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BTW The santa fe that lego brough to show us WAS GIVEN away as a prize at the last minute. It was number 84,???. I think. As for the curved track the word was that new track geometry is being worked on and will be coming soon in the curves. The (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think this is a beautiful example of this classic engine. One of the finest in lego I've seen. I like the way you incorporated the sloping pin stripe on the side. Very creative. Keep up the good work. Cheers, John Warren (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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John Eric Voltin wrote in message ... (...) above (...) like This is a perennial problem, unfortunately. I wrote the Buying Lego FAQ (URL) (which needs updating, but still contains much useful info) as something I and others could link to from (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Aha! This is the important bit for me. Did the hint mention 8-wide-compatibility or just "new curved track" all alone? Pedro (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The crime here is not that the seller has used these words, but that the words themselves originate from LEGO. The only three words (used in LEGO advertising) that are worse than these 5 are the words "Hard to Find". The company is in some (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LEGO uses these words in their own ads. They mean "regular" stores when they say it, so it's not suprising that resellers would use that wording too. (...) Some people don't live in areas that have Lego sold locally (I know, it's scary) and (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, it does, but caveat emptor, of course. In this case since the early orders are going to get filled first, if the seller has actually ordered already, the buyer would get the item before he would if he ordered it for himself, by some (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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I periodically notice currently available LEGO sets on eBay for prices above suggested retail. I assume these items sell to individuals that are not familiar with LEGO Shop-At-Home or www.lego.com. For example, today I noticed one of LEGO's new sets (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Heads up on new 10020 Santa Fe train at shop.lego.com
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According to Ahui Herrera (posted in .trains on 18 February 2002 08:50) "The 1st first five ARE NOT AVALIBALE FOR PURCHASE as they were taken out of the production run and will be given away by lego as promos/contest,etc" "also he (VP) hinted at new (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, James Trobaugh writes: snip (...) Note sure if anyone has asked this but... Within the relm of the numbered sets, is there any exterior way of determing the numbers within the box ? I would assume that certain numbers or ranges of (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's only 10,000 numbered sets, they didn't say they would stop production at 10,000. jt (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Kevin Salm <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message news:GrpwDw.J3J@lugnet.com... (...) plans (...) That is 10000 (...) snip (...) here... I will take two or four. I hope to see them as loose parts (bulk?) Seems weird to me that they will make only (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Here are some better shots of John's UP trains (from this past summer) (URL) (...) There are three of the Upper Chattahoochee engines (red & white) in the background. They are identical engines based on a GP45. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's hard to do Loewy compound curves in this medium but I was very impressed with how close you got! I eagerly await better pics. My biggest criticism is the pantographs do not seem delicate enough but it's hard to get them lacey given what (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello I'm writing from brickswest and here is something that the Sr. VP of LEGODIRECT told us during the Q&A we had with him yesterday when he introduced the 10020 and left it there for us to play with. It's still at brickswest right now. I'll have (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:GrouD7.17D@lugnet.com... Hi John, (...) go to our website www.broich.onlinehom...egoe.html, there you can download many of the monorail parts. The other way is to look at (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) You could produce these yourself, I think, using a genuine one for a pattern and applying adhesive labels on panels or bricks for much less initial cost and effort. To anyone who will be parting these out: I will take the Red winscreens--two (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah! What she said! Thanks Maggie! (I know this is off topic, but it happens to relate to a pet peeve of mine. For the record, "beg the question" does NOT mean "prompt the question," despite widespread incorrect usage. For those interested, (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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This is great! I love these old engines. And your cantenaries are pretty cool. Too bad LEGO doesn't make wider radii in curves, this would have devestated houses and scenery at the Greenburg Train Show. And for all us WAMALUGer's, thanks for adding (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I have posted pictures of my completed GG-1 - see (URL) locomotive is 6-wide (of course) and 50 studs long. You can only do so much selective compression when there are so many wheels. Even at 50 studs, it does go around curves. The panatographs go (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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