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All, The GFLTC was going to organize a LEGOFest at the H & R spring show(1), but it’s not going to happen. I met with the owners of H & R Trains for more than an hour. I showed them my plans for the event and they thought it was great idea, but (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Lego will not sell accesories to retailers! Wow, Rob, that is infuriating. I always guessed that it was the otherway around; that is, retailers couldn't move the trains so they stopped carrying all the train stuff. My guess was always a bit suspect (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) When I was last at The Construction Site, Crispin (person who runs the store) mentioned that Lego allows them as a privilege to order this year's train station, weighing station, etc. and they get a limited quantity. Something to do with the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) But will they sell track and part packs? (...) I don't think LEGO Trains will ever have a large following like Star Wars. But I think LEGO should still let hobby shops like H & R Trains, sell the all of the train stuff and the sets that work (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) move (...) That was my guess as well, but like you sed after Christmas the train stuff was sold out (at H & R). And LEGO never sold all of the train stuff in stores in the U.S. And at the TRU in my area (back in 1992-95) the LEGO Train stuff (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snippage galore> Really? I couldn't disagree more. I think the theme Trains could easily eclipse all other themes combined. If it can catch on as an accepted hobby among model railroaders, look out. LEGO trains are getting a lot of free (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) here that have track are the toyworld in fremantle and the TRU in the city. The toyworld has all the track, except for the crossing in large numbers and also the current train set. The TRU does not carry the train set and looks like they are (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) eclipse (...) model (...) train (...) trains (...) demonstrated (...) needs (...) model (...) operating (...) But lego's commitment to trains has declined rapidly in the last couple of years. The latest trains have moved in the opposite (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Have you ever had an article (or tried to get an article) about the LTCs in a model RR magazine? I'm sure that would greatly help acceptance... --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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John and Robin have some really good points. Allow me to side in with my opinion. In some cases it is frustrating that LEGO doesn't sell the extended train product line through retailers. But for that to be effective, it would require knowledgable (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't even bother to go to their website. Mr. Justus, are you listening? (...) Excellent ideas, Ben. Makes *perfect* sense. Mr. Justus, are you listening? ;-) (...) Agreed. (...) Even if they cut the line entirely, I could see LEGO trains (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) what (...) continue (...) without (...) And I (...) Clone Brands - are you listening? If LEGO do abandon model trains altogether (save for some token intergalactic attempts at wheeled ICBMs) then the natural course of events will lead to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <38B98A61.71320167@u...st.net>... (...) a (...) trucks and (...) it (...) were (...) are (...) years.... How would you attach a nonLego engine to Lego? (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Krazy Glue. James P (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) BTW, the above is Ben speaking, not me:-) (...) ROTFL (...) I don't know if it would be a competitor, but an opportunist. Right now someone could come in and produce Bettendorf style trucks to fit LEGO track gauge and I buy'em in a heartbeat. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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"Robin Werner" <robstormer@cs.com> wrote in message news:FqKnKC.EFt@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) all (...) sells (...) there (...) I feel the same way about the Great Train Store. I don't know how big of a chain they are but everytime I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Funny, that's how I fixed my 4.5v train stop signal (for lack of a better term). It was that red pole with the red train signal which was used as the train logo in the catalogs. It had a white what was it, 4x8 base that connected under the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) on (...) of (...) intergalactic (...) as (...) someone (...) I (...) knuckle (...) is (...) I've been deciding where to enter this discusion, and I think that the place is here. WAMALUG has at least one of us who is using DCC for train (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains.org, Ben Fleskes writes: <snip> (...) <snip2> (...) Yep, it will thrive because the fans (us!) are dragging the company into the modern age... Instead of Lego leading the way, they are trying to keep up with us. We come up with more (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think LEGO Trains, as a niche market, would be best served by TLC focusing on producing good-looking sets, while keeping costs down. If the rumors about a Trains-meets-Mindstorms product line are true, that will (hopefully) address the need (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've seen this done the other way round (using a lego train motor for a conventional O gauge model engine)in an old "Railway Modeller" magazine from the late 70s. It involved splitting the mechanism vertically, presumably to maintain a 32mm (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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Erik Olson wrote in message ... (...) I (...) couldn't move (...) always a (...) stores (...) store) (...) to do (...) when (...) I also visited the Construction site last year and I was thrilled to find that they carried the train sets. I also (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Here in Australia, Lego Trains are a joke. Seeing this thread made me register from my Work PC. The newest Offering from Lego (the blue thing that isnt sure of what it is exactly) costs RRP of $350 from Lego themselves, the cheapest I've seen is on (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snippage, (everyone, go back and read this one> (...) WOW, and I thought we had it bad. Yes, the only thing around in volumes is the blue thingy. It's not half bad, once you do mortgage the house for more than one of them, and take the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Rich, Well apart from the Lego situation its a very nice place. If you ever want a place where you can visit and just think about lego without actually having any, It'd be perfect. We might even let you in on our secrets to thinking about LOTS of (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Richard Schamus wrote: <snip> (...) actually, with that set you throw them out the 1x4x3 transparent blue thin wall. -- dave (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ha! Damn. The fact that I get this joke means that I have been spending WAY too much time on Lugnet lately. Will (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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