BryanKinkel

Name: Bryan Kinkel Age: 35 State: Pennsylvania

Here are a few links to Brickshelf accounts and other sites with photos from the Lego Archives. JanK: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=97505 thumat- factory tour: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=132771 Jan-Albert van Ree: http://www.vanree.net/fotoalbum/javanree/l...und_march_2004/ Unknown - http://www.vanree.net/fotoalbum/kmeijaard/...illund_archive/ All of these galleries are really enjoyable to browse. -- Bryan

Can anyone shed some light on this small set that just popped up on Brickshelf? Looks like a doctor with briefcase, stretcher and oxygen tank. -- Bryan 7267 on Brickshelf

Mmmm... breakfast cereal....

Thanks for confirming this. Wow, what a shock. :( Reminds me of yellow-Castle era sets only available in Europe. Despite being pictured in the Bill & Mary Idea Book. And the 12V train line only being available in Europe. *devil* *devil*

There has been speculation on this deep in other threads. But here we have a post from Jan on 1000steine.de - 1000steine post Using the Google translate tool, it comes to something like this - "The Vikings line is a purely European line. It is sold with the European spielzeughaendlern as well as vorrausichtlich with S@H. The Dino Attack line, as her in the photos of the NY Toy fair saw it, is a pure north America line. It will not give the Dino Attack line in this form in Europe, also not with S@H." Google translation Perhaps someone can translate the post better than Google. Will Americans be able to purchase the Viking line via Shop@Home? A post farther down the thread on also notes that the Anniversary tubs will be for North America only. Bryan

LEGO Duplo sets are in direct competition with other toys in that age range. For example, Little People. Take a look over in the toddler section of Toys R Us. You will be surprised how many action figures and play sets are available for the 2-6 range. Bryan

From a Toy Fair press release : Lego Group Kicks-Off Milestone Year... "In LEGO D.I.N.O. Attack, mutant dinosaurs are wreaking havoc on the city and the D.I.N.O. Force must tame them! Exciting theme features awesome models with incredible function and detail - an all-terrain vehicle carries supplies, a tank with rotating extending arm rolls in with the team and a huge chopper hits the air to aid the effort. Larger dinos feature light-up eyes, smaller collectible dinos add to the play. " See the link for the rest of the press release. -- Bryan