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Subject:	Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.castle, lugnet.build
Date:	Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:27:05 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Brad Hamilton writes: > 100$ is dirt-cheap for a LEGO building! > I've calculated that many of my buildings cost $300-$600! Urg. Now I'm depressed. :-P > If you want to save money, then buy up sets at 50% discount. You can often > target sets with high proportions of parts you want, and then trade the rest > for MORE parts you want. This is much cheaper than buying each part at > auction! Does anyone have any advice as to which sets are more cost-efficient for raw building-building materials? Like, I wanna build a building with lotsa gray 1xN bricks, some windows, a decent roof (i.e. 6xN plates, etc.), some arches and other architectural pieces. I think I have enough doors... Cheers, - jsproat

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		Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
(...) I don't know for sure, but I'd bet on: -grey brick packs -a 6097 (or two or three, or eighteen) on clearance from kbkids.com Any number of 6097s will supply you with the cool arched windows, as well as grey arches; also I think it has a few (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)

		Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
As Shiri says, 6097 is the perfect choice for castle parts these days. It is cheap, easily available, and has a wide range of parts. It was on sale a while back at kbkids.com for only $25! The downside of this is that nearly every LUGNET'er has a (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)

		Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
(...) raw (...) gray (...) arches (...) Well, maybe the kbkids.com site. I saw the Bat Lords castle for 30 some dollars a few minutes. That might have some parts for you. Scott S. -- Scott E. Sanburn Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)

		Re: Cheap sets for buildings (Was: The cost of minifigs)
(...) As far as I know there is no real cost efficient way to acquire large quantities of 1xN grey bricks. I plan on tackling my first large building in white since it is more readily available in brick buckets. Rob - Rob Farver - (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)

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		Re: The cost of minifigs
100$ is dirt-cheap for a LEGO building! I've calculated that many of my buildings cost $300-$600! (URL) seen some other folks' buildings that are much bigger (and more expensive). If you want to save money, then buy up sets at 50% discount. You can (...) (26 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)

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