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Hi all, I have written a little HTML page with some JavaScript to identify the collectable minifigs using my old PDA and barcode scanner. You can read about and download it at: (URL) (14 years ago, 4-Sep-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: "Lego Minifigures"?
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(...) No, they were. There was a European polybag and a different North American polybag. The two sets of bags came with two different secondary barcodes, so if you had the US codes and bought some random minifigs from Europe, you wouldn't be able (...) (14 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually it is true. They reappeared last week ;) Tim (14 years ago, 30-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, that's not true. A number of Target stores here in .au still have plenty of stock of Series 1. (14 years ago, 30-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) They certainly were available. And the US even had sufficient stock unlike Australia where they sold out of most Toy Stores in less than a week. Tim (14 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is not so wierd for LEGO as you might think. On this side of the pond we've became pretty much used to the subject of North-American exclusives, amongst others the nice blue version of the "My Own Train" Passenger Wagon from set (URL) (...) (14 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! So these weren't (officially) available in North America, then? Seems weird to do a regional release for something like this. (14 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) These are known as collectable minifigs, and were sold "blind" in non transparent polybags. There was a barcode trick though, permitting us to dertermine wich figure it contained. Two series of 16 different figures each have came out in shops (...) (14 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | "Lego Minifigures"?
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I recently found "(URL) which shows twelve "Series 1" Lego minifigures of various kinds. Neat! But I can't find these available to buy anywhere on "(URL) or in fact any mention of them on "(URL) itself. What gives? I see the figures available on (...) (14 years ago, 28-Aug-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Merlin confirms £18.5m LEGOLAND® Windsor Hotel deal
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Aug. 23, 2010 Merlin confirms £18.5m (apx.USD $28.4m) LEGOLAND® Hotel deal LEGOLAND® owner Merlin Entertainments has confirmed it has agreed a deal for an £18.5m hotel to be developed at the Windsor theme park, as revealed by Property Week. Merlin (...) (14 years ago, 24-Aug-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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