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More of my two cents.... I think this makes about 4 1/2 cents so far: (...) time (...) So long as this were the Rock Raiders sets.... then things would improve in two ways. Regards, Allan (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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Here's my two cents on the whole thing: (...) Why not simply substitute for newer parts. Great thing about LEGO is that it's entirely modular. (sarcastic remark, I apologize in advance.) Put another way.... if need be they could easily redesign a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Raised Baseplates, good or bad?
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Hi all, I guess my subject says it all. Are all these raised baseplates good or bad? Personally, I prefer the original flat baseplates... All personal creations using the new raised baseplates require the use those 2x1x3 inverted slopes which gets (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Dear Lego...
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Dear Lego... I only have a small number of wants: 1) More train cars: Such as twin tankers, blue hoppers, etc. 2) A new train crossing 3) A new airport: something like Century Skyway would be nice; could call it Millenium Skyway heh. 4) Revive the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Fantasy sets! (was Re: Horrible quote from the Scala web catalog)
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And to reply to myself (losing it...)... Let's bring up the OTHER Fantasy stuff discussed before. Dragons - gimme a break. The current ones are TOO SMALL. Bring out dragon SETS - bricks/slopes/plates/tiles to build a *DRAGON* - i.e. 100ft scale (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US
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(...) no (...) ready (...) but (...) for (...) .. (...) I just stopped at the Meijers in East Lansing, MI, on E. Grand River, and picked up the A-Wing, Flash Speeder, and the Technic Battle Droid! The only thing I need now is the Technic Destroyer (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US
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(...) no (...) ready (...) but (...) for (...) .. (...) I just stopped at the Meijers in East Lansing, MI, on E. Grand River, and picked up the A-Wing, Flash Speeder, and the Technic Battle Droid! The only thing I need now is the Technic Destroyer (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | FS: Pirates: 1795, 6252
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Hi, I have the following for sale: 1795 Imperial Cannon from 1994 (33 pieces) $7 (URL) Sea Mates from 1993 (30 pieces) $15 (URL) are both in excellent condition, complete and come with the front side of the box. Shipping is a buck for each set. This (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Where cani get detailed building instructions.
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Where can i download detailed building instrucions for various robots for the Robotics Invention Set? (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Reekage :( (was Re: Minifig box 2 :)
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Sorry people, I had a terrible cold this weekend.. the kids DID mention the smell but we were all too excited about the figs. Have pity on me, I have mostly lost my voice and am standing up in front of a class for 8 hours a day all week this week, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US
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(...) I'm up in Allentown, and I too searched a number of stores today, including Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Bradlee's, Ames, Kohl's, Toys 'R' Us, KB Toyworks, and Zany Brainy. I found no 2000 sets at all. I did get word from the LEGO rep at TRU that they (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What Happened to The Advent Calendar Fun?
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Thomas got too busy to play with LEGO ;-) I'm trying to fill in the gap. If any of you have some alternate models of your own, feel free to email them to me at hwiguna@yahoo.com, and I will post them along with ours. Don't forget to tell me what (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Parts Guide
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(...) *Groan* don't remind me... That would probably make #1 if I had a list of top 10 Lugnet headaches. At least that one is long over... (...) I've spoken with a couple people on parts tutorials, and it appears some might be in the works, but they (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Horrible quote from the Scala web catalog
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(...) I think you're allowed to use a magic bridle though. (You have to ask Athena nicely.) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.scala, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted
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(...) Sick, twisted (1) and strangely attractive. Very nice. Of course it's all cheating, really, since none of your middle technic pulley wheels actually are even close to being on the rails, but who cares? It looks good. What an exceedingly clever (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Horrible quote from the Scala web catalog
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(...) ...and this would give rise to a new piece - 1x1 round TILE, to cover it, as they could switch to ONE mold for horses ;-) And they could make a grey war spike for horses, along with the horn. (...) SADDLE? On a PEGASUS?!?! How DARE you! ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.scala, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Horrible quote from the Scala web catalog
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(...) I saw some of these for the first time at a Target last weekend. You can open the lid of the box and look inside to see the pieces. They don't even look as if they would be LEGO compatible, although they claim to work with other building (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.scala, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Torturer
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(...) torturer/executioner (...) Make your own? A yellow torso and arms (bare chested), with a black ninja hood over his head and black legs? -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: want list (was: Re: SPACE AUCTION -- Many Rarities!!!)
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(...) I'm *very* interested in learning more and I'd love to see a picture of it, and, were it for sale, I'd be happy making an offer or discussing a trade for it. (I'm also still missing a scan of it for the DB.) --Todd (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US
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They're out in force in Ohio. I've found a few sets at the Meijers in Tylersville, and this evening I found all of the sets at the Meijer in Forest Park. And they're ringing up at 25% off to boot . . . Tim (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Minnesota.
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(...) Actually, one of them has a really good scan of the B-Wing, and I'm sure another AFOL can verify this, but it looks like the wing blaster in fact isn't a POOP--but black SW blasters (like in the Sith Infiltrator) next to a 1x1x4 black antenna (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Minnesota.
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From the looks of eBay, 2000 SW has begun to appear in Minnesota. I've seen a couple of auctions of new items originating there...and, of course, they're at a serious premium. -LFB (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | mockup fix (TALLENT!) part # 2924 mockup. train front. [DAT]
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here it is Jons part, just fixed.. now time for the interier detail?? jon do you actually have this part? 0 Name: 2924.dat 0 Fixed by: thomas burger (tburger666@aol.com) 0 train front (needs work) 0 Original author: Jonathan Wilson 0 Un-Official (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Another sale--from Lego S.H.
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Hi all, I just got an email from Lego Shop at Home for a sale on a few of their larger technic sets, and the prices are really good (advertised at up to 40% off). This email is sent to people who registered their RCX's. I don't know of the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ZCMI Toy Sale
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Hi All, Just a little news on the ZCMI toy liquidation. The good news is that everything is now 40% off. The bad news is that as of this morning there wasn't much left (Legos) at the two ZCMI locations I tried: Cottonwood Mall and Fashion Place (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Pic of Camel & Elephant (was: What lego animals are there?0
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In lugnet.general, Ben Gatrelle writes: <clip> (...) The camel heads which I have came from set #4138 (400 pieces plus a cloth carrying case) which I bought for the two 1x6x2 yellow arches needed for reconstructing a yellow castle #375. The elephant (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 600dpi scan of Female Knight, From 2000 Catalog
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WooHoo!!! Man I do hope she's not only in the large set.... Granted that's great for getting 2 females.. though I want more!!!! Please Please Please Lego bring out both of the females in a minfig pack... Please Please Please!!!!! Tamy getting up off (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Minifig box 2 :)
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I got the box today, have sorted out a few things, BUT... I'm keeping it for a few days. The box, packing, and figs REEKED of cigarette smoke (not from Larry, he doesn't smoke), so I've got a new box and packing ready, and I'm soaking what I can in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: JJ'S REVIEW: 6095 Royal Joust
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(...) ^^^^^^^^ DEAR GOD! :) Kinda like the good ol' Blacksmith's Shop. (...) ^^^^^^^^ Yup, little pricy. Still on my list (I need the knight... ;) ) (...) Um, ok... (...) Cool. (...) Again, cool! Printed legs! Wow. (...) Both of those pieces will (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Help: Re: review: LEGO '99
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(...) (Note, I use the web interface to LUGNET. The following relates to that, not other newsreaders.) For a long time I've wished that set numbers in postings would be clickable. This would be a killer feature! The web display of messages already (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Horrible quote from the Scala web catalog
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(...) For the record, Karen thinks it's pretty awful too. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.scala)
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| | RE: Sale Postings (was: Super Car on sale)
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I was thinking along the same lines of Michael. These two sets in particular have been discussed repeatedly and in great length here before. I think people are a little over sensitive about what they perceive is off-topic. In a little more than a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Sale Postings (was: Super Car on sale)
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Respectfully, I have to make just couple more comments: I agree that these sets (8848, 8880, 8480) are great for robotics. If someone asked in this group (.robotics) "what sets are good as add-ons for spare parts for robotics?", then you have a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: "Fixing" movable dividers in Plano boxes
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Hot glue is brill... NICE idea Ralph! It would be more of a mechanical connection, though,as the glue does not bond to plastic (unless you get a special kind, I don't think). My suggestion, along the same "mechanical" lines, would be Elmers(tm) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: The wife problem
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(...) ROFL! Now if I've *ever* seen a quote to justify lugnet.qotd, this is it! :) James (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Parts Wanted
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Please see my wanted page at (URL) prices are certainly negotiable (upward, in most cases) for the right collection of stuff. I pay cash, but am not all that interested in trades of parts for parts due to time factors and hassle factors... however I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Pics of FIRST Lego Leage Competition in Chicago
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(...) I believe those were only for the staff. FIRST is, of course, the organization running the event ((2 URLs) the tall man with glasses wearing the maroon First Contact shirt is the MC of the event. He's also a good friend of mine, and to my (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Future New Castle Weapon
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(...) Playmobil makes a mace and flail!! The handle is too big for a minifig though. Dan M. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted
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As a direct result of Larry Pieniazek's off the cuff "couldn't be done" remark of a few days ago, I posted pictures of my massive steam locomotive with 4-8-8- 4 wheel configuration that I have just built over the weekend. At 68 studs long (not (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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