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In lugnet.loc.au, Allister McLaren wrote:
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Fame at last!
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Allister
It is not “fame at last”
Our recognition has been in numerous forms by numerous people and organizations
over the past 8 years. It was just unusual for someone to film us and put it on
U Tube without letting us know.
About 5 years ago Lego Australia PR people from Sydney contacted me to do a
segment for them as an AFOL on Brisbane Extra and I gave them 3 hours of my time
and setting up Lego all over my residence for them. Many Many people and old
train heads have come up to me while I man the PR section at our displays and
say “great job son” really looks great and this is with hundreds of people in
the front of our 14metre frontage. But you know what hurts the most is the
amount of people who come up and ask “is Lego supporting you” or “What shop can
we buy these trains in” and we sadly have to say no and no shop. That being the
truth because when I started the group back in 2000 I asked Lego Australia, TLG,
even found the QLD sales Rep for some support at our train shows with just some
banners for the front and some more colorful T shirts than the Black ones we all
have.
All their answers where “no Lego does not support any other organization or
display other than their own” LA even went as far as to say “we can’t stop you
displaying but we would rather you not” The QLD rep gave me his card at a Lego
display at a shopping centre and said ring me tomorrow and I will arrange it all
no problems, know when I heard back from him ? Two weeks after the train show.
Actually I couldn’t support Lego as an ambassador if I tried and was nominated!!
But no we don’t need the fame we have that and all the scars that go with it and
have had a great time entertaining the public which was our and still is our
main aim.
I have said enough to your plain little comment maybe some of the others from Ex
BLTG or even some who have seen our displays will fill you in some more on what
we have done to promote Lego to the general community over the past 8 years.
Cheers
Have a nice day
Peter
note the member no #348 (been with Lugnet a long time)
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