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(...) Unclear instructions and box art certainly are an issue. I haven't bought any of this year's Exo-Force sets because I can't tell what color the pieces will be based on the box art.* In recent years, I have often confused black and dark grey (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) Aside from the generally settled but still (to some) controversial matter of alleged patent/trademark violation, there are no cases of Mega Brands Inc. stealing ideas from TLG (or vice versa). You are correct that this fear is a bogeyman (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Ben, That's all I really need to hear. Thanks for the update. By the way, any work you all have been doing has been great. Recently released sets have been proof of that. -Elroy (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Elroy, I agree that Train fans currently are not as well represented as they should be. I would encourage leaders in the Train community to apply for the next cycle of LEGO Ambassadors. It is quite possible that few train builders applied last (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I can't speak to what appears to you - but Mark Sandlin, Chris Giddens, Dan Rubin, Adrian Drake, Felix Greco, Peter Reid, and Nelson Yrizarry have all been active and accessible. Partly, I know how difficult it is to give out lots of info on a (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Allister, I have not widely publicized the fan team's involvement with Castle 2007 on Classic-Castle or any other site. Since we are under a separate NDA for Castle, I had to wait for permission on what I could and could not share. This was (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Got a link to that? I don't read classic castle, but I am interested in hearing about the achievements of our ambassadors, and again, this must've been one I missed. (...) I look forward to it. (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) They all seem pretty quiet to me, with perhaps one exception. (...) I agree. Sometimes, sacrifices have to be made. (...) I must've missed that announcement first time around. It strikes me that this is exactly the sort of thing the community (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Based on (URL) this brief discussion>, I don't get a warm fuzzy feeling that 9v train fans are being represented. While it is mentioned that the Save 9v Trains campaign has been around for awhile, Nelson's reaction seemed (to me) to be more of (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Retroactively, please :-). (...) Now *there's* a custom minifig I've not seen as yet. (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) No offense taken. Because I know some of the European LAs post over at Eurobricks, I assumed that was the representation for that body. They may feel they offer fair representation-- I guess I'm out of my element on this one. Still, I know the (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) The release dates on LEGO sets are not strict dates like they are with DVD releases. They're more like guidelines. Make sure your production runs coincide with whichever sets are due up next, so you can release them more or less in order. And (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) I don't know if this is related to the types of leaks you're talking about, but a little bird told me that there were some very unhappy ambassadors when news and pictures of the "Dwarfs mining" set were published on the internet recently. The (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) I like seeing sets early, it helps me plan my spending and often gets me more excited than a stroll in the now deserted lego isle (which is a classic example of where lego and fan desires actually coincide, getting shelf space up would be (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I guess I was thinking more of unsolicited participation. Honestly, AFOLs tend to ask all the questions TLC employees cannot answer. And I know that you cannot get overly involved in matters of opinion. I just hoped we'd hear irregular updates (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) My issues are: All boxes should be the same size - for ease in storage. Have someone else name the Bionicles - I can't pronounce any of them even after watching all three movies. Sure could use some 1x5 and 1x7 bricks and plates. Date all the (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Well, what kind of leaks are you talking about? Someone bugging the offices in Billund and divulging the plans for 2011 - well that's not good. But posting images from a dealer catalog? What's the harm in that? And I'm not really sure what's (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Help is here! The 'Save 9v Trains' campaign has been around for quite some time. This issue will be brought to the Ambassadors' forums now, as an item to add to the list. We are very glad that you have brought this up again here. Thanks, Ted! (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable! What about saving 9 volt trains? Why isn't that the number 1 issue? Why isn't it on the list AT ALL? Over the past two years many of us have been lobbying this point with every LEGO employee we meet, from (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I feel that publicising leaks is most definitely in TLGs best interests. If we can find stuff then it means their competitors can do the same if they're interested. Security by obsfucation has never been successful and is unlikely to ever be (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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