In lugnet.market.shopping, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Erik Olson wrote:
> > I just got the Blain's Farm & Fleet Toyland catalog. Blain's Farm & Fleet is a
> > Wisconsin/Illinois/Iowa department store.
>
> Are they allied with any of the other F&F outfits like Tractor Supply Co???
>
> > Naturally, they have the John Deere Best-Lock types, branded by "ERTL" who make
> > the other Deere toys.
>
> http://www.etoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/2382479/ctid/17/ls/default
> http://www.etoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/2382439/ctid/17/ls/default
>
> (couldn't find them on the Best Lock site per se)
>
> Color me depressed.
>
> http://www.miltontrainworks.com/item_info_5001.html#MTW-5001-yg
>
> I'm not big time enough to get the license (how could I be, with production runs
> in the 10s...), and LEGO apparently wasn't considered or didn't want it or lost
> out to these guys. Their stuff is such... well you know what I think of it
> already, I am sure.
(...) Well I wish you'd give it another thought, because if you don't bring it out soon, I'm going to have to crib from it, mine (MTW-5001) are a lot smaller! I like it a lot and I think it's worth 50 easy. Your tractor rocks... and theirs... well, (...) (21 years ago, 13-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
(...) Are they allied with any of the other F&F outfits like Tractor Supply Co??? (...) (URL) find them on the Best Lock site per se) Color me depressed. (URL) not big time enough to get the license (how could I be, with production runs in the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
