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Re: Lego a hit with Fresno Model Railroaders!
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Sat, 8 Jan 2000 04:10:17 GMT
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This is so cool. I love to hear stories like this. If TLG is really reading
these posts this must prove that LEGO trains are a viable alternative to more
traditional "TOY TRAINS"
SteveB
PNLTC
In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
> I went to the Fresno Model Railroad club meeting last night and brought some
> LEGO train stuff. I figured one or two people might want to see one, but
> that most would not be interested.
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> Ha ha ha, how wrong I was. There were about 25-30 people there and about
> half were very interested. I brought a copy of Larry P's black hopper car,
> his hydrogen car, Steve Barille's (sp?) UP Loco, a Swiss Railway Loco from
> the Metroliner, two blue hopper cars and my Santa Fe Warbonnet loco. People
> loved them. The most comments were on the hydrogen car, which everyone
> called a helium car. People loved it. (Good job, Lar. It was a bigger hit
> than the hopper, though.)
>
> Many people were wondering the cost, sets available, etc. I think that they
> might be looking at using them as gifts for children. It was nice to see
> them really intrigued by how they work. I said they could rip them apart if
> they wanted, but nobody did.
>
> Anyway, I mentioned the layout I was making for the NMRA show. One lady was
> there who told me about this huge layout in Minn/St. Paul that had people
> around it two deep the whole time. She was impressed. Way to go, GMLTC!
>
> One of the guys said they could get me some space next to them at the Fresno
> Fair for displaying my layout. Not this year, but next, I plan to take them
> up on it. By then, the layout should be good enough to make a favorable
> impression with the General Public.
>
> When I left, several people had made it a point to ask if I was going to be
> coming back. I will probably go there every couple of weeks and bring some
> creation with me every time.
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> Also, there was a little kid who was giving me advice on where to get orange
> bricks. (I mentioned I wanted to build the daylight express, but didn't
> have enough orange). That kid would have a heart attack if he saw my LEGO
> room. Oh, and people said they wanted to see my layout when I get done. I
> better make an impressive layout.
>
> Mike Poindexter
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| Steve E Barile wrote in message ... (...) more (...) At the local MRR Clubs show a couple months ago, I spent quite a while talking with a friend from church, who also happens to be a modeler, and works at a mall MRR store (in addition to working (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| I went to the Fresno Model Railroad club meeting last night and brought some LEGO train stuff. I figured one or two people might want to see one, but that most would not be interested. Ha ha ha, how wrong I was. There were about 25-30 people there (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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