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Subject: 
2004 catalog sighting?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:07:25 GMT
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There used to always be a lot of excitement on r.t.l. and LUGNET this time of
year in anticipation of the first sighting of next year's LEGO catalog.  Someone
would find it, someone would post scans of it and discussion of all the new sets
and parts would ensue.  Is this still done?  My buying habits are such that I
don't even have a 2003 yet (other than S@H cats).  Anyway, I miss the detailed
examination of the new catalog that used to be a yearly event.  Why is this not
being done anymore?



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  Re: 2004 catalog sighting?
 
(...) Some of the fun went away during the bad years (around 1999) when themes as we knew them submerged, and now there are so many other "leaks" and special treats on the web that the catalog is not so new when it surfaces. Yeah, I miss that too, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.general)
  Re: 2004 catalog sighting?
 
I too have yet to get a 2003 catalog. It seems that the big multipage catalog is not as an important promotional piece as it used to be. If I remember correctly, some sets this year had other sets in the same line displayed in the back of the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.general)
  Re: 2004 catalog sighting?
 
(...) I have asked LEGO for digital versions of the 2004 catalog(s) for display on Brickshelf. I have not seen any catalogs in the 2004 sets I have found so far. KL (20 years ago, 1-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)

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