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(...) Ohhh Kaayy...Pokémon but no castle here. Really needs to move to .debate (sorry to police, but GEEZ! Pokémon?) Matt (trying again) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) <snip> (...) uh...if you really wanted to clarify a word, isn't it best to offer the actual definition of that word? I can't seem to find my dictionary, but i did find my thesaurus and the first word it uses to describe "collect" is "gather". (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) From Dictionary.com: col·lec·tor (k-lktr) n. 1. One that collects: a solar energy collector; a dust collector. 2. A person employed to collect taxes, duties, or other payments. 3. A person who makes a collection, as of stamps. 4. An electrode (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Which pretty much confirms my guess - complaining about re-issueing old sets instead of coming up with old-style-but-new-designs is tilting at windmills. The forces that got us the one are effectively removed from the process of getting the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Here’s what I think… The next installment of the Legends line will be Space or Town. Not Castle! Since the ‘Legends line’ is a -tri-annual- series, the next theme to follow will likely be of another system. ( I'm hoppin’ for Pirate) Only next year (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I agree with those two as well as someone else suggest about 6077. I'd also like to see (yeah, I know, I'm breaking the three set limit but I don't want to just be a "me to" guy here): 6061, the Siege Tower. Castle walls in the modular form (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I know I know! I read Brad's announcement. But still let's *hope* we see a new Castle Legend sometime next year, the the year after that, etc. Let the Space people have their survey, and the Pirate people theirs! There already is a technic (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) What, are all the Richards around here turning into frogs? Maggie C. (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <snip> (...) I still think this would be a great re-issue! I didn't think of it, but that doesn't mean it isn't high on my list. :) my other two... <set:6048 Majisto's Magical Workshop>. This is one of my favorite sets, although it probably (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I was going to say 6061 Seige Tower. I'd rather have the Seige Tower than the Battering Ram from the sets, but from an overall point, I like the more complete wall and tower from the 6062 and extra figs. I'd be happy with either. My bet is (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Too late! "Collector" in the toy hobby is already stigmatized. :-) I think there is a difference between someone who collects something and something that is a "collectable" (please no semantic-driven dictionary "proofs"). I might be a (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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I would have to agree with you on the 6040,41 pack. I think that would be a great way to package the 2 sets and make it at least worth while. Though each set seperately would be cool too! 1680 or 1877 both basically the same set.. so take which ever (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I would like to see: 1906 Majisto's Tower I never hade one, but I would realy like many of them :) 6074 Black Falcon's Fortress I just love Falcon's! And I think this is a very good looking castle. 6086 Black Knight's Castle My all time favourite (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Sorry for quoting so much, it's all context....: (...) I can also agree 100% with what Eric wrote--with the exception that I don't see the "speculation" or selling market as such a sacrophytic organism. There are shades of grey; for everyone (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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Heres my list: 6073 knights castle 6074 black falcons fortress 6061 siege tower (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well I thank you for initiating the ‘top 3’ Castle choices for us!!! ``Just one question, Will you tally up the votes at the end?`` Also, Maggie Cambron wrote: (...) I only like Pirate cause its really good to supplement Castle. All other (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I don't think so. See below. (...) True. (...) I don't think so. See below. (...) While most of the above may be *true*, it is not the *reason* that this set is being released to S@H and not to retail. The REASON is that S@H is within Brad's (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) You and Lindsay both mentioned this, and I want to point out that I agree with it, although I imagine it certainly didn't look like it. I don't (intentionally) deride or begrudge collectors and speculators their place in the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I disagree with that. :-) To me anyway, it DID look like you agreed (in advance) with what we advanced... (1). It's those other blokes over there we are arguing with, not you, bub. :-) (...) Right on. (...) Currency speculating again? :-) 1 - (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) LOL! If they need help coming back, I've got a little belville crown that fits perfectly on a certain plastic frog... (got it from Craig)... but who's volunteering to kiss a couple of Richards, and in the shape of frogs no less? They're very (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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