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Re: Best Train to Purchase for a Newbie? (Poll)
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Mon, 7 Oct 2002 01:15:54 GMT
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"Aaron J. Muhl" <aaron_muhl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings all,
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> You can access these polls here: http://members.lugnet.com/polls/
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> Thanks in advance for your help! Just from glancing at the catalog I'm
> leaning towards the Large Classic Train Engine Kit or the Deluxe • Metroliner
> Kit!
I submitted my opinion to your poll but also thought I would comment on it
here as well.
Two weeks ago I probably would have said the Santa Fe kit would be your best
choice. Today, I would go with the Metroliner. Why? Because we (Cary
Clark and I) had a lot of problems getting a long Santa Fe train to run last
weekend (see Cary's post for more details -
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=17905).
While the models in the Santa Fe series are superb, there are some issues
actually running them, particularly if you are going to do so on a small
loop. The Metroliner doesn't suffer from any of these issues and it is a
great set.
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
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| (...) Yep. While WE probably all can (and will) fix the problems with the ATSF rolling stock, it may not be the best set for a newbie, who won't know what to do (or have the big collection of parts to do it with) and thus might get frustrated. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| Greetings all, I've been a huge Lego fan for most of my life, largely because of my father. While he has never owned any sets himself, he always participated in building when I was young, and he always drooled over all of the train sets. Well, this (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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