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(...) I had a tour of the plant in Stratford in '85-86ish... I don't think too many people were displaced--right beside the machine that pumped out LEGO was the machine that pumped out luggage. They showed me the LEGO molds and those were stored (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (portioned) (...) (cut) (...) (sliced) (...) Definitely Dark Bley. I did a side by side part/part/cake comparison. This colour did not seem to affect consumer activity at the event. At a kids party a few years ago, the mother had made a grey (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Hi Janey, Having been one of the non-NDA crowd up until quite recently, I can certainly understand your concerns. I had concerns about how the Ambassador program worked, and what the Ambassadors did, so I applied, and was fortunate enough to (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Creator Show - Sydney - 11/4 - 7/5
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(...) Did that group hold a meeting on the same day as us ? Didn't know they were still operating. pete.w (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, FTX)
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Maybe I ought to rephrase that..... the Samsonite fiasco caused TLG to start from scratch in building new Lego operations and production in Enfield Connecticut. It is also interesting to note that when the Samsonite of Canada license expired in (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, C. L. GunningCook wrote: For example, (...) I can pretty much say this is a definate "no." I knew about this line since about last April, and I think very few people knew about it. They were very paranoid about the news of this (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You are correct Rosco, that was the result of the Samsonite fiasco. It also affected early Duplo, early Classic Space, early Castle, all the small Town models and basic sets. (All these cross reference tables are in the Lego CD.) One area that (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Creator Show - Sydney - 11/4 - 7/5
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In lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, Richie Dulin wrote: Thanks for the info - pity they couldn't bring some new stuff. (...) I hope you wore your ambassadorial robes? ROSCO (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, FTX)
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(...) Update: I ended up using string and it worked beautifully! Well, it has weight distribution issues (one side goes up before the other) but I'll work on that later... (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Well, I attended the special VIP preview, last night, with my family in tow. About half way there, I realised I'd left my camera at home... but that turned out to be okay because this show is the same as the last one - the one that was held at (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, FTX)
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