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Re: Going Against the Grain
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Date: 
Tue, 23 Jan 2001 15:41:47 GMT
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Felix Greco at felixisgr8@aol.com wrote:


The parts are "there."

"There" being eBay or another auction site. Classic Space parts are tough to
get in any kind of decent condition.


Me thinks that an easily available part ceases to be classic or collectible...

I'm not sure about anyone else, but I couldn't care less if my LEGO is
"collectible." I love my bricks because I BUILD with them.

Most of what I love about Classic Space is the CS logo. If LEGO would
release a CS decorated brick pack, that would be way cool.

Mmmmmmm inverse slope computers. Speaking of which... how about a Space
Computers Bulk Pack? Just a big mess o' computers from all eras of the Space
line. I can dream....


<snipped from another post>

But, this was not the string I wanted to come off my original post.  I was
hoping to spurn some more posotive conversation.

I'm really trying not to be negative... just asserting what I would like to
see from LEGO. Was your post only intended to compliment LEGO?

~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego



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  Re: Going Against the Grain
 
In lugnet.dear-lego, Mark Sandlin writes: <snip> (...) Oh, Yesss! (...) (reading) "... inverse slope computers ..." ... (reading again) "... INVERSE slope computers ..." (digging through the depths of childhood memories) "Weren't those the cool (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
  Space Computers (Was: Going Against the Grain)
 
In lugnet.dear-lego, Mark Sandlin writes: <snip> (...) Oh, Yesss! (...) (reading) "... inverse slope computers ..." ... (reading again) "... INVERSE slope computers ..." (digging through the depths of childhood memories) "Weren't those the cool (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.space)
  Re: Going Against the Grain
 
(...) No. All the posts lately are very inflammatory, and I don't get it. It would be different if Lego was putting out 'nothing but' juniorization and z-nap. But we've got model class x-wings, lego direct, and other stuff that I see as very (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Space Computers
 
yay Mark, great idea! mebbe we could get TLC to release a computer set for all us AFOLs ... prolly not, oh well. in the meantime, I've seen inverse slope computers in blue only and only w/ the terminals on them (green screens) can anyone tell me (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: Going Against the Grain
 
(...) Me thinks that an easily available part ceases to be classic or collectible... (23 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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