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Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 24 Nov 1999 00:39:37 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
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> Of course what we could run into is that the LEGO train hobby dies a
> horrible death when TLC gets tired of letters from parents complaining
> that their kid is no longer happy with the 4'x8' HO train layout which
> was put together for under $1000 and now wants them to spend $10,000 or
> more on LEGO sets after seeing one of our shows and buying a LEGO train
> set.
I bet it's closer to even money, if you compare to the good HO, not the junk.
Lego in never junk, even if we don't always like the design. I have spent a
few thousand on both N-scale and LEGO in the past 5 years and I feel I get at
least as much value with the LEGO. If the parents (above) have already
invested hundreds or thousands in non-train LEGO kits for their kids than the
scales tip to LEGO. All those sets suddenly have new possiblilities. Try to
do that with HO.
- Jim
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| (...) I'd agree with Jim here too. Even in the 'live steam' scales, the cost of modeling something in relation to the space it takes up is relatively constant. The average is $2-3 an hour for the hobby of model railroading. That's not to say that (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Jim Rorstrom wrote in message ... (...) junk. (...) a (...) at (...) the (...) Well, the cost depends very much on whether you require all the scenery to be LEGO pure. The GMLTC layout would be far more expensive to create than a similar quality HO (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Well, if we follow John Neal's ideals, you should figure out how to build the bridge with LEGO string, and give S@H a call right now and order all that peneumatic tubing. Oh, and get rid of those decals (and listen to Larry cheer). (...) And (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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