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In lugnet.general, Gary Istok writes: [...] (...) That look can be simulated by inserting differnet colour plate between the bricks. I would rather have some 1x1 round without indentation. Such effect can be simulated by technic pin connector, like (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:3A01BDCC.1D4077...ich.edu... (...) Can't say I'm screaming for them, but you have a point here. (...) Don't like this one. This is where you can use all your creative imagination in using all (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear LEGO Direct, Previously I made a request for some new LEGO Architectural elements that can be used by the Town and Train Systems (or any other systems that can find it useful). After viewing some of the nice pieces used in the Belville System, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct) !
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(...) He's not wacking hard enough...seen the POOPS in the new shuttle? (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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With respect to the discussion of Lego vs Mega Bloks, one parallel that springs to mind is Apple Macintosh vs Wintel PC's. Apple hardware has long been characterized as a good quality product that is overpriced when compared to functionally similar (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I am diffently in always wanted to be an inventor of legos. :) (kai in michigan) (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:G3D163.K3D@lugnet.com... (...) just (...) be (...) have (...) I agree wholeheartedly with that statement. I'm certainly loyal to the brand - but if it comes to the point I'll only be loyal to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Wow, right on. Except for the hope Ritvik buys out TLC, I totally agree. (...) I have to smile, because I thought of Mega Bloks the first time I saw the Statue of Liberty. Not only did the color remind me of Mega Bloks, but so was the abundant (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) snip... Sort of like those tall Mega Blok buckets on sale for $8 at Shopko? I like those tall buckets, and some of those colors. The lids with their studs are also useful. IMO, Ritvik is trying harder to make customers happy than TLC. If they (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I can't speak for Dave!, but "I" am of this mindset. As long as the product is quality 99% of the time, I don't care who wins this struggle for marketshare. But more to the point -- why should the average consumer care? And I assure you that (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I certainly don't want MegaBloks to take over the whole market, but I just as certainly don't mind their presence in it, if only as a warning against complacency. In addition, my brand loyalty (or anyone else's) shouldn't be taken for granted, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) But it's "Bard" backwards! ;-) "Earth Tones" sounds a lot better! :-) --Todd (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Then they shouldn't have sent out their holiday catalogs yet... Dave! (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Not at all. I thought 100 new parts would be plenty. Maybe 50 new each year. Child's play. -John (...) Alllllrighty now, Stevo's in for a mil-- any others? -John (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) No one has been able to order the new bulk items and not have them backordered. I think it's because we aren't supposed to know about them yet. James James Brown's Parts Sale: (URL) parts, averaging $0.10 per piece. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:G3Csxo.IFK@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) the (...) the (...) Yes, this is a very real threat to their market sovereignty. But do we *want* it to happen? Answer that for yourself. I'm loyal to the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Nope. I have not ordered anything yet from the latest releases. Yet. ++Lar (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Great topic. And many of us train heads have thought of this is several very similar ways. Some even doing it (train guild, MOC sales...) But to even partially realize a spin off there would need to be at least a million upfront. Run the numbers on (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would say that it only *appears* to be at glacial speed, because we don't see everything that's going into it. The sudden appearance of rarer colors in bulk pack ordering reflects what was probably an immediate move to follow on-line (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) That's the perennial complaint against MegaBloks. I used to dig in my heels and deny it, but looking back at products of years past, I have to admit grudgingly that their earlier products didn't stick together consistently or well. Some bricks (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip yet more> I thought I'd throw some anecdotal data in: I called to place a large Lego order on Monday. About 18 different set #s. Almost all of the new Bulk packs, the train packs, and the castle expander pack were (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Can we all start referring to "Dark Gray" as "Dishwater"? eric (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Perhaps you were thinking of cerise? Maggie C. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) -- (...) than (...) Ah, one advantage of living in an apartment complex is that the carrier shows up in his truck, which generally seems to hold plenty of packages. What is also usually a benefit is that if I'm not there to sign for a package, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Exactly! (...) As I stated these are 2 "goals". I didn't mean to imply they had reached either of these, and these might not even be in their current buisness model. Daniel (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Todd Lehman wrote: If TLC were my toy company.... First, I would do the obvious and offer as many kinds of bricks in bulk online as I could. That's a no-brainer. After all, you can't build imagination without the hardware;-) Second, I would (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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Hi, I think that TLC faces problems in several fronts with respect to their sales and marketing in the future. 1)AFOLs vs Target Audience-By targetting the 12 and under group and designing sets based on what these groups may want Lego in turn is (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Doesn't seem to be their current method: it's more like "grasping for market share by making simple, disposable sets with the promise of instant play value thereby completely missing the core competency of the product". (...) Well, that at (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Maybe "Earth Tones"? "Drab" doesn't exactly have a great marketing ring... (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) If they were able to make a product up to the quality standards of Lego, I'd love to see them succeed. Unfortunately, their bricks simply don't stick together right. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I think MegaBloks have wonderful designs, limited by their brick quality. I hope they buy out TLG and use the high-quality molds for better purposes! I am completely convinced that the only reason the Star Wars sets are any good is that there is a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Alvin Toffler fantasized about the total customization of mass production in the 70s ("Future Shock" and so on.) Fifteen years later, Dell was held up as proof of the concept. Ten years after that, Dell hasn't changed, and nobody is ordering (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I still prefer Trans-Antifreeze. Oh well ;-) -Tim (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Wow, for some reason I always thought Chartreuse was a red or pink color. Oh well...now I know! (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Basically TLC has 2 goals that several of you are paraphrasing. 1. Gaining market share through superior product. One way to gain market share is by introducing potential long term customers to your product. Does that mean get the kids at an earlier (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Yes. According to M-W online, the color chartreuse is "a variable color averaging a brilliant yellow green." It describes the LEGO color perfectly! (...) My favorite name for it (I think Jeff Thompson coined it?) is "Alien Vomit." :-) --Todd (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) ^^^^^^^ (...) ^^^^^^ (...) Are you agreeing or disagreeing? I was making predictions about gross profits, not gross revenues. (...) Hasn't this already begun to happen? 5-10 years down the road is anyone's guess, and I'm not holding my breath (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Nope, that would be Trans-Neon Green, aka Trans-Antifreeze or Trans-Yellow green. -dead (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I am guessing that Trans-Chartreuse is the color used on blacktron II? (...) sounds good but you forgot my all time favorite color, trans orange. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I'm not sure that bulk or by-the-brick type purchasing will ever be that large a segment of the market. I strongly suspect that unless something happens to change our culture, that the in-store purchase of sets will be the the bulk of the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Whoa, yah! You said it!!!! 400-pc. Classic Colors Builders Pack: Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Black (been there, done that, but still cool) 400-pc. Drab Colors Builders Pack: Dark Green, Dark Brown, Dark Gray, Light Gray, Tan 400-pc. Exotic (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Only if they lower their prices to the point where people feel they are getting a good deal. There are very few bulk packs I feel are a truly good deal (train windows/doors ARE a good deal). The plain brick prices, frankly, SUCK. And if TLC (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G3BFL3.2u5@lugnet.com... [mega snippage] (...) else (...) name, (...) head-to-head (...) helps (...) the (...) Good thoughts. Though I wouldn't break down into an examination of the MegaBloks (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) I believe that LEGO can maintain its lead by continuing to design high-quality building sets which appeal to progressively larger market segments, but that the ultimate winner will not be the one who designs and sells the best sets. The leader (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands) !
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(...) A world without TLC frightens me. And it frightens me that the company may be in trouble. Not grave trouble. Not yet. But maybe in a few years. IMO, the new catalog indicates a slight shift in the right direction, but not by much. Megabloks is (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:G3B6BE.MDq@lugnet.com... (...) product (...) I'm worried that MegaBloks appears to be gaining ground on LEGO. As you point out later on - juniorization is going to be one of those causes. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Why does that worry you? If a competitor is able to manufacture a product that receives praise, and that product is still less popular than the leading brand, I'd think the leading brand would be elated. Alternatively, if MegaBloks keeps (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) It may depend on your internet connection. If you have AOL MSN or any other dial up networks yeah it will take a long time. To make it faster go to the low-band site which is definetly faster without the flashy stuff. Or if you have any (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) It may depend on your internet connection. If you have AOL MSN or any other dial up networks yeah it will take a long time. To make it slower go to the low-band site which is definetly faster without the flashy stuff. Or if you have any (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Will we be seeing Castle Accessories soon? And if so will they be available at Shop At Home? Another few questions still linger on...will new castle sets be introduced sometime in 2001? If so, then when? Will TLC ever decide to pre-release (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle)
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(...) You forget here that the 3033 bucket is not avalable worldwide, (selfish, very selfish :-) I feel extremely frustrated that we are deprived of this great brick source. I want compensation ! So, your statement only go's if the 3033 bucket will (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) to (...) me (...) sit (...) LEGO may have one of the slowest commerical page around. The page has extreme CPU usage without doing anything. (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Heather Patey" <hpatey@nfld.com> wrote in message news:G31s9t.u7@lugnet.com... (...) Lego (...) anyone (...) This is great, thanks. Can you add the train items - 3733, 3734, 3735, 3736, and 3737? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I've updated the spreadsheet I made to facilitate ordering bulk parts from Lego S@H, to include the new items from the holiday catalog. (URL) ought to work for both Excel 95 and 97 now; please let me know if anyone have trouble with it. Cheers, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Nope, I didn't. Personally, I can't think of anything worthwhile to build out of that color (And I'm a HUGE Vikings fan;), but then again I'm a train and town guy interested in "real life" colors rather than "fantasy" colors such as the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) You forgot Teal and Imperial Violet (The purple from the Grimace McDonald's Happy Meal set.) I suspect some people will want that horrid cyber slam purple too. Imperial Violet on the other hand is my holy grail of lego colors. I bought over 40 (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I know everyone at LEGO is very busy, so I do not want any details, but I would like some response. Is LEGO looking into improving speed of the shop.lego.com pages? The bulk page is essentially unusable. It takes 3 to 4 minutes for the page to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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Lego, Please, before you publish a new URL, set up the web site and make sure that everyone can access it. I was browsing the new Technic catalog and noticed the (URL) address. Unfortunately, when I tried to load the site, an error appeared. It (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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retailers are not able to stock the lego train track & accessories? (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Actually, JPIII won't be Spielberg. (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) No, I was thinking of the plastic that they used to make ghosts. But since real octopi do have colour-changing abilities, your idea is better. (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I take it you also read my comments reagarding Optrix. Light Emitting Polymers could be used to create your 'glowing' octopus. Then agin other lements could be made to glow or change color. Imagine just being able to plug in a rick to make it (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I was thinking along the lines of Joureny to the Centere of the Earth or '20,000 leaques under the Sea' so I suppourt your viewpoint. I feel that UIt would fit within the current themeing in Adventurers... Of course in MOCLAND you could always (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) ^^^...^^^ Now there Is an Idea for an ENTIRE RANGE!!!. <FAKED Catlouge blurb> ******** belives that children should develop and express theire dramatic and creative skills. Now with the LEGO(R) theatre they can. Join the Players as they embark (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This Orange brick packs news was just a bit late for me. I didn't see it till today and it seems you all snapped up the in-stock sets! I have been put on a back order list:( maybe I'll see them in November? See Ya... Robin W GFLTC PS I'm with (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is an excellent idea. I would very much like to see some of the Verne-esque Steam Age machinery rendered in LEGO. Very good idea. (...) This would seem to be elementary, but only time will tell. ~Mark (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) now this I like. I would like to see: return to wild west 7+ blacksmiths shop barber shop doctor saloon gold mine gold miner with tent and tools (including a gold pan) wild west train (with a new upside down cone piece for the funnel). if lego (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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My Suggestions- Town/Model Team Architect 14+ Town is back in a big way... there's even a mini-fig scale shopping mall! 1 Hotel 2 Shopping Mall 3 Restaurant 4 LEGO Museum (lots of discontinued elements on display) 5 Theatre Castle/Northern Knights (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Attn : Lego UK Ltd Lego Futura Lego Direct Mr Brad Justus. LUGNET readership.. Dear Sirs ( with apologies), As a long term fan of your construction toys and products I would like to suggeste the following ideas for 2003 onwards. (I have used this (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Wish list Re: Can we have 1x3 bricks in bulk please?
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How about TLC establishing a wish list for bulk buyers? Take Jason Catena's list and expand it. What better customer survey could there be than finding out what you customers want? I suspect there may be a market for every piece that TLC (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) because (...) I live in Idaho and I received my catalog last Friday, I seem to be one of the first to get the new one. I ordered the windows last Saturday, however they are backordered until November 24. If (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) According to S@H (not the answering service) as of 11:20 EDT, these are expected to be available near the end of November. Dave! (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) They aren't available anywhere on the website yet. I suspect that's because we aren't supposed to know about them yet. ;) As per usual, whoever distributes LEGO catalogues on the eastern US seaboard has let them out a couple weeks before LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Last week I ordered from the LEGO S@H site to the Netherlands and received the items mere days later: I was stunned by the speed of this first trial. Now I read about the new S@H train windows&doors and hurried to order a load of them. But now the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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I don't know if you have a similar belief but here, it's believed that if you wish something while you are in-between two people with the same name, you will have your wish..:-) Hehe... Thanks to the both Eric's..:-) Selçuk (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) As a man who is producing parts from copper tube, copper green is not a bad name at all. Corroded copper is green..:-) Selçuk (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: 1x in Bulk Please
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(...) Lets do a little selective reduction: The following are not _AS_ needed Blue Red Black White Green Yellow 1x1,1x2,1x3,1x4,1x8,...x3,2x4,2x6 Because they are available in the 3033 buckets. We would be better served for bricks like that in true (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: special kits Kxxxx now online available <- Not to the rest of the world they're not!
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Thanks for that piece of information Christian. I haven't seen the S@H catalogue so I'm working solely on the contents of the website. Nicholas Christian Gemuenden <GECH1@t-online.de> wrote in message news:G2uonz.4o2@lugnet.com... (...) soon (...) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear LEGO, I would greatly appreciate it if you could consider providing Technic Beams of all available lengths in normal colors in bulk. Even modernist architects are sometimes budding gearheads! Thank you for your consideration. Build On! John (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear LEGO, At the very least, 1x2's in white would be extremely appropriate for us modernist architects who are also fans of your fine product. Build On! John Matthews John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: 1x in Bulk Please
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(...) right, I might add that Lego should offer those brown boxes to Eric, not the x100 packs, he would go too fast through these (remember Mike Poindexter went through 713 of the 3033 1200 pieces boxes to this day, according to (URL) ) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | 1x in Bulk Please
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Many people have chimed in that they are wishing for 1x bricks in bulk. I am starting a new thread because I had been wishing for 1x orange bricks in bulk and now you have given us the halloween packet. While I am greatly pleased that orange is (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | please make better technic spares available
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Either through better service packs or through "bulk" (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Can we have 1x3 bricks in bulk please?
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(...) Count me in on the 1x3 bricks and plates! I believe I'm always looking for a 1x3 something. (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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The instructions are online. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: special kits Kxxxx now online available <- Not to the rest of the world they're not!
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Hey Nicholas, stay patient! The kits are not available from Germany either, but they are already in the printed version of the S@H catalogue, so I guess it will soon be available online for other countries as well. Bye, Christian --- xTI@N. LUGNet (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Can we have 1x3 bricks in bulk please?
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(...) I'll say "me too". While we are at it, I would add 1Xx bricks in tan (apart from the 2X1), dark gray and orange. Also, how about a "Town Expander Kit" with vehicle doors, mudguards, small wheels and roofs? That way we can "de-juniorize" the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: special kits Kxxxx now online available <- Not to the rest of the world they're not!
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Surprise, surprise! If you input any of these set numbers in to Lego S@H UK you get a picture of the product and a description, but are told it is unavailable in the UK. C'mon Lego, play fair and stop ignoring the rest of the world. I would love to (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Can we have 1x3 bricks in bulk please?
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(...) They would be nice but what I desire most is plates in more sizes and colors. I can get by without the 1x3s till the range expands a lot. But then, I bought a lot of the 1200 piece tubs. ++Lar (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And all the other colors just for luck. I need tan 1x3s. Plates and bricks. At least they're in current sets. While we're at it, the brown 1x4 brick is still a mythological creature. Never been seen in captivity. Speaking of brown, brown roof (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Can we have 1x3 bricks in bulk please?
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(...) Me too. I buy 1x3s at auction. In fact, I'd like 1x3 plates too. I want plates and bricks in pink, black, white, brown, grey, dark grey, and clear. Chris (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Can we have 1x3 bricks in bulk please?
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Brad, I doubt I'm the only person who would like to be able to buy 1x3 (and 2x3) bricks in bulk. At least in the standard colors, I'd be much more likely to get these than the sizes that lego bulk offers at the moment (other than the 2x8's), since (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Ideas! (Was Re: S@H bulk pages are too slow)
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(...) about (...) pages (...) I want to be able to surf *.lego.com with lynx... That means, no javascript (cookies are fine) and uh, forget about pictures. Raph (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Ideas! (Was Re: S@H bulk pages are too slow)
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I was not complaining about the main page at the Shop at Home page. I was complaining specifically about the bulk LEGO page. The front page, (URL) , loads quickly. Loading the US Shop at Home page, (URL) , takes about a minute and a half to load (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Shop at Home up and running?
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(...) ok. maybe. now try to use lynx under Linux : lynx (URL) Incorrect Access Permission [ERROR.GIF] No cookie. To access this site your browser must be accepting cookies. ------ very useful... (yeah, that would be a good way to get rig of the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Just a quick note that my order arrived. The pumpkin is packed in the low cost clear cello bagging with adhesive label that we have come to expect for bulk. It doesn't come with any included instructions (unless I missed them) which is fine (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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Erik Olson <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:G2st8L.HGF@lugnet.com... (...) metals, (...) primary (...) done by (...) Oh well, I guess unless some pigeons want to contribute a lot of it, the statue won't be getting that kind of tint again. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Free legos at www.labvantage.com
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(...) Tough to qualify for, though, looks like. Someone ought to point TLC legal eagles at this site, they're using "LEGO'S" like it's a proper usage and I dunno what those weird bricks in the image are but they ain't The Brick. (lawyers are like (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) Thanks for retrieving those details from the mint! If you want to see bronze in green, blue, black, brown, even blue, red and other wacky colors, take a look at some ancient coins. Surf ebay -- they have a burgeoning ancient coin section that (...) (24 years ago, 21-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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