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(...) Are you sure you got a GREEN Kaukau and not a TRANSGREEN one????? (...) I just hope we get an answer from Lego SOON!! It can't be that difficult to find someone who is actually responsible for the bionicle line......... (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) In your next lego movie, put a blacklight near that transparent light green. That looks REALLY neat! NICK !^/ (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Gimme more trans anything except trans anti freeze, that color is crap :) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) !! Is this a LEGO sponsored train show? It sure as heck looks like one, but the legalese on the back says it isn't. Does anyone know more about this? James (cross-posted for visibility, follow-up back to .trains) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I think the marketing department needs some help. Every time I hear "our market testing shows that kids and parents want juniorization" I am amazed at how large the gap between marketing and reality is. Parents and kids want the exact same things (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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First off, let me just say that she DID identify her self in her 1ST post: (...) Secondly, Welcome Arianne. I want to know about something i've heard regarding TLC. (the LEGO group) It seems that i've from quite a few people now about LEGO tech, or (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well, I for one won't have to wait until 2002. I just secured a nearly complete Ice Planet collection from E-Bay ;-) The white and trans-orange (gimme more trans-<any-color> anytime ;-) ) will surely find their places in my Space Shuttle (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi Ari - welcome to the group. Typically other LEGO Direct employees identify themselves by signing their name like so at the end of messages, its a bit less cumbersome than your sentence there ;) Name Position, LEGO Direct (or something (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi Todd: Thanks for the welcome! The URL is www.lego.com/coolkids -two new kids will be up by Thursday. Please check it out! Just to follow all rules and identify myself to anyone reading, my name is Ari Vena and I am an associate producer with LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Check out LEGO, and it's not you guys
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I did a LEGO search on GOOGLE.com and look what I found. (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <3a9ac877.62126493@l...et.com>... (...) (URL) is the section that's featuring my daughter Lizzie at the moment. The only way to navigate to it that I can find is to sign in as a Web Club member, then click on New Stuff. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Arianne, Hi and welcome -- it's nice to see a new face. :) What's the URL of your new area? --Todd p.s. Please re-read point #15 in the LUGNET Discussion Group Terms and Conditions: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A8EF184.FD00A9...est.net... (...) be (...) designs (...) Godt", "I read (...) At least ONE person on Lugnet didn't know that John! Do you have any left?? -Kieran Brady (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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There has been a long-standing demand for cool, especially iconic, lego clothing, which TLG has unfortunately failed to provide us with (usually sporting just the TLG logo, or Johnny Thunder shirts, etc.). So far as I've seen, in biggest demand is (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Funny I was looking at all the local Shell stations and couldn't find them. I sure wonder why the didn't meet their "qouta." How many others ran into a similar problem? -Mike Petrucelli aka Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | The mythical 3033 tub
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Dear TLC, I would realy appreciate it, when you would make the 3033 tub avalable in Europe, Australia and other parts of the world that still are deprived of this great source of building fun. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | the need for the RIS 2.0 release date
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First - to the people at LEGO Direct: I realize this is a long post, but please take the time to read it. Second - to everyone else: this is a reprint of some of the rampant speculation that has been going on concerning the RIS 2.0 release date. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Web vs. Catalog product selection (was: Brown Bulk Bricks are in!)
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(...) Excellent! Thanks for the info. Also, a brief word of thanks to LD for bringing us the brown bricks. james (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I believe so yes. Basically, there are two shipments to Shop At Home of these products. One comes via air and arrived today or yesterday. The other is coming on a ship and is scheduled to be delivered to Shop At Home no later than 3/30. So you (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Jake: Does this mean that those of us who have already placed a brown-bricks order stand a chance of getting the pieces before March 30? Thanks, james (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Actually, the people in charge of the products on the site are also those same people responsible for the catalog. I am not exactly sure why the delay happened, but I assume that they haven't gone on the web site (therefore available to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Web vs. Catalog product selection (was: Brown Bulk Bricks are in!)
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(...) <clip> (...) Dear Jake and LEGO Direct, Updates are as always appreciated. However, I'm curious why the brown bricks are "live" in the spring paper catalog and not "live" on the web site yet. Having been in the catalog business, I know that (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Great news! We have received limited quantities of the brown bulk bricks to our US Shop At Home distribution! This inventory is limited, as it arrived by air. There is much more on the way via sea and will be here no later than March 30, 2001. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
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(...) and interesting detail; the line going from bottom to top. Also I like the way it makes the window stretch cleanly from the floor to the ceiling. I remember this technique. Thanks, Chris (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I have to echo this...I wanted to echo it earlier, but was too busy, and didn't have pictures to go along with it. Many of the things that made the town at NALUG's layout for Supertrain 2001 wouldn't have happened without the bulk packs. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) ...Oh man that would be great!!! I'm not much for leather jackets, but I'd get one for the logo... (and get a spare so I can rip the back off and just hang the logo on the wall :-) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com www.sitcatsit.com <-- a guy and (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: New Bulk Color Available... Brown!!! Slopes and Bricks!!!
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(...) <snip> (...) Boy I hope we are both being bad with dates today... If we have to wait until Feb. 29 that means we will have to wait until 2004 ;-). I bet you meant either Feb. 28 or Mar. 1. Eric Kingsley (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) More good news from LEGO Direct!! I am happy to pass on some bulk brick news. Eric beat me to the announcement since I have been really busy this morning! The next round of bulks will be the following selection: SKU Size/Color Name Qty. 3751 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | New Bulk Color Available... Brown!!! Slopes and Bricks!!!
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Folks, I may be daft and missed this but there are some new bulk bricks and slopes in the Spring 2000 catalog. They are all Brown!!! (URL) only downer is there arn't 1x4 bricks or 2x2 slopes but I am not complaining. I have other sources for the 2x2 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct) !
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| | Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
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(...) -John (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I thought they were about direct contact, not just direct marketing. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Thanks for pointing this out. My reason for asking Lego Direct about this (as opposed to trying to get one from other users) actually has more to do with the possibility that Lego has addressed the main problem people have with the IR towers: (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Thank you!
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I just wanted to offer a very hearty Thank You! to LEGO Direct for providing NALUG with the materials for the play area at Supertrain 2001 in Calgary, AB, CA this past weekend. It was immensly popular with both the attendee's and with the show (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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(...) Godt" on the front of a shirt, "Plays well with LEGO®", "Adult Fan Of LEGO®", "My dad has more LEGO® than your dad" (kid's shirt). That kind of thing. I have printed some Brickenrockerô shirts, but did obtain permission from the president of (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yeah, what Eric said. In a nutshell, I undertook a grass roots effort to make some T's with Classic Space minifigs on them. LEGO contacted me and said "Quit it." That's about it. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) It was a little more than that. (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) For what? Just to say "hi"? -John (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Release Date
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The only thing to be careful about is to make sure the 2.0 software will talk to the RS232 connection. They may have the drivers wired into the USB only. Anyone have a 2.0 set they have tested the RS232 on? (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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There may even be some people who have bought multiple Robotic Invention Sets who don't need all the IR cables and would give you one. Alan Carmack Pflugerville, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> To: (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) If TLC doesn't offer an easy way to get a serial infrared tower, there are probably a bunch of folks who would trade or sell you one (who me? I only have 3 RIS sets...). FUT: lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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This may not answer any of your questions, but you can get the Robotics Invention Set 1.5 at Costco for $150.00 plus shipping. Alan Carmack Pflugerville, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthias Jetleb" <jetleb@netcom.ca> To: (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | New accessory packs
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I have seen posts about new accessory packs (like classic windows 3446? ). These do not appear as bulk packs on lego.com. Where is a listing of these new items? I am in the US. Lester (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | RIS 2.0 Release Date
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Would it be possible to get an official, definiative release date/period/quarter for Midstorms RIS2.0? I've been hearing early March, late March, August, and Fall all depending on who's doing the talking. A specific release date would be nice, but (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | To the employee's of Lego and all AFOL's
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Hi, I just wanted to say Thank You to the employee's of Lego/Lego Direct. I think you have done a tremendous job. I work for a major retailer also, and I know what it is like. I think you have done a great job of supporting us, listening to us, and (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Wonder how long it will take the LEGO lawyers to call you. Only took them two days to email me. (...) I'd love to have a black leather jacket with the Classic Space logo embroidered on it. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
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Ahem, I have refrained from commenting on the T-shirt thread until now:-) Actually, my business is designing and printing T-shirts, and so I would be available to print lower runs (and bigger, for that matter) of certain designs (with TLC's (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
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LD- If the usage of LEGO marks (as in torso concepts suggested) is a problem, please just say so. I'm sure the community would have more great ideas. Someone had suggested (don't remember who) just the classic smiley. I'd love a shirt with just that (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Could you just contract out the shirts to whoever does them now? I mean the t-shirts and polos in the catalog and at outlets. I think I am more interested in having a say in the look of the shirts than how they are produced. As for high (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) From what I gather then, Brad had this idea, called me at home about it, and then, in person, asked Todd and me to go ahead and announce this good news to the community (only wanting to pre-read our announcement, I believe) -- before his even (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGOs dirty trick: making money by not producing all masks as announced.
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(...) thought that it was something that I did to get them that way. I wondered if I left them in the sun too long, or just played with them too often. Little did I know then that it was because of the plastic. I do not use my CA pieces, but the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'm not asked, but this is one of my "favorite" topics, since I'm really concerned about the decreasing quality of bricks (to be measured) as well as the quality (playability) of sets (which is quite subjective). I recently bought a 342 ( (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I recall an article stating that Lego/Shell hoped to sell ~7 million sets in the US and had sold ~5(?) million as of close to the end of the promotion. I know that at least some stations shipped their extras back to Lego; wonder where they'll (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Wow, you have to BUILD the shirts too? (: (My fiancee just saw the fine LEGO Watch Systems product and remarked "you even have to build the watch?!?" Well, yeah, that's the point...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Thank you Jake. Knowing that it is under development does help. While LD is working out production -Values?/ Costs?/ Quality control? , why not clue in Lugnet community as to the limits. What type of images/designs are permitable? I am in over (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I have noticed the 'fingerprint' thing too, but I thought it was because the bricks were shinier or more vivid. I haven't noticed any increase in scratching. Though I have noticed that some of the printing is substandard. Though I have not (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) real (...) How about the UNICEF van, with the container doors on the back, that would give white container doors, and pannels. It has 1x3x1 doors on it, and it would require little modification to make it as you are suggesting. James (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Umm, I wouldn't be complaining too much about wheels if we got a set similar to 1650 (gosh, how many center sections does that thing have? Is that TLC's longest ship? It looks like it could be longer than a BSB or SES). I assume you meant (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) promo (...) Guild (...) Heck, if they didn't juniorize it, and made it with decent pieces, I'd buy anywhere from 10-50 myself, depending on cost and the parts involved. Personally, I'd want something along the lines of 2149 or 1831 if 4-wide, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi Jake - That'd be great. I understand volume could be an issue - but... how many units of the Statue of Liberty sell? (then again, could be apples and oranges cause that's a HUGE set) But, something offered through Direct/S@H would be nifty. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I fired off a Email to Jake (which I will repeat here: I'm not sure if you would have access, but there is some info on my web page (you all can dig for it, its on the UNICEF van :) which is about a van made here in Canada by Sampsonite. It (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Gary, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen died on July 13, 1995. (...) I think LEGO should use the earlier Samsonite date too...it is misleading to claim a date of 1973 when the LEGO brand was established many years before (and besides, it just doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Sheree (et. al), We haven't forgotten about the idea at all. It is actually taking some time to come up with a solution that: 1. Yields the high level of quality you expect from LEGO and we expect from ourselves 2. Meets a reasonable price (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Thanks Tomas, If memory serves me correctly LEGO Chairman Kjeld Kirk Kristiensen (KKK) helped start up the USA/LEGO in Enfield. That was before he became Chairman. Is his father GKC still alive. I thought not, but at the moment I'm not sure. I know (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I've been wondering about this for a month now. LD's idea was such a kind gesture, it's really not my place to push it. I can say, I am personally saddened to see LD drop interest in their idea. They had sounded so excited about it when we met (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) That's what I was curious about, what are the volumes? I could believe millions for the Shell sets, but I seriously doubt the Velux promo runs to the millions. I kind of doubt the airline promos do either (now if they were sold on domestic (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) (although (...) Perhaps one per quarter or so would be reasonable. And it could rotate on themes... :) -- -Bones- "Being Optimized for Nocturnal Exploration and Sabotage" = (URL) = NecroBones Enterprises (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: shop.lego.com bug report
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Yet another update: I've been told that along with the changes to the shop that were published yesterday, there were some additional code changes that will hopefully keep this "bad cookie" problem from happening again in the future. Of course, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Old question for LEGO Direct
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Hi Gary, I asked around about this, and as far as I was able to find out, TLC is not planning any "40th Anniversary" celebrations in 2001. The official date that we are counting from appears to be 1973 for the US, as you noted below. So that (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) it... I (...) to buy (...) Or maybe one in each color... White, red, yellow... Maybe a blue one and a black one too, but you gotta have the other three, since they were the most abundant space fig colors. :) -- -Bones- "Being Optimized for (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Bulk Pricing (Interesting comparison?)
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(...) through LUGs (...) maybe even (...) Sounds like a very reasonable suggestion to me. Right now, the pricing of the so-called Bulk Direct Packs is such that I really can't justify the purchase. I have a certain amount of disposable income that (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) ...That idea just makes me want to cry tears of joy just thinking about it... I have no fonder memory of childhood than my classic space stuff... Id have to buy one a month for a year :-) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com www.sitcatsit.com <-- a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I can do some digging into this, but keep in mind that the Shell promo would be millions of units. I am not sure what the quantity would be for a LUGNET set, but I am not sure that the revenue/volume would be there to meet the minimums. Jake (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I've been wondering that too. I'm not sure what LD's schedule is for the project. Brad Justus said that he'd like to do it and I offered to post about it for him after we met with him in November. It's LD's project and not something Suzanne or (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Are you kidding?? The swirled parts look SO cool! People would want to buy them! Everyone that saw these parts at the NMRA show drooled over them and wanted them. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I agree, it's not a result of an error or malfunction, but still something that's not generally desirable to show to the public. Frank (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Frank & All, (...) I don't think this is a problem per say, I would call it more of a plastic injection molding issue. When I worked in a plastic plant, and we did color changes, we always had to empty out the hopper, blow it out for the possible (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) While it would be cool to get these, I don't foresee TLC ever intentionally making them available. Generally manufacturers like to hide this kind of problem as much as possible. What we can hope for is that some designer down the road gets a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Ray Sanders" <rsanders@svic.net> wrote in message news:G8rMyy.F5M@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) space (...) consumer (...) competing (...) 'the (...) al) (...) My main point was simply that the cost to sell "true bulk" (i.e. basic pieces in the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Oooh, oooh me wants a giant Classic Space fig!!!! Ooooooooh. Hmmm, maybe I should stock up on white bricks to make one! But how to do the logo... Hmmmm <Ponders doin it him self.> <should prolly get a lego giant minifig> Ooooh, giant Classic Space (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hey thanks Mark. I am always happy when I see some really inspiring buildings that follow historical styles. Your Laural Hall has a very nice 18th century colonial look and feel to it. I love your use of the 1x1 cones, and of course the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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LEGO - I've heard from an LIC employee that though the Statue of Liberty sets fly off the shelves, the Minifig is left behind. Want to sell? Package a minifig that's unique - like a Classic Space fig, or a Pirate, a knight from Castle, etc. - with (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Just a bit short of 3 months since this announcement. Anything going on here at Lugnet or Lego Direct regarding it? sheree (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I was wondering that, too, if they'd actually be cool for building in and of themselves but I've never actually seen any. The only "error" piece I recall having is a white 1x6 brick from the mid-70's that didn't get quite enough plastic at one (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Ray Sanders" <rsanders@svic.net> wrote in message news:G8rnDz.GLA@lugnet.com... (...) standing (...) One promo set per month is waaay too much. I would say, a one or two-time LUGNET promo over the course of a few months for each set, offered at (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) AFAIK, they scrap those bricks. I know someone that has about 30 or so "mixed" bricks, and they look REALLY COOL (green/yellow, black/red, blue/pink). As far as we know, the only way he could have gotten them in that bulk lot is if someone AT (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) May I suggest one per month. Possibly related to something seasonal (although the seasons are swapped across the equator). Lugnet members could keep standing open orders (as in: ship me 2 each time a new one is released). Ray (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) With the operative word being 'could'. The real question revolves around 'should they ?'. Some of our 'bulk bricks could be had for $x.xx/piece' discussions revolve around the prices seen in blue tubs. Does TLC make sufficient margins on blue (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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A tangentially related question: What happens to the bricks rejected from the system while changing the mold injectors from one color of plastic to another? I already use discolored, heavily scratched or simply "wrong" color bricks as filler in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) YES. Please let me look by color, by size, by type, etc... so I can say "what are all the black parts available right now, what are all the plates available right now..." etc. It's OK to have pages of randomly organised stuff but give multiple (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think this is a good idea for them to put up listing of parts without pricing for a short time while they finish keying up the data, maybe even establishing pricing. Especially for new items we have never seen before in bulk packs. It get us (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I agree with Eric 100%. This earlier iteration of the bulk site is much beter. The column on the left and each size piece only pictured once with color options below it make finding the piece you need much easier. The problem is that this site (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3A8AD96B.7A79@m...ing.com... [snip] (...) I would guess that outside of the AFOL market (individually and through LUGs and LTCs), there is likely little demand for bricks by the 1000s. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Mike Timm writes: <snip> (...) Oh please don't remove the second link. It is so much better organized than the shop.lego.com pages that I would much prefer to shop this way. I just wish you could add to your shopping cart from (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well I found that there appear to be TWO different versions of the bulk list depending upon how you attempt to get there. Perhaps they are/were in the process of doing/activating the changes for the US S@H website, I cannot tell, but the bulk (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well as far as the overhead I think the two might be closer than you think. There is a lot of air in the Tubs so the tubs take up more space/part plus the lack of packaging on the bulk packs lower their overhead right away. My guess is that (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3A8ADA23.398@mi...ing.com... (...) Wonderful idea, Frank! This would be really cool....LEGO? -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I'm curious as to how the promotional sets work. Is it at all possible that Lugnet could work with TLC to make promotional sets available? I'd love to see an assortment like the Shell sets (and I'm sure Lugnet would be happy for TLC to sell them (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I don't think it's "obvious" they can do better. I think the buckets and tubs (pretty much only available in the US and Canada I think) are almost a loss leader. I don't think they actually are a loss leader, but I strongly suspect they are (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Time for me to hop on the soapbox too. :) When I first heard they were going to make "bulk" packs available, my hope was that they'd do something like "1000 assorted white" for $30, and so on. The term "bulk" usually implies "large quantities (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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