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"Rob D." <htduck.geo@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:B6A0F4E7.11222%...hoo.com... (...) on (...) the (...) new (...) the (...) I think thats what the previous post said. i.e. they were patented. However, patents eventually run out, as they now are (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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in article G85w3s.KKv@lugnet.com, Will Hess at willhess@simflex.com wrote on 2/2/2001 9:20 PM: (...) See, now I think this is just crazy. Why on earth didn't Lego trademark the minifig? Then (although I am no lawyer), patent or no patent, no one (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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in article G85sKw.DrI@lugnet.com, Kevin Zwicker at kevin1@netrover.com wrote on 2/2/2001 8:07 PM: (...) Yuck. An unholy union of minifigs and Bellville. Why didn't we have those weird Bellville people sterilized while we had the chance? Rob (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message news:G85sKw.DrI@lugnet.com... (...) don't (...) ICK POO!!!...!!! Long live the minifig! -Tim (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) FWIW I think the death of the minifig is more about the expiration of the patent on those elements than anything else. The Best Lock figs are a straight rip-off of the minifigs we all know and love. I'd suspect Lego is going in this new (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Har, I thought of something much worse when I first saw the Creator figures: Lego could concievably re-issue a bunch of Star Wars vehicles in the new Creator scale, say, starting three years from now (as the Episode II sets are starting to (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) The first wave of Creator sets is posted on Brickset. Here are some links were the figs are easily visible: www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4115-1 www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4117-1 www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4172-1 Ugly figs, great parts. KZ (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) yet. (...) Good news (or thought): If creator figs replace mini figs, then kids will ask "Why were all the old star wars figures short and fat?". This could make the guys who made star wars (I can't remember the company name) angry, so they (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message news:G85oDF.5Dz@lugnet.com... (...) yet. (...) Are any pictures posted of these figs yet?? I want to see one (or maybe I don't want to...) -Tim (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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Well after the Basic line and Jack Stone, it seems that Creator figs have invaded the new 2001 Dacta line as well. I just checked out the Dacta section of the official Lego website. It seems there are three new sets available: 9302 Creator Community (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.year.2001, Lawrence Wilkes writes: <snip> (...) Toy fairs may not be for the public, but the public somehow always finds out, especially the internet public; This is why some things, like the HP sets in this case, are even more restricted (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"brickhead" <astan@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G84GBG.6uC@lugnet.com... (...) their way to 1000steine.de: (...) ICK!!!...!!! Just when I was starting to be very happy with TLC, they put this wrench in the works. (...) :-( -- Tim Courtney - (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G84Lvq.EMD@lugnet.com... (...) I would assume not for the public. TF in NYC is the same thing. (...) Then again, they may not do ordering for retailers until later - esp with (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Mabie. I guess we wait for the new york fair and see what eventuates there. Mabie TLC will reveal more then. (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:3A7A768D.D51331....com.au... (...) duplo. (...) age of lego (late 80s-early 90s) (...) public. But this wasnt the public was it? I assume by toy fair its the same sort of 'not open to the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Get with it lego. If we wanted junorized sets like this we would buy duplo. We want good town sets like the ones that were available during the golden age of lego (late 80s-early 90s) (...) None that they are going to show at that fair anyway (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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The first depressing news from the ongoing toyfare in Nuremberg have made their way to 1000steine.de: - Jack Stone is an overall juniorized city spinoff with creator figures - no other Star Wars sets in 2001 - no train news - Harry Potter sets are (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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if you go to lego.com/racers there is an explanation page about them. (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Here's to hoping for a resurgence in Blacktron yellow windshields in 2002! Markus (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Are those "trans-yellow orbs" crystal balls or the bell jars? I'd prefer bell jars, but either in trans-yellow sounds cool. Frank (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.year.2001)
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