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(...) The tubs don't have 2x8 bricks in any color. They don't have 2x6, 1x6, or 1x8 bricks in green. There might be other omissions I'm not remembering. (...) I would also consider the following size of bricks and plates as "basic", even though they (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Like for example the old armless minifigs, they probobly dont have those anymore. (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) If we counted an "element" as a single piece in a single color, then the brick-only tubs alone would contain 66 different elements: 1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4, 2x6, and 2x8 bricks, in black, red, yellow, green, blue, and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad, Please consider bulk sales of replacement parts that were introduced to replace parts that broke easily in the past. Examples include: The 12 tooth bevel gear that replaced the 14 tooth easily breakable thin bevel gear. The multicolor (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Will you offer superceded parts such as 12V conductor rails which require metals parts. (...) What about parts which have had their moulds modified such as the 12V grey plastic rail which used to have holes for the sleepers (ties) but these (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Not sure I'd write off private sales and auctions for a while yet. I'm sure some clubs like yours will be able to get some of the parts you want in some of the colors you'd like but with an evergreen inventory of 100 elements and a rotating (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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With the number of LEGO clubs forming I believe that the target number for a min order can easily be hit. Elements could then be distributed within the group, thus insulating TLG from smaller orders. This also is, in a minor way, a forcing function (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) older (...) Well, from "The World Of Lego Toys" (or something like it, one of the world tours), the comment was that in198(7?) they had been producing there molds using CAM for at that point about 20 years, so it is possible. I know how the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That's true - if and only if you are looking for multiple colors. The sales of large single-color lots on places like eBay show that there's a definite market for this sort of thing. I ran out of black 1x bricks while building my latest MOC (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) It may suck, but it _does_ exist. (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) While they almost certainly have CAD/CAM files for newer parts, there are almost certainly some older parts which they don't have CAD/CAM files for. I'd strongly suspect there are parts we WON'T see because they no longer have a useable mold. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I don' t know Ed, I think that the market is full of Red, Blue, Yellow and even Black. But I'd love to be able to order bulk Grey, Dark Grey and Tan bricks...maybe even Brown and Clear. Those would be great for building some nice downtown type (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Oh, I think I could find a use for 1000 tiles... Look at Sanjay D'Souza's Millenium City for some ideas... (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'll wait to see the price of 2*4 bricks from LD, before I think about any specials. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Inn, (...) will (...) far (...) I hate to rain on anyone's parade but I don't see this happening except in the case of the Yellow Castle. Why not? All the other sets require PRINTED elements which would greatly increase the manufacturing costs (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) How about voting on all parts which are not commonly available that are required to build highly sought after classic sets like the 6067 Guarded Inn, 375 yellow castle, Galaxy Explorer or the Metroliner. We have the instructions so we know (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] (...) Brad this is very good news. However, I must state my pessimism of LEGO Directs success if the choice for initial elements is bricks. Bricks are very easily obtained in basic buckets. The current market is saturated (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Firstly, Having been punished by the rating system I apologise for the waste of space and hope this post helps clarify the points I (and others) wished to make in order to help you (The LEGO company) offer me (a customer) better services and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Oh yeah! I'll buy that for a dollar. Cypress trees would definitely be near the top of my list. Although, I don't think I could ever use a thousand. Tiles! They would definitely be near the top of the list too. Oh my, I could get carried away (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) OK, this has changed. Posting privileges to lugnet.lego.announce are now disabled by default. (...) Still true, but now managed by the server, in case someone forgets or ignores the charter. --Todd (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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