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It's a good thing somebody sent me this one.... Thanks J1. The Enfield model shop orders it's pieces from the stores of the production runs. While it was possible to have a custom run made for a large (20+ K8's. A K8 is approximately a 2'x 1'x 1' (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Ray, I must have missed your reply. It certainly makes you wonder how they handle the two processes. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Gary, This sounds oh-so-similar to a question I asked here... (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I echo the sentiments that playscapes are bad, bad, bad. Memo to Lego: Please, please, please stop trying to mimic other toy manufacturers. Stop trying to recreate what works for other toy companies, and return again to your strengths: (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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With wheels and a pull along handle, sized to just fit in carryon. I really don't need clothes, but perhaps one small compartment for a toothbrush? (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) If but it were so simple! There is one thing I don't understand about TLC. That is the "consumer spare parts inventory" versus the "model shop inventory". I would love to know the procedures involved for maintaining these two. Here are some (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) We need the lap table for AFOL, with a hard-shell, multi-partition backpack storage unit. Steve (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Let em charge whatever they want and implement whatever kind of minimum quantity policies as well. They'll keep true fanatics happy and they'll keep the parts auction crowd in business redistributing to smaller buyers. (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) the (...) I'm sorry, I wrote the letter late, I have a few more details to relay. Yes they did have limited quanities on most of the accessories and thats why the put limited, but to my knowledge of what was explained, it wasn't to indicate (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I don't know about you, but I'd be happy to wait three to six months for my bulk order to make it through the production queue--at least it'll be *possible*. (However, I know that such a delay would not be acceptable for most FOLs, and (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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One of the totally ridiculous parts of all this is that Consumer Affairs, if not ALL of TLC... DON'T USE THE PART NUMBERS MOLDED INTO THE PARTS! If you call CA and try to point them to the right part by giving them the part #, they can't look it up (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:38AAF740.349174...ich.edu... (...) the USA (...) control (...) get (...) removed from (...) has been (...) encountering (...) current (...) windows, but (...) doesn't look (...) the rest (...) Of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Since no one else is speculating, perhaps I can give it a try ....... One of the major stumbling blocks for bulk orders in the past (prior to the USA discontinuance of bulk sales in 1987) has always been the LEGO inventory control system. All (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Daniel Poole wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) and (...) and (...) explained (...) the (...) for (...) I spoke with a woman at S@H back in December when it was first mentioned that service packs might be going away. She told me they (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Doyle, thanks for the info, but I have some questions. (...) Did he explain why in the latest S@H catalog the "limited quantities" note appeared above each of the accessories offerings? Did somebody at TLG jump the gun and put these notes in by (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Found out some News! Accessories aren't being discontinued, I spoke to a rep that knows Brad, and explained that Maybe they hope to have Lego Direct up by Holiday season, and it still in the workings no final draftings as of yet. Also it was (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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The lap table doesn't even begin to fit me, though, and I'm still pretty skinny ;-) And it doesn't hold nearly enough ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I've not heard this expression before, can you provide the etemology? Is it a UK/US/OZ thing? (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Lap Table Exemption from Plastic Thingie ban herewith issued. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I found the buckets to be rather useful. I've gone to sorting by piece, so I know have buckets full of 2x2, 2x4, 1x2, etc. I need to label the blasted things, though. "Ok, 1x4's are in.... the blue bucket. There's 12 blue buckets!! AAAHH!!" (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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