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Subject: 
Re: Set 5909 - reprise . . .
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lugnet.adventurers
Date: 
Fri, 19 Nov 1999 16:19:43 GMT
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In lugnet.adventurers, Jonathan Little writes:
> 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, to store extra legos in. What I don't understand
> is why they would show it in the catalog if it was a TRU exclusive. It hardly
> seems fair. Also, somebody mentioned something similiar with an Insectiods set
> (it came packaged with a mask). I know in that case, you could also find the
> set alone. If I remember correctly, the set with the mask had some odd number
> that didn't follow with the normal sequence of the Insectoid line. The set
> itself, however had a number which followed the normal numbering sequence.
> Anyway, my question is this: Is there anyone that has seen this set by itself,
> i.e. without the case? This is just out of curiosity . . . . not that I don't
> want the storage case thingy.
> Thanks, again!
> -Jonathan


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 tan painted sarcophogus, and a little campsite w/palm
tree. (if my memory serves me)



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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, (...) (27 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)

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