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In lugnet.aquazone, Brad Hamilton writes:
> Thanks for the compliments!
>
> My aquazone history is kind of interesting. I never bought a single aquazone
> set until last year.
>
> Then, just for fun, I got a 6199 (Hydro-crystalization station or something
> like that). However, I never used it to build aquazone stuff. Instead,
> these parts (and a subsequent copy of the set I bought) went into my police
> station ( http://members.home.net/hmltn1/city2/police.htm )
>
> I had been on a hot search for the sacred set 6195 (Neptune Discovery Lab)
> for about a year, but I just couldn't find any copies anywhere!!
>
> Anyhow, on December 31st, 1999, my fiancee and I were shopping and I
> happened to see one out of the blue! It was about $100US, but I was more
> than happy to pay it. I suppose that they found a copy some place!
>
> Once I got that set, it became my favorite and played a key role in my
> aquarium model ( http://members.home.net/hmltn1/city2/aquarium.htm )
>
> In the months following, 6195's started showing up all over the place! I
> don't know what the deal is, but LEGO must have started producing those sets
> again, or they found a massive quantity. These sets were available in
> quantity from Zainy Brainy for quite a while. I picked up one other.
>
> In the mean time, I started trading. I got one other nearly complete 6195.
>
> Next, I found someone that somehow had about 4 6195's but apparently just
> wanted the figures and he really wanted some of my spare parts. So, we did
> a trade and I got 4 more 6195 gate pieces, 1x6 large trans blue "dome"
> pieces, submarine fronts, domes, and column pieces!
> So, I have 6 copies of the most important pieces.
>
> I also have a lot of other yellow pieces (including arches) from various
> other sources, a few of which go back to my very first LEGO set (404).
>
> Brad
Six! Wow! So that's how you built that thing. Impressive.
Chef
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