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Re: what is the use of a caboose?
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:43:08 GMT
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CMASI@CMASI.antispamCHEM.TULANE.EDU
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John Gerlach wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.trains, Bryan Kinkel writes:
> > Larry,
> > You mentioned in the Train Summit thread (
> > http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=9509 )
> > that the lead Lego Train Designer, Jorn Kristian Thomsen,  was in
> > attendance. Are the new My Own Trains his work?
> > 
> > Bryan
> 
> I'm not Larry (insert your own comment here!), but I'll toss out an answer
> anyway:  I don't know if Jorn designed the all the MOT sets, but I'll bet he
> did.  He has been pretty much the *only* train designer for several years.
> 
> It was fun to watch his reactions to the MOCs we all brought to New York.
> He reacted just like any of us would - commenting, complimenting,
> suggesting, 'borrowing' ideas...  <grin>
> 
> JohnG, GMLTC

Can you comment on what ideas on the new sets were borrowed from the MOC's that
you (all of you) brought? I noticed that the Caboose and the Coach are the first
train cars to feature town doors. Not really a new idea, but our MOC's started
using town doors a while ago, whereas this is the first time I have seen them on
a LEGO set.

Just curious,
Chris
--
See some of my LEGO creations at http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/



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(...) I'm not Larry (insert your own comment here!), but I'll toss out an answer anyway: I don't know if Jorn designed the all the MOT sets, but I'll bet he did. He has been pretty much the *only* train designer for several years. It was fun to (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)

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