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Re: Interesting (old) Editorial
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000 04:56:20 GMT
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James Powell wrote in message ...
> As I was thumbing through some of my old MRC's (Model Railway Constructor, • gone
> since 87), I came across the following little gem of a statement:
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> "It is arguable that the Lego train sets, expensive and unrealistic as they • may
> be, represent the most recent attempt to revamp model railways into a • really up
> to date child's toy"
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> (from the Feb 1983 issue)
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> Thought I would share that little tidbit with the group :)
That's harsh! 1983 had some fantastic Lego train sets. I could onyl imagine
what they would write about today's crop of sets if they disliked the 1983
sets.
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| (...) Its not that harsh, this is from one of the more serious model railway mag's at the time, with a fair amount of 4mm finescale. It is more that they are a good toy, poor model type statement than anything else, and they do at least credit lego (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| As I was thumbing through some of my old MRC's (Model Railway Constructor, gone since 87), I came across the following little gem of a statement: "It is arguable that the Lego train sets, expensive and unrealistic as they may be, represent the most (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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