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| | | Just arrived! Number A1212 and A1391. Can't wait to get home!!!! Jeroen (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | "Jeroen de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message news:Grvx2E.G7t@lugnet.com... (...) Did you have to open the boxes to determine the numbers? Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Users Group (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Jeroen de Haan
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| | | | | | (...) Yeah. They are packed seperated with a manual (?). Didn't open it yet. Couldn't find a certificate as such. But maybe is it packed with the tiles. There is one Lego tile and a numbered one. Still half an hour before I am going to home... Will (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —John Eric Voltin
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| | | | | I assume the "A" prefix indicates the first batch. Assuming LEGO ever issues additional batches, the prefix might be incremented. Any thoughts or comments? -- John Eric Voltin "Jeroen de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Steve Martin
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| | | | | | (...) Might it just stand for it being an "A" unit (as opposed to a "B" unit)? Steve Martin IndyLUG (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) Then jeroen better hope he gets the b1212 and b1391 service packs ;) Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Robert Powell
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| | | | | When did you order? Robert Powell (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | | (...) I ordered mine on Friday & rec'd it in NYC today. A2241 for those interested. extra bag in the shipping box was the 'pole' pieces used as handrails on the side of the engine, red & grey. My packing slip indicated "you may notice slight (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Scott Lyttle
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| | | | | | (...) Go put it up on the Santa Fe Registry! (check main page and announcements for it). I ordered mine yesterday, and found out that some will be coming to the Outlet store in Georgia (Dawsonville, GA) soon! Scott Lyttle (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | | (...) That was the first thing I did, it doesn't get updated instantainiously (sp?). Thanks to James for creating that list BTW. Thanks Jonathan (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —Carl Billen
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| | | | | Hi everyone! I'm now the happy owner of two Santa Fe Super Chief engines (number A6195 and A6465). I placed my order the 18th and today (the 21st) they had arrived (here in Belgium). The big box says "Limited Edition" in the lower right corner, and (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | "Carl Billen" <Carl.Billen@realsoftware.be> wrote in message news:Grw9v1.5GJ@lugnet.com... (...) tiles. (...) it, (...) following (...) production (...) So, it looks like there may be more that 10k made. (...) the (...) That explains why the engine (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —Steve Martin
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| | | | | | (...) I wonder if part of the real issue is they had to pay for the license up front to BNSF for a specific number and therefore since they were limited anyway, they just went ahead and made this a "first-edition" collectors item. Steve Martin (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | | "Steve Martin" <martinsa@mail.com> wrote in message news:GrwJz2.AqL@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) item. (...) Do we know for a fact that LEGO paid for a license or did they just have to get permission from BNSF? I read the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Oh, I doubt that they paid anything to do it-- they just were covering their bases. There's got to be some unwritten rule (maybe it is written somewhere) allowing model railroad set manufacturers to reproduce train logos new and old. Why (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —Dean Husby
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| | | | | | | (...) From what I've heard/read, Santa Fe will be allowed to sell the model in their gift shops. I'll bet that was the deal made... Dean (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —Abner Finley
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| | | | | | | | (...) To answer your question is ...yes... LEGO got permission to use and produce the stickers of BNSF logo. I am not sure what deal was made. And I believe BNSF wants or would like to sell the set in their company store for BNSF employees. Also (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: I've got mine (too)!!! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) It varies. If you read rec.models.railroad you will find that some lines are quite willing to work with hobbyists (Norfolk Southern, for example) and others are quite tight (Union Pacific, for example)... which is why I say in my MTW-2001 (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Jeroen de Haan
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| | | | Pics of them (and the kids "playing" with them) at (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —John Neal
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| | | | (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: I've got mine!!! —Bryan Wong
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| | | | (...) right corner, making this picture seem like something for LEGO's advertising. I suggest selling them this picture. :) -Bryan (22 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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