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Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 17 May 2005 15:50:33 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Bryan Kinkel wrote:
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It is a well publicized fact that the LEGO company is in a dire financial
situation. So I think it is easy to see why LEGO has not taken the 9V Train
system to the next level. It is a big risk.
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How’s this for a “big risk”: I say, scrap the 9 volt system, and produce
specialized train parts (from the trucks on up) that are to scale with “O”
gauge. Have AFOLs use existing trucks, motors, couplers, and track currently
used (and already produced) in “O” gauge. The scale of O is 1:48, so the
minifig would fit in just fine. That way, TLG could concentrate on producing
bricks, and not sink their precious resources into reinventing the (train)
wheel. As it is now, they farm out a lot of that stuff anyway.
Heck, we could do that anyway.
Heck, that’s just about what I’m going to do!
JOHN
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 | | Re: PROPOSAL for new track (was Re: New Lego Track!
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| Gary, Don't get all disappointed. It was me who originally made the post about the subject of the message. I was catching up on emails, LUGNET posts, etc and saw the "New Lego Track!" subject. Of course it was not what I expected it to be. If my (...) (20 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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