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(...) Here are some good photos of the real thing: (2 URLs) --Anthony (18 years ago, 19-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | The Texas State Railroad Project - TSRR #300
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I've nearly finished the second locomotive in my Texas State Railroad Project, the Consolodation type #300. As I said in my first post, I am building these locomotives in support of the Texas State Railroad. If you have the time and haven't already (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: K'Nex enters the fray
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(...) This really pretty big news and seems to have not got much press around here. I stumbed across a link to this site being advertised on BrickShelf: (2 URLs) For those who like K'nex or thought it may have possibilities in the Lego world, now (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Some announcements :-)
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Hi all, BrickJournal is progressing toward release of Issue 6. Layouts are being sent to proof now and followups to articles are going from me this week. The Journal also took a major step in staffing when we got a person to start a European Bureau. (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) Keep in mind that wages in the U.S. are considerably less than in much of Western Europe. In Switzerland, the minimum wage is $22/hour. A lot of that is a consequence of the effects of VAT on national economies over there. Production in the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) I will make an idle observation (from way out in left field)... The market for LEGO seems to be soft (beyond description) at the moment. My BrickLink store is experiencing one of the slowest Januarys that I have ever seen. I saw signs of this (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) It is expensive to own property that is much too large, and to suddenly become a landlord leasing the unwanted areas, is almost never a wanted activity when you need to save money. It is probably "sell it all" and "re-lease only a part" that (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) When you own the property, you benefit from the increase in real estate values over time. When I originally bought my house, my mortgage was higher than it would have cost me to rent a comparable house. Within five years, this was no longer (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) Yes, and C&S, one of the largest grocery distributors in the region is doing the same thing with a couple of facilities not far from Enfield - selling the buildings and then leasing them. The company I work for, also in the same region also (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) IBM did a similar sell-off of their buildings and lease back a couple years ago. It turns out to save on US taxes. -dw (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) Gary's right. One the things that is happening is that globalization of resources...the US has higher wages than the rest of the world in many things, so to bear the costs that consumers want, less expensive places have to be found to produce (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(...) No it will still be around. In the future LEGO may not be owned by Kjeld and Gunhild anymore (Godtfred Kirk Christiansen's 2 surviving children), however it will still be around. There's too much value in the brand name. A future owner may (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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Lego is on it's way out, plain and simple. By 2012, it will be a memory. (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Let's Talk about the 2007 Sets
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To those interested in 2007 sets, Man I am jazzed by what has leaked out for 2007 and is currently out for 2007. If you interested in some of the leaks point you browser over at: (URL) and (URL) a brief run down of my thoughts: Star Wars I love the (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2007) !
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| | Re: LEGO® Systems, Inc. sells Enfield complex for $58.9 million
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(URL) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Re: AFOL's websites please update your 'Links' pages!
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(...) Always a good reminder. I'll take some time and go through the Classic-Castle links page. To add to this, everyone should also check out (URL) Wiki-Brick-Links>. This is an interactive site where you can add links or fix broken links if you (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | AFOL's websites please update your 'Links' pages!
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I just thought this might be a good thing to mention, and start fresh for the New Year. This is more a call to all AFOL's, LUGNET members, and other LEGO fans that have their OWN LEGO fan sites plus 'clubs'. Please 'UPDATE' or FIX you're links (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A few ideas on member pages
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(...) Hi guys, As a recent user of member pages, slowly learning about FTX, I seconded all these ideas. Didier (18 years ago, 10-Jan-07, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A few ideas on member pages
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(...) I think it's a great idea. I am all for expanding LUGNET's functionality to further increase its popularity and relevance. I even made our NG into our club's (URL) web site>. I'd like to see color capability in FTX as well. Thanks for bringing (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | A few ideas on member pages
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Hello everybody, I started built a (URL) member page> a few yaers ago. From the begining I found it easy to do with FTX. It's by far not as complicated as HTML or other design languages. So after having this page for a few years now - and still (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.general, FTX)
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