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Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.general
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Wed, 5 Jan 2000 16:39:33 GMT
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John Morgan wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Tim Wilkins writes:
> > Did you know that in Germany at www.legoshop.de you can buy absolutely
> > everything that Lego sells !!!!
> > Regards
> > Tim
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> :) in the interest of optimisum, Maybe LEGO® Direct is actually going to
> create a Global availability for all parts. For the parts that have injury
> potential,IE shooting canons, there could be a disclaimer about , these items
> must be purchased by 18 years or older persons etc,etc,( I still havent figured
> out why the flex system service pack wasnt offered in the US) but hopefully
> when the LEGO® Direct moves into full stride we will see everyone being able to
> purchase any part from any place in the world : )
>
> John"they call me a dreamer, but I am not the only one......" Morgan
OK, I don't want to shatter the dream John, but I don't think we're gonna get
"carte blanche" availability of parts, even from LEGO Direct. Not unless TLC
alters their basic philosophy for parts creation. I think that the reality of
"parts availability" will hold true. For example - the 2x3x3 extreme slope corner
bricks in Yellow were only available in the Yellow Castle (375/6075), which was
made in the early 1980's. You won't be seeing these pieces available unless they
are used in a recent/future set. Even the Model Shops in Billund/Windsor/Enfield
have to use the pieces available to them from current inventory (although one does
wonder where they got all those light blue bricks from).
And the comment about www.legoshop.de in Germany does not mean that Germans can
currently buy any LEGO pieces in current production. It only means that they can
buy any sets in current production.
Gary Istok
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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| (...) Actually, Gary, I'd disagree with you here. When I went to LLC, I saw a number of pieces that aren't currently in production. Including (off the top of my head) 2x2x3 extreme slope corners in brown and tan, 1x8 tiles in tan (huge vershukel (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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| (...) I have sorta wondered if TLC has a low-volume molding setup as well as the traditional high-volume used for production runs. I could see a low-volume machine used to make special parts/colors for the model shops as well as one-offs for the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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| (...) They are limited to the PIECES currently produced, but they don't seem to be limited to the COLORS produced. I know of no current set using 1x1 round plates in light blue, yet they are all over LLC. Since they are producing the 2x2x3 steep (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
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| (...) :) in the interest of optimisum, Maybe LEGO® Direct is actually going to create a Global availability for all parts. For the parts that have injury potential,IE shooting canons, there could be a disclaimer about , these items must be purchased (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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