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(...) It's all relative. Five minutes to replace a few bricks versus Several months painstaking skilled modelmaking/painting. I know which I'd rather do! (cue 'age of instant gratification ruining classic creative toys' debate) Jon (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I'm not so sure about the robust construction even when dropped part. I think most creations disassemble themselves when dropped on the floor. The difference from fine-scale models is that chances are nothing actually broke, and even if (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I agree with William here - there is so much more to model trains* than the phsical realism of the models. I would love to explore automated operation, bar-coded freight yards and more 'realistic' operation, all possible using Lego trains of course. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:FpqBAD.2Hr@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) guys (...) as (...) large (...) comes (...) covering (...) I will second that. My collection grows faster an cheaper when I buy with the intent to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow I see what you mean.It looks a bit fragile ! I think a monorail would take up less room and of course they can throw themselves into reverse automatically. (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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