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(...) I wish I had a hobbies budget. (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) makes (...) Don't shoot me, I'm just the piano player! :-) (...) Rock Raiders. Eyuck. I'd love to see those dumped for Pirates, but remember what I said about "hipper". (...) Great for adult displays, not so good as toys for kids. Wish for (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Hey all: I have, in excellent condition, the Tsukuda 18" Series No. 2 Alien from 1984. It has the clear head shield and everything! I even have most of the box, but I collapsed it down and discarded the bottom half -- I retained the half with (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Sean, I can't speak for everyone but I think there is a fair mix. I am 29 (Very close to 30). I know that many others are in the AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) range but there are also many JrFOL's (Jr. Fans of LEGO). Welcome however and can't wait (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Crazy synchronization... I found one last night at the Wal-Mart in Manassas, VA under similar circumstances. Hiding on the overstock shelf and for 25 bills. Keep your eyes peeled kids, there may be more being dusted off and thrown back on the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: In need of castle helmets, torsos, and shields.
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(...) Brendan: Regarding the classic black helmets, I can help definitely help you out. Regarding the black knight, do you mean the one that comes with a crossbow and the oblong dragon shield? - I have one in very good condition that I'd part with. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Age range 16+ (was: Re: 2000 Scans are Online!)
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(...) My guess, FWIW, is that TLC is still reticent to admit that the products they sell actually appeal to very, very wide age ranges. IOW, if they'd marked it "from 11 years," then they'd be admitting that what 11-year-olds play with is also what (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Tricerablock's horns
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Since I'm pretty new to lugnet.com here, I should take this opportunity to ask about some acronyms I keep seeing -- BURP, SPUD, and POOP. My best guesses so far are Big Ugly Retarded Piece and Some Pretty Ugly Dude. :) Oh yeah, and someone also (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I wish I had a wife. Sean Frantz (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Just curious,what is the age average of this newsgroup?I'm 14 and I suspect everyone else might be in the 20-30 range.Just curious. Sean Frantz (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) space. (...) Wha? Did I miss something here? I don't see anything in this message referring to the upper/lower case issue. -Duane (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 2000 SW
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(...) Mine too. I've shown her the Y2K catalogue, pointing out the cool sets I want to get (I'm gonna be an Arctic collector now, too. They look excellent!) and she just rolled her eyes and reminded me that I am WAY over my hobbies budget this year. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Orange bricks in Artic 2000
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(...) In my view it depends. More colours is better if it means we're getting clearly distinguishable colours that happened not to exist before - I like the introduction of bricks in orange, tan, brown and green that's happened over the last 4 years (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Latest 2000 Star Wars Lego
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(...) is a (...) Actually, the color of the real thing was in between tan and brown, but closer to brown, nowhere even close to red. Ryan (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in article <FKzztL.8CK@lugnet.com>... (...) a (...) saw 1 or 2 of the black ones. One of the sets I put in contains two of the 1/2 width black that are 5 long each. I'm not sure how popular they are (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | BrickRemote ideas for discussion
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Greetings, Mike Kory (author of BrickRemote) and I have been corresponding via email regarding a number if ideas for BrickRemote. We'd like to make this a public discussion for further illumination! Sorry for the lengh of this post... USER INTERFACE (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: Soccer Sets Wanted...
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Steven Broughton wrote in message ... (...) anyone (...) purchasing (...) myself (...) like (...) Busy Bee in the UK is probably the best source but shipping a starter set back to the US (if they have any) might be expensive. If you haven't see one (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | "AFOOL" acronym (was: Re: Letter to the LEGO President...)
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(...) Heh heh!----I like that!!! O, for the possibilities of personals ads! ;-) AFOOL Adult Fan Of Older LEGO ACOOL Adult Collector Of Older LEGO ADROOL Adult Dogmatic Restorationist of Older LEGO AFOLMS Adult Fan of LEGO MindStorms AFOLSW Adult Fan (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Highlights
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(...) Thanks! I plan on actually building one sometime, even if it will end up being the wrong colors. ;) Um, I found your blaster idea, and I think it's good, but those hydronaut suckers will be hard to find... and your C-3PO sounds good, but I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Orange bricks in Artic 2000
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PS Todd when will the lugnet.arctic group be created? or should we be discussing this in lugnet.town? (FU set to admin.general) (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
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(...) Please, don't start the capital and lowercase SPace crap again... please! Alex Me (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | 9v Trains on ebay
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Tains (9v) MISB #2126 LEGO TRAIN CARS (9V) (URL) N' Rail Repair Train 9V MISB #4525 LEGO (URL) #3225 Classic Train with RED CABOOSE (URL) #4532 : LEGO Level Crossing (9v Train) (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | In need of castle helmets, torsos, and shields.
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Hello- I need 2 black castle helmets with the nose piece, the ones on the Royal knight minifigs with the mustache. I also need 2 or 3 triangular dragon shields. And last I need 2 black knight torsos, the black ones that come with the breast plate (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=197967082
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Whoops! MISB #6559 LEGO Deep Sea Bounty Divers I've re-started this auction. See it at: (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Orange bricks in Artic 2000
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(...) More=better. James (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Y2K Lego Star Wars Sets--Will Jason Be Eating that Jar Jar Minifig?
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Given that he pretty much had all of these right to one degree or another, I have to wonder: will there _actually_ be a MINDSTORMS AT-AT as he has predicted? I do remember someone mentioning Lego demo-ing one a year or so ago (possibly at E3, if I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Tricerablock's horns
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(...) one submitted by Peter Merryman(sp?), which is the play on Stegosaurus - Legosaurus. That is perfect. As for the horns you are right. Those are some tough Barbarians or weak dinosaurs one. Afterall they were first attached to the Islanders top (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Orange bricks in Artic 2000
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I was glad to see that TLG has introducted orange in a theme/system other than Star Wars. I was disappointed when the Halloween buckets were not reintroduced this year. I only picked up three (maybe 4) buckets last year. Of course these buckets (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego 2000 and Beyond (was Re: Sadly a look at this group...)
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(...) A pox on your predictions, Bruce! A return of the Pirate/Soldier themes is the SINGULAR thing TLG could do to forever mend the extant rift between it and AFOL. The new 2000 lineup looks good, a giant step in the right direction in fact, but (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: A note about the new SW
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(...) I think the confusion here is that Lucas was so heavy handed with the "not before may2 or you won't get any more to sell" thing that many store managers refused to put the classic stuff out as well. I remember a post from last year by a toys r (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Minifigs in Dino Land
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(...) How about the rest of you? I would love (...) That would solve my Sleestack needs. Now if I could just find a Chaka....Craig might be able to help, hmmmm..... Cheers, Mark L (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Tricerablock's horns
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Is it just me, or does Tricerablocks (whoever coined that cool name) have the same white horns attacked to his head as the barbarians in the new Knights lego? If so, they must be tougher than we thought. :) -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman (URL) "If you (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Minifigs in Dino Land
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The Egyptian and Amazon Adventure sets had, for villains, both the rival fortune-hunters trying to beat Johnny to the treasure, and the Mummy / skeletons / Amazon king guy trying to foil them both. I would guess that the Lost World sets will have (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Shoddy MF
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(...) I tried something last night w/legos to fit 2 in six studs, and it can be done. you need to actually have them on 5 studs by 2 studs with one stud between them (this is where their arms go). the 5x2 stud needs to be centered on a 6 by some (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Catalogs and Coupons (Re: Help identify this catalog)
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(...) Yeah, I got that one too. Everytime (which is not very often) I call Consumer Affairs they take down my name and address and send me one of these. I think they call them A Parent's Guide and the prices they list are average street prices. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Minifigs in Dino Land
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(...) Lizard men! Chris (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Y2K Lego Star Wars Sets--Will Jason Be Eating that Jar Jar Minifig?
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Here's the list, with confirmation notes ... BrickShelf.com posted the Y2K Lego US catalog at (URL) :) Technic X-Wing (Appears Actually to be an "Ultimate Collector's Series"--rehash of the Model Team Stuff--#7191 X-Wing Fighter) Technic Darth (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 2000 SW
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Shaun Sullivan <sullis3@mit.edu> wrote in message news:38285671.B49757...mit.edu... (...) No doubt, any / all extra income will be going to build that scene with the MTT and all the battle droids. Then of course you have to go buy a bunch of gungan (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Shoddy MF
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I like the new MF. the previous scan that floated around is close, but I still like it and I"m going to get it. Tom (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Help with 6391 Cargo Center
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Does anyone have a 6391 Cargo Center that they opened (new) themselves? The instructions, we have the originals, appear to require a gray antenna, however someone has told us that it is actually a white one. We have both colors, but we would like to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 8865 wheels in other colours/ sets?
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952 Farm Tractor (aka 851) 2 gray 956 Auto Chassis (aka 853) 4 gray 8857 Motorcycles (aka 857) 3 gray 8849 Tractor 2 gray 8859 Harvester 4 gray 8860 Auto Chassis 4 gray 8862 Backhoe Grader 2 yellow 8865 Test Car 4 white 1231 X-Large Hubs and Wheels (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A note about the new SW
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Episode IV - VI Sets were available in March. Episode I sets were timed with the May Release. Tom D Garcia <swlego@aol.com> wrote in message news:FKyE81.K8H@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) and (...) "official" (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: displaying special characters
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(...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: A note about the new SW
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Uhm, hate to burst yer hopeful bubble but...last year, at Christmas, I got a new catalog in a little stocking stuffer set (Aquanaut or something) that had the new catalog with Star Wars and Rock Raiders. Rock Raiders said July, and they came in July (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Minifigs in Dino Land
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Hello Fellow Adventurers, With all the fervor surrounding the July 2000 Lost Island of the Dinosaurs releases it is certainly a fun time to be an Adventurers fan. I think I echo everyone's sentiments by saying it will be a long wait until then. But (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | For Sale: 6598 Metro PD Station
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I have one 6598 'Metro PD Station' for sale new, factory sealed, minor shelf wear Price $60 US sales, buyer pays shipping, email me Ray (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | 6597 Century Skyway going2 at Serious Collector
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Hello, If you are after a Century Skyway, please see (URL) there are no more bids it will be sold Friday Nov. 12. Thanks for looking, /Eric M/ (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Canadian postal set help - 105
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Could someone please give a scan of set 105. Kevin Loch only has page 1. I really need to know what kind of wheels the set has. Rose r2eng@primenet.com (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Canadian Postal Van scan wanted
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Could someone please give a scan of set 105. Kevin Loch only has page 1. I really need to know what kind of wheels the set has, Rose r2eng@primenet.com (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: ZNAP 3582 Insect
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(...) Whoa, you are right, that is pretty damn cool, and big too. Call LSAH and check if it out yet. Usually if its on the site, they can get it for you. Good luck and let me know how it comes out. Jason F. (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.technic)
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| | Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!
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Ok, If you don't watch the Simpson's you won't see the title funny but it's been going through my head since I saw it. Lego Set #6991, Unitron Monorail is at (URL) for sale for $149 US. I'm getting one, always wanted one and glad to see it but just (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | My new SW models
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I have just finished putting up a few pics of my lego models. Included are my nanofig scale MF and a microfig scale Naboo fighter. (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Latest 2000 Star Wars Lego
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Hmm.. Not half bad. I'm full of praise for theat wonderful AAT and those superb looking collectors series sets, even if the cockpit of the TIE interceptor is a mite too small. The MTT looks a bit weird - I think red is a closer approxamation of the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Soccer Sets Wanted...
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Try Matt Chiles' the Vault: (URL) believe I have an extra set of just about everything (except some players), so if you don't find it at the Vault, send me an e-mail. -Rob. Steven Broughton <stevenkb@email.unc.edu> wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: RCX hang glider (was 'RCX sky divers')
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Looks like fun! Would a couple layers of bubble-wrap save some wear on your nerves? (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | eLAB and sensor stuff.
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Hi all, After a visit to Legoland Windsor (where they don't sell individual MindStorms spares:-( ) I phoned for the Commotion catalogue. The 2000 edition contains the following gems.... 1. eLAB. it shows the Lego Capaciter and Solar cell. it says (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Highlights
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(...) to (...) experimenting,trying to make one but I'm just stupid.Just type in the correct references at the search engine to grab my ideas.I think you'll be happy with what you find.That is if you've been wanting an Episode 1 C-3PO or some (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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In lugnet.market.jambalaya, Allan Bedford writes: <snip> (...) Heh... looks like the stuff I put in didn't get very far... several half beamas in teal & black half from Spyder Slayer. Are those popular? James (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: UK 2000?
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(...) Doesn't the Battle Droid count as a new 2000 set? That's already out over there in the UK. (Mine's on it's way in the mail!!) Chris (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) Hey, Space stuff takes place on different planets...why can't Castle take place in different parts of the world? :) (...) Well, Ninja *is* a separate theme from the classic castle sets, as well as from Fright Knights, Dragon Masters, Royal (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | 8865 wheels in other colours/ sets?
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I know I'm not going to find any new, but what other sets have wheels the same size as the 8865 Test Car? Also, do they have hubs in white, grey or other colours? (Unfortunately for me, wheels and tyres seem to be one of the few omissions of the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
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(...) Take a close look at the pic of 6575 on page 23 - I *think* it might actually be a 16x32, and 2 16x16's - it appears to be a break in the baseplate right in the middle of the blue wall (on the section with the blue dome). Either way, I agree - (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: UK 2000?
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Michael Edwards <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:FKzH1E.FB2@lugnet.com... (...) Last year was the first that new sets started appearing before Xmas, AFAIK. I think Dec. 11 will be pushing it... Huw (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Grey minifig hands???
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(...) franklin ~ you'd be seeking "alpha draconis" from set #6975 ~alien avenger. later ~ craig (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour) The box arrived at my door on Thurs 4 Nov. I kept it over the weekend to make my decisions and had it back in the mail Monday 8 Nov before 4 o'clock. Not too bad of a turn around time I don't think, (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
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(...) Oh, you're right! 6195 had a trans-dark-blue 10x10x4 dome, just like the one in the new Arctic set, 6575. Awright then, in that case, I'm happy to see it make a return! As much as I like a variety of window colors, trans- dark-blue is still (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: More castle 2000 set comments
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(...) Heh.. I'll see your $0.02, and raise you $0.026 (I'm in Canada) <grin> After looking at the sets for another couple days, and reading all the comments others have had, I'm about for some more comments: Extreme slope corners!!!!!!! :) :) :) I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Caribbean Clipper
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(...) came (...) The flags on mine broke too- only from this set, and only the flags, not the cannnon covers. I have this peice in a lot of other sets and they're fine. This is the same peice as the speed flaps on the Snowspeeder- wrong color of (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Shopko has all star wars on sale
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The ad in today's paper didn't state the percent off, it's usually 15-20%. So if you are after the snow speeder for the 2000 catalog you may want to save a buck or two at Shopko. Sale runs today through November 13. Rose (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Animals in 2000
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(...) Now you actually have a reason to! :) If you don't mind making it a little Jurassic Park, and having alien animals. ;) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Soccer Sets Wanted...
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Hi Everyone! I'm looking for some of the World Cup Soccer sets from last year. If anyone has any soccer sets for sale, please contact me. I am intersted in purchasing them. If the seller is non-US, a trade can be made for some of the sets offered (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | RCX hang glider (was 'RCX sky divers')
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Dear All The photos of my RCX 'hang glider' are finally up on the web. You can see them at (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brown Falcon
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(...) I think you're right. Both crossbows on the lower level look brown! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Lego close-out sale at Tuesday Morning
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(...) My bad...make that through November 30th. Don't quote me, but I think that the ad showed Robo Stalker, Treasure Raiders & Showdown Canyon. (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: More castle 2000 set comments
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(...) :) Good call. I agree for the most part... we need a people pack! AND NO MORE KINGS! :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Caribbean Clipper
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(...) the yellow birds (a pair) were in the adventurer's set from last year that came with a gold carrying case. can't find or recall # and name... i hate it when that happens!.... ~ so much so, that i rifled through my instructions file. it's set (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Did anyone else notice...?
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(...) Besides what others have said, the Belville castle wall piece is a rounded half-circle. It looks like new piece in castle 2000 is half-octagonal. (...) Don't they? Great detail for most any kind of building. Steve (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: What is pictured in the inset by the MF on page 8?
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(...) Are you expecting retractable landing gear in this set? Has any System or LEGOLand set had this? (That's a real question... I've never seen one, but there might have been for all I know) Personally, I wasn't, because I havn't seen precidence (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 to 1.5 software upgrade
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OOPS! I missed the 4129418 "Robotics Invention System 1.5 User Guide" English, 27 pages Sorry Rick Rick Kirkwood <dynamics@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:00e101bf2bad$cb...one.net... (...) LEGO) (...) full (...) a (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Grey minifig hands???
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I've heard that one of the minifigs in a UFO set had _GREY_ hands. Which set # was this? Thanks. Franklin (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | 2000 Catalog at the LIC in Orlando
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Greetings! The title about says it all. I stopped by this afternoon and bought 2 Snowspeeders (one from each of two store displays) and an X-wing. Both of the Snowspeeders had a 2000 catalog. No new sets though...I'll keep the group informed. Best (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Vague Lousy Page is Finally Up
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* John Neal (johnneal@uswest.net) [991109 22:24]: (...) Geez, John! That's horrible. Now he's going to have nightmares about smart missiles flying in through his window to destroy his hard work. ;-) Ciao! (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: GATS Show GA this Weekend
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(...) The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club will be at the GATS show this weekend, but not the Georgia show - we'll be at the GATS show in St. Paul, Minnesota. I suppose that's a bit far to drive, eh? ;-) JohnG aka "J1" (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Teaching robotics
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I have started an after-school robotics club at my kids' elementary school. I will be spending one hour a week each with groups of K-2nd grade and 3rd-5th grade, 6 kids in each group, working with the RIS set. The school is a gifted magnet school (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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I built this model today. Its missing the yellow parrot bird and the flags are broken. In what sets can I find cheap replacements for these parts? -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming of... (URL) weird Lego site: (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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(...) I don't think I understand you here. Do you mean that it is strange to let the user and/or programmer of the rendering program set the initial CLIPPING value? [clipped nice rendering-process tree] (...) It's not too complicated. A rendering (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 to 1.5 software upgrade
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I received my free (+$3.95 P&H) upgrade kit today and was pleasantly surprised ( or should that be AMAZED, Y-A-H-O-O-O-O!!!! and THANK YOU LEGO) to see that was NOT just a software upgrade, as I had thought, but the full #3803 "RIS 1.5 UPGRADE KIT" (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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See (URL) There is a serious weakness in this document, 'certification' is not clearly defined. This definitely needs to be addressed. Currently, the only definition of certification is: (...) ... which is a bit of a typo. My definition of certified (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: RCX motor voltage
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Wes, I'm sorry; I missed the Rcx Motor info... If the Rcx Motors start/run with 6V but don't work with the Rcx Outputs, something is 'Funny'. The Rcx, with decent batteries, puts out about 7 volts to a running Rcx motor (full power setting). I'm not (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Vintage Lego
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I have the following sets to sell. All are in mint condition. Box and instructions included. However they were ripped open by some young, enthusiastic lego person. 590 Engine Company No. 9 (missing 3 minifig tools) 452 Mobile Tracking Station (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: More castle 2000 set comments
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(...) Ok, I'll see your $0.02, and call! 4806 - (Bull) Mini Siege wagon nothing too exciting, rather small, only 1 fig... But worth it if it's cheap 6026 - (RK2) Mini-tower w/king & soldier Depending on cost, this might be worth it... Also depends (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | What colors do bricks come in?
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Please list me all the colors that a lego brick is available in. I´ve heard about light blue, dark blue, tan etc. and now I´m really curious about how many colours there are. --Tobias (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Is this true???
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Here in Sweden we don´t have a s@h, just the consumer service from which you can order spare-part packs for huge prices. --Tobias (...) me to (...) from (...) out (...) seems (...) brick (...) no (...) here. (...) 6 (...) over (...) it (...) the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: shop at home news
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(...) Hehehe! Up to this week I would have agreed with you, but my most recent order was amazing - they had EVERYTHING in stock and it arrived in under a week. Kevin (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Animals in 2000
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Have you seen all the animals from tLG for 2000? Now I´ll finally be able to open a minifig zoo in my lego town, if I had one :-) --Tobias (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Lego close-out sale at Tuesday Morning
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Kevin Loch wrote in message ... (...) Kevin is absolutely right. My wife bought some Play Mobil stuff as Christmas presents for some of our neices and nephews. What appeared to be great bargains based on the Tuesday Morning price tag turned out to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand [DAT]
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On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 00:44:17 GMT, "Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote: Still discussing (URL) (...) Yes, but the 0 CERTIFY ( BFC | NOBFC ) format is more common. And it emphasizes that is one statement with various parameters. And it's less (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lego close-out sale at Tuesday Morning
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(...) place. (...) No but still... Take a $10.00 retail price then add 20% mall price to it and you now have a $12.00 set. Then take 33% off of that $12.00 and you have a set whose price has been brought down to $8.04, almost $2.00 below retail. So (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Train windows in red white and black.
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(...) I do hope that they will be available in Europe too. Still missing the train doors !! (...) Regards, Ludo (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dinosaurs!
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(...) thanks mark. my site's server/ publisher was down yeterday for some reason.... >:-( also, pete, craigo lego is clsotw #155 ~oct. 24-30. i'm _still_ "wow"-ed by that! there will be adventurer type things in the next update. i have a few (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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