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| | | (...) TLG have got to sell this to the larger market - kids, or more specifically, parents buying for kids. If the scale gets too big, and the radius of the curves gets too large, there is a danger that parents will look at the space required for a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Future of LEGO Trains? —John Neal
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| | | | (...) I might have thought that too except for the existence of Playmobil trains... Playmobil was smart in choosing an existing track gauge (G) and therefore didn't even necessarily need to support its own products with track, etc. (...) You can't (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Future of LEGO Trains? —James Powell
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| | | | (...) the (...) etc. (...) didn't (...) Oh, before anyone gets into too much of a tizzy about Playmobil trains...they are on there 3rd incarnation. The first one was made by Fallar (sp), the German Kit maker. (Play train/Hit Train) and they were to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Future of LEGO Trains? —Ben Roller
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| | | | (...) Not to be picky, but there have been 3 voltages: 4.5v, 9v, and 12v. I've never seen any 12v and played with 4.5v once, a long time ago, so I can't comment on the gauge of the different tracks. Ben Roller (24 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Future of LEGO Trains? —Jason Brown
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| | | | | (...) Just going to pop in here: The gauges are indeed the same, or close enough. My 4.5v will run on 9v no prob (well, I swapped the motor with the 9v, but the cars work just fine), and 9v cars will work on 4.5v track. And I belive that 12v is (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Future of LEGO Trains? —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | Jason Brown wrote in message <38B42F60.9B907B00@m...es.edu>... (...) never (...) comment on (...) Yep, of course the 4.5V being battery operated will work on ANY track! I assume you can combine 12V and 9V if you don't use any turnouts or crossings, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Future of LEGO Trains? —James Powell
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| | | | (...) never (...) Not in NA. Only 2 voltages, plus the push trains in NA. 12V was _never_ available here from Lego Canada or Lego USA. The 12V was also concurent with the 4.5V, and most sets were availabe essencially the same (the 4.5V train was (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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