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(...) I actually disagree with that, but the disappointment behind it is much the same. This change in quality and piece quantity that we see is really a change in target audience for Lego (and a poor one in my opinion). Where Lego once held the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Guys, don't worry about us. I'm probably not the only AFOL in the middle of arranging something with folks at LD, but I think I can speak for all of us when I say we are not a priority. Compared to the things you're dealing with, our "needs" (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: New Halloween site launches!
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Thanks Jake! It was a welcome diversion from the events of the day.... Troy Jake McKee <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:GJHy51.Mwz@lugnet.com... (...) building (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Oh geez, must still be early! The URL is: (URL) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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All, We have just launched our Halloween area of www.LEGO.com. It includes the 2-D pumpkin instructions from last year, but reworked in a better format. Additionally, there several new building instructions: a bulk brick Wicked Witch and a 3-D (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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| | Re: LEGO Company position on third-party programs for LEGO MINDSTORMS
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(...) [snipped Clarification from the LEGO(R) MINDSTORMStm team] Thanks for the clarification, Tomas. (...) I'd also suggest visiting legos.sourceforge.net, and sending the letter to the maintainers of that site (if you haven't already), as although (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Catalogs for train show
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Hi Matthew, Try LEGO or an local LEGO outlet. Greetings Nico (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: ??? New Theme Proposal??? ' The results are in!'
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(...) <chop chop> (...) <chop chop> (...) Ok... here are mine: this is a very hard decision so mine are not in any order! 1, 25) Realistic Architecture/Sculpture = 10 2, 1) Fantasy Theme/ Lord of the Rings = 10 3, 6) New Castle = 8 (Knights of the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.year.2003)
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??? New Theme Proposal ??? The results are in! O.k. so because today is my day-off, and cause this is just plain fun, I've decided to compile a complete summary of the top new sets for Lego in 2003. (Am I the only one who thinks that TLG should (...) (23 years ago, 7-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.year.2003)
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John, Melissa, & Mark, Good points on pricing, all of them. But I stand by the US$29.99 pricing for LEGO Sculptor, as I think it gives LEGO plenty of room for profit. Pricing elements as a percentage of quantity per set multiplied by the cost of the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.general, John Gerlach writes: snippage..... (...) John Milissa and I thought the same thing. Keep in mind this was ~2 months ago and my interpretation may be different from others. Perhaps Lar or somebaody else can confirm or clarify this (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <clip> (...) I have to agree with Tim. If the Shop@Home prices were more reasonable, more bulk (Sam's Club) prices, then I would spend my money there. Now I wait until sets at the retail stores go on deep discount to buy Lego. 50%-75% off (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Are you referring to in Australia? Where'd you hear this? I don't think that's the case - do you have more info? Deidre drb@tasmail.com (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Don't take this as the final word, but my understanding is that the LEGO retail division and the LEGO catalog division opperate as two completely separate entities. While there is some cross-over between product lines, each division only carries the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Jonathan B. McKay" <vebblejm@aol.com> wrote in message news:GJ4Ito.DnJ@lugnet.com... (...) Yup. My one gripe about LEGO Direct is the bulk brick prices. With the 1200 pc retailing for 20.00 originally, 1.6 cents/piece was a STEAL. It helped out a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Bionicle: Juniorized?
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(...) Yes, I have made some great original creations by combining multiple Bionicle sets. It's fun and there are many possibilities. Have _you_ tried building something with Bionicle? (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | I can't tolerate this *juniorization* Either
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(...) My name is Jonathan Mckay, I am also 13, with many of the same gripes. (...) Bulk=3033 1200 piece brick bucket. When you buy these wholesale from lego they are 12.99 for 1 brick bucket. That's roughly 1 cent per brick. Buying the same bricks (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Catalogs for train show
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Does anyone know who to contact about getting catalogs for hand out at a train show. We are exhibiting at a show the second week in Oct. and want to let people know the where, what, how much of lego trains. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Bulk 1x1 Bricks
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Why does Lego not sell bulk 1x1 bricks? Achim von Wiedner (23 years ago, 1-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | question about legos policy towards certain items
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How come lego doesnt allow the retailers to sell certain items such as train track (and now I hear that its also the T and X road plates also)? (23 years ago, 1-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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They're not the greatest pictures, but I took a couple of shots with the new Sand Red bricks against a bunch of other LEGO colors. There are three shots: Fluorescent light, direct and indirect late-afternoon sunlight. I tried to adjust the colors of (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: camelot is a silly place
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(...) Brad, I thought that was great and would love to try make some spoof myself. But here it is...did they use the same camera as in the S.S.M.M.SET? I want to buy the set, but I don't think they are using the product they are selling! I have seen (...) (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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It is funniest lego thing I`ve ever seen. Congratulations!!!!! (23 years ago, 25-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | RE: camelot is a silly place
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(...) modem), I (...) I (...) If you pick apart the HTML, you can find the direct link pretty quickly. For instance, the big QuickTime one is: <A HREF="(URL)Came lot</A> You might have to do some tinkering to use this to download the file though. I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:GIH9ox.AD4@lugnet.com... (...) OK, I've been getting the same error a few other people have been getting - when I click the arrow, the browser window closes, and nothing happens. A marvelous (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Bulk Bricks - Are we ever going to get a wider choice?
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Were coming up to the 1st anniversary of the on-line shop and the availability of bulk bricks. So why a year later has the range of bricks on offer barely changed? OK, so we had some new colours thrown into the mix - sand, green, brown - but the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) They could put the new-new stuff in the catalog, with blurbs like "Available September 1st!". Seems like they do that already, sometimes. But Maybe I've misremembering... Steve (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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That's pretty hilarious. The minifigs look pretty similar to the ones I customized last year. Patsy, especially :). -Kyle (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yeah, that (level score raised) just happened to me too once on Tuesday I think it was. I wasn't about to try to repeat it on purpose - it definately isn't regular behavior though or it would happen to me a whole lot more than just the once. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Can someone verify this for me. If you try it out, I suggest you pick an easy level to try it on. I was showing a friend how to get through some of the levels, without showing him the best way through, (got to let him think a little bit) and when I (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) It's not a parrot in the original--one of the recurrent themes is the beating of various things (rugs, dirt, etc) with *cats* (note the sound when the parrot hits the table). So the vignette is in there, but it uses a weird tuft of fluff that (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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HAHAHA! THATS SO FUNNY! MONTY PYTHON IS GREAT AND I NEVER BELIEVED LEGO WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MONTY PYTHON! (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I really liked the short clip featuring the Monty Python "Dead Parrot" sketch in the middle of the Camelot scene! That's not in the original Camelot scene, is it? Fredrik (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message news:MABBIBJJFOJIOHD...wru.edu... (...) I (...) [ ... snipped ... ] This appears to be the Windows Media Player path: mms://a512.m.akastre...om/2151/sc reeningroom/montypython100.wmv If anyone knows (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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(...) No need to apologize, you make a good point. (...) My guess, and it is only that, is that since the catalog only comes out a limited number of times during the year, there are many products that are released "in between" catalog printings. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hmm.... (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message ... (...) Thanks Bram Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Lego auctions: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths: (URL) Lego Web page: (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) (URL) I can't stand watching videos in my browser (especially on a modem), I usually need to look through the source code to find the actual movie. I would very much prefer a "download" link. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This reply will probably sound much more snotty than I intend it to, so my most humble apologies in advance. I mean this as a serious commentary. (...) If they are new then, shouldn't they *definitely* be in the catalog? Isn't that the whole reason (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Kevin Wilson" <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:GII05E.KL5@lugnet.com... (...) status (...) buttons (...) I'm (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I saw the exact same behavior earlier today when I first tried it out. The only thing I (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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