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(...) Richard, You are a master storyteller and builder. Please keep on. I love the your Pirate creations, and hope to see more, but I have enjiyed every page you've created. Remember, there is no try, just do... (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates)
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Richard Parsons: (...) Really good. (...) Yes. (...) No. (...) I think you continue with this. And I can't see how this can be bad for kids (I must lack imagination ;-). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates)
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Not quite Adventurers, but a grand adventure nonetheless Not quite Pirates, but pirating gets done (URL) do you fellows think of this? Worth pursuing? Who gives a rat's? Waste of time? Go back to pirates? ((URL) scaring the kiddies? I was pretty (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.pirates)
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I found this (with the gold mummy case) at Tuesday Morning for $15 for anyone that's interested. Look fast because it will be gone quick. Bruce (...) about (...) some (...) set (...) itself, (...) responded. (...) cannot (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Well I have been following this a bit and I wanted to check before I responded. I have found some of these in an excellent store in Massachusetts. You cannot order over the internet but they are happy to take phone orders. I have no idea what (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) little (...) Hello Jonathan If all else fail it is still available in Denmark as 2879, without the Mummy though. Also see: (URL) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) It wasn't a TRU exclusive, at least not in the USA. I bought one at Walmart, and two at Shopko (on sale for $10!). The set came with the previously mentioned mummy storage case, a very cool biplane, a black Scorpion Tracker-type car, a nice (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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If you look at LugNet, there are at least three Treasure Raiders sets, the same content with different set numbers. One of them comes with a golden mumy storecase, the second is 'normal' and the third has 'non-U.S. version?' in its description. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) There's a couple on the shelves in Big W across the road. ' course I'm in Australia and that's probably not much use to you butI thought you might want to know anyway. James from Oz (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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First off, I just want to thank everybody who responded to my first post about set 5909 (the tan bi-plane). Everybody has been a lot of help! I've heard from a few people that this was a TRU exclusive, packaged with some sort of case, or something, (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Oh, yes. I held this one in my hands at the WAFOL meeting -- it's a beautiful model. *sniff* :-, Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build)
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Jonathan Little <piano254@aol.com> wrote in message news:FLEHD7.Avp@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) little (...) from (...) even at (...) would (...) This set was originally released as a TRU exclusive (AFAIK) in 1998. I've been told by different LEGO (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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I think it was a 1998-only set. Here in Canada (I don't know about the US) it comes with a mummy-shaped lego carrying-case. One store in town had two left yesterday when I looked. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman (URL) "If you strike me down, I shall (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) little (...) This is a very hard set to find. I got mine from the Construction Site (www.constructiontoys.com) for $19.90 back in September. It was available in limited quanities back then so I dont know if any are still available. Rich (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) little (...) In the UK, this set was a Toys R Us exclusive set, one of the only such sets I can recall, apart from a Divers floating lab... It retailed for around £13.99 ($20?), but I don't think they have many about now. Stu C. University of (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Joseph Gonzalez wrote in message ... (...) still (...) Most excellent... Im looking forward to the smaller treads as seen in the '00 adventurer set to attempt the same type of vehicle John Battcock (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build)
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Hello Joseph, That's a fine looking anti-aircraft truck you built. The rotating gun looks pretty intimidating. That should ground the Bi-plane baron. ;). I wouldn't worry about the lack of tracks. Track was always coming off those 1/2 tracks. A (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) at (...) would (...) ever (...) shrink (...) clearance. (...) Thanks, for the info, Kevin. From what I've seen and heard, it is a great set. That's why I'm so upset that I can't find it anywhere. I also need it to complete my collection. Maybe (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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I just finished up the work on my Puma page: (URL) uses pieces from the Adventurer sets 5956-Expedition Balloon and 5958-Mummy's Tomb. I kind of wish it had doors (or even treads) but I still think it turned out okay. ..joseph g (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build)
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(...) little (...) I have it and it's a great set. I'm pretty sure it was just a 'limited edition' type thing. I saw it all at once at Walmarts & TRUs in MASS quantity (end caps stuffed with 'em) late last summer, then watched their numbers shrink (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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