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Re: Train Purity (was Got NMRA? (was....
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Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:48:41 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes:
....whether or not someone would accept non-LEGO
> components <snip> or would they continue to remain "pure".
> -John
Hey, the concept of 'purity' itself could be greatly debated. What's the
difference between string supplied in the Pirate sets and track used for train
sets? Don't both support construction-use-operability of the set in question
equally well? What is so "LEGO" about the string? If I could use an non-LEGO
equivalent here, couldn't I use an equivalent track such as O-gauge? If not
merely a replacement, would non-LEGO elements be acceptable if they
actually 'improved' playability?
One could also compare a rumored demise against the plight experienced by
Standard Gauge toy trainers (the real big trains from the early part of the
century). Hey, these guys mix/match stuff from various manufacturers, often
with a great measure of freedom -- and as an accepted norm.
Iow, 'purity' is a sliding line, and I'd support adapting O-equipment if TLG
bailed on us.
danp
PNLTC
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| (...) Wow, Dan, I am pleased and surprised by your response. For some reason, I got the feeling that the PNLTC would be "pure" to the end, no matter what the outcome (or perhaps yours is a minority voice?). I have a feeling that the sentiments of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | Re: Train Purity (was Got NMRA? (was....
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| (...) Yes. I'd do it. I'd support it. I just wouldn't *like* it as much. But I'm much less pure than I was. If someone made a viable DCC kit that was installable by a guy who usually picks up the wrong end of the soldering iron, I'm there. If (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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