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Re: Historical Set Displays at BrickFest 2001
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Date: 
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 06:21:35 GMT
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i have yet to pack some sets:
3439  Spy Runner
6896  Celestial Forager
6897  Rebel Hunter
6879  Blizzard Baron
7315  Solar Explorer
8480  "FOS Light" Space Shuttle
8854  Power Crane
8862  Backhoe Grader
8446  Monster Crane Truck
8001  Star Wars Battle Droid
8002  Star Wars Destroyer Droid
and i should be able to rebuild the crane on my 8462 Tow Truck if you need
it


also i have the following train sets out
4525  Road N' Rail Repair (modified slightly)
4552  Cargo Crane
4553  Train Wash
4559  Cargo Railway
a blue large mytrain with tender

and the ever popular minifig sculpture (modified for much better joints)

let me know what you want so i don't accidently pack it up

Stephen F Roberts <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote in
news:0v1fjt4v7034jg9p1ikuvnfj8v11e9fhqm@4ax.com:

> Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> > Stephen F Roberts wrote:
> > > ...Last year we had a nearly compleat collection of technic/expert
> > > builder, including all the "supercars". We had a display of the model
> > > team sets. A nearly castle-compeat set display. Other highlights
> > > include the Constellation (398), some boxes and sets from the early
> > > 80s and several 1970s early system sets and even a few boxes dating
> > > back to the 60s.
> > > 
> > > ...If you would like to contribute to the display, please drop a note
> > > into the lugnet.events.brickfest group. I'm hoping to compile a list
> > > of sets we plan to have so I can make display cards of some type. (a
> > > list of set numbers would be wonderful. I can use it to help
> > > eliminate duplicates so not too many people bring the same thing :-)
> > 
> > I have a 590 Engine Co. 9, complete with box, instructions, and sticker
> > sheet with only one sticker used which I would like to bring. I also
> > have a 588 Police Station to bring. If we want to see how many Yellow
> > Castles we can collect in one place, I'd be happy to bring mine. I do
> > also have some classic space sets if there would be interest (primary
> > would be 924 and 6971). I can also bring old idea books and many of the
> > various books (8890, 250, 200, 8891, 6000, 226, 697, 260, The Gate of
> > the Present, The Ultimate LEGO Book, 50 Years of Play, The World of
> > LEGO Toys, Jim Spaceborn - The Unknown Galaxy). I can also bring old
> > catalogs, and old Mania magazines. Another item of interest would be
> > 6086 with both a "Dungeon Master's Castle" and "Black Knight's Castle"
> > boxes.
> > 
> > I've also got a nearly complete collection of the original Scala
> > jewelry sets (they've got nifty printed tiles). They are all sorted
> > into my collection, but I can bring a representative sample, and the
> > boxes).
> > 
> > I've probably got a few more things.
> > 
> > Since I hope to fill my wagon mostly with Pirate stuff, any of this
> > stuff someone else is bringing I can leave behind (or for example in
> > the case of 6086, I can bring just the box).
> 
> ...Definitely bring pirate first! :-) any other historical interesting
> things you can pack in would be great!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > > Area Coordinators (Pirate, Castle, Train): Displays appropriate to
> > > your areas should prolly just be coordinated primarily through you
> > > and stationed in your rooms. I'll just make up the cards and give
> > > them to you to work with at the fest if you tell me what sets u will
> > > have.
> > 
> > I think I'm coordinating the Pirate room? I'd love folks to bring stock
> > sets, since I will be trying to optimize for the game, I'd like to
> > leave as many sets behind as possible, so please let us know what sets
> > you might be able to bring. I'd love to have a display featuring all
> > the ships and other major sets. Also, let me know if you're willing to
> > have the set used in the game (I anticipate using a few sets like 6277,
> > and if someone can bring it and we can use it in the game, then that's
> > one less thing for me to squeeze into my Wagon).
> 
> ...Whatever sets you find out people are bringing that you want to have
> display cards for, just tell me the list and I'll have the cards there
> (plus lots of blanks for other labeling of MOCs and other cool things
> :-)
> 
> 
> > One contribution I will definitely bring is my Pirate comic collection
> > (3 of the 4 Ladybird books, and 6255 in both US and UK versions, and
> > possibly Italian [I'm currently negotiating to buy the Italian
> > version]).
> 
> ...That would be cool! I'd love to see foreign boxes or instructions
> just to see how similar and different they are (the bricks are the same
> :-) ---
> wubwub
> wubwub@wildlink.com
> www.sitcatsit.com   <-- a guy and his cat
> www.wildlink.com    <-- the wildlinks
> 
> BrickFest 2001!
> The AFOL Community's Premier Fan Run Event!
> www.brickfest.com



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  Re: Historical Set Displays at BrickFest 2001
 
(...) ...Well, keep those out :-) They all would be most appreciated on the display. And so far, my list has no overlaps, so unless you are dying to pack them up, we could use them in the display! (...) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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  Re: Historical Set Displays at BrickFest 2001
 
(...) ...Definitely bring pirate first! :-) any other historical interesting things you can pack in would be great! (...) ...Whatever sets you find out people are bringing that you want to have display cards for, just tell me the list and I'll have (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest)

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