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Re: 9v Train status report.
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 31 Mar 2006 03:34:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Barnes wrote:
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This may depend on your interpretation of hobby train I guess.
I think the purchaser of sets will want the all plastic train and track.
I can’t recall the last train “set” I bought. But I have bought a lot of
track, points, motors, track connectors and wheelsets. After all, the hobby
is designing and building trains isn’t it? Not building Lego train sets.
So perhaps the hobby train supplies will include the aforementioned elements
and not 9v sets. I don’t see lack of 9v sets equivalent to lack of support of
the 9v train hobby.
JB
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This is perhaps the case for those of us that already have the essentials to
make a LEGO train (track, controler, motor) but it certainly is not what is
required to bring NEW people into the hobby. People at the shows and at the
store all want something that includes everything they need to get started.
Once you get them started, then they will move on to purchase more of the
accessories.
Take this example: A couple weekends ago Cap Toys did a local train show.
There was no club layout at this show, but they had a running train at the sales
table. An older gentleman purchased a high speed train set and some extra
track based on liking what he saw. The follwing Tuesday he called the store and
ordered another box of straight track to be shipped to him so he could fisnish
his “layout”. And the following weekend he drove to the store (probably an hour
drive for him) and bough another car fro his train and a level crossing set. He
left with plans to come back and purchase a Super Chief train.
LEGO finally got the 9v train line to a point where there was a wide enough
product range, there was great club support, and hobby retailers were starting
to take notice. At the Columbus Great Train Expo there were actually TWO
retailers selling LEGO trains. It seems foolish to me that they would abandon
the line at such a point in time where evertying seems to be on the upswing.
But that appears to be exactly what they are doing.
Troy
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| (...) I can't disagree with anything you say Troy. With that said I think we have a decent chance of convincing LEGO to maintain the line if we can all come together and make our case. One thing I think that has been lost in the last couple of years (...) (18 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) This may depend on your interpretation of hobby train I guess. I think the purchaser of sets will want the all plastic train and track. I can't recall the last train "set" I bought. But I have bought a lot of track, points, motors, track (...) (18 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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