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| | | (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —David Georgiades
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| | | | | 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. (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Didier Enjary
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| | | | | (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Ed McGlynn
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| | | | | (...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | | | (...) Try replacing the "6" with other (lower) numbers after 'Katalog' in the url & it will appear to be a page from a catalog. For my uses, the tiles would be nice. I imagine some people would like the red slopes. But, as far as the construction or (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Marc Nelson, Jr.
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Wow. TLC is really ripping off MegaBloks now: (URL) Nelson Jr. (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Julie Krenz
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) From the picture it looks like there will be wall panels(easy for those little Duplo aged fingers.) Looks alot like the Imaginext line from Fisher Price (URL) it's priced right, should be a big success.The Imaginext toys are a pain! The walls (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Anthony Sava
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Maybe LEGO isn't trying to copy MB per se, but rather making a statement, that MB dragons aren't fit for anyone older than 4 ;-) --Anthony (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) To me, this looks more like a copy of LEGO's own King Leo stuff, rather than a nod to MB's products (which are, of course, vastly superior!). 8^) Dave! (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Adrian Egli
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| | | | | | | | | (...) **snipped** (...) That worked! (URL) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Mark Riley
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) (URL) any case, anything purported to be a Lego design with 4 walls is suspect in my book... :-) Mark (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Ed McGlynn
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yes, that's how I came to my conclusion, among other things you can glean from the web. The timestamp for the other Katalog files is the same, while Katalog6 is about a half hour later. The homepage from the owner's German eBay "Me" site (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | | | | | (...) All noted, and I think you are right. Thanks for the info, explaination and investigation! Jonathan (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Martin Frankena
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Hi, when you translate the German text and things said on the 1000steine-forum, there are some inconsistancies (pfewww what a word) aswell: The catalog states not before early 2005, but someone gives a chance to pre-order for 39,99 instead of (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Ronald Vallenduuk
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| | | | | | | | (...) What I find strange is the two windows being so close together there's no room for shutters, and more importantly, the grey round plate in the column is a brick too high. Lego would never publish a photo of a set with a mistake like that. Duq (21 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Ed McGlynn
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| | | | | | (...) *snip* (...) My appetite for crow is about to be satisfied... I stand corrected. 4886 lives. Ed (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Ronald Borchert
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| | | | | | (...) Hi, we've got the new catalogue of the second half of 2004 (pic1) on May 25th. The dealer (well known to us) showed us the brandnew two-sheet dealer-info of #4886, too and allowed Thekla to make a photo. The pics were posted on 1000steine.de, (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | | | | Info and translation —Christian Treczoks
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Info and translation —Bryan Kinkel
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| | | | | | | (...) course! (...) Christian, Thanks for providing the information. What I find interesting in this translation is this line: "Lego picks up this popular and often requested theme, which will be continued in 2005." So does this mean there will be (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Info and translation —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | "Christian Treczoks" <ct@braehler.com> wrote in message news:HyB91B.22Aq@lugnet.com... (...) course! (...) That text just sounds too targetted at the well known desires of AFOLs. I'm voting for fake. It's just about 2 months late for it though... (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Erik Amzallag
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| | | | (...) 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 (21 years ago, 27-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "Erik" <brickerik@NOSPAMfree.fr> wrote in message news:HyE3o8.qG0@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Panes' (...) It could also be painted. I picked up a used lot of LEGO which had a whole bunch of black doors and windows. At the time I (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: So TLC can build and sell decent sets if they really want to... —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) Possibly. However I've been burned by that before. :-) Ben made up some parts in colors never before done using spray paint as part of his big spoof, IIRC. (21 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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