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Yikes! The return of bad poetry night on Lugnet! I love minifig packs -- I am not as keen on the bizarro-world collector type figures with stands and cards. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hey there Lego company, here's a poem with a wish... Searching stores and all the sales racks I can't get enough of those minifig packs There were rock raiders, ninjas, star wars, and such But now TLC doesn't make them as much I want life on mars (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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(...) While I agree to an extent, I must say that I really dislike the current packaging. They are truly insufficient, as cheap as possible. I really like slide-out boxes (The Jango Fett's Slave 1) and the "lift top off" boxes, which large sets (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | RE: What about this for a new RCX 2.5 setup?
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I'd be happy with a good "official" LEGO SONAR sensor and a fixed version of the LEGO Rotation Sensor (without the lost "clicks" bug) On the RCX side, I'd like a RCX 3.0 with 6+ sensor inputs and more outputs (and more RAM. I'm using MANAS sets to (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | My report about the Pre-opening of the German Legoland Park in Günzburg
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Dear Lego Enthusiasts! The German Legoland-Park in Günzburg/Bavaria opened its doors to the members of the Lego World Club and 500 "exclusive" guests from the 1000steine.de community yesterday. You may have seen the big amount of new galleries at (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.de) !
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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(...) Hmm, they may be something to look into. They may not have rounded enough bottoms. Tape and or glue might take care of the holes and separation issues (even in a tray, which will be necessary for LEGO due to weight concerns), you don't want (...) (22 years ago, 8-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) not. (...) Has anyone tried seedling trays? The inserts for these come in multiple "hole" sizes from about 1" x 1" on up, and all fit in an 11" x 22" solid tray (the actual inserts are perforated so they (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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(...) Well I have well over 100 of those Glad Ware containers (the generic version from Meijer, actually, they are cheaper and stack better) as well as having dozens of the clear/black/yellow plastic thingies, and I think I speak from experience (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Dear Lego, if you must license, how about the Dragonriders of Pern
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(...) *sigh* You're probably right. --Bill. (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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William R Ward wrote in message ... (...) Mmmmm, that would be wonderful. But I wouldn't think that would have a kids tie-in either, and if they follow the books it'll be at least PG13... Jack Aubrey was no angel :-) Kevin ---...--- NEW shopping (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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(...) I've thought about checking those out. I have a feeling they would be too small to be useful. The ideal sorting tray is about 12"x18" and 2" deep, divided into 6-25 compartments. For some stuff, a larger tray, 15"x25" and 4" deep with 6-10 (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Dear Lego, if you must license, how about the Dragonriders of Pern
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What, pray tell, would be the point of licensing a PG-13 movie to make toys for the under-12 market? They picked the right one. Going with Harry Potter was a much better business decision for LEGO than LOTR would have been. (BTW, the book is (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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I wonder how hard it would be to get some of those trays that come at a bead store. Ever been to one? I go with my wife occasionally. People get all these beads in little trays, roughly a foot sqare with different sized compartments (rounded (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Dear Lego, if you must license, how about the Dragonriders of Pern
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Just remember, (J.K. Rowling)No other fantasy series while the almighty "Harry Potter" is around. If they could have made more than one we'd be seeing Lord of the Rings Lego. Just think what they could do with that! Dave. (...) (22 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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(...) Why? Several reasons: - for major sorting it is helpful to have good sized trays so you can move 5, 10, 20 or whatever little containers at once - an array of small containers has all sorts of cracks to lose parts between - a nice tray (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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(...) You mean like the clear plastic thingy that came in the Black Cat set? Blech! I hate extra packaging in every form and material it comes in -- well, unless it's a truly usable storage container with a snap closure or something like that (lame (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Amen, brother. Even 5 or 6 compartments would help. Remember when all big technic or model team sets contained trays??? People who part out lots of sets have lots of them of course, but the regular joes don't. (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Rebel Blockade Runner . . . Holy Moly ! !
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(...) When I was describing the UCS X-Wing to a non-AFOL, his first response was, "Gee, I imagine that the box includes a tray to sort out all of those parts." What a simple way for LEGO to add value: imagine if the packing for these mega-kits (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: legends/re-releases
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(...) Oh my yes... Both of them rock! To have known then what I know now. (of course I would also have been well served to invest in a few other things that were cheap in 1985, but I digress) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.basic, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.town)
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725 is an awesome basic set. Go look at it. It truly bore out the Lego promise of "just the right amount of special pieces to encourage special creations." It actually came with instructions for set-quality models. Notice how its pieces are (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.basic, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.town)
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