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Why has there been such apathy towards Wamalug's train shows? In the past month, there have been a total of nine messages from non-members about our setups. There has been absolutly no discussion, no critiques, and very little praise. Do you all (...) (27 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org)
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| | NGLTC at the 2000 Piedmont Division Train Show
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I just got word today that the local NMRA has room for our club at their show this March. They didn't give me much notice (less than 12 days) but I'm scrambling to put together a small layout for the show. I expect the layout to be smaller than (...) (27 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | WAMALUG's GATS Layout was a huge success!
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As you may've heard, WAMALUG displayed a layout at The Great American Train Show held over the weekend in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was a *huge* success, and we tied for Third place (out of seven or so). We had one of the largest crowd draws, with (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO 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 (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: No LEGOFest...
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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. (...) (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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(...) Krazy Glue. James P (27 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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? (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: No LEGOFest...)
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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) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: No LEGOFest...
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Bright Future for LEGO Trains? (was Re:No LEGOFest...)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: No LEGOFest...
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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