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| | | --snip--- I'm sure this has been posted somewhere but I've been out of the LEGO loop for about a year now. What is this RC Track and IR Train that I keep reading about? And images, links, thanks? -AHui (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued? —Bryan Kinkel
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| | | | Here is a gallery hosted at ILTCO: (URL) Bryan "Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Ix26MJ.24E6@lugnet.com... (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued? —Ahui Herrera
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| | | | Thanks Bryan.. The frieght train looks nice. The passanger train just one word: YUK! (jr. junk...) I know you and perhaps others may not know this but I'll ask anyways. Will there be a way for us to take that new track and add the metal strips to (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued? —Didier Enjary
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| | | | (...) Hi Ahui and welcome back, To answer your question : there's no way - let me explain : Jan told us that, in order to be compatible (sic) with the metallic tracks, new insulated tracks are a bit thicker to adjust the size. So if you add a metal (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued? —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | (...) I think this is a very important point. Most of us are quite resourceful and some have come up with their own custom track parts. The problem is most of us don't have those skills and to purchase those parts on the second hand market is very (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued? —Ed McGlynn
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| | | | (...) I'm not sure it's safe to assume that LEGO would be the lowest cost provider of 9v items. What if they licensed it to another entity to reduce overhead, marketing and production costs? I agree with your main point, however, that private party (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued? —Ahui Herrera
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| | | | (...) The MILLION dollar question is... Is there a 3rd Party Vendor even interested in making the 9V parts? TLC could offer the license (I doubt they will) but if there is no party interetsed then it is pointless. (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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