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Hmm... a good question. Rene (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) I guess I meant: what did you learn from being on the *inside* that informs your attitudes about the company overall and/or how to deal with them? (...) I'm not sure why the parent company has no relationship to the question, but I think we'd (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Technic RC car (Jake - info?)
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Ditto. If it has separate components, I'll probably buy several, but if not, I won't even buy one. Separate components could be so useful for past Model Team and Supercar sets. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Sun ONE Internet Technical Support, Sun (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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If you're right it might be the base unit from 5599 in a technic overcoat... Indeed it would be disappointing. I was hoping for a generic receiver that could drive any motor... Duq "J G Gregory" <jgg@ultranet.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Suz Q&A was:[Why the absence of LD in their own newsgroup?]
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Here are some short answers, for now.. (...) no. (...) I didn't disclose anything while I worked for TLC (1996-1999), but it's not a secret anymore. I worked for R&D. LEGO Futura, Boston office. LFB's job was to come up with cool, innovative LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.people)
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I would also like to get more official info on this, but by inspection and from what they have made in the past, it is almost certainly a one-piece receiver, battery pack, drive-and-steer motor combo. It may not even be proportional steering, but it (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear Jake, Brad and other TLC representatives, I just noticed that Model Team has now completely disappeared from the s@h site. I just wonder why... I can understand that after all the trucks and other cars (okay, there was a boat and a helicopter (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Question for Jake on the future of chrome
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(...) Perhaps someone with a micrometer could bring it to BrickFest if they knew that someone from LD would bring a few unchromed samples? (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) From what I understand about the process, we are talking measurements that aren't necessarily visible to the naked eye. Of course, when you talk about bricks snapping together, these changes can have a big effect. Jake --- Jake McKee Senior (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Interesting. I bought about 60 silver buckets/tubs and one of them gave me a light-grey 2x4 instead of a chrome one. It appeared in every way identicle to my other bricks. This was some years (and two house moves) ago so I'd have to do a lot (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Jake, Since it is available for order now, can you give us more info on it? It says 2 motors - one to drive, one to steer, or does it rely on power to rear right and rear left motors to steer? How large is the receiver in the car? (...) -- Tom (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) *jumping up and down* NORWAY TOO!!!! (...) The same goes for Norwegians - my friends in Germany are soon moving back to Norway - who will then receive and forward my online-orders? Now I've got a new house, with it's own Lego-room, I'd really (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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dear jake, (...) implementing ... discount ... for all shop at home countries ... europe??? well, im not living in an s@h country and I give a d... about any discount. I'm still sitting here - not in the middle of nowhere - but in in the middle of (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Drat! It must be really difficult sometimes to operate under such strict guidelines. Seems kinda silly that the Lego powers that be won't allow such a general question to be answered. Anyway, from all the buzz around here regarding the chrome (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) As much as I want to, I really can't share info on upcoming products or product plans. To answer someone's earlier question about chrome production, yes, a chrome part is a "different" part than a non-chrome version of that same part. For (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hey Jake, With all the buzz about the chrome parts in the SE Naboo Fighter (very nice, BTW, I can't wait!), can you say whether we will see the usage of chrome expanded in the coming year? I'm very happy to see the lime green, light brown, and (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hurray! Our credit cards are charged and ready to shop! Kerry (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hey Jake, If they're doing all of this chrome now, does that mean we might see a UCS Queen Amidala ship soon? An all chrome ship would ROCK! I'd just have to have 1 for at work, 1 for at home, and several for parts. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Sun ONE (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think that rather than trying to speak German, Anthony was paraphrasing JFK's famous speech where he says "Ich bin ein Berliner", and the ein was more of a [sic] than anything else. --Bill. FUT: off-topic.debate (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Mega high-res Picture of 10026
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I just got permission to use some pictures of 10026. It includes a very high res pic that may not tell you much more of anything, but for a limited time, it'll be the pic in the LUGNET Set Database: (URL) I'll swap in a normal-res version, because (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.lego.direct)
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