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Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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Sun, 21 Nov 1999 03:38:55 GMT
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John Warren wrote in message ...
> Hello fellow railroad buffs,
> I just thought I'd share a little story with you that occurred to me
> today. Earlier today I went to a model train hobby shop to look for some
> decals to add to my recently completed EMD GP15-1 union pacific diesel • engine.
> I decided to take my engine in with me so as to compare it's size to some
> decals. I pulled the engine out of a bag and placed it on the counter top • in
> the shop. Needless to say all of the oldtimers in the shop were little
> impressed. Most of these guys were age fifty-five and over. They were all
> gathered together working on a large HO layout in the back of the shop. • While
> looking through the decals a father and his small son (about age 6) came • into
> the store to pick out his sons first train set. Boy, all the old men got
> excited. Now comes the kicker. During the time the father and son were in • the
> shop looking around, the son completely left his father's side at LEAST • five
> times and came running over to my LEGO diesel engine and touched and played
> with it with utter fascination. He was totally uninterested in the other
> trains all around. He kept telling his dad that he wanted "that train"!
> Needless to say his dad nor the other oldtimers were amused.
> The point of this story...I don't know. To me it seems that today I
> observed that the future of model railroading lyes not in HO or O scale • models
> but MAYBE in LEGO. I know that HO and O will never die, god forbid, but I • have
> a strong sense that when I hit age fifty in the year 2021 I will see train
> shows that are at least 50% lego. Oh well, maybe I'm just dreaming.
>
> Keep Building Guys.
> John Warren
Wouldn't it be nice if a store like the Great Train Store carried the
complete LEGO train line? The store is staffed with people knowledgeable
about model railroading and there are always tons of kids in the one near
me. Seems like a good fit for LEGO.
Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
http://members.tripod.com/mike_walsh
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| Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) all (...) played (...) While I was at the train show last weekend, I spent some time talking to a friend from church who also works at the store. I need to pay a visit there sometime, armed with pictures. I (...) (27 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hello fellow railroad buffs, I just thought I'd share a little story with you that occurred to me today. Earlier today I went to a model train hobby shop to look for some decals to add to my recently completed EMD GP15-1 union pacific diesel (...) (27 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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