| | Re: Two things I inferred from Brad's talk at Brickfest
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(...) What came across loud and clear is that sales to us are a very small minority. We alone are not enough to make or brake the projections for a specific set. We alone are not worth justifying creation of a new set, service pack, or bulk (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Shell stuff, at Brickfest
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Actually, some 3rd party (unrelated to and not participating in the fest) donated them to us. They assured us that they "owned" them. In a separate event, a participant asked a Shell manager if he could have one of the signs and he said "Sure, but (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I know everyone saw this before, but it's still cracking me up :) (URL) for putting these up kev) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Shell stuff, at Brickfest
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That red LEGO flag looked real nice hanging on the front of my house this morning! (my wife took down her normal summer flag for only one day, tommorow I must take my LEGO flag down) jt (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Shell stuff, at Brickfest
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(...) I really appreciated that Erik! I loved the set and it will work great with my big town stuff. I too stopped at several Shell Stations on the way down I-95 South of Arlington. I was able to purchase the Tanker Truck at a station just outside (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Lego Direct Q&A about to start at BrickFest
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OOOH what I've thought about for years! Flexible Track sections.. Ohh transition curves, dynamic radius turns. Inclines/declines... (well ok we can do that now, but not that smoohtly over shorter distances). Lets hope that they figure out a way of (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: LDraw and Brickfest: General summary and comments
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Hey all! I am curious about stories and photo's of the fest! Congrats to Steve for getting the The Memorial Award! Greetingz... Sjaacko (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Brickfest Castle Room Pictures uploaded
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(...) Great job! This is as complete of a archive as I've seen. Well done :) -- Pawel (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Shell stuff, at Brickfest
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(...) I'm guessing Denise. She knows of a bunch of Shell stations off the beaten path. (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Shell stuff, at Brickfest
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I don't know who got the signs or where they came from, but I did manage to get my own sign and flag from the station in Mebane, NC. I've contacted Shell for a complete list of participating stations, which the woman in charge of promotions was (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.promo)
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