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| (...) No change at all. Despite what management claims about engineering a turn-around, Kmart is in deep trouble. On the surface they have dirty, poorly stocked stores with employees who don't have a clue. I have yet to walk into a Kmart where I did (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) Thanks for the consideration. (...) Now this is interesting. What is TLG capable of? We've seen the quality of Castle sets progressively get worse every year since about 1992. We've seen Bionicle cannabilize the Technic line. We've seen the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Yup. Technic was just about at its strongest until 1997, I'd say. (...) Hmm... the slightly more major themes: Adventurers - 1998. 2003's selection is good, but... awfully Juniorized. Aquazone - 1995. It was all downhill from there. Castle - (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) How well do those loops of slant/hinge bricks stay on? I am wondering if you could add some stiffness in front (as seen in the cutaway (URL) using a longer plate where you now have a 1x2 (just below the "windows", that is, the 1x2 with (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thank you, Geordan. Sorry for not replying any sooner. I thought that this thread had died and didn't check for any new messages. Anyway, I'll write a lengthy reply to compensate :-) (...) The Corsair's landing gear was really hard to build. (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.military)
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| Thank you Lego for this year's set offering. I know a lot of complaints here at Lugnet have included thoughts to the effect of "the excitement's gone when I saw the new year's catalogue". Well, I originally thought that too (based on the original (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| Can't you move this to "dear-lego"? This tirade really has little to do with lego direct, and if I wanted to read all the whining about lego not making toys you like anymore, I would read dear-lego. Frankly, LEGO Direct is doing a lot of things (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) The main Giftshop at LEGOLAND, CA has a few display cases with dioramas, featuring the Ninja line and the Adventurers. They really do attract a lot of attention, but unfortunately none of the product behind the glass is available anymore! LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Lately I've been using: (URL) fill out their opinion surveys and send feedback through their "Send us a comment" link. It's basically a text box that you fill in and then select a category to send it under. It's not a direct email, but (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) discussion on the article. Stuff that I noticed or recently thought about since re-reading the article. The article goes into the building dilemma....buy a set because of its theme potential vs. buying a set for its imagination potential. The (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I don't like to speak for anyone else, so let me answer your question from my own perspective. Many of my recent posts have been similar in their critical nature, though more subdued in their tone. And the reason is simple. I am sick and tired (...) (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Duane and all Sorry you got trampled by the Train guys before anyone local had a chance to respond. (Suggestion: email to Wayne, or John Rudy or me) Everyone in LUCNY so far builds trains to 6 wide. Some finished creations are a bit wider, but (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| Yep, it's none other than "Jack Stone, LEGO's new hero!" - "Ha-Gibor Ha-khadash shel lego." I've seen it on channel 2 commercials at least three times - Jack swinging on the helicopter's rope, dangling and finally landing safely in time to save the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.il)
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| "Giuliano" <bgiuliano@libero.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:H281vM.6JE@lugnet.com... (...) Halebop. (...) Purtroppo tu, viso pallido, non parli con lingua biforcuta. Un bambino che adesso si affaccia ai giochi Lego non ha termini di paragone. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| (...) The success of Bionicle is not the success of LEGO. It is the success of a line that is closer to action figures than building bricks. It's a sad day, not one to celebrate. (...) Do I read you correctly? You're saying he's asked for nothing (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| This is my final post about toy drive until it is complete (and at which time I'll post pics of the final 'pile' and the delivery). I had to ecavuate for Hurricane Rita, but there's still a toy drive! Had I not had to evacuate, I would have posted (...) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) look at it this way: Given the choice between a juniorized set and a non juniorized set that are otherwise both very similar (like the 2 police stations in my example) which set would most lego consumers choose? The most important question is: (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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