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| In lugnet.lego, Mark Neumann wrote: (snip) (...) In general, you're right. But not in this case. (...) ...and so do most of the other AFOLs I know, for sure. (...) plus, what tools TLC uses to sell those specific sets we're talking about. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) Good news would be if the second run was only for Maersk and not for selling them again. What do you now mean with "limited"? Each limited set, TLC sold in the last years, got a second, third..... production run. Can you imagine that most of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| In lugnet.lego, Mark de Kock wrote: Hi! Your last sentence first: (...) You don't have to excuse yourself for that, it's your right if you feel like that. But I wonder about your comment: (...) I indeed didn't talk about making money and it's not my (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| In lugnet.lego, Ronald Borchert wrote: [snip] (...) When I first read your comment, I was shocked. Then awed, then disgusted. Your reaction is exactly the kind that makes me sick. Buying up large quantities of a "rare" set just to make money on them (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego) !
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| (...) Hi, very poor try of irony, Larry, you normaly write better ones ;-) To make a serious theme out of this: It's for sure a good deal for TLC when Mearsk wanted them to re-release the ship. But that they now decided to make the same model again (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| <snip> (...) <more snippage> I agree somewhat, yes another run does "flood" the market more with sets, however, if you are truly diligent with your MISB sets, I'm sure in 25 to 30 years, a Maersk Sealand will reach a fine price in the after-market, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Just a thought: Easter would have to be the easiest.All you need in Bonnie Bunny (3708) and replace the bread sticks with 1x1 round plates. Of course, that may be a little simple. Now, back to sorting out the fabuland... Benjamin Whytcross (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.fabuland)
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| Howdy, I am new to lugnet and I have just moved back to the MN area after 6 yrs in CO. I heard about the GMLTC and had a few questions. 1. How do you join GMLTC? 2. are there regular meetings? 3. if there are regular meetings how often and where? 4. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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| All of you, who want the old gray colors back: Just do the same as Maersk did: pay for the ABS in the color you like...... Niels (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX) !
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| (...) ... (...) Thanks! I'm not a collector; to me, all LEGO of any age is just fuel for MOC building. But I do get a perverse thrill out of combining things from wildly different eras. (...) I just have the 1x8 bricks from that product family. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| OMG, just about everything off the first post in this thread is so lame. First, Jake, thank you for the update. I'd been kind of wondering actually. Also, thank you for telling us the story in detail. Where so many other official releases would just (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| (...) I don't know, I've never tested it under such duress. I don't imagine it would damage the motor at all, but it may damage the clutch after prolonged use. (...) I've found the easiest way is with rubber bands, and though it is usually a little (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Here's how I did it: (URL) know coal doesn't generally get that light, but it's hard to see details in black LEGO. I was happy with how it turned out anyway. ROSCO (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: SPARTAN MK 1 My entry for the Military Hover-Vehicle Contest
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| (...) I find your moc to be both grotesque and arabesque....a chilling look at a possible future...I paid for the whole seat, but I only needed the edge. (...) You are an idiot, and your Spartan has to be the worst entry yet. Stay away from (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I've always wondered about building a tower using just 4 2X4 bricks per level arranged in a way that there's a 2X2 opening in the center that would serve as a shaft as you go upward. Once the tower reaches its final height, top it off with a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) And it appears that many a Lego fan has requested the grays to remain the same. Of course there was no choice. Perhaps all those in favor of keeping the old grays have less pull than Maersk. Seems there's no problem producing Maersk blue again (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) Um, because their big and important customer asked them to do so, and paid for the pellets specifically to produce this particular set, not so you, John Neal can have your fantasy GP38s in a color scheme never seen on a GP38 in the wild(and (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| Sorry for two replies here to the same post. (...) Maybe. Wouldn't bother me too much. (...) I have more sympathy for wanting multiple copies of the set for parts than I do for those that want to buy it up, not caring about it as a set, and resell (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) Irrelevant. TLC made a promise. They are willfully breaking that promise. (...) Perhaps, but that still doesn't change the fact that TLC is purposefully breaking their word. And unnecessarily so. Why not use the extra Maersk blue pellets for a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) No. I've never said that. In fact I myself have sold sets above MSRP. Just not while they were still on sale from S@H, while hiding that fact from my ebay buyers, or while trying to corner the market, or while giving the false impression that (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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