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Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 23 Nov 1999 22:08:29 GMT
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> If you look closely at the model railroading field, you will see that it
> thrives on very tiny markets. There are many special kits with
> production runs as low as 500, if not lower. And those have included
> cast parts, though I'm not sure about the possibilities of making a cast
> for ABS which would have a modest cost per piece for small run parts.
500? 500 kits for some of the UK manufacturers would be a massive run!
Lockley only built something in the order of 500 coaches in 50 years!
(admitidly, that is building, not kit) But still, that level is much higher
than what it takes if people are willing to pay for it. I know that one of the
engine kits I had (I gave it to one of my friends who should use it for the
proper purpose), was of a run of less than 500
James Powell
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| (...) I still will respectively disagree. If we refuse to use anything non-LEGO, my prediction is that we will NEVER get much if anything from the list? If we grant TLC a total monopoly (which is what you are proposing) on this type of toy, we will (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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