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| How about a book of legends? Reprint the old contruction manuals from sets in the 60s - 80s in one large book. Sets that you cannot/will not reissue, so that the book won't compete with your own products. The plans on Brickshelf are generally not (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Nice.... Congrats to you and Derek.... its a shame that Lego tainted the best 9V train set (IMO) by shipping it haphazardly..... 10000 Guarded Inn (wrong horse), 10001 Metroliner (Wrong windows, and wrong hairpiece), 10002 Club Car (messed up (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) The light kit is just for one headlight and shows how to imply that into the engine. Take e look here: (URL) white light brick is hidden behind black stickers. The other engines are on my page also: take a look for a quick overview. (URL) Also (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains)
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beneke
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beneke
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| In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes: Hi Brad (...) For starters, I think a lot of what makes a legend a legend depends on the age of the person being asked. I for one was born in '68, and started with LEGO when I was about 6-8 years old. For (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) No more metal axle wheel sets? NOT A PROBLEM!!! Sticker versus decorated items--this seems to be an issue. As someone with a manufacturing engineering degree (and a brother who's in the printing business), and the fact that you can't produce (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) I have to disagree a little with this only because I don't think that we should relegate the only sets issued 'in that vein' to being the half dozen 'Legends' that LEGO releases each year. I would hope instead, that as LEGO senses the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) All "legends" sets come in black and white boxes. It is sort of like a classic black and white film thing I guess. Martin (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| A "Legend" is in the eye of the beholder. That being said, here are my beholdings: There are two types of "Legends". One, a set I owned that was great to build, great to look at, great to play with. The second type (the more important one), is a set (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| All of the Legends and Shop at Home only kits (Sopwith Camel, Statue of Liberty) I've purchased have come in a B&W box. It's my assumption it was done as a cost saver. Robert Powell SCLTC (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Some specifics would help… If your alluding specifically to Space sets predating 1980 then we could easily determine which particular sets would likely be chosen for the 2002 up-coming Legends line. With this finite list and our resources we (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) It all depend how big your collection is. If you do not know what to do, go and read this (again). (URL) will find out, that sorting your collection is a neverending process. Regards, Ben (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.storage)
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| I have noticed a bit of debate about the use of stickers. Brad Justus brought up the question of stickers in the Legends / Classics line (URL) . And Mike McKee, like others I'm sure, hates stickers. (URL) recently purchased the Shell Promo sets and (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Personally, I don't know how to answer the above questions--it hurts my head. But I am going to stir up the sentiment that we do NOT need Legends or any other Lego set to be re-released. What has already been done as far as reissuing sets (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| I just received the Lego Legends Rail Club Car (Item 10002). The most striking aspect is the box, which is printed in Black & White. Is it normal for this set? Maybe Lego was just in a rush to clear the backlog. Thanks, Andrea (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| First, let me say that although some of my comments regarding 10000, 10001, & 10002 may have, in the past, sounded a little nit-picky, LEGENDS RULES in every way! Thank you! I’ve posted some of my nit-picky comments to the forum so that the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| "Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:GLH3tC.Iw@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) and (...) mistakes (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) I am still thinking about how to answer all of your questions but in the meantime, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Indeed!!!!!!!! A dark Gray 6075 castle would be phenomenal. (URL) wouldn’t be a be in the Legends line, but instead a ‘re-mastered classic!’) And along with a service pack or minifig pack would be most excellent. (URL) (or) (URL) I honestly do (...) (23 years ago, 20-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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