| | First scans: German Telekom "Tour de France" sets
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Hi, just back from my local shop where I was able to grab the brand new 4 promo sets off the shelf. I have made a first scan of the back of 1198 with an overview of all sets. I have made three versions (large 250kb, medium 80kb, small 30kb) for you (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: another promotion (pink bikes!) Info-update
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WOW ! I'm interested in this sets ! Where and when can I get them ? They must be very nice. Rene (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | another promotion (pink bikes!) Info-update
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There will be 4 different sets available from end of June. All sets are about the German Telecom Bicycle Team for the Tour de France. Sets are: 1196 Telecom-Biker with Bicycle 1197 TV-Team 2 Bikers one Motorbike with camera 1198 Service Team 3 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: another promotion (pink bikes!)
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(...) many (...) disbelieving (...) I have talked to the owner of a small Lego shop in Germany last week and he showed me his order-catalogue. This is NO hoax ! I have seen the set myself but I wasn´t very interested so I didn´t ask when it´ll come (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: another promotion (pink bikes!)
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(...) I wouldn't be surprised if it's both untrue and not an intentional hoax. Looks to me like a picture with the color balance way off. (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: another promotion (pink bikes!)
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Well, I'm HOPING it's true, but I'm not holding my breath, considering how many hoaxes seem to originate from Germany (pretty bad when you end up disbelieving anything from an entire COUNTRY thanks to a few misguided souls). (...) -- Tom Stangl (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | another promotion (pink bikes!)
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Hi Promo Fans, Just thought some of you would like to see this picture: (URL) appeared in the German LEGO Forum a couple minutes ago. According to the text, there will be four sets released in July when the famous "Tour de France" (bike race" (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Germany - World Children's Day promotion (2000)
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Hi all, what I nice surprise when I found the special LEGO sets for this year's "World Children's Day promotion (2000)" [d: Kindertag] already in May, and not as usual in June. It's eight different sets this year, but they are not really 'new' as (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.promo)
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| | RE: Shell Promo question
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(...) So, considering the size of NZ, do you think I'd still be able to get the years membership? :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 Growing older is (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Shell Promo question
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(...) When this promo was in New Zealand you could send away 4 different stickers with an entry form. I think it was the first 1000 got a years free membership to the LEGO club magazine. Allan J Smith -- My LEGO creations site "Allanton NZ" is at (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Shell Promo News
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I may have to go through ebay because I haven't seen a shell station in eastern Oklahoma! -Jeremy www.geocities.com/spincity999 (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Shell Promo question
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(...) When we had the same sets here in 1998, they also contained the numbered stickers. I'm not aware of any useful purpose for them. Grahame (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Shell Promo question
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First off I love this lego promo. TLG has hit hard with advertisement, here in southern california there are billboard signs, radio ads, and promotional signage at each shell station. In addition to this my son recieved a postcard alerting him to (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Shell Promo News
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Hello Mike, thanks very much for getting this info and posting it... I was hoping I wouldn't have to go through the ebay madness of $60 for the F-1 Ferrari, I'll just wait and hopefully it will be in colorado in November! (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Shell Promo News
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Sunday night I stopped for gas at yet another Shell Station here in North Carolina in hopes that they might know something about the promo sets. I received yet another baffled "I have no idea what you are talking about" look from the person on duty. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo) !
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| | Re: Next kabaya sets are Knight's Kingdom
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(...) True, they pale in comparision; Still, I couldn't get my hands onm those either... (...) Aw, now you've got me depressed too :-( In that aspect, yeah, I'd love a Storm fig coming with those. I rethought the multiple-figs issue and multiples of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Next kabaya sets are Knight's Kingdom
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(...) I was kinda disappointed in them, as compared to, say, the 2nd series Ninja sets. 1287 is the same as 4811 Defense Archer, and all of them have the minifigs we'll have too many of. Compare that to the Ninja sets which provided the Ninja Master (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Next kabaya sets are Knight's Kingdom
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(...) Awright! Yahoo! These are great! note the 4 red 1x1 corner tiles w/wall... and those colorful 2x1 plates w/handles (great for palanquins!) Now, if only those Kabaya sets could majickally appear in the US... :-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Next kabaya sets are Knight's Kingdom
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Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:FrD3oA.FMJ@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) The sets are numbered 1286-1289 and thanks to Marcel I now have pictures at Brickset, but no set names. Huw (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Even more SHELL info...promotion has begun!!
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(...) Same here in Boston MA... the one along Charlesbank rd. (right next to the microcenters) didn't have any, the guy I talked to said he doubts if they'll get to this area. :-\ -Shiri (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.promo)
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