby shops, wouldn't actually supply the product, and now is cutting the smaller stores that have been faithfully carrying trains out of the loop. A stride forward for vertical (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SCLTC Thomas the Tank Engine Weekend at LLCA Photos
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Great looking rolling stock Mat. I wasn't able to get to Legoland over the weekend to see your Thomas the Train locomotive and other character engines. Are you going to be displaying them at the upcoming train show at Fullerton too? Ray Original (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley wrote: (some interesting ideas) That's all well and good, and I think a website might be useful but it's not the way to prove the line is viable. That requires driving demand. But how? What are the chances of LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I can't disagree with anything you say Troy. With that said I think we have a decent chance of convincing LEGO to maintain the line if we can all come together and make our case. One thing I think that has been lost in the last couple of years (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) This is perhaps the case for those of us that already have the essentials to make a LEGO train (track, controler, motor) but it certainly is not what is required to bring NEW people into the hobby. People at the shows and at the store all want (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) This may depend on your interpretation of hobby train I guess. I think the purchaser of sets will want the all plastic train and track. I can't recall the last train "set" I bought. But I have bought a lot of track, points, motors, track (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Eric, First off - THANK YOU for the news. (Good to see actual Lego discussion is going on in lugnet.trains.) My initial thought - on reading this news and the other thread about club participation - was "How did we get HERE?" It seemed like there (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So, is LEGO going to actually have any 9v product available during this time to accurately guage the performance of said product? Or will it be just the remains of what they currently have, which most people already have. It seems to me that (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Eric, First and foremost -- thank you. This gathering and reporting of information is exactly the sort of thing I that I imagined the Lego Ambassador program would be useful for. This is also the first time that any ambassador has done (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Trevor the steam traction engine
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(...) (URL) photos of the "real" Trevor. I think she is either a 6 or 7 NHP engine, which makes her moderate in size...not too big or too small. (I think also that it is just Foster, not & Rastrick...). I know all about the problems of Lego scale (...) (19 years ago, 30-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) I believe this has been stated elsewhere by Jake. Tim (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Eric- 1. Thanks for all your efforts. 2. Count SCLTC in whenever/wherever/however 3. What does "from 2006" mean when you wrote "LEGO will continue to sell the current 9v system including the train motor, metal tracks and the speed regulator (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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OK, we have been given a limited amount of information that we have been authorized to share. Now I am a fan first and Ambassador second so I am going to give you all the nuts and bolts first. After that I am going to break down each statement as I (...) (19 years ago, 30-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Trevor the steam traction engine
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(...) Thanks Ross, I actually did a quick brickshelf search just before building mine, and used yours as a starting point. In fact I'd picked up the larger wheels from Bricklink over a year ago, inspired by an your's or another steam tractor I'd (...) (19 years ago, 30-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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