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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GrrICE.HoK@lugnet.com... (...) done. Not to start another 6 vs. 8 wide debate, but I hope Lego Direct concentrates on the continued revival of the six wide, 9 volt train line and expanding (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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James J. Trobaugh wrote in message ... (...) in (...) Cool! Consider mine registered as soon as I have it! Wessel (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I've started putting a registry together for the LEGO SF, it should be up in the next day or so, just in time for the back orders to start arriving. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Dunno if someone else has already come up with this, but I think it would be kinda cool to create a list here on LUGNET where you can register which number(s) of the Santa Fe Super Chief you own. Something like a SFSC 'Proud Owners List' Ok, such a (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10020 at brickswest and what the Sr. VP of lego direct said
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(...) Well, we've had this debate before. I want big wheels too. But the curves need fixing. We need two radii so that parallel tracks look better. We need the turnout/switch geometry fixed so you can do a proper diverge and a proper crossover. We (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) which in fact has no problems with the actual curve radius. Stay 6 or 7-w and you don't need new curves. I want big train wheels and red wheel blocks now... (But to be honest: I've already got more news to buy in 2002 than I ever had (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would like to have 119, 4551, 7740, 7750, 7777 which are my favorite train sets. Any 77xx or some of the (virtual) numbers of my April fools joke would be cool too. Kind Regards, Ben (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, that is what this says: (URL) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Drat. That very item has officially swayed me to trains. The reissue of the Legends sets didn't do it. The build it yourself colored trains nearly did it, but I managed to holf off, but this...this is just... My first HO train set was a Sante (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes BUT they already HAVE an 8 wide set... the tanker. :-) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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