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(...) (URL) wait to see what’s next from the “My Own Creation” Series… Will it parallel the Legends Line in sequence and availability? (...) Indeed, I too would +LOVE+ to get some details on the whole process! (...) Lego Direct is a little (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hah! I don't swing that way, Baby! -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi, (...) Funny that... I also have a 7835 though I only got it MIB, not MISB. In any case the cypress tree that came with it is slightly bent giving it the windswept look. I don't have any new cypress trees yet to compare, but it does look like the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Now, y'see here, this is the problem: I can only be certain that there's no difference by how they feel to *chew*. Yes, you heard me right, chew. I gnawed up my ONLY CYPRESS TREE many years ago, and it's now long-vanished, or if it's still (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message news:GoBCF6.DK0@lugnet.com... (...) I used USA. -Tim (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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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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(...) 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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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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Well, I received my modest order of 20 trees and, like Huw mentioned previously, they all show a pronounced bend along the trunk. While I agree that this can impart a nice "wind-swept" appearance, I am concerned that these are in essence NOT the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I was playing with the Internet Wayback Machine ((URL) when, just for fun, I called up LEGO.com ...the results were, if I do say so myself, horrifying: (URL) the next time someone complains about the current LEGO.com, show them this...to borrow a (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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(...) Some quick math: 1,000 of any Lego piece (not mass marketed and priced minimally like the 3033) would probably cost at least $0.05 per piece, yes? That's $50 for 1,000 of the same piece. I realize that there's been inflation, etc., but that (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) So they make product announcements on a website that is drawing visitors away from their own site? I ask again... does this make business sense? Help me understand your point Richie, you've lost me. :) Regards, Allan (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) LUGNET is (part of) the competition for LEGO focused internet time. It doesn't need to be selling anything. Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) You have a point. I guess I should really try to make myself understood better, it seems my points are getting lost in this thread. Not sure why, I usually have no trouble making myself understood. My point was... that event though LEGO.com (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | The Lego Website [was: Re: LEGO... are you out there? Do you care?]
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(...) I'll agree that lego.com isn't terribly interesting. . .the only part I might have been interested in was looking at the Castle stuff, which specifically is not viewable without going through a Flash waste-of-time (which doesn't seem to like (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) A *sometimes* effective consumer tool. (...) I strongly disagree with this suggestion. I don't think that's a fair move at all. To be completely honest, I recently sent my first email directly to Brad's account and in some ways I wish I (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) You're absolutely right. I don't think they listen. But I do think they read some of the postings to LUGNET. Remember, there's a difference between hearing and listening. I intend to keep talking until they *listen*. Do you know a better way (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I guess we (Lego Community as a whole) need to either: a) boycott Lego or b) everybody flood Brad, and others at Lego Direct (spam their personal mail accounts) with our opinions until they either forward them to the right channels or decide (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) [snip] (...) But according to your estimate, LEGO.com already gets 10 times the hits of LUGNET. Clearly, it is *the* destination of choice. Doing 10 times better than the nearest competitor would seem to be pretty good, wouldn't it? Cheers (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Allan Bedford writes: [snip] (...) How do you do this pointing out? Is it more than posting on LUGNET? (I ask because it seems you don't think they listen here, so all these posts would be pointless, right?) [snip] (...) Does (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Mike, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I feel it's only fair to state this: If the LEGO company as a whole doesn't soon pull up its socks, there won't be any LEGO Direct, there won't be any bulk parts and there won't be any more (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The front page of LEGO.com should be updated no less than once a week, and preferably more often. How many of us enjoy CNN.com, or CANOE.com or LUGNET.com because the content changes so regularly? LEGO should make their website *the* (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) basic (...) Most 10 year olds that like Lego would. (I work in a toy store, trust me on that one.) I belive your point was how many parents would buy them for kids. (...) The old service packs were better for that sort of thing. I thought the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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