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(...) Spoken like a collector without regard for what others may or may not have in their collections. I see this as a kind of greed on your part, pure and simple. Others, who for reasons of youth or having made different spending choices in the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Excellent stuff Jake, I shall be voting but... I do have one small cavil and I really hate to do it after you have put in so much work but there has still been no Technic Legend. Is this because Technic sets are so large that it is feared they would (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Jake and people at lego.direct, I am not glad about the idea of the legends at all (in the way they are done so far). I gave my opinions in lugnnet.trains when the Metroliner 10001 has been released (That is in fact the only train set I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Thanks, but it didn't work. In Communicator 4.79, it loaded a blank page when I tried to go to the voting area. (GO button for the surveys area). I loaded it in IE5.5SP2, and it loaded blank too, so I hit Reload. After that, if I clicked the GO (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yeah I pretty much voted the same way you voted, Aaron, as I feel the same way about the sets in question. I'm crazy about castle too, so I'd get multiple copies of 6074 for the grey bricks, walls, and corners. And those minifigs! I only have (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well folk, just returned from voting (how could I resist!) and those are some "interesting" choices. Let me post here what my impressions as a 25+ year Fan-O-LEGO and an owner of what my wife calls,"too much LEGO": 1. Yellow Castle (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) WELCOME BACK, BLACK SEAS BARRACUDA! Ok, it's a premature statement, but of the 5 listed, it is by far, the greatest of the 5! Be sure to vote and bring one of the 5 back (hint: vote for the BSB! LOL)! -EmeraldOak (Robert) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Waa Hoo! Those are all great sets that I would like to get. Of course being a space fan my vote had to go to the best space theme ever, Blacktron. I would be almost as happy with a Falcon Fortress though just for the grey pieces. -Mike Petrucelli (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Wow! I think it's great for Lego to give us such a great selection to choose from. While I'm leaning towards the 6285 or the yellow castle, I am wondering about the comment on the new tree for set 6390. Will this be a NEW tree (unlike any (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) MAIN STREET MAIN STREET MAIN STREET Pleeeeeease!!!...!!! Please! Please! i voted but i was SO excited--this is my all time favorite set jeff (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Me too. Pirates were a theme that ran during my dark age; I'm seriously bummed that I missed them. No really, I'm crying right now... I'd love to see a nice big BROWN hull make it's way into my collection. Groove On. -Evil Wayne ___...___ (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hello all...8^) My two bricks on the potential re-releases: 375 Yellow Castle Now here is a Legend choice. I can remember seeing it in the catalogs way back when and wishing I had it. Plus seeing the castle ideas in the old 6000 idea book and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This is for the spacies who seldom stray from thier humber section of Lugnet... SPACE. (Read on...) (...) Word there Timmah. --Kyle (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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I had to vote for the Barracuda :P All of the other sets can be built, or very nearly so, from easily accessible pieces. The Barracuda, however ... those pieces are a treasure! -s (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) person...why are we allowed to vote twice a day? Maybe this would have worked best as a straight poll, with IPs logged? Matt (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) today?" not have as an option "To vote"? Although there was an "Other" option. . . Note: all those cookies recipio.com wants to set aren't needed to vote. Voting would be a more pleasant experiece if recipio.com didn't try. Obligatory effusive (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Are you able to vote again!? My internet is not working properly & it stoped loading the pages halfway though:-( Not the server won't let me try again:-( Josh (who is going to change his ISP after dealing with 2 months of CRAP (excuse my language), (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Cool. At Brickfest last year, I practically begged Brad Justus to re-release the Battrax as the next Legends set. It certainly is nice to know he listened. Excellent! *crosses fingers* Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I too voted for 6390 for the simple fact that it was going for in excess of $100 on E-bay, and it would be sold for around $60. "...it would include new ”rails” for the crane to slide sideways in, new road plates with a broader road and fewer (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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The voting page mentions some changes required for the yellow castle, but I didn't see anything about the little red windows. Could this set possibly come with the real 1x1x1 windows? I need to know before I register to vote. :) Don (23 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Jake, all I can say is, Wow! Why do you torture me so? As a fan of Town, I lean towards <Set:6390> But, as a lover of "my Era" of classic sets, I look towards <Set:6285> Grrr, Decisions Decisions! :) Also, one quick question. If LEGO can (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Alright! Let's see some space! (or on the contrary, something cool at that:) I'm just hoping the next Legend will diversify the Legend's series. Then Lego Direst's product line will be a *bit* more stellar. Just my two brickz... <<_Matt (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I have one word, 'space.' And for you non-spaceheads, remember, that set comes with black shutters. Jake...you da man!! -Tim (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) guess on which will win? 8?) Matt (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yepee! (...) I'd put a buck if I could... helàs, I can only vote once. Off to vote now, 6390 come to daddy! Pedro (very, very happy - thank you LEGO!!!!) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Working for LEGO Direct is always fun, but every once in a while a project comes along that just makes me giddy when I get to come here and announce it. Today, such an announcement is made. We would like to invite you all to choose our next LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.lego.announce) !!
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(...) That's not correct. The document just says that you have a limited edition, not what number. And the stickers are not personalized. There is a *printed* tile that is personalized, however, with a unique number from 1 to 9999 for each set. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is very true. However, the REAL concept of the Limited Edition has to be taken into consideration. The example you gave is not a "real" limited edition. Sure, there were only a few dozen of the same design made. That is true. But the real (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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[snip] (...) I would disagree here. With the good part assortment in hard to get colors, that background would no doubt sell very well. Not to display the engine but to cannibalize for parts. (I know Allan, you do not buy just for the sake of parts. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I agree. I would be really happy if someone would explain what the eBay offering is really about. (...) Isn't the actual number of 10 of these sets an even lower production run. ;) In all seriousness, I may not have described my theory (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well, actually no. The first instance of lego as a collectible would simply have been people keeping sets in a collectible condition (which has been going on for quite a while). Another previous instance of TLC marketing things in this manner (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) How did you determine these sales were due to the "limited" nature of the set, and not due to the excellent quality of the set? Once you have established that, suppose Lego were to release a "limited" set every month -- do you think the appeal (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Jake, you have achieved the status in my mind of "master minifig scale train builder"! I really like the way you put a train together:-) This loco: (URL) is certainly in league with the Super Chief or even *beyond* it! Hey Brad! You've got your next (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) mint, (...) Since a true collector won't open the box, it follows that it doesn't matter what is in the box (because they will never know, as opening the box reduces its value). So to realise its value, the collector must believe without (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Strangely enough, their websites look similar too. Except MegaBlocks graph paper background is more useful, since it's broken into brick/3 plates layering... (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I assume that that's sarcasim, right? Poor lego! (Or more correctly stupid Lego!) :-) John Kruer (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) ROSCO (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) No resemblance: (URL) Clark (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Allan Bedford wrote (...) First, as has been said, it's unlikely that the eBay offering is about money. Second, I'm not sure LEGO does production runs of anything for less than 10,000. Your suggested production run of 3,000 is way too small, I'd (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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