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(...) Adults weren't even considered a market in those days... (...) Logistics, cost, risk and it not being a core market. Nothing else. (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The text at the first bullet says that the possibilities have increased due to the change to the Electric System of Lego. Without automatic switches and signals the possibilities have more decreased imho. (...) Juniorization...... (...) I've (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you Mike. Pics are good enough thanks again. 8 wide ? Sounds great :) Didier (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I have a stack of Lionel & RailKing catalogs that I use for building inspiration. If I start ordering things from those catalogs, I will be in real deep with my wife! -- Bryan "John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Been there, done that... didn't like it, came here instead. (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) They already do that. Duplo trains for children, 9 volt for those up to 11 or so. After 12, it's all rock 'n roll, girls, and video games, and girls. "Adults" are supposed to move on to model railroading;-) JOHN (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Too complicated for adults? Or too complicated for children? Did LEGO determine that the automated parts were too complex for their target audience (children?) Assuming it is *financially viable*, why can't LEGO have introductory train sets for (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Those were deemed too complicated and that's why they're not in the 9V system anymore. (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I managed to find some of the parts and came up with this: (URL) want to use the other parts (43710/711) but they are not in my MLCAD. Besidesm the slope 18deg does not exist in 1x4 as I see it Sonnich (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sounds like mine. :) (URL) I built it early out of my dark ages and I plan to rebuild it as an 8 wide. The last pic shows some building detail but if you want better pics let me know as I now have a better camera and pulling it apart will (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) How about if lego provided just 3 things for us: 1. Bulk rail material that we can cut to length, as we need 1. A new 2x8 sleeper part to hold the new rail 2. A new half-sleeper to connect to existing 9V track parts This would obviously be a (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Was there a Lego community in 1991? I can see a lot of advantages in the change: 1. Better pick-up of power through the wheels on the inner edge of the track. Sprung contacts like on 12V trains are prone to wear and spark damage. 2. One-piece (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Can someone explain why LEGO made the switch from 12V to 9V ? There appears to be some discussion about the switch in these catalogs: 1991 Netherlands (URL) German (URL) Europe (URL) there any reaction in the LEGO community when this switch (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I still think this is a valid observation, helping readers figure out what something is about is a good idea. (...) I am still interested in the answer to this question. (...) Unfortunately, I think you shouldn't expect that, for reasons that (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) No Gary not silly at all we have just echoed what the general public ask us at our train shows (how many was it 120,000 over 3 days) I would imagine that the Melbourne Train show get the same questions. not to mention the States as well. (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well I suppose I should not expect LEGO to make any moves towards providing tracks that would, I think, be a worthwhile investment. Silly of me to expect others on LUGNET to agree that new track geometry would be something worthwhile and (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi, A few weeks ago, I've seen a picture on BS website of an engine with a VIA logo made of slopes bricks on its side...but i didn't bookmark it and i'm no more able to find it. (deleted gallery ?) Does anybody have info/pic/builder name about this (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Experience should guide us, not rule us. Chris Gray cg@ami-cg.GraySage.COM (URL) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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