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With all this discussion about ordering, I was wondering if you could enlighten us as to where orders from Australia / NZ / asia / africa are going to be filled and sent from. As there are going to be dispatch centres in both Europe and the US [and (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Marion helmets, dark gray, 100-300
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I've been thinking about a way to communicate our wants to LD that would be concise and convenient. One idea was to try to make the message line the message. We all want different parts in different size lots, depending on cost. If one person leads (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: bulk pricing with the cost/stud method
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(...) First, my only criticism: Market.theory might be the most appropriate place for this. However, if LD proves to be more expensive than Ebay for common bulk bricks, I'm sure this thread will be resurrected. I recently put some bulk legos up for (...) (24 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) If they broke a couple of the juniorized molds that would be nice. :) I didn't get the impression they would have any product development associated with LD. I got the impression TLG liked the idea of generating revenue from the molds they are (...) (24 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | bulk pricing with the cost/stud method
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Not sure if this has been discussed here yet. Just doing some number crunching. In trying to figure out how a simple brick is priced, I derived a price per stud rate, i.e.; a 2x4 brick is 8 studs. This does not take into account the possibly more (...) (24 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) There is such a thing as making another mould. (24 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) I'm not Brad, but I would not be surprised if all molds are still availble (minus "redesigned" molds, like when they redesigned the round tree to have a taller trunk and rounder endges). Witness the re-introduction of pieces, especially (...) (24 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) ...Yes! These two items would be infinitely useful to those of us drooling on the prospects of a continuous feed :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (24 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | requests for brad and lego direct
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Could brad and lego direct consider providing the folowing: 1.the internal database of part numbers, so that we can finally have the correct part numbers for every ldraw part, amongst other things 2.the list of which moulds are still available to (...) (24 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) I've ordered much from S@H and have about 10 copies of the Jan issue. It's my guess they don't have one and printed WAY to many of them to start with... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) Just a minor nitpick, but if you're going to speak up in defense of Canada, you could at least do us the courtesy of capitalizing, neh? <xf-ut: off-topic.debate> James (URL) getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) come on lego, if you are going to print special canadian catalogs just for canada, print the prices in canadian dollars! or just send the canadians the same ones as they get in the US. Can canadians order the items that are shown in the US (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) I requested a catalog about 2 months ago, but only got one with an order I received last week. It's the January Canadian one, so I can only assume that there are no newer ones available. Tim Strutt 8^) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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Michael Jorgensen wrote in message ... (...) to (...) catlog (...) Canada? (...) Come to think of it, I haven't received a catalog since January either... I suppose another request wouldn't hurt, mind you, I'm sure there's a reason... Cordially, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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Hello, Did the mailing list for S@H catalogs survive the relocation of S@H Canada to the LEGO Direct in the States? I'm asking because I havent received a catlog in a while...last one I got was January 2000. Is there a newer one for Canada? Should I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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Brad Justus wrote in message ... (...) This is super! As mentioned in previous responses, price estimates would be the cherry on this cake! I shall begin gathering my pennies... and hundred dollar bills <g> (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Window questions for Brad Justus
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Dear Brad, It helps if I point to the website with the picture of the Dealer box I just talked about: (URL) Istok (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Window questions for Brad Justus
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Dear Brad, In addition to my previous question about the classic era windows, here is an example of the early Continental European LEGO Windows & Doors box from the late 1950's. If classic windows are a possibility for the future, here is an example (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: "Boring bricks?" Not if all colors available (was: the latest news)
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(...) Well, the only data I have about colour availability comes from the new Lego book, which (in its discussion of the factories which make Lego) indicate that the ABS granules (raw material) are stored in large silos - I'd have to go home to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Individual Minifig orders from Lego Direct
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(...) Here is what you do to get one: go to a store that sells lego go to the lego section take a rock raiders set with the element in question (the minifig pack is probobly the best way to get one) to teh counter pay for it go home open it take (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Individual Minifig orders from Lego Direct
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(...) Your thinking along the same lines as me. Brad said LARGE quantities(100-1000) so I imagine we could split them up into lots of what people want, order as a group. Just a thought. -John Rudy Grey Kepi, still not a one, ahhhh! (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Individual Minifig orders from Lego Direct
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(...) I think that being able to get individual minifigs wont happen: 1.people wont have as much incentive to buy the sets 2.it would cost a fortune however being aboe to order parts, like the grey kepi hat or the motorcycle/space helement will (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Individual Minifig orders from Lego Direct
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Is it possible to order a single minifig in Quantity from Lego Direct, or work a deal with Consumer Affairs? Case in point, would it be possible to order the Gray Rock raiders Minifig ( the one with the gray Kepi hat )? - Joe (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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(...) As someone who has a large collection of rare pieces, I am totally in agreement with mass producing them. I won't be hurt, because buying more of them means that I will now be able to build grander and more detailed buildings. Yeah I have 42 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: "Boring bricks?" Not if all colors available (was: the latest news)
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(...) Exactly, I'd like to get the green bricks but I can't justify buying all those other bricks just for those green ones. Kya (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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Wow, just think of the possibilities!!! I don't think I can say much more than anyone else has said, but this is great!! I hope the setup and operation of Lego Direct goes smoothly. Wilson (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: "Boring bricks?" Not if all colors available (was: the latest news)
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(...) output, I (...) gray, (...) YEAH!! GREEN!!!! =) The Big Blue tub has it, but not nearly enough of it. =) ~Nathan (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: "Boring bricks?" Not if all colors available (was: the latest news)
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(...) and green and pink? atleast green? anyone? (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:49:04 GMT, Ice <icestorm@inwave.com> wrote: SNIP (...) Really if we get a chance at the cool old pieces or designs I don't care a SINGLE WHIT! about collectability. If some person selling stuff on ebay doesn't make as much (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | "Boring bricks?" Not if all colors available (was: the latest news)
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Ordinarily, I don't believe in "me-too" posts. However, since it is feasible that TLG is using the content of this newsgroup to plan Lego Direct's output, I will add my two cents. I agree with James Trobaugh. If we can order the standard blue-tub (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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(...) Personally, I'd like to see all of the rarest pieces duplicated perfectly in enormous mass. My NLS is into Barbie Dolls. The gouging and fabricated-"rare" stuff is all over the place. And Mattel does all sorts of things which make it easy to (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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(...) Add Marion Helmets, maybe in gray, and Shako<?> hats to the list. Masts in brown? (...) But people will get those ridiculous prices, maybe for quite a while. Many buyers just don't have the information about LD and S@H they need to avoid being (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | A part you guys keep forgetting that just about everyone will want
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Simple Smiley Face Heads. You can get female hair in acc pack 5393 right now - but if all you have are pirate or Moomen heads, that ponytail hair won't do you much good. nufsed -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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(...) I think that if the demand is there then offering pieces that have only ever appeared in one set, like the black falcon flag, the maidens cap, the tudor wall pieces and others would be good, even if it pisses off the people who cant get (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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Brad Justus wrote: snip... (...) Just to clarify if I have this right, LD will require that say 10K of a certain brick must be ordered from al combine buyers, but an individual buyer may order as few as 50-100? Please don't tell me I'm confused. :) (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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(...) That is quite an achievement! (...) Put it this way - are you more likely to go to a friends site, and explore all the little things they've put there.. or go to someones site who you don't know and do the same thing? Then afterwards are you (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: the latest news
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(...) Im sorry It was something I was excited about at the moment, and the only response I got was negative, It really seems that only the "cool" lugnetters get any responses even if their work is only so-so. I mean, Ive been visiting lugnet for (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And it makes even more sense to go about things politely and be nice in the first place, rather than just jump in and start making a big, hairy deal over everything. Paul Foster (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And lest we forget, the 1x1 round bricks, and the 2x2 quarter circle (macaroni) bricks. These have been part of the regular LEGO brick inventory since the 1950's. Gary Istok (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Concerns and Ideas.
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Attn: Lego UK, Lego Direct, Mr Brad Justus, Dear Sirs, Around march of this year I collated a list of ideas from various LUGNET newsgroups. (The sources and authours being clearly stated.) A printed copy of this list was given to a representative of (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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