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(...) By day, a mild mannered reporter Larry P. It's a brick! It's a Train! No it's LEGO Freak-natic!!! Thank you for the excellent delivery of the news by wire. You are truly faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a LEGO Locomotive. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) They are no longer able to manufacturer them. LEGO found some old molds and produced all of the cypress trees that they were capable of producing (i.e. "We used all the shots in the molds"). Molds have a finite life. There were never any plans (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I too would like to extend my personal thanks as well! I really value your dedication to get the Q & A session to the community! Appreciatively, --==RïçhårÐ==-- (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Looking at dsc01309.jpg in that gallery I see 2 plates on the end, most likely 2*6's. 2 of those on both sides would make it 32*6 with the right height. Jan-Albert van Ree (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Interesting point here. I would have always assumed that BrickLink was a cottage industry sufficiently small to be below LD's radar screen. Apparently not. eBay I can understand, seeing as how it has household name recognition, but BrickLink (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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...and I've just found a gallery by Kevin Loch showing the the new Santa Fe car sets acually being present on Brickfest 2002. (URL) someone of the attendies please elaborate on how the base(plate) of the Santa Fe cars have been constructed to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) For those of you who missed the picture of these sets: (URL) by René Hoffmeister on July 2th 2002, indeed most AFOL's attending this Keynote Speech where not as surpised as LD hoped them to be. It's on of the things that shows what a fertile (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Are they sold out, or just discontinued? I bought two packs earlier this week. John (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Larry, thanks for taking the time to type all this out for us. The speed with which it was posted was greatly appreciated. I hope you were able to enjoy the Q & A despite all the keyboarding. :) All the best, Allan B. (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Gee Hop, have you stopped beating your wife yet? They neither said it was smart or stupid, just that it was. James (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Why is it smart to discontinue an accessory pack that has sold out? -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) "Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe" The full name of the Sante Fe railway, but means the same as "Sante Fe". -John (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) That's what I was thinking John, but I couldn't put the AT with it. To me it would be the Santa Fe Super Chief or SFSC! I hope someone else knows... Tom (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I have uploaded some pictures from Brad's talk, the new train cars and quick snapshots of each page of the new train catalog. (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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<SNIP> (...) I dunno the exact meaning, but I think it might be something something Sante Fe. I.e. the super chief. hope that helps! -JHK (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) -snip- (...) I'm sorry, but can someone tell me what the ATSF is? I can't seem to figure it out. I guess I'm just having a dumb spell! Thanks for your help... Tom -snip- (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) The two SKUs (stock keeping units) that build the 5 cars. SKU 10025 - Santa Fe cars set 1 (Mail, Baggage) SKU 10022 - Santa Fe cars set 2 (Dining, Observation, Sleeping) Hope that helps. I am going off net for a while to go see these operate (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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(...) What's a SKU? (...) What is, what is?!?!?!? (...) Wohooo! Thanks, Larry for doing all this. -JHK (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Cross posted to trains for information. Props to James!!!! (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek writes: Part 9 Announcements continued We were hoping they were more of a surprise... Q: will LEGO ever do outside track? A: we have lots to do... Jon Palmer: Are the front stuff on the chrome naboo (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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