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(...) I wouldn't be surprised. When _I_ did power supply experiments as above, I used a 4.5V light brick (and hoo-boy, does 220V AC through a 4.5V light make a nice bright flash). An RCX is just so much a different cookie in terms of replacement (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Oddly enough, I've heard, asked, and seen, that women dress more for each other than for men. While I realize that this line could be a special case, it would have been better if TLC could have made it more [typical] like this: "I bought the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.scala)
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| | Re: Are the Accessory Bricks Going to be canceled? to Brad, or lego rep
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(...) Also note three baseplates (green, blue, grey) are not limited either. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hi Doyle, I'm not a Lego Rep (in this universe :) but my new January 2000 catalog says, "Limited Quantities, All Accessories" on all pages that offer general and Technic accessories (though interestingly not on the Train pages). But.. IIRC (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Are the Accessory Bricks Going to be canceled? to Brad, or lego rep
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(...) too, also I wonder how this will effect the price of pieces gone are the days of $1 1x1 gray tiles? I hope we will be able to order bulk helmets ect. Doyle (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I actually think that what pulled me into the SW sets was their complexity and abundance of specialty parts! The first set I got was the Snowspeeder, which I was rather impressed with. The set was so well built and detailed that I went out and got (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Doyle, I'm not a Lego rep, but my guess is that the service packs are indeed going to vanish, but in a much better way than supposed -- they're to be replaced by the new (and hopefully wonderful) bulk-order system being developed right now. (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) TLC really needs to figure out why their pages are getting caught up by web caches. From two different machines at work, I see two different US catalogs, one with the new sets, one without. Unfortuanately, the machine which sees the new sets (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Brad Justus' Comments - Why Complain?
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(...) I honestly don't think his comment there deserved the harsh reply. Not trying to jump on you, but I just see [his comment] as simple sarcasm used in the context of a flame message alone. I would assume that people here at Lugnet would know we (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hmm. Could have been a customer-service problem. Little Timmy's mom calls LEGO Consumer Affairs, reports that little Timmy's RCX doesn't work anymore. Consumer Affairs sends a new one, with a return shipping label so mom can ship back the bad (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Actually, I did make a taginental reference to this once ((URL) I was talking about staging civil war battles (not that far from the Pirate era) and the requirements of troops. Think about staging Gettysburg. Ray (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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< Cross posted to off.topic.debate > (...) Well, all packages contain what they have in there (i.e. 5.5 oz, etc.) The packages may need downsizing, which I can agree with, but the government taking action against them? What agency should look at (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) You have _greatly_ missed the point of lugnet. Grow up will you. Jasper (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: You're welcome for the thanks (was Re: Thanks for the welcome
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(...) Hehe, naaa... we'd want cash, or a slice of the rev just like we do with everyone else. (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) If $100 would buy a reasonable amount (say, 1-200), I can see people making vast armies of stormtroopers.. same with battledroids and destroyers, actually. Or ghosts, for that matter. Jasper (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <3868DB72.CDA371EC@n...pe.com>... (...) Haven't companies been sued for misleading packaging before? Aren't there laws about this, or do they only relate to food products? I've noticed that potato chips seem to be coming (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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Plates-All, or as many colours as possible 1xN 2xN 4xN 6xN Bricks-All, or as many colours as possible 1xN 2xN Technic-All, or as many colours as possible 1xN Beams 2xN Technic plates Minifigs-!!I am shocked no one has yet requested the possibility (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: You're welcome for the thanks (was Re: Thanks for the welcome
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On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 05:09:16 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) But can you convince Novera that there is benefit/realisable reward, for receiving its payment in train doors&windows?? (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) If you meant Ed Jones, I think he has already stated a dislike for these new walls also. I am just more vehement about it. I did forget to mention on the positive side of things that I DO like the new catapult as a single piece. In terms of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) "the 8880 suspension system" "the 8880 gear system" "the 8480 gear system" 2*2*3 yellow extreme slopes, for those of us who are missing one or two from the appropriate set. (...) Basic bricks, plates, and slopes. Jasper (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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