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Re: LEGO killed the train club
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Date: 
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:35:27 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Rob Hendrix wrote:
   Man, LEGO trainheads used to live in a thriving community worldwide with multiple clubs coming together and displaying larger than life train layouts at least once per year and then LEGO stopped making 9v trains...

What do you miss most about “the good old days”?

I miss absolutely nothing about the 9v days. Since switching over to Power Functions I’ve been having more fun than ever with my train MOCs. They run better under PF and I have a lot more versatility in what I can do. Sure it’s not as easy as just plopping a 9v train motor under your MOC but it’s that increased challenge that makes the hobby fun. And you can’t do stuff like this with the old 9v and get the same great running qualities.

My B&O Mikado



Nate Brill’s Amtrak AEM-7




And the train club is not dead. PennLUG while not strictly a train club is still displaying train layouts in the grand tradition.



And our layouts just keep getting better every year. Long live the Power Functions revolution!

Cale



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: LEGO (has not!) killed the train club
 
(...) (URL) (...) Cale, this engine is stunning and really beautiful with all it's details! I agree with you on the extreme play value of power function. LEGO did well on this system. By combining 9V + IR-trains + PF-trains the system wins even (...) (13 years ago, 23-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
  Train layouts (Was: LEGO killed the train club)
 
(...) Nice. The only thing which disappoints me a little bit with the layout is that it is as flat as Denmark (or maybe even Holland). At the recent LEGO Fan Weekend in Skærbæk, Byggepladen put together a layout with contributions from about 20 (...) (13 years ago, 28-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)

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Man, LEGO trainheads used to live in a thriving community worldwide with multiple clubs coming together and displaying larger than life train layouts at least once per year and then LEGO stopped making 9v trains... What do you miss most about "the (...) (13 years ago, 14-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)

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