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| | | I am curious, does anyone have an update as to what happened to the Hobby Train? Should we be looking for something new beginning of '09? -Ram (16 years ago, 8-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Jordan Schwarz
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| | | | (...) I didn't work on the Hobby Train, though I'll try to give you my best answer. Those who did (such as Tim Gould) may want to add their comment as well. The Hobby Train was an effort to develop a fan-created train set, and that effort has now (...) (16 years ago, 9-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Ram Sreerangam
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| | | | | Jordan - thanks for your reply. For some reason I thought the trains that were proposed for 2009 (based on the new power functions) were referred to as "Hobby Train". I am familiar with the set that was released with that same name. So anyone else (...) (16 years ago, 9-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Ted Godwin
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| | | | | | (...) You are almost correct. The intermediate, non-9V train system is called "(URL) Hobby Trains>" on the LEGO Factory website. I have seen no statement from TLC one way or the other if the PF trains will be called "Hobby Trains" or something new (...) (16 years ago, 9-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Timothy Gould
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| | | | | (...) --snip-- (...) I'll just jump in and confirm (insofar as I can) what Jordan has said. Tim (16 years ago, 9-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —David Graham
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| | | | | From the Lego train communication III "our designers worked on the first train set using the new Power Functions system. This set will be truly aimed at the AFOL community to acknowledge the importance of the adult LEGO hobbyists in the LEGO train (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Elroy Davis
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| | | | | | | (...) I wonder how much of that had to do with it being released without a motor, and right around the same time the end of the 9v line was announced. It's a great set, but I, for one, was disappointed that it pictured locomotives on the box, but (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Elroy Davis wrote: -snip- (...) As someone in an 8-wide train club, our biggest concern is whether the PF trains will have enough power to pull our heavy trains. We've got our fingers crossed that the new motors / remotes / (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Don Cox
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| | | | | | | | | (...) This is one of the reasons I would have preferred for TLG to continue producing the 9volt system until at least there was a 'working' PF system. Our club continues doing train displays including this Sunday and the next two Sundays. We do our (...) (16 years ago, 11-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Timothy Gould
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| | | | | | | | | | --snip-- (...) --snip-- (...) Maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like you're reading the absence of these things as evidence to the contrary. We haven't seen new passenger or cargo wagons for many years and I doubt we'll see them anytime soon unless (...) (16 years ago, 11-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Benn Coifman
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I've heard tales that the rechargeable NXT batteries don't deliver as much punch as alkaline cells, so I would expect similar with rechargeable train batteries. If so, 8 wide will be tough (heck, it is tough enough to pull 8-wide with track (...) (16 years ago, 14-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Anthony Sava
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| | | | | | | | (...) If I may submit the power of one small Power Functions motor: (URL) a design dreamed up by "Swoofty", which I call the Franken-Swoofty. One small power functions motor is pulling all 6 cars from the official LEGO Santa Fe Super Chief consist. (...) (16 years ago, 14-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Ram Sreerangam
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| | | | | | | | This is very smartly done. Couple of points to note though: 1. This would mean a compromise on details inside the engine/car that will power the train. Most of the space will be taken up by the battery and the motors. 2. Wonder how long the battery (...) (16 years ago, 15-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Matthew J. Chiles
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| | | | | | (...) Hummm... you would think that a set "truly aimed at the AFOL community" would have the real power of powered track. :( But I'll cross my fingers that the Power Functions really will have a battery small enough to fit in an engine (cause I (...) (16 years ago, 11-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Steven Barile
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| | | | Jordan got it right, Thanks Jordan! :) Recently I was made aware of some of the internal structure of LEGO and this might offer some insights. In most big companies there are typically more then one product group. There are several in LEGO and there (...) (16 years ago, 10-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Hobby Train —Elroy Davis
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| | | | (...) The problem with this is that it doesn't really work with a switching layout where the locomotive often needs to move on its own. I agree that its a good solution for a public display that runs in loops though. On the positive side for me, my (...) (16 years ago, 11-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains)
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