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Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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Thu, 2 Dec 1999 20:21:41 GMT
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That would be Conan (don't know his last name, but Larry P. does). He has 2.3
million. He is a member of GMLTC, but doesn't participate in LUGNET. But his
collection is of rather recent vintage, if memory serves me correctly. In the
number 2 spot would be the producer Norman Lear, weighing in at about 1 million
bricks. Then ....? I don't exactly know where I fall.
Here at work we were just talking about this topic, when someone blurted out
about the fact that Lincoln Logs was one of the top 10 in the Arts &
Entertainment TV list of all time great toys, but not LEGO. He said kiddingly
(realizing it was a stupid top 10 list) with Lincoln Logs you can build
everything you can build with LEGO, such as a Lincoln Log Skyscraper, or the
Lincoln Log Center for the Performing Arts......
Gary Istok
Scott E. Sanburn wrote:
> Well, I know Gary Istok has at least 500,000+ pieces, there are a few
> more that he knows of, one person has over 2,000,000! :) Gary?
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> Scott S.
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> Adrian Drake wrote:
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> > > Scott "Only at 110,000 bricks & 1300 minifigs" Sanburn
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> > Well, jeez. I only have 44,000 bricks. And yet every person who sees my
> > collection has said "That's a lot of lego!"
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> > It makes me wonder, idly, who has the largest collection on lugnet.
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> > Adrian
> > --
> > http://junior.apk.net/~tremor/lego.html
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> --
> _________________________________________________________
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> Scott E. Sanburn
> CAD Operator
> Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
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> Work Page:
> http://www.aeieng.com/
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> Home Page:
> http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3372/index.html
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> Main LEGO Page:
> http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3372/legoindex.html
>
> Soon to come: Star Wars LEGO Sets Parts Selling Page!
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| (...) The 2.3 million number is an estimate, but the people who did the estimating are several current and former LEGO 'Model Shop' employees - the people that work on the big creations you see at LEGOLAND parks, Imagination Centers, etc... So, they (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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| (...) i caught the follow-up to that show... a few people complained and wrote letters/emails about Lego not being included (i looked for LUGNET monikers, but none looked familiar)... people thought it was a travesty to have not included Lego in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Well, I know Gary Istok has at least 500,000+ pieces, there are a few more that he knows of, one person has over 2,000,000! :) Gary? Scott S. (...) ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Work Page: (URL) Page: (URL) LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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