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Re: LTMA vs NMRA
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Sun, 10 Sep 2000 04:10:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> There is a lot of debate going on right now about the perceived future
> of LEGO trains. Many fear TLC will abandon the theme and that they will
> be left high and dry. Some fear that those fearing the demise of the
> theme will bring in non-LEGO elements into the fray thereby diluting the
> all-LEGO component currently being observed by most FOLTs.
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> Much of this discussion, IMO, reveals the ambiguity of the LEGO train
> hobby. What is it that we really want? I used to think that I wanted
> to be recognized and respected as a model railroad builder in a
> particular medium in and among the MRR community. Now I don't. It was
> Steve Barile who suggested the International LEGO Train Conference that
> got me to thinking. Why did I want to be a part of the NMRA? Other
> than the recognition, what else was there for me and my LEGO trains?
> Nothing.
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> That is why I think that we should be forming the LTMA (LEGO Train
> Modelers Association) and begin doing our own thing. Have our own
> shows. Promote LEGO trains. Promote LEGO. Create our own newsletter.
> Maybe some day a magazine. I think this has the best chance of catching
> TLC's attention. Perhaps they would want to become involved in some
> manner in such an organization. Being apart of anything else is
> extraneous and not about what we are about-- building and enjoying LEGO
> trains.
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> Comments?
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> -John
I know this is an old topic, but I was in the Navy at the time and didn't even
know about LEGO trains. I used to be a member of the NMRA, but I can say from
my experience that NMRA folks kinda look down on those who don't 1.Get their
stuff from Walthers catalogs 2.Count every damn bolt and rivet, and 3.If it's
not HO or N scale,you're out!
I fully support the idea of a separate LEGO train association. Bring all the
various LEGO train clubs under one roof, so to speak. But none of the
ridiculous politics that characterize the NMRA should be included either
(remember, we're supposed to have fun doing this-not determining the 'purity'
of others' creations. I simply combined my two greatest loves in life (trains
and LEGOs), then I sought others out who did the same. So if theres others out
there who still share this idea, you can count me in. -Harvey Henkelman
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| Harvey- Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I had to go back and read all of it and found it all very interesting, especially in the light of this recent post which went by mostly unnoticed: (URL) I realize that being discontinued can mean the end (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| There is a lot of debate going on right now about the perceived future of LEGO trains. Many fear TLC will abandon the theme and that they will be left high and dry. Some fear that those fearing the demise of the theme will bring in non-LEGO elements (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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