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In lugnet.general, Matthew Gerber writes:
> Hello.
>
> My name is Matt.
>
> And I'm a minifigaholic.
>
> I just spent $30.00 to get the Spider Man minifig.
>
> Pity me.
This, from the man who co-invented Stubbies™? Why would
you even want to recover?
> So, the only items in the new 2002 set line-up that really interested me
> were the two Spider Man movie sets. Of course, I thought it would be CRAZY
> to pay $30.00 just to get LEGO Spidey. I swore up and down that I'd never
> pay that...I'd just wait for the figs to show up on BrickLink.
>
> Right.
Like anyone's going to give up a Spidey this early in the game,
for less than $8, anyways.
> So my Wal*Mart had both the Spidey and Green Goblin sets out today. I HAD to
> buy them (boy is the wife peeved!).
Solution: Fix priorities. Bachelordom = +LEGO -Family +work
+disposable income. Yes.
> Neat things in the sets:
>
> -The LEGO Spidey (DUH!)
> -The entire Green Goblin fig...the body, legs, head, arms and helmet are all
> in a brighter green color, the hands and hips are a flat version of regular
> green. The design of the printing is great...and he has full printing on the
> back of the head and torso.
That's very cool. I noticed that right off--and without the mask,
one can make him into a very cool reptile-alien.
> -The Mary Jane fig has a cool regular face (reverses to a scared face that
> I'm not thrilled with), rust orange ponytail hair, and maroon torso, hips
> and legs.
Uh, mine's standard orange. Is yours somehow different?
> - Spidey and Goblin both have the single hollow stud backplate (red and
> green respectively) and clear posing sticks.
I love that stick. I'm not sure what I'll use it for, but I love it.
The stud-vest is neat, too.
> -The Goblin's flying platform has flat silver elements! I wasn't expecting
> his...way cool! 2 of the new quarter slopes (with a decent purple bat wing
> pattern) and 1 of the Racers 2X2 plates modified with flare fenders (with a
> good orange circle scheme).
Ugh. Here's where we part ways, ol' buddy. I was *so* hoping those
were light grey--because I wanted to brasso them down and use them
in other things. I can still do it, but they'll look odd.
> -Trans anti-freeze orange minifig heads.
Jango Fett's Slave I (7153) has three of these too. They seem to be
in danger of being very common this year.
> WHOO-HOO!
>
> Matt
>
> (FUT wherever you want)
FUTted nowhere different. I AM INDECISION PERSONIFIED.
best
LFB
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