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(...) I must disagree with the opinion that it isn't selling. I was planning to buy another copy myself near the end of last year, when suddenly one day it said "sold out." So I emailed lego direct asking whether it would come back and they said no, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) At least for the store I work in, that would be false. We have a waiting list of about 30 people for the Barracuda, and only rumors whether it is on order or discontinued. -Tim (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Oh, that'll be fun. (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I would guess the main reason would be it isn't selling! No matter how desired a product once was, eventually the sales peter out (Hogwarts Castle for historical reference). Add to that the color change, they would have to produce all of the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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Greetings Earth Mortals! Looking forward two days hence A time for fun shall then commence For grown-up kids, no work, just play Some IDOL time will fill our day March 18 2004 International Day Of LEGO How will YOU celebrate? Peace and Long Life, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ne.oma)
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I just noticed tonight that the 10040 is listed as sold out (as opposed to being on back order, which would give me a ray of hope). It was my understanding that Legends were intended to be long-running releases (see (URL) Based on (URL) and (URL) it (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.pirates)
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This IS rubbish, how can the set even look worth while? & to think i wanted to make purple City Transit busses with the set! Josh (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam....away.com> wrote in message news:HtyBxB.w62@lugnet.com... (...) two (...) Yes they are plates on bricks. I've got a few 'flame' bricks and they are cool, to be expected and rare. Thats just a brick and a plate of (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Then I'll change the wording a bit. :) IF I could afford a Cadillac, I would not expect the quality typically found in a Pontiac. Now you're off the hook for knowing the difference. ;) LEGO pieces are the Cadillac... I see no reason not to (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Sorry, bad example...I wouldn't know the difference in car quality if it came up and shouted in my face. :) But I get your point, and I think I agree. Perhaps I was too fast to lump this thread in with all the other color stuff. (...) This is (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Or even some of those (otherwise useless) 4-point connectors from znap. Znap and Cyber-Stinger... early examples of Vintage-Purple. Ray (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) *gasp* You poor, deprived soul. That's it, go buy yourself some...some...um, uh, Dumbledore's purple! Go buy a copy of his office. It's either that or Funny Crocodile from the unbranded Duplo line. Hmmm, a couple of the Dora sets due out this (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) You can't always be perfect. We'll let it go this time. ;) (...) I'm actually happy that the noise hasn't subsided. The color 'changes' might not be important to some people, but color 'quality' issues should be important to anyone who is (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Perhaps it's not the soundest stuff I ever said. :) And maybe this was not the place to post this, I don't know. If it's not, I apologise. It's just that I have seen so much of this stuff about mismatched and changed colors in the last two (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Isn't this thread about mismatched colours ? (...) Isn't when they are all together the important time ? So put the bricks in your collection, just don't build anything purple ;^) pete.w (owner of mismatched dark-grey bricks (not the new (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm. Kinda like: well, sure, they're jabbing me with sharp sticks, but at least they're not red-hot? Not that buying Lego is like being poked with pointed implements, but I'm not sure of your logic here. :) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I've had a few, but most of them have been in the very early US availability of the sets. I bought one of the first two UCS X-Wings in town, and it was missing a 1x1 round plate (I ended up substituting with the included spare piece in the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Perhaps; I won't comment on the colors. But think of this: at least when you place an order from S@H (okay, okay, I know you don't, but nevermind that), you get your order. I work for a mailorder fulfillment house and today between 30 and 40% (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) No way!!! whoah... I can't remember *ever* missing pieces, even when we did AucZILLA auctions and I handled millions. Maybe there was a time or two, but not that I recall. That record has (had?) always impressed me enormously. (...) it's half (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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