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[Crossposted to lugnet.admin.database & lugnet.general, with followups set to lugnet.admin.database] * Is LEGO set 1843 (a '96 Space/Castle value pack) actually a value pack containing two sets? Or is it one set with instructions to build two (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Well, the only question I have a strong opinion on is whether Boats are a part of Town. I am convinced that Lego originally separated Boats from the rest of their product line because the Boats used extremely (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) The minifigures are different as well - more in touch with the new style of faces. (...) If someone had the whole line of exploriens and U.F.O's built and had them side by side and then gave someone this set to put into one or the other, I (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) I'd say no. They definitely come from a different universe than that of Lego's space stuff. (26 years ago, 9-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Also sprach Matthew Miller: : I'd say no. They definitely come from a different universe than that of : Lego's space stuff. Since Star Wars is supposedly the distant past, maybe the Star Wars sets are a past-space instead of future-space theme? :) / (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) That's an interesting thought. :) The question, of course, was a trick question -- where the [de]capitalization of "space" is intended to illustrate the inherent controversy/confusion. To be more precise, Star Wars sets are certainly "space" (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Also sprach Todd Lehman: : To be more precise, Star Wars sets are certainly "space" sets (lowercase "s"), : but clearly not "Space" sets (uppercase "S" as in "LEGO[LAND] Space System") : because of their non-6[89]xx numbering. Ah, but as various (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Ah, but sometimes they do (anything in 6800-6999 :-). But I admit, it's possible that TLG may someday destroy the sacred 6800-6999 range as they destroyed the 6700-6799 range. 67xx used to be solely for Space minifigs and Space Light & Sound (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) See, I'm not even sure about that. Three of the five currently-known sets are ground-transport and not space sets at all (not even in the sense of "designed for ground exploration of alien planets"). And I can definitely see Mos Eisley (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) "s"), (...) perhaps a more useful and less confusing name for "space" (lower case) would be sci-fi(also lower case) Similarly castle(lc) could be renamed historical(lc) or somehting similar (medievil?) to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Whoa -- yes -- good point! Star Wars is a lot more environments that just T.I.E. fighters and X-Wings blowing each other up! :-) --Todd (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Well, I think there's still gonna be a lot of queries for "space" and "castle". (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) My Theory is that Ninja will move to 48xx. I think 3050-3053 are "promotional", like Unitron was. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Jeff (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Sounds good. I wouldn't call those Ninja sets promotional, I would call them limited availability like Aquaraiders, RoboForce, etc. (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.admin.database)
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