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What country are you guys logging in with? I get a "Sorry, item is not available in this country" when I use that link :-( Gary Matthew Gerber <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GoB67r.KFt@lugnet.com... (...) too!) (...) Blacksmith (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ok, I just popped open a MISB 7835 to look at a pristine original Cypress tree. It does not appear to be bent, but most certainly is of a softer plastic than a handy pine tree. Frank (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Re-directing as intended in the first place.... -- Kevin ---...--- (...) Congrats to Dan, and-- Bravo, Lego, BRAVO! (Kinda puts Cypress-gate into perspective, eh? ;-) Kevin (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GoB67r.KFt@lugnet.com... (...) too!) (...) That's right, HOLY #@$(^&$#%^&#@$%^$#%#...*!!!...!!! (...) of (...) This is SO cool! Another thing LD is doing in the right direction. -Tim (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Fair enough-- I will gladly retract my tantrum if this the case. ;-) Kevin (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: "MOC" Blacksmith Shop on lego.com
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(...) Excellent! I noticed that a few modifications--which look like improvements, really--have been made from the original GoB kit. Good timing, though! :) And although I've said it via email: congrats and kudos to Dan. Woohoo! (And from TLC it's a (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, it's not heretofore unknown per se: (URL) just heretofore unknown as a *LEGO* release. :-) It is particularly fitting that this has come to light on the very day that is arguably the Guild of Bricksmiths anniversary, since it was on 13 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | dear lego direct, please make something from the space theme
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All of the other major themes have been helped out by lego direct. Town gets the octan gas station plus some bulk packs like windows, doors etc Pirates gets the 2 pirate ships and the islanders island Castle gets the guarded inn, the castle expander (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I second this! I want to know all about it! This could throw people's designs in a whole new direction - set feasibility. I for one would enjoy the challenge of trying to do something like that, even if it was never chosen! Bravo to Dan and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) HOLY CRIPES! That is so cool! Where did this program come from, and why haven't we heard of it yet? Here's the text from the page: The first set created by a LEGO Fan! This special set is the first in the “My Own Creation” series, featuring (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) way. (...) If you go to a conference, and you have a question (or some information) for a speaker, do you stand up in the hall & shout the question to everyone? No, because it's not effective. You talk directly to the speaker, even if you have (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Tell ya what Richard, I'll bring both old and new trees along to our next trade, and after I'm done setting you straight about the above remarks you can take a look at them and judge for yourself! :-D Maggie (who has found a second old tree to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Can anyone else confirm that the new cypress trees are no worse than the older cypress trees? We could probably just accept Maggie's sole opinion on this, but I'd like to hear it from someone else too. [Maggie's *just* a girl, after all, so (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hate to burst your collective bubble guys, but these trees are exactly like the old ones AFAICT. I have one from my son's town alongside a package of five new ones, and there is NO difference (other than the slight dustiness and faintly (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GoALpK.47p@lugnet.com... (...) I am sorry to hear my trees were not the only bent ones... I have never seen an original cypress tree to know if the plastic formulation has changed or not, but (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:GoAMrD.7FD@lugnet.com... (...) manufactured? The globe trees are fine. They are made of the same plastic as the triangle trees. Huw (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I am likewise pessimistic about a thorough response. I predict that, if I called S@H, they'd advise me to return the faulty product and await the second run--but that's not really satisfactory. I'd rather TLC had waited and produced a quality (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I ordered two sets. They were also bent. I'll be pretty surprised if any "de-bending" solutions have long-lasting effects. (I welcome the oppurtunity to be surprised.) It's ridiculous that I should be faced with such a task anyway. I am *extremely* (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think it's a combination of packaging and the softer plastic being used. The softer plastic bends quite easily; I'm fairly certain that these went into the bags straight. I'm rather disappointed that they used the softer plastic, too. It's (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Nooo...ooo! It is as I feared. I was gonna order a whole bunch of these, but now I am tempted to wait for the second batch instead. What will I do with a bunch of bent trees? At a $1 each that's a lot for bent trees. Has anyone ordered the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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