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Subject:	Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Thu, 18 Mar 2004 02:54:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ley Ward wrote: > Indeed they did. Matchbox cars were made by a British company called Lesney. > They brought out their Superfast line in response to the upstart Hotwheels. I > still have my collection of both lines including many pre-Superfast Matchbox > cars with the thick axles. The local comic shop actually has a Matchbox display case that they keep stocked with various vehicles. I'm doubtful, but it's entirely possible that they might have some old pieces in there (they don't seem to sell very often). > They were both quality lines back then: nothing like the cheesy low quality > models they currently make. Hey, Hot Wheels made this really cool purple Batmobile last year...

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		Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article
(...) Cool. (...) Also cool. But, I must've blinked and missed it. I did notice they've brought out a Syd Mead design recently, but it's a rather poor likeness. Nothing like the golden era...(sigh) Hey, I don't recognize this neighbourhood any more. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)

		Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article
(...) We've got the Hot Wheels catalogue at home. There's some interesting and fantastical cars in there - much moreso than the Matchbox cars, which tend to be acurate models of real cars - I've used it several times for inspiration for Lego models. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: KKK described latest restructuring as "last chance" for Lego in FT article
(...) Indeed they did. Matchbox cars were made by a British company called Lesney. They brought out their Superfast line in response to the upstart Hotwheels. I still have my collection of both lines including many pre-Superfast Matchbox cars with (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)

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