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Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.general
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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:25:10 GMT
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rsanders@NOSPAMgate.net
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Gary Istok wrote:
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> John Morgan wrote:
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> > In lugnet.technic, Tim Wilkins writes:
> > > Did you know that in Germany at www.legoshop.de you can buy absolutely
> > > everything that Lego sells !!!!
> > > Regards
> > > Tim
> >
> > :) in the interest of optimisum, Maybe LEGO® Direct is actually going to
> > create a Global availability for all parts. For the parts that have injury
> > potential,IE shooting canons, there could be a disclaimer about , these items
> > must be purchased by 18 years or older persons etc,etc,( I still havent figured
> > out why the flex system service pack wasnt offered in the US) but hopefully
> > when the LEGO® Direct moves into full stride we will see everyone being able to
> > purchase any part from any place in the world : )
> >
> > John"they call me a dreamer, but I am not the only one......" Morgan
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> OK, I don't want to shatter the dream John, but I don't think we're gonna get
> "carte blanche" availability of parts, even from LEGO Direct. Not unless TLC
> alters their basic philosophy for parts creation. I think that the reality of
> "parts availability" will hold true. For example - the 2x3x3 extreme slope corner
> bricks in Yellow were only available in the Yellow Castle (375/6075), which was
> made in the early 1980's. You won't be seeing these pieces available unless they
> are used in a recent/future set. Even the Model Shops in Billund/Windsor/Enfield
> have to use the pieces available to them from current inventory (although one does
> wonder where they got all those light blue bricks from).
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> And the comment about www.legoshop.de in Germany does not mean that Germans can
> currently buy any LEGO pieces in current production. It only means that they can
> buy any sets in current production.
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> Gary Istok
I have sorta wondered if TLC has a low-volume molding setup as well as
the traditional high-volume used for production runs. I could see a
low-volume machine used to make special parts/colors for the model shops
as well as one-offs for the design people. There has to be some
middle-ground production capability for low-volume needs. If the design
people want to prototype next years designs, they certainly don't grind
out a half-million trans-lt-blue boulders (for Arctic), even if the
boulder mold is available (vis-a-vis Rock Raiders).
I do not expect TLC to activate this simply for the needs of AFOL bulk
ordering, but if the mold is in the machine, how hard is it to switch
ABS colors ?
Ray
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| (...) Whatever the size of the moulding machine it will take about 1/2 hour working time plus the cost of the material lost to clean up the machine (ABS price is usally around ranging from $1.75 to $3 each kg) that depending of the size of the (...) (27 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| (...) OK, I don't want to shatter the dream John, but I don't think we're gonna get "carte blanche" availability of parts, even from LEGO Direct. Not unless TLC alters their basic philosophy for parts creation. I think that the reality of "parts (...) (27 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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