Category Archives: Shopping

New Trains for 2010 but limitations persist

January 21, 2010 – 5:10 pm

New Trains!
When I first saw some links to the 2010 trains I was excited.  These would be the first trains to be based on the Power Functions and in my opinion, the first train sets to come from LEGO since the decision to drop the 9v line.  One could argue that there were two RC [...]

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More Charlotte Store News

July 22, 2009 – 8:27 am

This is probably the last post on this as we approach this week’s soft opening of the store. An official statement by a Concord Mills spokesperson was released to some media outlets this past week. According to Charlotte Business Journal, the new store will have 4,520-square-feet of floor space. The LEGO Company has unveiled more [...]

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Profile of Joe Meno in N&O

March 1, 2009 – 5:39 pm

Yesterday a profile of Joe Meno ran in the News and Observer in which I was quoted.  The N&O reporter had called me Friday morning to ask some question about Joe and the LEGO hobby.  I ended up talking to him for almost half an hour.
It is a nice article which really focuses on Brick [...]

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Ooooh – 10194 Emerald Night is real

February 20, 2009 – 11:05 am

Last week pictures were circulating of a new LEGO train set – a steam locomotive.  Lots of banter about whether it was real or fake, whether the wheels were new or from Big Ben Bricks.
The official word came out via a LUGNET post from Tony Sava.  The set is very much real and will be [...]

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Triangle Business Journal and the LEGO Store

February 11, 2009 – 3:39 pm

In this week’s (2/6/2009) edition of the Triangle Business Journal there is an article on the front page about the LEGO Store coming to Crabtree Valley Mall this spring. Much of the article talks about the business aspect of the various malls in the area and their vacancy rates. Check out a scan of the [...]

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