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Well, here we are with 11 days to go until entries close on Feb 15th! Right now we have 155 entries in total! We could still do with some more Dioramas, boats and ships of all sizes, and microfig scale models. There are NO macro-scale model entries (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) I'm surprised to hear that, but if it's true, then it's good news, and it would make things a lot clearer. So, what then *is* the target market for lego.com, and how were things like satisfaction measured? (...) And usability testing, of (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | My latest MOC
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I just uploaded some pictures of a train I built yesterday. Down in Orlando just west of the airport on the Bee Line there is a blue locomotive that has been sitting there for as long as I can remember. Everytime I drive past it (once or twice a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) Some of your opinions anger me Larry. I hate to say this but you also criticize other people. Maybe you should take a look at the "venome" in you. And not act like everyone is so feeble in the field of trians. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) That's in fact the best news concerning TLC and the Lego train line I've heared during the last weeks or even months.... After the very dissapointing news from the toys fair in Nuremberg this makes me hope I will be able to spend money into (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Monorail/Train Transit Terminal
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Thanks for the compliments. lawrence wilkes <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G88Cwq.9oz@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Monorail/Train Transit Terminal
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Scott E. Sanburn <ssanburn@cleanweb.net> wrote in message news:00a701c08e49$de...default... (...) What (...) Thanks - As far as the cars, there is an interesting side-story about that. I have no problem slapping together complex MOC buildings (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Use of lugnet.lego.direct and lugnet.dear-lego
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(...) Hmm, I think you may have hit on why Jorn is over here on this side of the pond, though it doesn't necessarily imply TLC is going to show some trains, they may have sent Jorn because they wanted to include a senior designer, and since they (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) It was the *first* *train* summit. (...) I can't talk about future products, about demographics or web usage or sales figures, or about costs/numbers/successes for various marketing, sales or production activities, for example. There are other (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct) !
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) I've said it before, it is my view that 4561 is a good product for the market it is targeted at. Town Jr. is a good product for the market it is targeted at. Bionicle is a good product for the market it is targeted at, for that matter. None of (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) Urp, good point In this one... sDscn1209.jpg (URL) from the left Larry Pieniazek – poly-LTC Peter Andersen - LD product manager Jorn Kristian Thomsen - Lead Lego trains designer from Billund James Mathis - PNLTC Jake McKee - Senior producer (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) Great stuff! Are there plans to have such meeting again someday? It's great to hear that Lego is _really_ in touch with their community! I guess the NDA covers future products, or does it also cover other things? Please tell us for a rough (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Use of lugnet.lego.direct and lugnet.dear-lego
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3A7CE7D3.D83AEE...ing.com... (...) Putting 2 and 2 together, isn't it the New York Toy Fair this week? Presume that's why they were in town. Perhaps they are going to unviel some trains (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Monorail/Train Transit Terminal
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"Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G87J31.40w@lugnet.com... (...) Nice one! regards lawrence (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G87D35.EpA@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) train (...) 1st good news in a long while. Though it had better not be anything like the 4561. I wonder if they plan to have any meetings like (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Questions about 8 wide
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Hello All, I've just recently gotten into Trains and 8 wide seems to be the best for modeling but I have a few questions. 1. What's a good length for a Diesel? 2. A Passenger car? 3. A Freight car? 4. What's a good height? I understand that the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) Thanks :^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) Ahh, in other words: "Splunge." :-) (...) a total blast! Glad to hear it was fun and productive!! --Todd [followups to .trains] (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: From the first LEGO(r) Train Summit: LEGO(r) Trains are alive and well
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(...) That kind of information would be covered under the NDA so I can't specifically comment. (...) After, last nite back at the hotel, and most all day during the meeting. Train MOCs have a way of taking up the entire table, which is not prudent. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Monorail/Train Transit Terminal
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(...) I've been pretty impressed by LEGO stickers. They are made of a pretty rugged paper and I have always found that if a sticker was stuck on well (if not in quite the right position), that you can pretty much always lift it and re-apply it (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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