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Re: Dream rails
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Fri, 8 Nov 2002 00:56:26 GMT
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...than why not Atlas or some other model RR company produce "L" gauge
track. Why not one of us? Why not hand spike "L" gauge track using model RR
materials? Lots of out-of-the-box ideas here... The construction criteria
for LEGO elements with the high tolerances etc. really aren't necessary for
RR track. Perhaps a new cost saving approach could be taken... I donno, but
these questions are a good start for brain storming.
SteveB
PNLTC
In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree writes:
> Jason Spears wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree writes:
> >
> > > However, given what Brad told us at LEGOWorld and looking at the cost of
> > > the molds, I am afraid we'll just need to keep on dreaming. Maybe if you
> > > worked out the mold drawings already and sent those to LEGO? ;)
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> > What did Brad say the molds would cost?
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> He didn't quote prices, but given how he was talking about the need to
> make huge quantities for them to earn something, and my own experience
> in making molds, I'd say at least 50,000 for the 2 curves, not including
> the assembly stuff to put the metal tracks on. Points are a lot worse,
> because of all the moving parts.
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> What Brad basically said that the AFOL train heads are a too small group
> at the moment to justify the cost of doing new molds. Color variants of
> existing stuff (as with Santa Fe series) is possible for LEGO
> Direct/Shop@Home stuff, but at the moment new molds for such a specific
> market are too much. Maybe in future.... fact is that LEGO is pushing
> the train stuff on the American market as a sort of Model railroading it
> seems. If this catches on and shops start stocking LEGO trains, I'd say
> it has a much better chance than with the current situation.
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| (...) Good idea - though are we a big enough market even for that? Either way, as Jason S says, they need to get Lego trains in model rail shops. Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Dream rails
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| (...) Interesting idea, but wouldn't that require them to have all the ABS particle-thingys? Though with only 1 color, it might still be workable. Atlas has already made two other scales of track and has been around for over 50 years (I think), so (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) He didn't quote prices, but given how he was talking about the need to make huge quantities for them to earn something, and my own experience in making molds, I'd say at least 50,000 for the 2 curves, not including the assembly stuff to put (...) (22 years ago, 8-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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