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Hey all - I just wanted to pipe up about something I was told that would make our opinions and suggestions to LEGO more effective. This weekend we had the awesome opportunity of the company of Brad Justus and Jake McKee. Obviously, when one of them (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) found. (...) on (...) as (...) My humble attempts at your models, aka "what I did over Christmas" (both build with lego and learn MLcad) If you don't like MLCAD/LDRAW - don't look! (URL) advantage of MLcad/LDraw - I didn't have enough yellow (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Lego, I love the Castle Expander bulk pack, but unfortunately it is in the wrong colors for the buildings I want to make. Is there any chance that you might make additional Castle Expanders or similar arch packs in white, tan, and sand red? It (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) out! (...) Yes, good idea. In fact, your post just prompted me to commit the brash act of cutting short the aspirations of a pair of 8-unit axle rods. But, they're none the worse for it, as I managed to put a nice polish to the severed ends (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"William Howard" <william@howard-fami...rld.co.uk> wrote in message (...) Indeed so! The corrugated tubes and new angle connectors, although inflexible in angle, are also great looking. (...) on (...) That would be very interesting to see as I (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ah, to play well! Clearly the sanest attitude possible. - Kyle (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) the (...) the (...) cost in (...) of (...) cases (...) to (...) and (...) They make great booms for diggers and modern looking cab roofs I've found. I'll get the photos/dat files up somewhere to show my interpretations of your 'compact (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:Grt1In.Bux@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) To a large extent I think these studless beams have been unfairly criticised, and in all honesty I suspect a lot of this is due to people being unfamiliar (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hmm. The 1259. My local TRU still has it for ~UKP5.00 (~US$7-$8). For me "Micro Technic" brings to mind the 8203 + 8004 which are about the same size as the 1259 (originally a promo set IRC). That said, what Brickset calls “microtechnic” (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I didn't say I liked the part personally, I just said that I liked the fact that the motorcycle sets included them. I believe that the part makes it easier for kids to build their own motorcycles. (...) My problem with the triangle is the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I hate this part I have dozens, probably from the ebay lots I buy where people cant wait to get rid of them, but each to their own. My nomination for potw (once the current list is exhausted) would be the technic triangle which has come to the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I hardly knew those. Very neat! The whole range from 8202 to 8219 is worth looking at. 8216 is another beauty. (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) single shock absorber, which is kinda realistic. Most of today's road racing bikes have a single rear shock absorber, according to my experience. I also like the fact that is _does_ include one of the strangest technic bricks: The motorcycle (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I can certainly agree with this selection except for one minor detail: Even in 1977 farm equipment didn't tend to interest most kids. As much as I loved this model, that was what ultimately kept me from saving for it and getting the larger set (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Regarding the $100 barrier. It IS there and it is a big one. I'm in the center of "affluent suburbia" - not at all typical of the rest of the world (or even the US). Despite the ridiculous amounts I've seen parents spend on kids, there is a (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Are you perhaps talking about sets like (URL) I bought a dozen of those at AU1.95 each (my first bulk set purchase!)! ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) This is the economy of lost profits that the company doesn't seem to understand. They could undercut prices found on eBay and through private sellers and *still* make more money than they're making now. If they don't get this theory, they (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Indeed for another shining example (of this principle, not of another go-kart) you need go back no further than 1999. Now for those who have read some of my previous postings and know that I usually suggest 1970's sets as good examples, this (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) You can 'have' the two 8862's currently up as I've already got one (actually the first set I owned, closely followed by 8868 - and in my opinion the range has gone down hill from there with only a few exceptions (OK about 20 exceptions!)) :-) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Oh bugger, competition! Steve (a fellow brit) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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