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(...) output, I (...) gray, (...) YEAH!! GREEN!!!! =) The Big Blue tub has it, but not nearly enough of it. =) ~Nathan (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) and green and pink? atleast green? anyone? (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:49:04 GMT, Ice <icestorm@inwave.com> wrote: SNIP (...) Really if we get a chance at the cool old pieces or designs I don't care a SINGLE WHIT! about collectability. If some person selling stuff on ebay doesn't make as much (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Ordinarily, I don't believe in "me-too" posts. However, since it is feasible that TLG is using the content of this newsgroup to plan Lego Direct's output, I will add my two cents. I agree with James Trobaugh. If we can order the standard blue-tub (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Personally, I'd like to see all of the rarest pieces duplicated perfectly in enormous mass. My NLS is into Barbie Dolls. The gouging and fabricated-"rare" stuff is all over the place. And Mattel does all sorts of things which make it easy to (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Add Marion Helmets, maybe in gray, and Shako<?> hats to the list. Masts in brown? (...) But people will get those ridiculous prices, maybe for quite a while. Many buyers just don't have the information about LD and S@H they need to avoid being (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Simple Smiley Face Heads. You can get female hair in acc pack 5393 right now - but if all you have are pirate or Moomen heads, that ponytail hair won't do you much good. nufsed -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think that if the demand is there then offering pieces that have only ever appeared in one set, like the black falcon flag, the maidens cap, the tudor wall pieces and others would be good, even if it pisses off the people who cant get (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad Justus wrote: snip... (...) Just to clarify if I have this right, LD will require that say 10K of a certain brick must be ordered from al combine buyers, but an individual buyer may order as few as 50-100? Please don't tell me I'm confused. :) (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That is quite an achievement! (...) Put it this way - are you more likely to go to a friends site, and explore all the little things they've put there.. or go to someones site who you don't know and do the same thing? Then afterwards are you (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.people)
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(...) Im sorry It was something I was excited about at the moment, and the only response I got was negative, It really seems that only the "cool" lugnetters get any responses even if their work is only so-so. I mean, Ive been visiting lugnet for (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And it makes even more sense to go about things politely and be nice in the first place, rather than just jump in and start making a big, hairy deal over everything. Paul Foster (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And lest we forget, the 1x1 round bricks, and the 2x2 quarter circle (macaroni) bricks. These have been part of the regular LEGO brick inventory since the 1950's. Gary Istok (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Attn: Lego UK, Lego Direct, Mr Brad Justus, Dear Sirs, Around march of this year I collated a list of ideas from various LUGNET newsgroups. (The sources and authours being clearly stated.) A printed copy of this list was given to a representative of (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) You mean like lets_buyit.com? (I think thats the name?) Apologies for posting to this NG (If I need to set an appropraite follw up let me know.) Alex (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Slopes and inverse slopes aren't "basic" bricks, though ;-) I consider them essential, especially corner slopes and INVERSE corner slopes (too dang hard to get in sets these days). (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) My understanding is that pre-orders via credit card will be required for all bulk purchases and that LEGO Direct will not do bulk production runs of any element of any type until some minimum threshold is met (in terms of actual money (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) It sounds like he's envisioning something that would "track" the things you wanted - so you would say something like, "I want 20 1x5x6 grey castle walls", and it'd show up: Troy Cefaretti, 20 grey castle walls. If I wanted them too, I'd put in (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Randy, How would you ensure that one person, or a small group of people, didn't skew the result in their favor by requesting the parts they want a million times or something like that? Troy -- ---...--- Visit Troy's LEGO® Brick Store! (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Don't forget 2x2 "corner" (L-shaped) plates and bricks. I consider these to be essentails, even though they don't show up in buckets. And there are always the 1x1x5, 1x2x5, 1x3x5, 1x6x5. Less popular, for certain, but still useful. I note (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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