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(...) right corner, making this picture seem like something for LEGO's advertising. I suggest selling them this picture. :) -Bryan (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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You're just trying to make work for me aren't you John? :) The only problem with setting the Registry up so that you can update your information is that I would have to have some kind of login system so I know it's you changing your stuff. Maybe I (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Which brings to mind an interesting point: Is it *really* scrapping if the set never got built in the first place? (as will be the case with mine) Perhaps I'll have to buy a third to build for comparison. And perhaps I'll buy another one to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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