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My, my... word does travel fast, it seems. But yes, it is true. In the next round of bulk items, we will bring you... shrubbery. Well ok, bushes, if you want to be picky about it. And trees, too; lots of trees. Cypress trees (Merry Christmas, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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Woohoo!!! The only thing that would make me happier would be to hear that garage doors are coming back. (hey it worked for Richard, I keep trying) Rose (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Woohooo! Now I can start building a REAL forest for a train layout! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Sun Microsystems Customer Service | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great news! Thanks for the info! Any chance we could get the (confirmed) set numbers? :) JLB (cypress trees! how exciting!!! :) ) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) LD once again brings great holiday gifts! (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Brad, Great news, man! I take back all the bad things I have said about you! Truly, Lego Direct must be the only group within TLC that "gets it." I am most appreciative, I hope that lovers of the brick understand the importance of greenery. I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad, Thanks for making the trees available! Have you discontinued the 1x4x5 window with trans-blue glass? I was going to order some more of those today and I could not find them on the website. The tinted glass is preferable to the clear for office (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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HEHEHEHE!,YAHHHHOOOOO! I can't wait! I'm praticaly dancing from happiness!!!! REAL trees for the little parks & lawns around town, & a REAL forest! The 1x2 plates are awsome too! I needed them (I wonder if they are the partialy because of me?). I'm (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Oh my goodness. In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes: <some sort of Green inspired ranting about CO2 depeleting creatures> Yes yes, shrubbery is very nice. You need something for the trains to run through and all that. Something for the greedy (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.build)
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(...) 1x4x4 window's with the light grey fold-up door! Josh (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Thumbs up, Brad! LEGO is back on the business of making us happy beyond the limits of sanity. Way to go! Trees are one of the most needed things for my future layout, it is VERY comforting to know they are being issued. Please keep up with your (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Boy I sure do hope you guys plan ahead, you're going to be selling LOTS of these, Might be a good idea to be running these molds 24/7 till you release them :) I think they are going to be one of your hottest sellers! I'll even break my vow of not (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Any hope for Norway - soon? We want to get more trains, and trees, roofs and windows, and a bigger city! aj-ml -- Anne Jorunn Midtkil Trondheim - Norway (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Brad, Every so often you guys just make my day. This was one of them for sure! John #388 (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Wow, COOL!! Thanks Brad!! These are very reasonably priced too. :-) -Tim "Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:GMwzCD.8uu@lugnet.com... (...) herring. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ahhh, it's the small things in life that make me smile and part with my money... (...) They existed once, but died of utter boredom! (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Why not apply the same policy to all the sets the company releases. ;) (...) This sounds good. I guess my first question (and it's asked in all seriousness) is... "Why just these?" Is there some rhyme or reason to releasing just this small (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad & All, (...) Heh heh. Must be a conspiracy! : ) (...) Simply awesome. I can finally expand my tree collection. My bigger creations as of late eat them up! Great, great news! : ) (...) Oh no! Brad, I love you guys there, but could you, if (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:GMwzCD.8uu@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I am glad to see the 2x2 Sand Red roof tiles. I like the color but without the 2x2 roof tiles, the 2x4's and peaks were almost useless. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Scott E. Sanburn" <ssanburn@indalex.com> wrote in message news:GMxD9u.J2r@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) creations (...) the (...) blue? (...) speak (...) to (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I am reading this that you want 2x2 tiles like (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) "roof tile" is LEGOese for "medium slope". These are 2x2 medium slopes to go with the 2x4 medium slopes they brought out already. What you want are "smooth tiles" which is LEGOese for "tiles". But yes I agree I would like to see light gray, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Mike & All, (...) I misread it, and didn't feel like typing another correction right after I posted, because I knew someone would correct it for me. Thanks Mike! As for the 2x2 ROOF tiles being available in every color from S@H (That is what I was (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Larry & All, (...) Thank you, Larry, I already read Mikes comments on this. I simply misread it, and did not feel like correcting it. Although whether I am talking about 2x2 ROOF tiles or 2x2 SMOOTH tiles, a better assortment of colors for both (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad Justus wrote in message ... (...) Yes! Excellent! You can never have enough trees, and those 1x2 plates with 1 stud are addictive, no matter how many you use, it just makes you want to use more. Is there hope for the traditional tiny flowers? (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) AHHHHH! You have said the word which we cannot bear to hear! Good news always travel fast! You have finally unleashed the best bit of Lego Brick greenery from the realm of the "super-rare/MIA"... Speaking as one of the most unfortunate (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Thanks bunches! This is wonderful news. :-) [Particular thanks for making the Cypress trees affordable as well as plentiful.] I am curious... how long ago was this decision made to offer these particular bulk packs? Or if this is not a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) O.K. I'll bite. If those are "roof tiles" then what are these called? (URL) always used these for roof slopes. Not every roof in the world is 45 degrees. :) Regards, Allan (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And there was much rejoicing. (...) And there was much rejoicing. (in Switzerland no doubt) (...) Well I keep trying to play well but I am always running out of plates. (Well Richard kept repeating he wanted Cypress trees and lo and behold...) (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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For all the cypress trees which have fallen prey to many things besides herring: Rise O plastic flexible trees! I shall enjoy at least one. (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes: <snip> There is something very *right* about a VP who quotes from Monty Python:-) Although I am not a huge "prefab" LEGO tree fan (I prefer to fab my own:-), I know that many, many people are that there is (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Brad, I love you. Can we vote for you for King, or is LEGO just an autonomous collective? -Aaron- (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hey, that's good news. Personally I couldn't care less about the trees, as I haven't yet found a way of using them in truck or crane models, but hey, TLC are still listening! Now I've two requests for bulk: One I mentioned here before, and that's (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:GMwzCD.8uu@lugnet.com... (...) Trees. Great news. If you want trees. But personally I hope there is more stuff to be added to bulk bricks real soon other than this seemingly random (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes: <snip> (...) If you judge by the vociferousness of the requests, the cypress tree is one of the most desired items, and there have been a LOT of people declaiming how delighted they were to see it make (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Roight! (...) Let me guess... you don't think LEGO's trees are... um... *wide* enough??? (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I like the 1x2 w/ center top stud and 1x2 curved tops all right. But there IS a yellow plate pack already from LD and another one from Dacta. Between those you have a pretty good assortment, ne? and as for 1xn bricks, well, I would urge LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gn07w6.7wx@lugnet.com... (...) as I (...) TLC (...) In the plates department, what we really need is a wide assortment of plates in ALL colors, hopefully available bulk vs. a service (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Wow, so many replies. I just wanted to say this is great. I can see ordering at least 20 packs of the tress as a start. Fantastic release! (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) own:-) ) (...) LOL! In this case, of course, he's right Kevin ---...--- NEW Tank Engine custom train set: (URL) Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: (URL) Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's all good, Baby! Cutting and pasting from a several month old thread on the subject of bulk foliage offerings (I quote myself): ~~~...~~~ ...the following foliage elements should be readily available in bulk/accessory packs: 1) cypress (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Even a stopped clock is right once every 12 hours (24 if it's a military clock... what that implies I am not going to get into). Well ya. These trees are kind of like "bonsai for minifigs". I have a shoebox bin full of the forky foilage. That (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I second that! Josh (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) You are correct in that statement, Lar...I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then...>;^D (...) What bugs me about them is that they aren't random enough. I think it's important in a LEGO diarama to break up the strict (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) work (...) Maybe there's a need for lugnet.build.foliage? 8?) Or maybe a whole new section, lugnet.grow? ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Being "Greedy" would be wanting those in red, orange, and yellow for autumn, aquazone, and space (alien) foilage. <drool> (...) Woah! Trans-flowers would rule. -Mike Petrucelli (still hoping for 6x8 and 4x10 plates by the boxload) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yeah, I have thought of this before. Someone has a CAD drawing of a tractor or something with autumn colored 14 stud leaves on Brickshelf somewhere. I saw it last week... An accessory pack of yellow, orange, and brown 14 and 6 stud foliage (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) As long as were going there, add 'Bright Green' and 'Sand Green' to the list. Those would allow a verigated (sp?) foliage display. Oh and coconuts, the sparrows asked for them ;) Ray (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Oh, it's simple. Whatever parts the LD guys need for their own projects :) KL (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) hehe Hmmm...now, how to convince Jake that he needs a interlocking tower with a dark gray, low sloped roof that has alternating gray, dark gray, and black 1x2x2 classic windows for his train layout..... ;-) -John (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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That's exactly what I meant. There's one yellow plates pack, but to get a decent number of big plates you're also buying bucketloads of unwanted stuff... Oh, by the way, please don't limit the big plates department to grey and earth tones. When (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Built on lattice columns 1/3 of which are painted red, 1/3 gray and 1/3 black, but with a shed off to the side that uses the classic rectangular wood doors in grey and black and has ultralow slope roof pieces 1/2 of which are regular gray and (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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A forest for my forestmen! Very good! Thanks for listening and making us happy (well, for a day or two). :-) Bruce (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Bruce, you jest! Forestmen can only run in trees of the 1/2 arch, 6/14 stud foliage, and green vine varieties, right? They should *always* be running, flipping, rolling, and dangling from vines... Don't make me have to come to your place and (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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The most appropriate reply I have seen. Nee, Nee. Minstrels for dinner! How do you know she is a witch? mark (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Or Dark Gray! I'd love to have various 45 degree roof elements available in Dark Gray -it would give me far more options for my possible future MOC of a Civil War ironclad... I think Dark Gray bulk parts in any style would be welcomed for (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Wooo... That would be nice. I find those flowers add to a Town or Castle MOC as much so as the trees. More so, perhaps, since you have the option to remove the petals and just have them represent tall grass or fens-type foliage along streams (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Was that really a rant? I thought of it more as a suggestion, that indeed larger plates are almost always needed when building MOCs, especially larger town buildings and castles, even certain spaceship designs. I agree that if these were (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I always liked the Cypress Trees, but in my youth never devoted the money to the bulk pack that supplied one -since it was only one tree, and I was a child with no job. I think now is the time to pick up a few. Great offer! "Bushes"? Do you (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) My my this is nice. I like all 5 of these packs and will problably get several of each (well maybe not the bushes just for the fact that I have a ton already). Thanks for the 2x2 roof tiles they are a necessary addition to the 2x4 roof tiles (...) (23 years ago, 21-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:Gn4Jzv.4DJ@lugnet.com... (...) dark (...) get several (...) to the (...) roof. Of (...) so we (...) harp to much (...) I would definitely like to see the additional roof parts for "complex" (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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