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Re: A round of applause for LEGO® on their new train releases
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 25 Jul 2001 02:38:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Joe Franco writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Alexander Johnston writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > > I want to thank LEGO® and LEGO® Direct for an outstanding job on their new
> > > train releases. This has restored my faith in what LEGO® can do and has
> > > given juniorization a good kick in the you-know-what. -Harvey
> >
> > Hear, Hear!!! Unfortunatly, the beginning of the end of juniorization
> > didn't come before the train station and the Freight Loading Station were
> > juniorized. Lets have a moment of silence for these great sets.
> >
> > Anyways. I've always wanted to start my own lego train collection, but I've
> > never had the money to do it. Things are better for me now, but I'm still
> > not very rich. I think I'll have enough money to get at least 1 metroliner
> > and 1 club car when they come out in August. If, by some fluke, I end up
> > with more money than I expected come August, I might get another club car
> > and maybe as many tank cars as I can afford up to around 4 tank cars.
>
> what was lego thinking in the first place to juniorize their train sets?they
> probably knew that after a while people would loose interest since their
> sets had fewer and fewer pieces, and were becoming more expensive. anyway, i
> think its great that Lego wont be juniorizing their newer train sets..but i
> wouldn't get to excited about it, because the Metroliner and Club cars are
> going to be released as legends, and cant be juniorized...but that doesnt
> mean lego wont be juniorizing their newer train sets after the 10001 and
> 10002 retire into the train yard...anyone think of that? lets just hope they
> killed juniorization good and dumped its body in the ocean. im looking
> foward to better and less expensive sets in the future-nothing like that
> damn 4561, that almost just killed the hopes and dreams of lego train buffs.
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> joe-whose all against juniorization
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> http://gnyltc.homestead.com/clubinformation.html
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> BRING BACK THE CROC ENGINE!
Hey 4561 also cause you to have to force Non-Lego train buffs to know that
Lego trains arn't only for little kids. One Guy told me i'm crazy if I
"play" with trains like 4561, but i don't I have never, or will ever buy a 4561.
Josh
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