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Re: new sculpture set #3451 Sopwith Camel!!!!
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 11 May 2001 14:42:01 GMT
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"Duane Hess" <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM> wrote in message
news:GD2r3x.2HD@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lill writes:
> > I am making a new post because this seemed to need clarification from
> > another post:
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> > http://news.lugnet.com/org/ca/nalug/?n=638
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> > It looked like a MOC but is actually a new set and can be viewed here:
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> > http://shop.lego.com/ProductInfo.asp?product_number=3451
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> > There are alot of neat parts here if you look closely including curved • red
> > fences/railings to form the engine and brown fins from Anakin's podracer. • I
> > am glad to see Lego expanding the UCS concept and reviving the 1970's
> > concept of the expert builder line by making classic vehicles. I hope it
> > continues. I am dying to know the part quantity, price and release date. • I
> > didn't expect anything like this from Lego this year.
> >
> > Jonathan
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> Per LEGO's Website
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> 577 Pieces
> $49.99 USD
> Backordered, but will ship by 29 May 2001
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> -Duane
$0.0867 per piece. Not bad considering that most retail sets today are way
over $0.10 per piece. I guess this reflects the reduced cost involved with
direct ordering (little or no marketing costs, minimal box design, etc.).
Tim
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 | | Re: new sculpture set #3451 Sopwith Camel!!!!
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| In lugnet.general, Timothy D. Freshly wrote: [about the Sopwith Camel Biplane] (...) And a few other cost-saving bits: - no new part molds were created (I'm pretty confident about this one) - it's only a single model, not a complete theme - it (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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