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In lugnet.dear-lego, Tony Priestman writes:
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, James Simpson (<Fp9xAJ.J47@lugnet.com>) wrote at
> 23:01:31
>
> > For all of us who grew up
> > on Lego, I'd wager that the wonderful boxes were an important part of the whole
> > experience.
>
> Too true.
>
> I really have to steel myself to open some of the old stuff that I've
> got. But I bought it to build it, as well as enjoying the packaging :-)
>
> Last year, I found a MISB Airport Shuttle. I was going to sell it, but
> it's such a beautiful box, I had to keep it.
>
> And the joy of holding a MISB 928 was something else :-)
>
> It isn't ISB any more, though :-)
>
> --
> Tony Priestman
I apoligize for the last post.....cat on keyboard.....
The new packaging is a far cry from the "compartmentalized geek" boxes I
loved as a kid.....To this day I still have the boxes to Universal Building
sets 745 (1976?) and 733 (1979?). They are beat up, but still great storage
and sorting mediums, w/ removable plastic trays and styrofoam frames.....an
environmentalist's nightmare.....
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"John Robert Blaze Kanehl" <johnNYblaze44@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:FpCLvJ.K12@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Tony Priestman writes:
> > On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, James Simpson (<Fp9xAJ.J47@lugnet.com>) wrote at
> > 23:01:31
> >
> > > For all of us who grew up
> > > on Lego, I'd wager that the wonderful boxes were an important part of • the whole
> > > experience.
> >
> > Too true.
> >
> > I really have to steel myself to open some of the old stuff that I've
> > got. But I bought it to build it, as well as enjoying the packaging :-)
> >
> > Last year, I found a MISB Airport Shuttle. I was going to sell it, but
> > it's such a beautiful box, I had to keep it.
> >
> > And the joy of holding a MISB 928 was something else :-)
> >
> > It isn't ISB any more, though :-)
> >
> > --
> > Tony Priestman
>
> I apoligize for the last post.....cat on keyboard.....
>
> The new packaging is a far cry from the "compartmentalized geek" boxes I
> loved as a kid.....To this day I still have the boxes to Universal • Building
> sets 745 (1976?) and 733 (1979?). They are beat up, but still great • storage
> and sorting mediums, w/ removable plastic trays and styrofoam • frames.....an
> environmentalist's nightmare.....
I think the styroofoam is OK as long as you don't throw it away! Who
could throw away *anything* Lego?!
I saw the mispelling, and liked the way it sounds so :-P
Drat that cat!
--
Have fun!
John
My Trade/Sale (and links) Page
http://www114.pair.com/ig88/lego
my weird Lego site:
http://www114.pair.com/ig88/
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John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote:
> ...an environmentalist's nightmare.....
speaking of... My sister got me that new big ~800 piece basic set for
Christmas. It's the one with six or seven smaller boxes of lego held
together by a cardboard frame. It seems like a waste of packaging
to me, especially the raised baseplate that was packaged alone in
its own box.
-chris
ps. The glue that held the boxes into the frame was nightmarish also.
I almost had to use a crowbar to pry them out ;)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Christopher Tracey writes:
> John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote:
>
> > ...an environmentalist's nightmare.....
>
> speaking of... My sister got me that new big ~800 piece basic set for
> Christmas. It's the one with six or seven smaller boxes of lego held
> together by a cardboard frame. It seems like a waste of packaging
> to me, especially the raised baseplate that was packaged alone in
> its own box.
>
> -chris
>
> ps. The glue that held the boxes into the frame was nightmarish also.
> I almost had to use a crowbar to pry them out ;)
Was this the K-Mart exclusive? The one with the 32x32 light green baseplate
like 5978's? I didn't have any trouble getting the boxes out of the two copies
I got... :)
Jeff
http://members.xoom.com/aulddragon/
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Jeff Stembel wrote:
>
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Christopher Tracey writes:
> > John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote:
> >
> > > ...an environmentalist's nightmare.....
> >
> > speaking of... My sister got me that new big ~800 piece basic set for
> > Christmas. It's the one with six or seven smaller boxes of lego held
> > together by a cardboard frame. It seems like a waste of packaging
> > to me, especially the raised baseplate that was packaged alone in
> > its own box.
> >
> > -chris
> >
> > ps. The glue that held the boxes into the frame was nightmarish also.
> > I almost had to use a crowbar to pry them out ;)
>
> Was this the K-Mart exclusive? The one with the 32x32 light green baseplate
> like 5978's? I didn't have any trouble getting the boxes out of the two copies
> I got... :)
No, I got my first copy at Zany Brainy. I think I've seen it at
Wal-Mart, and perhaps TRU also.
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Frank Filz
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