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Why is it that the better sup-themes are only sold in the US? I'm talking about the Ninjas, the RoboForce and the reef wreckers. Or, somewhat older, the Unitrons. Now I'm worried that the StarWars and/or the cool RockRaiders won't be available in (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas everybody!
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So how about an animated GIF with various lights twinkling on and off? :) -gyug ps. My own little xmas tree, done a long long time ago: (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Any Kighthouse winners sighted here?
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Just curious if anybody here is or knows a winner of the first (apporixmate) half of the lighthouse contest? The spread between winning bricks seems to indicate lesser participation this past weekend. (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Meta Sets
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In article <36758A03.9D1422FF@a...tate.edu>, main@appstate.edu says... (...) [SNIP] (...) [SNIP] Well, I don't see why they don't just make grab bags. Why worry about shutting off the molds after running 10,000 new (insert piece here) Just let it (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Juniorization of other themes?
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8459 Front-end Loader has two of them in gray (a 1997 technic set I think) Selçuk (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas everybody!
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I was 'challenged' by Jacob Sparre Andersen to turn on the lights in the Christmas tree, so here it is... (...) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 12 days of Christmas in LEGO
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(...) No WONDER my VII shipment was delayed, Suzanne was raiding the inventory again. I just want to know what you're going to DO with 36 bat-kabobs... Happy winter solstice festival! :-) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: TLG Marketing
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(...) Service Merchandise, 20% off. Very minimal selection (my family is pretty sure they'll be declaring bankruptcy in Jan) but if you like insectoids or can find one of their stores with Adventurers, it's a good deal. (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Meta Sets
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In reference to the bringing back vintage sets... I believe I saw in Service Merchandise that Hot Wheels cars are being re-released in their vintage packaging. The way they tell which are the "real" old cars, is by making the reproductions in a new (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 12 days of Christmas in LEGO
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Todd Lehman composed the wonderful... (...) =) A colleague who clearly knows me better than I do asked if we'd be eating minifiggy pudding after our Christmas lunches... (I'm presuming figgy pudding isn't just a British thing!) Steve ---...--- Why (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Miscellaneous pics
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Eric Brok wrote in message ... (...) I love the girl on the bike - of course, girls don't like bikes, they like horses and ballet and kittens (and getting broken legs >=) ) Any chance of a photo of your corresponding drag queen? =) Steve ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 12 days of Christmas in LEGO
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(...) LOL! Thanks Todd! Gary GaryLouie@EarthLink.Net (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Old Lego Space set - identify?
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(...) They're up there, but in fairly ratty shape... (URL) joshua (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: TLG Marketing
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Eric Brok wrote in message ... :> :>Does this make sense to anyone? It happens every year. New sets :>trickle in from December to January, and it's February before they are :>in all the stores. Wouldn't TLG make more money if on the day after (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | 12 days of Christmas in LEGO
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... A parts pack with a rare tree. On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... Two crater plates, And a parts pack with a rare tree. On the third day of Christmas, my true love (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Meta Sets
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Justin M. Kopp wrote in message <3675ACE6.1098A924@p...ns.com>... :But, as shown in a recent thread :either here on on RTL, it could effect what is considered to be a *real* :set, ei, buying the galxy explorer in '79. People could buy the "meta" (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New pics from LEGOLAND (airport)
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(...) Thanks for putting such effort into that set up web pages! This look at the LEGO airport was great. My father spent his entire working life, working for the same airline, and mostly in the same City (San Francisco). He started when he was in (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Juniorization of other themes?
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(...) This is actually not a new brick (not that Kev said it was, just wanted to point it out...) Harro scored some of the bricks Terry Cruse is selling with symbols printed on them that use this form factor, and I saw them before I transshipped. (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | 50's or 60's ?
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If anyone could give me info on this set it would be appreciated. It is set 700/0. It appears to be from the late 50's or 60's. I've searched the web fairly well and It hasn't come up . The box is about the size of your standard game board box. The (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Juniorization of other themes?
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(...) Well, I don't hate Town Jr. so much as I lament the lack of "real" town sets. And the idea of it spreading to other themes really disturbs me. On reflection, I think this (the palm tree thing) is much more of a cost- cutting move than a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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