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"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message news:3EAFFAAC.C448F1...faq.com... (...) There's a (...) hideous. It (...) still (...) shade). (...) puke (...) panels (...) to come (...) I'm with you there! The color sucks and yes, going (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Okay, he's the first to PUBICLY say he likes the color. I'll be the second. Any new colors that aren't derivitives of Tan are welcomed be myself and many others. Bring on more metallic colors-we'll keep using them. They key to using these (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I don't want a car, I never said I did, I only buy sets for the great parts and then build my own thing. I just want to build cool vehicles with driven steer axles. I also have no experience of the 8448, although I know I hate the wheel trims. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <snip> (...) I'd rather have the 8466 over the 8880, even with the green panels--the 8880 is pretty neat, but overly complicated and doesn't have near the suspension 'out of the box' that the 8466 does. I find that if you want a car, the 8448 (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I've just had another idea (...) The next time their is a poll to choose which set should be re-released why not have an advocate for each potential set. Each advocate could be drawn from the Afol community and state their case for why their chosen (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) The only thing that would make those parts useful to me would be a Lego recycling machine set on beam. (Is it possible to recycle worn Lego?) I think people would much sooner have the 8880 which had a much superior 4x4 mechanism and could be (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Others may not agree, since S@H has had to put it on 50% clearance twice to clear out inventory. I too think it is a great parts set, except... (...) You're the first person I've seen that likes the pea soup puke green. There's a reason why (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader
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That set has been, IMHO, (next to the 8431 Crane Truck re-issue) the best "really big" technic set in recent years (mindstorms doesnt count as technic) The 8466 has so many good attributes: 1.a fair few studded beams, including the (exclusive to (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I concur! I was pleasantly surprised the other day when I noticed the site had been updated. The navigation is much cleaner than before! I especially like the Flash nav in the products section. I usually hate the use of Flash as a navigation (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Suzi, why do you think it's a girl ? :PPP If it's really a girl then she will be very nice when sge grow up. ;) Rene (...) ...snip... (...) (21 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear LEGO, Just wanted to say, "Cool!" and thanks. :-) I like the changes to the LEGO Company website! It *is* new, right? because, I'd swear it changed only a few days ago.. yet I saw no mention in lugnet.lego.announce or lugnet.lego.direct. I (...) (21 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Naw, it made me laugh! :-) Of course, Milton-Bradley *is* just up the road from Lego, too... JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) If it weren't such a brutal commute, and if I spoke French (I mean, if I spoke Freedom), then I'd have applied long ago. Dave! (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Now that's just adding insult to injury! ;^P -Tim (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) (URL) Dave! (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) A company that I've supported with *thousands* of dollars lays off a good friend of mine, it makes me want to stop supporting them. Kinda like when your favorite sports team trades your favorite player. It makes you like that team less than (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Am I confused or are you? First you say "Are we not buying enough bricks??", then you continue with "When I hear that my friends are losing their jobs, it makes me want to stop buying your products." So we're not buying enough bricks, therefore (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear LEGO: I got an email this weekend from a good friend of mine. For almost 15 years he's been working for you in Enfield, and last week he was layed off. Is business really so bad that you have to get rid of talented long-time loyal employees? (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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A Pneumatic add on set exists already, the 8466 has instuctions on how to mount a crane in the back using the addon set.(5218 is the #) Gerard "Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:HDA2J7.KCy@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) like (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In a recent thread on LUGNET, someone referred to 'evangelizing' about LEGO. This post may have some of that tone to it, though I suspect this is probably more like preaching to the choir. On Friday I was pleasantly surprised to find several of the (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general) !
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