 | | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading? —Christopher Masi
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| | | I agree with a lot that is being said here, but I think the biggest problem is the lack of LEGO support. What I mean is that the models that everyone are so impressed with are our home-built models not the LEGO sets. LEGO is producing unexicting, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading? —James Powell
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| | | | | snip Until LEGO can produce a good line of attractive sets, get them in the stores, and advertise them nothing will change. Yep. The easiest way to do this would be to reintroduce the Metroliner, or something very similar, but in a different colour. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading? —Phillip Ogden
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| | | | | Christopher Masi wrote in message <38384376.EDE1FF67@c...ne.edu>... (...) is the <snip> (...) Bend (...) impact (...) did (...) <snip> There is a great idea right there. Mindstorms and trains... people are doing it on their own, but LEGO could make (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading? —Ben Fleskes
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| | | | All, I'll take a moment to disagree with Mr. Masi. If LEGO wants to push LEGO trains. They need one key item: a marketing angle. The days of building a better product and the customer will pound your door down are over. We live in a marketing driven (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading? —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | Ben, Actually, Ben I agree with you. The ramblings below attempt to clarify my earlier statements. Just call me Chris; it feels weird to be called Mr. Masi. I didn't get my point accross well. Mindstorms was a success because it is a very cool (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jun-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading? —James Powell
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| | | | People have suggested a Thomas the Tank Engine set, but there is one (...) Ben, I'm going to disagree with you here. Lego trains are made in the EU. The EU mandates that mains electric toys be labeled from 7 up (I beleve it is from 7+). This is (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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