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Re: Brad's talk
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Tue, 21 Oct 2003 06:57:36 GMT
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In lugnet.events.legoworld, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Here is a rough transcription from Brad's talk at LegoWorld 2003 on Saturday
> evening. Sorry it took me a couple of days to get net access (we're dialed in
> from the ldraw.org booth on the show floor at last... long story, the fast
> connection did not materialise)...
Thanks!
> Q: There are problems with the new wright fliyer., there are wing tension
> issues. Kate knows about them... it is very fragile
> A: it’s a fragile prototype too, so a fragile model… Kate: the comments have
> been passed along. Right now that’s the production model we have. There have not
> been enough complaints or returns to justify a recall of the product.
Hm, I was not aware of this at all. Still want one though.
> Q: PickABrick… sometimes you have only right doors or only left wings… not
> paired.
> A: I will pass that on… I did not know that. I don’t go into stores for all my
> LEGO, I do have my own sources, you know...
There have recently appeared cardboard boxes at Swedish toystores that are
filled with misc. bricks. You can dig through the box and fill 1 litre zip-lock
bags and pay by the bag. The same problem apears here too. Although the
pricepoint is great it's still frustrating to only find left parts and not
pairs.
I have some photos of when I and my friend Harri got nuts this past weekend at
such a store here (a two day event actually):
http://thetnt.no-ip.org/2003/07-12/031018%20L%F6sviktLEGO%20p%E5%20Barnens%20Hus/
Do note that the photos are on my home computer with a cheap ADSL hookup. I have
inventories of what I got in case anyone's curios.
--
Best regards,
/Tobbe
<http://www.lotek.nu>
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| (...) I visited LegoWorld yesterday and also filled a bag at the Pick A Brick in the InterToys shop inside LegoWorld. I managed to get 327 bricks, including lots of 2x3 bricks and 2x8 plates (thus not only small parts), in the bag. That only for (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.events.legoworld)
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| (...) FYI: Telling from the pictures, the Swedish boxes are the same (both box and type of pieces) as those at LEGO WORLD. Also, the boxes were specially printed with full-color art. So appearantly, this wasn't a singular opportunity, but it's a new (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.events.legoworld)
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| Here is a rough transcription from Brad's talk at LegoWorld 2003 on Saturday evening. Sorry it took me a couple of days to get net access (we're dialed in from the ldraw.org booth on the show floor at last... long story, the fast connection did not (...) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.events.legoworld) !!
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