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In lugnet.trains.org, James J. Trobaugh writes:
> > This got me thinking, so day maybe LEGO railroading will earn the same
> respect and be featured as well by the NMRA. I don't see this happening
> in the next year or so, but as the LTCs grow and refine the skill of
> LEGO railroading I do think it could happen in the future. I think as
> more prototyping of trains and rolling stocks come about, and layouts
> follow the paths of HO (and other scales) layouts, with real time tables
> and schedules, that some day LEGO and the LTCs will be seen as a nice
> alternative to the other scales. I know that LEGO can't really capture
> the detail of the model trains that other scales have, but that's what
> gives them that certain "flare" and "style" and makes them so much fun.
A similar example is found with Hornby O gauge (pre/post WW2). This stuff is
very toy-like, made of flat printed tinplate with it's own style, runs on very
coarse track but it provides HUGE entertainment for adult collectors and
spectators at shows.
The fact that it's robust, works well and was designed to be handled by
children means that it is about the closest equivalent to Lego trains in the
trad Model Railway world.
It's just a bit too collectable nowadays (£££)
Jon
> Well that was just some thoughts I had and I figured I'd share them.
>
> jt
>
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> James J. Trobaugh
> North Georgia LEGO Train Club
> http://www.ngltc.org
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| I was reading this months NMRA (Nation Model Railroad Assoc.) magazine and it featured garden railroads. What caught my attention was some comments from the editor. He mentioned that many in the NMRA didn't consider garden railroads "real" model (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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