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QUOTE: Originally posted by Paul3 QUOTE: Junk PAH! If it makes you happy, do it! But that's the problem with Tyco. They don't make people happy, they make people frustrated. I wonder how many people have quite the hobby prematurely because of these terrible Tyco products? I know my next door neighbor went back to American Flyer when he tried out HO Tyco.
QUOTE: Junk PAH! If it makes you happy, do it!
QUOTE: Originally posted by Jetrock Liking Tyco is kind of like liking McDonald's. I doubt anyone who eats at McDonald's doubts that the food there is not the best in the world, and that it isn't the healthiest for you, but they eat it anyway because McDonald's is everywhere and it's cheap and filling and they're used to it. Modifying a Tyco locomotive to run like a champ is kind of like trying to dress up a McDonald's happy meal to taste like a gourmet meal. I suppose you *could* do it, if you really wanted to, but if you want a gourmet meal, why not either (a) buy a gourmet meal, or (b) prepare your own gourmet meal? If you can't afford a gourmet meal, that's fine, not everyone can. If you don't have the skill to prepare a gourmet meal, that's fine, not everyone has the skill. But there is no reason to expect that McDonald's food will turn into a gourmet meal merely because you can't afford it or aren't a good cook. McDonald's is what it is. Tyco is what it is. It's not the only thing out there, nor is it the cheapest or the best. You can choose it if you want to, or go elsewhere--just try not to assume that it is something it isn't.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by DigitalGriffin Greetings all, I've noticed a trend. Whenever a newbee ask how to fix/restore/convert a TYCO train the most common reply is, "It's junk" or something of that nature. I will relent, they are noisy, rough running, and prone to breakdown, and burnout. But slamming TYCO is not what the poster asked for. A lot of us had child hood memories tied up in TYCO as they were our first trains. So they hold a great deal of sentimental value even if they are "cheap toys" Hey the early lionel's were junk compared to today's O scale engines. Yet look at what they are worth because of their sentimental value. Perhaps a better suggestion would be to look at possible alternatives if they don't have sentimental value to these pieces. (BTW: I have plan on having my old TYCO Golden Eagle and Spirit of 76' set carefully hidden on my new layout for sentimental reasons...maybe in the RIP or roundhouse.) Junk PAH! If it makes you happy, do it! Not trying to start a flame war here, it's just food for thought for those who insist on poo-pooing the idea. ~Don
QUOTE: I've noticed a trend. Whenever a newbee ask how to fix/restore/convert a TYCO train the most common reply is, "It's junk" or something of that nature.
QUOTE: I will relent, they are noisy, rough running, and prone to breakdown, and burnout. But slamming TYCO is not what the poster asked for.
QUOTE: A lot of us had child hood memories tied up in TYCO as they were our first trains. So they hold a great deal of sentimental value even if they are "cheap toys"
QUOTE: Hey the early lionel's were junk compared to today's O scale engines. Yet look at what they are worth because of their sentimental value.
QUOTE: Perhaps a better suggestion would be to look at possible alternatives if they don't have sentimental value to these pieces.
Chip
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