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Re: Hobby Train - the no future train....
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Mon, 9 Jan 2006 22:46:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote:
> Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, Ram Sreerangam wrote:
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> > > There seems to be a lot of discussion about the new battery powered trains. I
> > > notice that there seems to be a general consensus that the trains are targeted
> > > towards younger kids.
> > >
> > > What ever happened to the promised "hobby trains"? I believe this was mentioned
> > > during BrickFest. It led me to believe that there may be powered points and
> > > other such fancy stuff that used to exist in the 12v lines.
> > >
> > > Any updates?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ram
> >
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> > Hi Ram,
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> > I think, I am quite familiar with the things one can expect from LEGO. I do not
> > understand all the optimism here in Lugnet concerning the new kids trains.
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> > The nowadays 9V train stuff is available in 99% of all toy retail shops in
> > Germany (and lots of European countries).
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> Wow, trains are only available in the LEGO company retal stores in the
> US. I haven't seen a LEGO train in any other reatail outlet in a couple
> of years.
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> > This will now be discontinued (as LEGO told us),
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> That does sound like bad news. To have all the metal rail stuff pulled
> from retail outlets doesn't sound good.
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> > Leg Godt!
> >
> > Ben
> > (who will cry for every 9V motor which dies from now on.)
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> Chris
This whole discussion makes me long for the early 1990s, when 9-volt trains were
in their infancy, and Toys R Us (at least my local one) not only had them IN
STOCK, but actually placed them in the same area of the store with OTHER MODEL
TRAINS...granted, I was in no position to buy one or any of those trains, but
knowing that TRU had them made me feel good. Nowadays you can't find ANY Lego
trains in TRU.
I hope 9v doesn't die. But it sounds like that's where it's headed.
Mike
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| (...) Jumping in my way back machine, I remember when they had the battery powered 7722, a station, and a level crossing in the train section of TRU. It was just too cool. The ealy 90's were great too. My wife (then girfriend) bought me my 4563 the (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Wow, trains are only available in the LEGO company retal stores in the US. I haven't seen a LEGO train in any other reatail outlet in a couple of years. (...) That does sound like bad news. To have all the metal rail stuff pulled from retail (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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