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(...) Jonathan, Here is a picture: (URL) (17 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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Does anyone have: 1.Good pictures of the new/unique/funky parts in this set (such as the windows and doors)? and/or 2.An inventory of this set? (e.g. scan of the page in the instructions that has the inventory) (17 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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Here are some notes from the upcoming edition of Brickfetish. Let me know what you think. Lego Early Licenses By the early 1950's it had become clear to Godtfred that the Danish market was becoming too small to support the growing company and he (...) (17 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote: (snip) (...) Dave, Your data may not be too far off. I know City and Star Wars were the top two selling themes for much of 2007. Scott (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Mine is 7,4xx - can't remember the rest. Saw a set on sale on eBay yesterday and the number of the cert was 9,xxx. So, there must be at least 10k of them produced. (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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Can anyone who has 8156 tell me if yours came with the wheel "rim" parts with the red stripe painted around the diameter like they show here: (URL) In mine they came as solid black with no color accent like they show on the box. Wasn't sure if this (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Very true-- actually, I hadn't thought to compare a theme's prominance on the list with how many sets were available within the complete line, but that's a good idea to give some accuracy. I think the top two in my list have been .. um .. (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) An update on the TwoMorrows website... As of 8:37 am CST the site is back up and is taking orders. I just ordered my subscription and paid through PayPal. You can also download Issue 9 for free from the TwoMorrows site. You just have to create (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I agree with this sentiment. I even emailed John and TwoMorrows a couple days ago and have not got a response. I have a hard time sending them my money when they don't even respond to emails. -Dave (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Joe, You probably know but the site (twomorrows.com) is still down. I have to say it doesn't give one much faith in the publisher to have the site unavailable for days. I would like to order BrickJournal but I don't just want to send a check (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Has anyone actually managed to download the issue 9 pdf? I have been trying for ages and keep getting error messages. I would be very grateful if someone could post a working link to the last free issue of the magazine. cheers Tara (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Thanks for compiling this data, Dave. I love it. Too bad LEGO doesn't share more specific sales data. If the Viking theme really did so well, does anyone think it might come back? I liked that theme, but it doesn't seem like it was in stores very (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks for compiling this data, Dave. I love it. Too bad LEGO doesn't share more specific sales data. If the Viking theme really did so well, does anyone think it might come back? I liked that theme, but it doesn't seem like it was in stores very (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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It is very interesting data that you have compiled. Without actual sales figures and some comparison to the number of new sets in each theme, I don't think that you can conclude by splitting the numbers into each themed category. It might be safe to (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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It is very interesting data that you have compiled. Without actual sales figures and some comparison to the number of new sets in each theme, I don't think that you can conclude by splitting the numbers into each themed category. It might be safe to (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) SNIP (...) I wonder how closely this resembles the top sellers in brick and mortar stores, or online shops besides S@H? I am impressed by how many Star Wars sets are there! I bet next year Indiana Jones will be up there too. Roy (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -snip- Great work putting this together. I do find it interesting that such a range made it to the top 25 (albeit dominated by Star Wars). Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Nice work, Dave! I think your statistics are interesting and seem to correctly identify some consumer trends. I would expect Shop at Home sales to reflect to a greater extent those products that aren't as readily available at major local (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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Since March 12th 2007, I've been tracking Lego's "Top 25 Sellers" page. I believe it lists the top 25 Lego sets that have sold the most copies through the web during the past week (168 hours). Unfortunately, it's not perfect data, so this (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.general) !
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(...) (snip) (...) You can send payment to TwoMorrows Publishing 10407 Bedfordtown Drive Raleigh, NC 27614 USA Subscriptions are: $32 US postpaid by media mail $42 US First Class $50 Canadian $66 Surface International $78 Airmail International I (...) (17 years ago, 3-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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