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Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 3 May 2005 21:47:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
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> > > Er, perhaps that statement could be qualified a little. Maybe North American
> > > prototypes resonate with the American audiences that you tend to find attending
> > > American train shows. I'm not sure you can be so definite about the entire rest
> > > of the planet.
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> > How big are train shows elsewhere though?
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> This one looks pretty big http://news.lugnet.com/loc/au/?n=13277 (I must try to
> check it out one year). And there are many smaller shows across Australia each
> year.
100K is not too shabby at all. Bigger than most shows we do in the US actually.
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> > How big is the market elsewhere?
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> Well, that's another good question. From the feedback we received at our first
> small show, I'd say "bigger than we thought", but couldn't put a number on it. I
> feel sure it could be serviced much better by LEGO Australia though, for example
> the 4512 cargo train has been available here for a couple of years, but never
> gone on clearance. Many "mundanes" baulk at the $275 price tag.
Question: My read of AU prototype stuff (from the smattering I've seen mostly
thanks to the good offices of AU AFOLS sharing their knowledge) is that while
it's not precisely US in appearance, it looks rather closer the US practice
than it does to say, German... mostly 4 axle freight cars rather than 2 axle,
diesels that aren't necessarily cowled but rather have hoods and walkways, etc
etc.
Is that a valid read?
If so would generic US proto rolling stock be a better fit than generic German
proto rolling stock?? (forget the road names, I'm talking generic, something we
don't have now)
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| (...) Yeah, I cringe a little at the thought of doing something for a show that size... (...) Yep, pretty much. And it would be nice to have a specifically AU set (maybe Ghan or Southern Aurora), but I'm not sure it would be a hit anyway. I was (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) This one looks pretty big (URL) (I must try to check it out one year). And there are many smaller shows across Australia each year. (...) Well, that's another good question. From the feedback we received at our first small show, I'd say (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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