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Re: YOU be the designer
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:23:35 GMT
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"James Beerman" <jtbeerm@ibm.net> wrote:

> In lugnet.trains, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > i think the reason we are not seeing any decent trains lately is because by
> > their nature train sets cost more than other legos because of the motor,track
> > and controller.
> 
> Well couldn't they just sell the train or maybe just the individual cars by
> themselves?  I don't need any more curved track or another controller.

...Well, they kinda started that with the 'Classic Train' and the cars set (no
set numbers, my catalogs are all at work :-/

...I agree its much better to get a train sans track. Makes the set cheaper and
doesn't burden the set with lots of extra track you may not need... :-/


> I would like to see a good diesel engine and a box car.  That way I could buy
> one or two engines and many, many box cars.

...Now wouldn't that be a dream! Assemble your own trains a-la-cart! sigh...
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(...) Well couldn't they just sell the train or maybe just the individual cars by themselves? I don't need any more curved track or another controller. I would like to see a good diesel engine and a box car. That way I could buy one or two engines (...) (27 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)

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