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Re: Fanciful LEGO train speculation (the German answer..)
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Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:27:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> No, not DCC.
> No, no new geometry.
> No, there will be no large wheels for steam trains. In fact, scrap the wheels
> all together. Wheels are so 20th century!
Latest (maybe to read ironic) spculation abaout coming Lego trains as posted
on www.1000steine.de/forum/ (free translated by me):
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Certainly there will be battle-engines! The "Evil-Engines" and the
"Alpha-Trains".
The "Evil-Engines" want to overtake the world leadership, and in their waggons
there are deadly mecha-arms which can be pulled out for fiery attacks!
The Alpha Trains try to avoid this as one can imagine and thus they have
Laser-weapons and eloctro-magnetic-shockwaves to electriefy the track.
Mayby there is some additionally "Speed-Slammer-High-Speed-Fight&Crush-ICE"???
Seems to be possible....
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If nobody took notice of it so far: Lego was a very creative building and
construction toy in the past, but there have been NO WEAPONS till the end of
the 70ies and I once read the rumour that there were no green Lego® bricks,
because nobody should be able to build military vehicles.
In the 2001 catalogue there are only mechas, monsters, killing machines and
deadly + brutal racers. If I want to see such stuff I watch TV news or trash
action series. I fear Lego® looses it's good reputation and even more market
volume if they deny to offer at least both: classic bricks and new stuff. (only
exception in my eyes are sculptures)
(But I think this leads to far out of train discussion and has been mentioned
more than once before.)
Ben
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| (...) <snip valid comments about LEGO falling into the violent toys slippery slope.> Very funny post. It reminded me of what I saw in the S@H catalog concerning the LEGO soccer game. The catalog referred to one of the teams as the bad guys, or the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| No, not DCC. No, no new geometry. No, there will be no large wheels for steam trains. In fact, scrap the wheels all together. Wheels are so 20th century! I think LEGO is going to release a line of mag-lev trains! OK, maybe not. Good night, Chris (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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