 | | When do we see HarryPotter in the US?
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Does anyone know for certain when the HP Legos are going on sale in the US? I have a toy store owner friend who still hasn't even been told when. (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Metroliner, Club Car and Deluxe Metroliner Kit now available online!
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For those that have been waiting to place their orders online, the new trains are now available at (URL) (formerly 4558, now 10001): (URL) Car (formerly 4547, now 10002): (URL) Deluxe Metroliner Kit (K10001): (URL) Lukin Senior Web Developer LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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| | Re: Not to sound impatient, but It's the end of the week...
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes: <snipped myself> (...) Yup, I know about about the phone ordering being avaible, but I want to wait for the internet to place a rather large order of other stuff and didn't want to be on the phone for a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Not to sound impatient, but It's the end of the week...
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"Bob Parker" <cg47@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GI7urp.A3G@lugnet.com... (...) Er, can't you use the phone? You have been able to call s@h all week and place orders for these sets, as was pointed out in Brad's message. regards lawrence (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Not to sound impatient, but It's the end of the week...
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...so when will the Metroliner and Club Car be on the website for internet ordering? Please hurry... :-) I've got my cc fired up and ready to go! - Bob (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Qualitu of product description on www.lego.com
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Jake and Brad, I find your web shop very useful, but there's one thing which is becoming increasingly annoying lately. Especially for the larger sets, I would expect some serious product information before buying. Each item only has a one-paragraph (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | LEGO Bionicle: Mata Nui web game
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For anyone who's experienced a problem playing the Mata Nui web game on a Mac, I want to thank you for your patience and let you know that we've launched a fix. The game should work just as well now on a Mac as on a PC. Also, I'd like to thank (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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Thank you, Thank You, Thank You, Thank you, And oh, BTW, thank you!!!!!!!! I already ordered 2 sets, and I'm sure I'll order more So, thank you!!!!!!!! 2 years ago, I wished I could find a way to let Lego direct know they needed to bring back some (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | RE: Junkbot not saving progress (was: New stuff on LEGO.com...)
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(...) First off, let me say this game is totally awesome! With the save working I finally had time to play through to the end. I haven't figured the trick of a couple levels but still claimed Master Rank #7. :-) Yow, have to shave almost 70 to reach (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) WOOHOO!!!! This is confirmation straight from the horses mouth that there will be space legends (hopefully soon, lets hope that the SW license doesnt get in the way) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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Thanks! Any chance of seeing a Technic Legend? - David (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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Yes, you will need a regulator. But rather than spend full retail, I suggest you post to buy-sell-trade and ask for one there - many people have WAY too many regulators in their collection (especially if they parted out 4561s or 4565s like I did), (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) Since this is your "first" train set...then the easy answer is "YES" you need a speed regulator to run the train. Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Stupid question time. This being my first train set coming from Pirates and Castle, is a speed regulator required to run the train? Or is it just a good thing to have. Given that I'm buying a Metroliner, Club Car, Admiral's Flagship, and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) My guess is that the pieces in 10001 will be structurally different. As an example, the inside of a lt grey 1x6 brick from 1993 *might* look different from a 2001 copy (I stress *might*). One thing I am pretty sure of is that the stud on the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) snip As someone who paid an exorbitant amount for two metroliners and a clubcar a couple of years ago, I want to say that I'm very happy that Lego brought these sets back into circulation. I'll be placing my order shortly. I haven't been (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes: snip (...) snip (...) What an understatement!!! Such a happy day for trainheads...no..for EVERYONE!!!! I too am going to wait to order it on the website later this week. K10001 here I come!! If I buy 2 or 3 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) There is that... Kinda... The KTR01 1x 4515 8 Straight Rails 2x 4520 8 Curved Rails 1x 5300 Train Motor 1x 4548 Speed Regulator 1x 10013 Open Freight Car 1x 100014 Caboose $119 USD -- Dean Husby LUGNET Member #320 TFM's LEGO Workshop - (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) Andrew, I just heard for sure that there is no regulator included in the Metroliner set. You will need to purchase that separately. Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee Sr. Producer LEGO Direct (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) BRAD, good looking out, i pre-ordered, but is this including speed regulator or will i need to purchase it sepretly if so i will need to add it onto my order so let me know please, thanks you or if anyone knows for that fact. Andrew (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) Thank you so much Brad and all at LD. Please make online ordering available ASAP!! (...) What a deal, It's a lot better than $700 on ebay. (though I still plan on getting the originals one day.) (...) Bring on Town and PIRATES!!! (...) Thanks (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:GI0wnr.GB3@lugnet.com... (...) The 'Delux Metroliner Kit' is an excellent idea. What about a 'Delux My Own Train Kit' with an engine, a couple of 10015s and a 10014 caboose at a special (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) How about a Lego Factory? that would work great as a train set. *Unjuniorized* that is. It can have train tracks with an overhead crane, a flatbed train car, an 18 wheeler,-all just like the 4555, and a building with an office and work area. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) A factory is something I'd really like to see. I wonder what it should produce :-) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) That sounds like an idea for a castle starter package, which I would be interested in (being that I have no castle sets, and some would be nice) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) YEs, the big difference between computer games and Lego is that Lego you can see and touch. It also tends to be more versitile because with Lego you can do anything and Sim City you can do only almost anything. (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) Then there's the poor little kids who have jsut started building lego who get these cheap sets and when they get tired of them they go in the closet like any other toy, accept they fall apart. One reason for Lego's success is the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) They actually look at Lugnet daily and steal ideas (at least I think). People mention stuff and BOOM sometimes it comes out. (...) Yes, an important part of Lego (in my opinion) is taking time. Makes you feel proud of something when your (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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Just as a note to why I (the author of this few pages of rage fueled text) dissappeared for a few days is that my computer was very unstable and my dad and had to rebuild it (which we've done successfuly) and add a new hard drive. I'll try to at (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That would have been nice... Dan (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Uhg, now I'm depressed :-) But, no, really, I do like that polce HQ. It's got a similar feel to the buildings I make today. I *really* wish I had some of those older sets. (...) Sounds good, probally is true. (...) I saw these in the store the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Ok, now I see where your coming from. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Putting your bricks where your mouth is...
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(...) Well put. I'm no lawyer either, but for everyone participating it should be presumed that posting your work is almost like giving carte blanc to anyone (or any entity) wishing to "borrow" the idea. I suggest that those who desire to protect (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Junkbot not saving progress (was: New stuff on LEGO.com...)
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(...) Thanks again, Tomas! (...) *grrrr*...re-playing "Run The Gauntlet" right now for the save...*grrrr* (...) Yep...that's how I've been doing it...down to 32 moves now... (...) Yes, yes, YES! OH GAWD, YES! Ummm...please.... That would also make (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Junkbot not saving progress (was: New stuff on LEGO.com...)
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(...) The bug that was keeping players' progress from being saved has been fixed. Our apologies to all those who completed levels between Friday morning and Monday afternoon! (...) I believe there are only three levels -- mostly the one Matt (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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(...) Sounds good to me! Im going to order them when they come on the website too. (...) if you buy K10001,(the Metroliner and CLubcar together), you pay only $19.50 for the CLub Car!!! Thats a good deal all in itself. (...) Im looking foward to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Forgive me for falling right out of my chair. Thanks for the great news, Brad, we look forward to seeing all the great surprises! (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad & All, (...) Great news. I will wait for the internet ordering! (...) Excellent. : ) (...) Oh, you are so evil, Brad! : ) I can't wait to see the Space and Town entries! (...) Indeed. I just want to say super work, and I am looking forward to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | now arriving for advance orders... metroliner and club car
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As I'm sure everyone is now aware, the Metroliner (formerly 4558, now 10001) and Club Car (formerly 4547, now 10002) are the next arrivals in the LEGO Legends line. I'm please to announce that both sets are now available for preorder through LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) more (...) The thing is that 6091 is 524 BIG JUNIORISED pieces (OK not all of them, but quite a few - grrr..), I assume bigger pieces cost lego more to produce (printed pieces probably do as well)... Which is why they should bring castle sets (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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