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Booooo! Todd, that was terrible! Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FqI4rr.FDu@lugnet.com... (...) public (...) the (...) sue (...) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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David, Okay, I'm running out of superlatives here. Those look great! Any chance of getting better pics of the joints? Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "David Thomas Jr." (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Whoops! Been out of town. Boy, see if I ever miss a few days again! Great work Colin! Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the plastic. ===...=== "Colin R Gutierrez" <crg0194@ultra.ccp.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
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I just added a new mecha to my site. The "hair" like things on the head are actually antennae for recieving messages, inspiration: Predator (movie). It also has, as Jeremey H. Sproat would say a RBG (Real Big Gun) or YBBG (Your Basic Big Gun). Oh! (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I put that on MOST Lego shipments that obviously rattle. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) I get to correct myself - I looked up the frog - he uses only the inverse 2x3 green slopes. -Jon (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Troy Cefaratti wrote in message ... (...) This is good practice, and a standard request by me for incoming Lego shipments. And if I ship something that rattles after I pack it (not usually they way I pack) I will not hesitate to write this on the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) They've actually made me put "Rattle OK" on some of my boxes..... Troy (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Hi everyone, I've finished two more mechs from Virtual On, Viper II, and Dorkas. Go see them at (URL) also finished the captions for the X-wing, the Zerberus Mech, and Carl Greatrix's AT ST. Let me know what you think about the new models. -Dave (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha)
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On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, Kevin Wilson (<38B86A96.5C394080@...erve.com>) wrote at 00:06:46 (...) Yeah, and mine was supposed to go airmail. Perhaps there's a big warehouse somewhere, with thousands of rattley boxes, which can't possibly be delivered, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Maybe a ship sank? This was the beginning of Dec though... that's three months and normally it takes 6 weeks regular as clockwork. I could believe one package getting lost, but not all six. Kevin (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Mr L F Braun (<38B78495.8E1E5A03@....msu.edu>) wrote at 07:45:25 (...) Heh heh. That's part of my LEGO experience these days :-) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Kevin Wilson (<38B77B60.A1B76A99@...erve.com>) wrote at 07:06:08 (...) Hold back on the libel just yet: I too sent stuff to the States in Dec & early Jan, and *it* hasn't arrived yet either :( (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) I LIKE that part ;-) Opening the MISB 6571 was a trip! It's so bizarre to build such a nice, HIGH QUALITY (TLC, you listening?) old set with such wonderful parts. Cracking open MISB 4558s somewhat hurts, though ;-) I've opened one, I can't (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Well, I'm the wrong one to ask - I've been buying old Fire sets from Ebay JUST for the rolling garage doors. But I'm building them too - I have a 6382/6389/6571 sitting around the house, as soon as I decide which to keep whole, the rest are getting (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) If a set is sealed, I won't. If it's opened but polybags are closed, I won't. If it's open and repacked, I might. It depends on the RoI I'm likely to see in return, and whether or not it will deny me a complete set on some Faraway Future (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) [snip] (...) Wonders never cease. Thanks. OK, this is probably a separate dicussion, but it seems to me a bit of a waste to split up complete, older sets just for one part... Any opinions out there? I've liberally split up sets 3 and 4 years (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Had three, broke up 2 (last fall when they were not bringing in very much as a set). Actually one is in limbo... my cousin had 6 assorted sets I bought last summer in the Isle of Man and was supposed to be mailing them to me, said she mailed (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks Kevin ;-) A bit of overkill don't you think - a '94 700 piece $80(Ebay) set for a single part? Got a copy of that set you would split up for it? :-) -Jon (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Ya know, I never thought of it (the acronym) that way, but that's a very decent angle (1) as well -- and very closely related to SNOTs as pieces, to boot. Perhaps a better acronym would indicate an aversion to stud-oriented thinking, or an (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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