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(...) They stopped production in Germany at that time, but they didn't stop production entirely. They'd still be making them in Mexico if it wasn't for the government working to phase out 2-door taxi cabs, and reducing tarrifs on imports (after all, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) IIRC, VW stopped making the old Beetle in 1978. The factory I think you're referring to is one in Mexico. Local managers bought it from the company, since there was a mucher higher demand there than elsewhere for the bug. Somehow I don't think (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Great idea! Now, if we can only figure out how to put one into our layout... JohnG, GMLTC fut .trains (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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(...) Yes, and we go a bit further. When a parent(s) has small kids with them or mention the younger kids (includinf grandparents), we also put in a plug for the Dupo trains, both 'push' and the battery-powered sets as starter sets til the child (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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(...) Considering the fact that the last old-style VW Beetle didn't roll off the line until late last year, technically the new Beetle isn't a rerelease. :) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) It seems to have worked for the rerelease of the "VW Bug"..... :) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) One thing the GMLTC seems to do well is talk to kids. If a kid is scoping out the layout with a parent, we'll start talking to the kid before we'll talk to the parent. We know that kids are our "target audience", if the kids are happy the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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As I hurry to make final additions to Halcyon Castle before the big TexLUG meeting this weekend, I've built two more things to add to the display. (2 URLs) First, meet Kevin. He's my new Gong Farmer. His cart is simple, but useful. Then there's (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Of course not. Those color combos make much more sense for Pohatu and Gali. :) (...) It's hard to go wrong with chrome, but the vac-metalizing process is quite expensive. Very few piecess seem to have been put through that process, and the UCS (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That number is now confirmed. They are just being shipped from the warehouse, and my local store does not show any enroute. In fact, they only show them enroute to two stores in PR. Anyone in PR want a bunch of Bionicle parts ? Email me, and (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Oh the discount DOES apply. They just included the discount recently. Call them back and add to your order if necessary. -Bryan (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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I ordered 2 of each bag on Friday. I was disappointed that they did not qualify for the bulk bags discount. If the discount applied, I would have ordered more. I like the packs like this more than the packs that have a bunch of the same piece. Based (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) For those with an interest, the TRU SKU is 96-9713. That number is unconfirmed but is the best info I have. Kelly (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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What to do with all the extra parts....? Bryan --- I'll Take them! Just to do you the favor ;) Jeff www.jlshawwebdesign.com www.jlshawwebdesign.com/dac - The Dsibani Alliance Core Site www.jlshawwebdesign..../dacsector - DAC Forums "I'm not dumb, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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A thought I'd like to share at this moment, somthing I "live by" since I have shown regularly for many years now; When you do a show, exhibit, or display, and only a few people or a small crowd shows up, that's ok. See because the people who did (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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(...) at (...) the (...) Good point. I have a LEGO lift bridge controlled by 2 RCX's. The total estimated street value is just over $1200 (that's cost ladies and gents...) My collection is a small collection in my own mind. I now, only after many (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz-lists@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Hv00x4.1D5n@lugnet.com... (...) Frank hits the nail on the head - Once you start seriously purchasing Lego kits for the parts instead of the main model, you inevitably end up with a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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Bill Ward wrote in message ... (...) The question we get is "how long did it take to build it?", the answer being something like, "it took 12 people 2 months of spare time". Answering "hours" is like answering "how many bricks"... impossible :-) (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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Speaking of Events, the current Top 10 List theme is : "Top 10 things overheard at a LEGO event." www.minifigville.com/top10 Since I myself never had the chance to go to one of these events, I'd be very interested in knowing what can be heard in (...) (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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Here's a business wire article talking about Brad Justus becoming CEO of Informative: (URL) Brad! -- Thomas Main thomasmain@myrealbox.com (22 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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