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Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:33:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> Trains are designed in Germany. 3225 was. If this is for real, it is somehow
> connected with a DB (Deutsches Bahn, the German nationalized railways)
> promotion.
Could this in itself be a problem that Lego wouldnt not want to encourage? i.e
the sets are too German.
By that I mean too localised (nothing specific against the Germans I would
like to point out).
If lego want to sell sets on the world stage woulnt they want to produce sets
more like the recent stylised ones that are at least neutral the world over,
rather than modelled on country specific trains.
Building detailed replicas of your countries trains seems sensible for a MOC,
but unless you are going to produce a big range of trains, like the model
train companies do, then wouldnt you go the opposite direction so it has
universal appeal? For example, do you see the US lego train clubs modelling US
rolling stock or UK rolling stock? Would they even know what UK rolling stock
looked like?
To be honest, whilst I like the detail that seems to be in the new sets (if
they are real) they do nothing for me as trains. I would have much preferred a
highly detailed, accurate Eurostar model for example, cause thats something I
see regularly in real-life and think what a great model it would make, not
something off DB that I have never seen.
But I suppose begars cant be choosers, and whatever it looks like, then lego
train enthusiasts will buy it.
regards
lawrence
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| (...) I see your point but I would point out the following items to ponder: - Germany has the highest per capita brick consumption with 95+% or some such households with kids having TLC products. - Germany is a large market (almost 1/2 the US size), (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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| (...) <snip> (...) I don't agree one bit. While I might not know what UK train rolling stock looks like, (but I do,) that would not deter me one bit. For any new train enthusiest in Lego Train, anything you can get your hands on is a good thing. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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| (...) is (...) Trains are designed in Germany. 3225 was. If this is for real, it is somehow connected with a DB (Deutsches Bahn, the German nationalized railways) promotion. (...) These are all the same question. (...) Yes. 3225 recently. most of (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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