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Does that mean there are still K8s of light blue bricks and plates laying around
there that we might talk them out of? ;-)
I say that because there are all SORTS of pieces at LLC in light blue that never
came in a production set, and aren't used in high #s AT LLC either.
Another example - trans-dark-blue minifig heads used in ONE model at LLC - if they
had to order 20+ K8s, they've GOT to have a few boxes laying around. Those would
make KILLER rotating lights for the top of a larger police car!
john kelly wrote:
> 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' box) order, we had to pay for the production
> run necessary to do this and that was always cost prohibitive. In general we
> ordered bircks out of the stores in multiples of K3s, K5s, and K6s and K8s.
> (Size is in multiples of 2. (2)K3s make a K5, (2)K6s make a K8. We did have
> the ability to order from more than just our molding hall in Enfield, but those
> ocean going ships are very very very slow.
>
> There is no pre-packaging of out bricks and the quality standards are not quite
> as high since our bricks were never packaged. Once in a very very rare time
> you would get a mixed color brick and more often you would see partial mold
> bricks where there was not enough plastic to fill the mold. From the little I
> understand about the consumer affairs, their brick stock has had more quality
> control.
>
> doubt my knowledge, visit my site to see me skinnyier and younger.
> http://www.skypoint.com/~jkelly69/Modelwal.htm
>
> Thanks
>
> -john
> x-lego model builder (now retired)
>
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Gary R. Istok writes:
> >
> >
> > Ray Sanders wrote:
> >
> > > Gary,
> > >
> > > This sounds oh-so-similar to a question I asked here...
> > >
> > > http://www.lugnet.com/technic/?n=686
> > >
> > > Ray
> > >
> > > Gary Istok wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 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 questions for a TLC • person:
> > > >
> > > > Is the model shop inventory tracked at all?
> > > > How does the two different inventories compare.
> > > > And how do they get additional parts.
> > > > What determines that a light blue 2x4 brick only goes to the model shop, • and not to
> > > > the consumer spare parts inventory (since no known LEGO set has this • piece)?
> > > > How will LEGO Direct Bulk Sales inventory be obtained?
> > > > How will it be maintained?
> > > > Will production runs be made to satisfy bulk sales?
> > > >
> > > > Inquiring minds want to know!
> > > >
> > > > Gary Istok
> > >
> > > --
> > > mailto:rsanders@svic.net
> > > Experienced Macintosh developer seeks telecomuting position.
> > > If you have such an opening, please contact me.
> >
> > Thanks Ray, I must have missed your reply.
> > It certainly makes you wonder how they handle the two processes.
> >
> > Gary Istok
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| [snip] (...) if they (...) Those would (...) Actually I think I did see trans-dark-blue heads in sets also. I only remember there's one in 5808. It is printed with a fish and used for the small aquarium in the Belville Castle. I think they've been (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) <big snip> Doesn't the 'Ultimate LEGO Book' have pictures of LLC buildings being built at the model shops in Denmark? I don't think the Enfield model shop builds anything for LLC - the build stuff for the Imagination Centers; for the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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