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Good point. The 6691 Monorail Transport Base is Space/Unitron, and the 6399
Airport Shuttle is Town/Flight yet both are monorails - similar to trains
(i.e. bi-rails?).
I think the Lego Group should be consistant. The existing line of trains
ARE Town!
Play well,
-BrewB
Bryan Beckwith wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.events.brickfest, Bryan Beckwith writes:
> >
> > > Personally, I think of the Metroliner as being a town set. Sure it's a
> > > train, but trains are a part of town, IMO.
> >
> > Why? LEGO(r) doesn't see it that way. LUGNET(tm) doesn't see it that way.
>
> First of all, I just want to say that you sure are a touchy guy. That • said,
> on to my response.
>
> > Why? LEGO(r) doesn't see it that way.
>
> No? When looking at the Metroliner box, I can clearly see at least half a
> dozen minifigs which are clearly Town.
>
> > LUGNET(tm) doesn't see it that way.
>
> I do. I am part of LUGNET. Your statement is false. :)
>
> I think the wording of my original post may be what you have an issue with.
> I was careful not to capitalize 'town' or 'train', because I wasn't talking
> about the Town line or the Train line. All I was saying is that while the
> Metroliner is a train (and part of Train), it looks to me like it would be
> part of a town (not the Town line, but just a town/city).
>
> Similarly, if LEGO were to produce an Old West era train, (maybe they have,
> I don't know), to me it would be part of the wild west. The train may be a
> set in the Train line, but all I was originally saying is that it fits into
> other lines as well.
>
> In fact, I would be willing to go so far as to say that Train (the line) is
> almost a supplement to other lines of LEGO sets. A futuristic train would
> be part of Space (the monorail is often used in Space setups). An early
> 1900s era train could easilly be part of Adventurers. An 1800s train could
> easilly be part of Western. Modern trains are easilly a part of Town.
>
> I'm not saying that trains are any more or less
> valuable/interesting/fun/whatever than other LEGO lines, but what would a
> Train setup be without buildings, people, etc.?
>
> Bryan "gonna buy a Metroliner and build a town around it" Beckwith
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