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Re: Shop At Home catalog Engine Shed
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Date: 
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:15:08 GMT
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More thoughts on a train mini-figure pack -

- I could see the track workers set being comprised of an engineer, a ticket
checker and four construction worker types.

- For more play value, include a hand car or other mini-maintenance vehicle
that can ride the rails.

- I've always liked the blue and gray colors that many other AFOLs use for
"classic style" train personnel instead of the more modern mini-figures
included in the 4561 train. (The google-eyed mini-fig head - ugh!)

- Include caps, beards, handkerchiefs, keys and train specific tools for our
dutiful workers. For example, the classic signal paddle on the cover of
http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/1980/c80eutr/c80eutr-01.html .

- And you need contruction hats in black and yellow when you are out in the
yard. (My hard hat crew has plenty of red).

Bryan



"Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message
news:GpDJ1L.6on@lugnet.com...
Jake,
I really enjoyed the train yard shot in the latest Shop at Home catalog. • For
some reason, it reminded me of the photos on the cover and inside the 1980
European Lego Train catalog.

(See cover at
http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/1980/c80eutr/c80eutr-01.html
and compare with http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=98029 )

This is the catalog that made me fall in love with Lego trains to begin
with. It is great to see the train line expanding the way it is.

One suggestion - how about a track workers figure pack? That could make up
for not shipping mini-figures with the new engines and rolling stock.

Keep up the great work.

Bryan Kinkel



"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message
news:GpDCxy.9qD@lugnet.com...
(Please cross-post to .trains. Thanks!)

Greetings! I hope that the New Year finds you all well!

Several people have asked whether the engine shed and crane car models • shown
on page 53 of the January Shop At Home catalog are going to be for sale • in
the future.

These models are meant only as inspirational display models. They will • not
be product SKUs in the future. However, we are working now to create an
instructional article on http://www.LEGO.com/trains to showcase some of • the
details of the Engine Shed, in order to help you build your very own
version! Stay tuned for details on the timing of this article.

Happy New Year!

Jake

---
Jake McKee
Sr. Producer
LEGO Direct





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  Re: Shop At Home catalog Engine Shed
 
Jake, I really enjoyed the train yard shot in the latest Shop at Home catalog. For some reason, it reminded me of the photos on the cover and inside the 1980 European Lego Train catalog. (See cover at (URL) compare with (URL) ) This is the catalog (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)

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