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In lugnet.trains.org, Christopher Masi writes:
> Frank Filz wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains.org, Christopher Masi writes:
> > > Frank Filz wrote:
> > > > Steve Bliss wrote:
> > > > > So, has anyone asked LEGO Direct to sponsor a Kids Railroad Area
> > > > > by supplying the LEGO parts? Seems like it could be a win for
> > > > > both TLC and the LTC.
> > > >
> > > > A loan of a K-8 would be a great way to stock a KRR. All you'd have
> > > > to add then would be track, a few train motors, some train wheels
> > > > and some couplers, and possibly some large plates.
> > >
> > > Besides being a box size that LEGO uses to store bricks (as I remember
> > > it, not that many bricks styles were actually stored in the K-8 size
> > > boxes, but that was 10 years ago) what is a K-8?
> >
> > These days, the playtables are usually stocked with K-8s that have been
> > filled with parts from semi-recent sets. They don't seem to be complete
> > sets, so I don't know if they are damaged sets, end of run leftovers,
> > or what.
>
> So when you say K-8 you mean a K-8 sized box filled with random bricks.
>
> I should clarify what I said. I was a factory slob (material handler),
> so when I mean stored I mean that the bricks get molded placed in a box,
> and then the box is emptied (or was emptied) by me into some big hopper.
> While I was there we filled what we referred to as "Hospital Boxes".
> These were huge boxes that the raw abs came in. We would fill with
> over runs or broken bags.
I'm still not sure - Could you please clarify what " K-8 " is/means?
I seems from what I'm reading that it is not the name of a set or
style or "line" of LEGO, but rather a nickname for a container that
holds excess LEGO that can't be put in retail sets for whatever reason.
SRC
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| (...) So when you say K-8 you mean a K-8 sized box filled with random bricks. I should clarify what I said. I was a factory slob (material handler), so when I mean stored I mean that the bricks get molded placed in a box, and then the box is emptied (...) (26 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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