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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Jeff Elliott writes:
> > > So, naturally, I was prompted to compare the MOT green Passenger Wagon
> > and the Metroliner cars. Wow, what a difference. I can see why folks
> > like the 'liner and CC so much - it's such a great set, from looks, to
> > playability (16 minifigs between the two), to layout (cramming bunks and
> > seats and luggage into a purely 6-wide body.) What a great set.
>
> I've never really liked the My Own Train cars. They're far too American for
> my tastes
That's really weird! A lot of US proto modelers find them rather more
european than they care for. Must be they're actually somewhere in the
middle, in the zone where they don't look 100% right to either camp.
> (even if the Metroliner seems to have an Amtrak livery, it still
> has a very European style to it), the sets themselves have a lot of
> repetitive elements (14 2x3x1 green windows?). The only one I don't mind is
> the hopper.
>
> Calum
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| (...) Larry - we said the same about the engines when they came out. I think TLC have aimed for the middle-ground and missed! Let's face it, no-one's going to own up to having these engines in their country. They're pretty good sets, nevertheless. I (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I've never really liked the My Own Train cars. They're far too American for my tastes (even if the Metroliner seems to have an Amtrak livery, it still has a very European style to it), the sets themselves have a lot of repetitive elements (14 (...) (22 years ago, 17-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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