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| Even if it was $0.20 by the time it is productized it is maybe $1.00. Multiply this by the quantity sold and you just save ~$500,000 (whatever the quantity is). When designing computer mother boards there will be large debates over $0.05 BOM (bill (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: New 9V Digital Trains for Germany this Autumn
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| (...) <snip> (...) OK, my German s frightful...but here is a very loose traslation of the IMHO most important paragraph (top left) on this page: (URL) and ride the new Lego Digital Train! Now begins a new railroading fun with digitally controlled (...) (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Note this request... (...) When I got it, there was no link there. I added the (Link?) so that if people have the link they would send it to me. Like I said, it's going to get waxed if I don't get a link for it soon. (...) This is a bit of an (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Of course, Ben, you realize you are preaching to the choir, so rant all you want. I am a Lego model railroader because of my 2 and 4 year old rail fans. They loved my N-scale layout but were frustrated because they could not participate (I was (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) A good point, I forgot to mention sources of instructions. Jacob (Jake) McKee's 'Bricks on the Brain' Instructions Portal was a good source, but it seems to be experiencing problems at the moment. Here's a direct link to a livestock wagon I (...) (18 years ago, 26-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| I have put together a look layout look for several of my train creations. I have tried to pair my model made of LEGO bricks with photos of their real-life counterparts. I welcome any comments and criticisms regarding organization, presentation, (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains) !
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| (...) This would be a great way to break in, and an even more affordable price point. As to the income thing...That's what I meant by saying "barely" - 60 bucks is a lot of money to a kid, but can be done; a $5 a week allowance is not uncommon, I (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
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| (...) It's not exactly the tone. I guess it's just that no-one else can really follow an answer along the lines of 'I know, but I can't tell'. (...) Well, thanks Larry. I've always had model trains, just not LEGO ones because they're too expensive. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Depends. Infrared is very tricky for mobile systems, and a train out of sight (behind houses, in a hunnel) is dead meat in tems of infrared communication... A simple (still reliable!) Bluetooth system should be in the same price range as a (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I think it depends on where they are being sold. In retail America (which is what I consider in most of this post) this probably wouldn't work too well. In stores like TRU/Walmart/Target/... you need a set that is (a) affordable and (b) has (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I was thinking of switching to radio control. From what I've read regarding IR systems, it should be straight forward to to modify LEGO IR transmitters and receivers to work with small radio modules. Converting them to transmit the unmodulated (...) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Yes, it will. (...) Yes. (...) Yes. (...) Don't Mention it. (...) The train kit contains the following boxed or bagged items: Boxed, 1 of: 3740 (small engine) or 3741 (large engine), with general sticker sheet and dual instructions. Boxed, (...) (23 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Welcome to the world of LEGO trains, Jack{:^D As far as acquiring track, I think you'll find that it's best to just suck it up and order from S@H. Auctions including track aren't very common, and even then it is folk who are looking to unload (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Only if the Super Chief was three times as expensive, which it wasn't. Real bricks mean more value for the dollar than molded super-pieces. (...) I have no idea what effect price per piece means for TLC's bottom line. They seem to go to either (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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