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Re: Lego castle "chrome" sets?
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Sat, 23 Sep 2000 15:22:55 GMT
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"Tom Reed" <Merthyn1@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.market.shopping, Pawel Nazarewicz writes:
> > > I just got back from DisneyWorld in Florida and they have these sets • on
> > > the shelf at the Legoland store at Downtown Disney. I picked up two of • each
> > > of them myself. There were about 10 of each set there! Wouldn't that • mean
> > > that the other lego exclusive stores would be getting them also?
> > > Tom
> >
> > Cool ... how much were they?
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> They were $5.49 each! They also had the set #2585 (train? set) for $1.99
> and the service packs #5384 (UFO excessories) for $3.99. I got the • service
> pack for the shoulder pad like armor to use with my castle MOC's! Each • pack
> has a black and dark gray one in it. I was sorry to see that they had
> finally gotten around to removing the displays with Pirates and Wild West.
> I always enjoyed looking at them. There is an outside area next to the
> store with bins of legos for kids to play and create with. I was tempted • to
> load up my bag with some of the loose pieces. I saw all kinds of belville
> and specialty pieces in the bins. There didn't seem to be any one • watching
> over the area so I imagine they lose parts all the time to kids pocketing
> them, especially the minifigs. I didn't see very many figs in the bins. • I
> wondered where they got the pieces since it looked like they had just • opened
> up some sets and dumped them in the pile. Maybe damaged box sets? • Anyway,
> it was a neat place to go! I'll look forward to my next visit!
There are signs near every entrance to the building area asking people not
to take the pieces. That said, they do have a big theft problem. I spoke
with one of the people manning the building area and he told me that even
though they ask people not to take the parts, they do expect some level of
theft. It has been my experience that if you ask one of the people if you
can have a couple of parts, don't get greedy, they will likely let you have
them.
Two weeks ago I was at LEGOLAND California and visited the building area on
Castle Hill for a while. While they did not have a great variety of bricks
to build with (it was actually hard to build anything due to the limited
variety of pieces) they did have some nice pieces in huge quantities. For
example, they had hundreds (literally hundreds) of black steep slope outside
corner pieces (like on the front of 6081 -
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6081). Even though I am not a castle fan I
would have loved a handful of those! If someone had been working I would
have asked for a couple but unfortunately it was unmanned so I was unable to
do so.
Hope they still have 2585 on Sunday night when I get to Orlando. I have to
be in our Orlando office on Monday so I'll have to make a mandatory stop at
the LIC after I get in.
Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
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| (...) Judging from how the Virginia Outlet handles theirs, it is mostly from K-8s (which are stocked with pieces either from damaged boxes at the factory, or factory overruns of some of the parts bags). They may also stock it with parts from (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego castle "chrome" sets?
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| (...) They were $5.49 each! They also had the set #2585 (train? set) for $1.99 and the service packs #5384 (UFO excessories) for $3.99. I got the service pack for the shoulder pad like armor to use with my castle MOC's! Each pack has a black and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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