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Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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Date: 
Tue, 3 May 2005 15:34:20 GMT
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American themed, European themed... at one level I don't care.


And I don't either, I just think its great that Lego is still producing trains,
especially ones based on real prototypes (although slightly more generic ones
would be good too)
However you mention that this set will strike a chord when seen at train shows
by non-AFOLs, yes, but only in the US. A single stack container wagon would have
more international recognition and could have been equally based on a prototype.
Might be a bit boring tho, dunno

I wouldn't want Lego to make models of things I want to make, if they did I
would make something else! As it is I don't think I have to worry!

Tim



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  Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
 
(...) American themed, European themed... at one level I don't care. Whatever LEGO produces, I (we) can do better(1). So any set is good, regardless of how it looks as a set, *IF* it has good parts. And I agree that this set looks like it will have (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)

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