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Subject:	Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Tue, 25 May 2004 13:53:19 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Christian Treczoks wrote: > Dear AFOLs, > > found this in the discussion forums of 1000steine.de - a big thanks to > Thekla for the picture. > > <http://robothek.bei.t-online.de/Lego/Katalog6.jpg> Can you get a little better provenance on this for us? I've been fooled by fakes before... this one has some aspects that make it look fake to me. But then my German isn't good enough to puzzle out everything it says and I am too lazy to type it in again or OCR it so babelfish can translate it.

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		Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to...
I typed in the part off to the side and it translates: "Exclusively for the specialized trade". So maybe this won't be available to the general public. (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)

		Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to...
(...) For our American member, here a (bad) translation from the French text : The house you dream of out of bricks What does one associate first to the topic of construction? - A house ! - TLC imply again finally into this very liked topic and much (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)

		Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to...
(...) Seems fake to me. The context of the web address indicates that this was supposed to be a page from a catalog, but it's not. It's a single sheet of printed material, with a white edge, no page number, and elusive text description. No way would (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)

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(...) This paper is an information leaflet that has been given to resellers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As at least one reseller has offered this product for pre-order (thus giving us the price and availability, too), I'd say this is (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.general)

		Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to...
(...) If I don't make a mistake, the door is a black 'Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 6 Panes' (73312) According to peeron, this door doesn't exist in black (URL) could be a sign that this set is not a fake. -- Erik / brickerik (20 years ago, 27-May-04, to lugnet.general)

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		So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to...
Dear AFOLs, found this in the discussion forums of 1000steine.de - a big thanks to Thekla for the picture. (URL) So, if TLC really, really wants, they still can make decent sets, even usable for world city & co. Now lets see how it is priced... (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)

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