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Re: Pics from American International TOY FAIR(r) 2006
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Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:13:52 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2006, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.year.2006, Simon Bennett wrote:
> > In lugnet.announce, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > > I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Lego showroom preview event
> > > at the LEGO showroom at 24th and Broadway, in NYC, as part of the 2006 American
> > > International TOY FAIR,
> > >
> > > ++Lar
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> > Did they have no problem with you taking photos? A few of us went, separately,
> > to the UK Toy Fair at TLCs invitation but they wouldn't let me take any
> > photographs at all. Very happy you were able to get some good shots of the
> > Roaring Roadsters set, I could hardly put that thing down. I was also very
> > impressed with the Technic crane, and the tractor.
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> Everyone there was taking photos and no one stopped me, in fact most of the LEGO
> people remembered me from last year (I was the guy not afraid to pick up the
> models and turn them over to get better pics!). Most of the people invited were
> toy press, so they were like click click click, a few overview shots, free beer
> and hors'd ouvres and off to the next one... meanwhile I was trying to get as
> much detail as I could. I brought a mini tripod this year which helps but I
> think (me or) my camera was getting tired, there were some shots I remember
> taking that aren't in the collection. Sigh.
Hi Larry, kudos to you for getting these pics out, but...
(after recovering from headache caused by eyes losing sync with blurry pictures)
... Some are too blurry to bear. Did your tripod help? Must be your hands
getting too tired. My suggestion: Bring a full size tripod and set it on the
floor. When not in use, hang it off your back... Here comes Swordsman Lar!
> Joe and Jim and I were the only trufans there I think (could be wrong but I
> don't remember the BZ guys this year... so Bionicle got short shrift. Oh well...
> it has some new sets that come with marble sized balls by the way!)
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> The Roaring Roadsters set is very Model Team to my eyes. Also it has a LOT of
> gray Technic bricks (NOT studless) in the underbelly. Did my underbelly shot
> come out... sigh...
We finally get to trade suspension in Land Busters for steering in Roaring
Roadster while keeping the resemblance. I want to get it but at C$90 it's a bit
steep.
Studless battery boxes! But the mounting holes seem flimsy.
Rear dualies in tow truck! Wheeee! Points off for using damped shocks for wheel
lift though.
On SW side, we finally have another minifig scale $150 masterpiece after Falcon
mark 2 in the ISD. This one sure seems designed for play.
Keith
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| (...) Try one of these: (URL) have the yellow one from Jessops - I bought my Dad the bigger red one for his SLR. Basically it's a fat beanbag with a tripod spigot on the top. The blue one has an off-centre screw for some digital cameras. Jason R (19 years ago, 15-Feb-06, to lugnet.year.2006)
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| (...) Everyone there was taking photos and no one stopped me, in fact most of the LEGO people remembered me from last year (I was the guy not afraid to pick up the models and turn them over to get better pics!). Most of the people invited were toy (...) (19 years ago, 12-Feb-06, to lugnet.year.2006)
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