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Subject:	Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2003 21:37:04 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Terry Prosper writes: > My first post. after re-reading it, sounds a bit too harsh. > Rick Clark explained to me in a friendly email that my "writing style has > the tendency to come across that way [condescending and dismissive]". I'm > really sorry for that. I know I'm repeating myself here, and maybe people > will think it's an excuse, but English is not my natural language, so I > often write in a blunt style. I realize it can hurt people's feelings, so > that's why I want to : I can't possibly see how your original post was harsh, condescending or dismissive. You're just stating your opinion and you should. The only person who could be possibly offended is Centerline, and at that, you're entitled to your opinion about a product--no one should feel we need to treat this vendor with with kid gloves because they're catering to the Lego community-if the product isn't thought out well, we should say so. > But this doesn't change my perception of the thing. I still think it's too > expansive for what it does compared to what can be achived with a little > elbow-oil (I don't know if this expression exists in English, in French, > huile de coude [elbow oil] means hard work, efforts). I can't see how it's worth $104 USD either: First, it's not obvious whether or not it actually cleans the part of the track that needs cleaning (the inside part). So it's not even clear whether or not it actually does 100% of the job. Second, the cost/benefit ratio of doing it by hand and doing it by this cleaner isn't clear. For $104 USD, or roughly $150 Canadian, I could pay some high school student minimum wage to clean track for 21 hours straight. Does someone here seriously believe this is a good deal? Calum

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		Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
Fine. So we are all agreed track cleaning is a problem and third-party products are great. Personally I think what we need from a third party is track, DCC and lighting. Thats still leaves the chore of cleaning. My track cleaner is at (URL) uses a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
(...) whether (...) Everyone is talking about the inside or side of the rails as if that is the important area to clean. Take a piece of straight track and place a train motor on top of it. Hold it up to a light source so as to backlight where the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
(...) Aw, man, but it's all about the coolness factor! Why do something by hand that can be done by a machine? Even if it's more work or costs more money. :) I thought it looked pretty spiffy zipping around the track*. And look how much dirt it (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
(...) Good point. But see Todd's post after yours. Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. If it does, does that change your answer? (...) I don't need my track cleaned for 21 hours straight, though. I just need it cleaned. MichLTC layouts have been (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

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		Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
My first post. after re-reading it, sounds a bit too harsh. What I meant to say is that I don't, personnally, see the use of the cleaner for personnal uses. But as I said, maybe it didn't come out right, I wish good luck to the people who created (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

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