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Jake McKee wrote in message ... (...) The horses pulling the covered wagons made me LOL... horses legs don't move like that :-) It looks like pantomime hoses with a guy at each end! Kevin ---...--- NEW Tank Engine custom train set: (URL) Annual (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Train news from Jake. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Perhaps someone could enlighten the unenlightened. Signed, One of the unenlightened (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Looks good Jake, glad to see the train site growing! Keep up the great work. jt (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(Please cross-post as is appropriate, especially .trains. Thanks!) Happy Holidays! I hope everyone is doing wonderful this holiday season! Just a quick note to let you all know that we just launched a number of changes and updates to (URL) of the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think that there could be serious trademark issues over the usuage of the word "spam"-- that is already a trademark of Hormel. If the TLC lawyers were nervous about licensing AFOL designs, they'd croak at this, HF;-) (...) It's kind of an (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Markassius" <mark.de.kock@NOSPAM.home.nl> wrote in message news:GoGBrK.12G@lugnet.com... (...) You bring up a good point. I agree with you here. Thanks to Tom McDonald, Spamcake is now a community icon. I appreciate all LEGO Direct is doing to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) No, don't license the Spamckae to LD. We won't be able to use it ourself. Most of my spaceships would have to swap engines, as their Spamcake-driven ones would be illegal then. But seriuosly, it would make a great set! Mark -what's that? (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'll definitely second that! - David (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think I have to agree with that sentiment. Unless you need only a few arches, the service pack is rather week for building. To do any REAL building, you need REAL bulk. I think Brad said he would try to clarify the situation, but being the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yah it is shabby! very few arches for the price and plus it would be nice to buy 100 or 50 1x3 or 1x4 arches at a time. The arch pack was a cheap attempt to get some over priced cash! Doyle (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad: You haven't asked for suggestions but I think a REALLY obvious suggestion would be the Spamcake Diner as the next in line for this MOC series. Frankly, I'd be surprised and disappointed if it weren't already in the works... Besides being a (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This is awesome! I saw "the other" post last night, and I must have said "That is so freaking cool!" about 15 times. My poor girlfriend is sick of hearing the phrase "only $40" now I think. Too bad I have to wait till after Christmas to order (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is the best anouncement I have seen from LD. This will make everyone happy (even the lunatic fringe that didn't want re-issued sets.) I will definately be ordering two of those after Christmas. (And I am mostly a space builder!) (...) (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Not a bad set, no. But I would love it if they lost the blue peak and added some 1 x 6 x 1 arches instead, and maybe some 1 x 3 x 1 arches too. And then made those available in lots of other colors. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) As far as arches are concerned, we already have set #3732 - which isn't all that shabby, no? -- Pawel (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This is absolutely wonderful. Congrats to Dan!!! And congrats to LEGO Direct! (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'll wait also :-) Way to go Guild! :-) (...) Thats good, Allan gets the burned and I come away clean! ;) But really Allan's not alone I helped start this topic on gray bricks and I hope your Answers and solutions are good, Brad?....But again (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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lol, I went there not even 10 mins before it showed up! I loged on at my mom's to see is #3033 was available online. Then went to my dad's house (took me 2 mins), logged on & ran across a post on Brickbay, about this... Then i looked & there it was! (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I tried it with the shipping and taxes before converting it, and it's about $80 total. But still great for over 600 pieces, this set is larger (piece count) than the Night Lord's Castle that I bought for about $85 last year. The Blacksmith (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca)
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I hope this line continues, I've got a couple of models I would like to be made "official". Congrats Dan! Gary Richard Noeckel <Shroud_of_kung_fu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GoBG76.6o@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Allan Bedford Disclaimer: Due to the significantly positive nature of this announcement, my response will be all thumbs up. Constructive criticism will wait for further follow-ups. ;) (...) A big step for LEGO Direct, a giant leap for the LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Well, I had consumer affairs forward some information about atleast allowing someine a discount for ordering 10,000 2x4 lt gray bricks, plus some slopes and plates after 3 years. I hope it makes it to him? I never seen such disorganization in a (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) You can imagine how hard it was for us not to share this news outside the Guild - It's great that TLC has finally announced it. I just stopped by LUGNet to see what more had been said about the Blacksmith Shop and the most recent posted (...) (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Just plain great! This IS the way to go. My only dislike is that this set will not be sold on stores - it could be a "bait" for the kids, making their interest in LEGO grow again to pre '96 levels. Why not try stores, call it a "test" or so... I am (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad, In a word-'Thanks'. It's just this sort of validation that we AFOLs have been looking for. Congrats again to Dan and Lego Direct. I'll be buying my first castle set in close to 20 years very shortly. -Dave (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(OK, not really an announcement, as the word is already out.... once again I am left in awe of the speed with which news travels*. But humor me for a moment.) LEGO Direct is extremely pleased to announce the launch of the "My Own Creation" series, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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I just wonder whether lego just want to control business or they realised that these sets actually have a wide interest. If this is the first one, then I hope the future will be brighted up with more.... Sonnich www.hot.ee/sonnich/lego/ Larry (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) As someone who saw a version of it 'in progress' last night, I'll vouch for it being "truly amazing"!! Congrats from the whole GMLTC, Dan. You've definitely brought a LOT of creativity and skills to our little club. We can't wait to see what (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Were you paid in LEGO bricks? Now *that* would have been cool !! <grin> Seriously though, thanks for your post. It was both informative and enlightening on a subject we would all agree is most wonderfully cool... :) -H. (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi everyone (but expecially Dan and the FINE folks at LD) - Now I feel really bad about posting about this set yesterday. I found it on the Lego website, so I assumed that it was public knowledge, and that I was simply out of the loop. I had (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Congratulations! This is awesome :) (...) I've got mine around here somewhere... I *knew* I should have inventoried it :) Look forward to seeing your next creation :) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hello everyone! I was as surprised and to see this post as anyone last night. I obviously knew of this set, but I don't think this is how LD intended to unveil their first MOC product. I don't mean to scold the folks of Lugnet for jumping the gun, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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(...) further connects (in my mind) to building, founding, and guilds... :) -H. (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I would also be curious if the creator of the model gets any financial kickback. I know most of us here would love the recognition and pride of getting a model reproduced by LD, but from a legal standpoint I wonder if any offer of money was (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Holy Moley! Simply brilliant! Regardless of anything I have previously said regarding set design and the direction of TLC, at this moment I can say nothing short of, THANK YOU LEGO DIRECT, THANK YOU! As for the challenge of trying build MOCs (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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fine for UK too - but it does have no list price -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:GoBEEq.IzH@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This is interesting for a couple of reasons - 1. It shows that Lego Direct is continuing to explore creative new ways of selling the brick. 2. This may, hopefully, be the tip of the iceberg for the promised "create your own set" method of selling. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Hi Richard, (...) Yep, I can back Maggie up on this. They are made of the same plastic as the originals and my original one is just as bent! Richard. (URL) marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:GoAzFM.24v@lugnet.com... (...) like (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi, (...) couple of these just for parts alone. 622 pieces for $39.99! Blue roof slopes! Yay! I am intrigued though, how did Lego pick this model? Was there some sort of competition where anyone could submit models, or did Lego start searching web (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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