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Re: 8458 Silver Champion's on the way in the USA
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:21:43 GMT
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Where in the US are you and when did you order it? I got a letter from TLG
just the other day stating that they still expected it to come in on the
18th. I suppose I should go check and see if I've been billed yet....
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason F. <jfabisch@alphawire.com>
To: <lugnet.technic@lugnet.com>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: 8458 Silver Champion's on the way in the USA
> It just arrived this morning. The box is about the same size as 8448. • The
> front panel opens to show lots of pics of the completed car. The box has • a
> clear half panel once the lid is open, to expose a bag of silver parts, • the
> silver wheels and the large rubber tires. The back of the box shows the
> alternate model "Silver Truck" in lots of different poses. Also on the • front
> and back, it says to goto www.lego.com/silverchampion for alternate • building
> instructions for "Street Sensation" a cool looking street car made from • these
> parts. By the looks of the overall kit, it doesn't do much, but it looks
> really sweet, expecially to a F1 and CART fan like myself. And from HUW's
> scans, it is absolutely HUGE!
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> I think I have to stop having LSAH send the boxes to my office. They • really
> don't pack the boxes that well, they are always busted open and the • corners of
> the nice box are all dinged up and crushed. Same thing happened with my • 8448,
> but it didn't happen with the UCS sets. Very strange. I guess I would • rather
> have it a day later shipped to my home(ups wont drop off without • signature).
> Its a pain in the ass.
>
> Jason F.
>
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 | | Re: 8458 Silver Champion's on the way in the USA
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| (...) I got the same letter, but keep in mind, LSAH ships from Connecticut, and I live in NJ. So if I order in the morning, I get the package within 2 days, usually the next day! So I was billed on the 11th, received on the 14th. I ordered it as (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8458 Silver Champion's on the way in the USA
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| It just arrived this morning. The box is about the same size as 8448. The front panel opens to show lots of pics of the completed car. The box has a clear half panel once the lid is open, to expose a bag of silver parts, the silver wheels and the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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