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(...) thats my (...) today? (...) It's too warm here too - about 70 degrees yesterday. I want it to snow! ObLEGO: I got Mindstorms yesterday! I'm planning to robotize my 5571. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) in (...) It is, according to the dictionary, but I haven't heard it used during my lifetime. Wicked is/was a more modern form. ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam dot Web Site: (URL) Instant Messenger: RJD88888 ICQ 13177071 (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Recent thefts at the office, (fortunately, not my Lego), has led me to not bring in stadium elements for a set-up, as they are a bit problematic to bring in and back home repeatedly. At work, I have the Shell pitstop, a Hovertron, Postie on (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Haven't looked at the Darth fig too closely yet, but from the reflection of light on the speeder-bike figs, looks to me like it is a black mini- fig head, a lá the ghost, under there. (...) Bit upset about the light and sound element. What (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) rub (...) Thanks for that. I had to scrape two thick layers of frost from my car this morning..... 2? Saturday's frost, then Sunday's on top of that...... ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam dot Web Site: (URL) Instant (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Just added another 50 pictures from my LEGOLAND visit to LEGO on my mind. Featuring the Netherlands, Scandinavia and monumental palaces and churches. Magnificent buildings, boats and trains. Note the details! (URL) Displays by LEGO from menu Eric (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Indeed. Those are the kind of finds that Lego should be famous for. A piece can be a flag for a (Guarded) Inn, or just the drapes on a ladies' carriage. A piece can be a flagpole, or a standard for a parasol, or a Space decorative part when in (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ooops sorry! They are there on page 18 - three cannons wif centre-pins. (...) Yeah, I thought of that after posting :) But then again - the Throw-Bots seem to bring up the Lego-Projectile issue - so perhaps after further lawyer-consulting they (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Eric Brok wrote in message ... (...) Also, anyone noticed that the yellow Episode I spaceship seems to have a typical Town Jr. baseplate ( A two-level trailer plate). Eric (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote: <snip> I know that Robert's Rules of Order do not completely apply here, but nonetheless: "Call the question!" That is, we've talked about it for a while now and I think many stakeholders have stated their positions. Key (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36699c8d.85210180@l...et.com>... (snip) (...) That's LEGO at it's best: when I first saw the brown triangles on the Star Wars bikes, I thought it looked fine but was a typical 'single purpose' piece. But as it turns (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Maybe I missed information about this -- are pages 9 through 12 (the LEGO Mania 1999) a foldout centerfold spread? It appears that pages 6 through 8 and 13 through 15 are each three-page spreads, which would be consistent with a double-foldout (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I didn't see any firing cannons in the the catalog scans. Oh, well. Even if they are there, I'll bet it's just an artifact of the pictures being taken in Europe, and Enfield not bothering to redo them to leave out the non-NA elements. It would (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I believe 'wizard' is (or was) British slang for great, terrific, spiffy, etc. Steve (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't remember seeing the Hoth lookout post before. I assume that either comes with the Snowspeeder, or is not actually available (but LEGO doesn't seem to put not-for-sale decorative stuff in their catalogs any more). (...) Hugely tall (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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I was sitting at my desk, working on a project. I had stopped for a minute, to think through a particular point, and I looked over at my Soccer stadium setup. Someone had taken my Night Lord, astride his black dragon, and set them in the middle of (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's the LEGO Direct (AKA, US Shop At Home) pages that says July. The main catalog pages say March 1. Look at page 5. (URL) Steve (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We have way more than just three sets of part-names. Look at some of the set-inventories. (URL). Steve (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Here's what I've been able to glean, and my thoughts... STAR WARS Looks great! Based on the catalog pics, it looks like the X-wing will have movable wings. Same with the snowspeeder - if you look closely at the catalog scan, you can see where it (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Since Matthew's message (lugnet.general:1131) we've decided rather than compete, we'd put on one big show. We Floridians stick together... thats why the fates let the new sets touch down in Orlando (At least, thats my theory ;-)). Oh, and did (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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