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9v, trains
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| (...) **maniacal laughter** Bring back the 4.5 volt trains, with the good plastic track. That's what I'd like to see. And the cuuuuute little battery boxes! Bwah-hah-hah-hah-haaaaaah! Okay, seriously-- I never got the 9v train system; I sorta felt (...) (18 years ago, 20-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.924)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.924)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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| (...) Before this goes way off on a tangent let me rephrase my question. What changes would you propose to the IR/RC train system to make it useful in a complementary way to the 9v system? I understand that some will never convert as they have (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.923)
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save, 9v
(score: 1.923)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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| (...) another hypothetical here: If lego or someone else was to produce a motor that matched the pulling power or was stronger than the current 9v motor and there was a system in place to suport the amp draw would that have any affect on your (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.923)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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| (...) Again, I am someone who will never convert to the plain plastic, but I see the IR system being much more useful if the battery/receiver is unbundled from the baseplate. Ideally, I would like to have the IR receiver unbundled from both battery (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.923)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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| (...) actuly the ironic thing is lego is producing something like you described for the 2007 lineup. the dinosar and grader have an ir motor controler with a seperate motor and battery pac. the only down side is it's uncompatable with the old 9v (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.923)
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| | Re: 10183 LEGO Hobby Trains on ILTCO
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| "Gianluca Morelli" <poldoshop@yahoo.it> wrote in message news:JDoyM7.EJH@lugnet.com... (...) The motor is not included in the box. Look closely at this image: (URL) the lower right hand corner there is a picture of a 9v train motor and some track. (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.923)
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| | Re: 10183 LEGO Hobby Trains on ILTCO
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| (...) $100 for 1080 pieces, or a little under 10 cents per piece, seems to be a pretty typical price point.for sets. Since the motors are going for $20 through Factory, that would tack another $20 onto the price of the set...or require dropping (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.923)
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| | Re: 10183 Hobby Train Review
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| (...) Because Lego notices the distinct markets of toy trains and hobby trains. The toy train market is for kids, the hobby trains are for adults. Lego knows that hobbyists are after electrical track. Whether or not it's a 9v system probably isn't (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
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| | Re: MOC Trains Cars and Buildings
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| (...) Hi Michael. LEGO did sell a train accessory pack "3737 - Train Wagon Bottom": (URL) Depending on territory, you may still be able to buy it from (URL) LEGO Shop-At-Home>. On the other hand, you may like to wait for the new 10183 "Hobby Train (...) (18 years ago, 26-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.921)
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| | Re: Hypothetically speaking? the future of IR/RC trains
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| (...) If I’m reading this right your suggesting changing the track system in it's entirety and replacing it with something similar to HO flex track. While in theory this is a sound idea it has 1 major flaw, children. Lego after all is a children’s (...) (18 years ago, 25-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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9v, trains
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| | Re: Interesting Article About Train hobby....
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| (...) Although the major by-line was "KIDS DON'T WANT TO ASSEMBLE SETS". I agree with you that trains might be more marketable since Harry Potter etc., but it seems the main thrust of the upsurge may be "out of the box usability", which actually the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.917)
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| | Re: Interesting Article About Train hobby....
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| (...) When I was very young I loved a battery-operated train with plastic track because you could make up layouts at random. This particular one wasn't as sophisticated as the Duplo train, but the track was cheap. Kind of like a soft plastic version (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.917)
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| (URL) Track cleaners (URL) Full Gallery> Out of a hatred of cleaning track, I've recently revised my track cleaner (the red one), then built second version (the yellow one). As I'll touch on in a moment, both are good, but neither is perfect. First, (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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9v, trains
(score: 1.917)
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| | Re: 9v Motor Placement Help
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| (...) You could also put two motors under one of the A units (I did that with my CNW f-unit, though I can't find any good pictures to prove it). I've pulled over 30 cars with the normal LEGO magnets, but it is pushing the limit of their strength. (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.916)
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| | Re: 9v Motor Placement Help
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| (...) With 7 cars, I think 2 motors is plenty, I'd leave the B motorless. When pulling a longer train, it can be necessary to add a motor in the middle of the train, because the magnets just aren't strong enough to pull a long train (yes there are (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.916)
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| | Re: 9v Motor Placement Help
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| (...) Two motors should pull that train comfortably, so long as all the wheels are rolling freely. I'd put one each on the first two units. A third motor would be an advantage if your layout has lots of turns. When adding a third motor, it's a good (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.915)
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| | Re: 10183 Hobby Train Review
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| (...) I'm not sure what you're saying. That because Lego doesn't have a DCC system, arbitrary curve geometry, etc, that Lego doesn't *have* a hobbyist market? Here's the skinny: You've got people who don't care if we switch to a battery system, and (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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9v, trains
(score: 1.915)
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