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(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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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)
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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)
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(...) Whatever the size of the moulding machine it will take about 1/2 hour working time plus the cost of the material lost to clean up the machine (ABS price is usally around ranging from $1.75 to $3 each kg) that depending of the size of the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) James, I'm sure you're right. (No I haven't been to a LEGOLAND yet!) But I've observed a few things in the last 12 years that sort of contradicts this. One was about 14 years ago, when I visited a KMART near Detroit. It had a LEGO display (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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Hey.. instead of cleaning out the old ABS then loading the new, maybe let the old ABS run nearly out, then load the new right on top. Theoretically (just a theory.. I don't know a molding machine from a persian lapdog), you'll end up with a couple (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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Just thought this was funny! You mentioned the last 12 years, and then you go on to a thing you saw 14 years ago. (...) One was (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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Yeah, it does sound kinda hokey. The years 1985 thru 1989 were kind of a blur...... (long term memory loss).... I should have proofread what I wrote. Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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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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"KM" == Kevin Maynes <ERASETHISBITkmaynes...surfr.com> writes: KM> Hey.. instead of cleaning out the old ABS then loading the new, KM> maybe let the old ABS run nearly out, then load the new right on KM> top. Theoretically (just a theory.. I don't (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) I just got a gray 2x6? over the weekend with some black swirls in it. It is really cool!! Jeff (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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