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Subject:	Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2003 23:06:22 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Calum Tsang writes: > [...] > 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? 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 picks up (last photo below)... http://tsl.bu.edu/photo/photo.pml?BayLUG-meeting-20030426/3EAAF03C http://tsl.bu.edu/photo/photo.pml?BayLUG-meeting-20030426/3EAAF068 http://tsl.bu.edu/photo/photo.pml?BayLUG-meeting-20030426/3EAAF0FB http://tsl.bu.edu/photo/photo.pml?BayLUG-meeting-20030426/3EAAF17D http://tsl.bu.edu/photo/photo.pml?BayLUG-meeting-20030426/3EAAFFCD I'm not a member of a train club (although Russell Clark says techincally I'm a member of BayLUG :-) but if I were, I think perhaps $104 USD would be a reasonable investment -- as a club purchase -- if the product proves itself useful over a year or so. The only thing I didn't like about it is that it leaves a slippery, oily residue on the track. So the cleaned rails feel kind of creepy. But on the bright side, the cleaner does have a yummy artificial lemon/citrus scent. --Todd * (happened to be at the BayLUG meeting)

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		Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
(...) <snicker> ;) <snip> (...) If it were me, I don't think I'd use Goo Gone.. while the Centerline site claims it doesn't leave a residue, I've read on an indie model railroader's site that it does. I might just stick with isopropyl alcohol.. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

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		Re: First Third Party product for the LEGO(r) Trains market?
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)

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