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One thing I noticed about 8269 - TEAL RIMS!!!! YES!!!! Unfortunately only 2, so I'm going to have to buy 2 sets just to build one car, but the fan inserts in them will make a cool "hubcap" for the rims. And 8251 has the same rims in yellow. Well, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Roof Bricks!! (Was Re: Clearer catalog images of new 1999 sets)
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Now WHY did I know that Rob would chime in, and zero in ONLY on the slopes? ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wish we could get that here. It's 6:15pm and 60.3F outside right now. Pretty crappy December, if you ask me. I don't know the last time I sweated on my birthday, but it looks like I'll be doing it this year. :/ (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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WOW! Great models as you'd expect! But it has been put together superbly as well! Go to the airport section to see how all Lego dioramas should be presented. You start off with a rather disappointing shot that shows the entire thing in no detail. (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Felix Greco skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Just to give some perspective: We have just had ~40 cm of snow (in 48 hours), and temperature is about -6 centigrade. Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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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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| | Re: More 1999 Catalog Thoughts...
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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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| | Re: Firing Cannons in new Ninja sets :(
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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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