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(...) That might be a bit too pejorative...or maybe a bit unclear that it'd be about wannabe LEGO®-clones as opposed to wannabe other-things (like Madonna Wannabes and Elvis Wannabes :). BTW, one other possibility that I forgot to list earlier is: (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I _do_ so wish 8722 wasn't phasing out. It was the _one_ good starter set out there. Jasper (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How about lugnet.off-topic.wannabes ? (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Wow, that's quite an impressive list of clones you have there at the (URL) I wonder, are there enough LEGO® fans here who are interested in both LEGO® bricks and imitation brands (such as Tente and Tyco) that we should set up a separate group (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) No no, a thousand times no... I meant the Lego side of it -- Steven | svore at mindspring .com | kf4fbk | TC++MS++#15LS+M+HalYB64m (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OK. Well, it's probably easier and more cost-effective for them to put TB under the TECHNIC brand name than to create two new brand names. I guess they felt ZNAP is different enough from TECHNIC to get its own totally separate brand name. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've built or played with all 4 of one series. Fun, but limited play value. I'm not sure what to make of certain of the elements yet, but I'm not a technic head. I think some of them have major uses though. (...) Plus they come in neat (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Man, I dunno. These are HUGE. 4 studs is almost the height of a minifig! They may be OK for things like theatre names going vertically or company names on the top of buildings, but at minifig scale, I don't see them as suited for much else, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Okay... I'm lost here.
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(...) Well, I suppose that's the most obvious! :-) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Only by definition. That is, it's Technic because TLG says it's Technic. (...) Yes, they count. If the sets made use of the potential for anything more than making poseable action figures. (...) Yes. (...) And a bunch of funky new (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As of Thursday morning, there were 14 copies of 8480 at a local TRU. This number has been virtually unchanged for over a month. Too bad they're still at full price. :( Jeff (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The hoses you have received may have come from 6882 Walking Astro Grappler. (URL) 6941 *should* have come with yellow hoses w/ black ends. I would suspect that the seller substituted the hoses for some reason. Duane (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I always thought that "microfig scale" refered to anything that was too small for Minifigs. Jeff (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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i recently acquired a blacktron I battrax (6941) in used condition and the hoses that came with the set were translucent as opposed to the opaque hoses pictured in the instructions. it isn't a big deal, i'm just curious if some of these sets (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, that would be sets 487 & 987 for the letters, and 488 & 988 for the numbers (the 400 series came in early/mid 60's, the 900 series came late 60's-early 70's). All of these sets were printed on 1x1 white bricks. I've got both of the number sets (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Because it *is* Technic, my friend! :) (...) Don't the new ball & socket elements count? It's a whole new form of 3D polar-coordinate movement. (...) 'ay, have you built any of the models yet? Not only are the new elements fully (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Need help deciding: 8480 or 8880 ?
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 21:30:34 GMT, Laurentino Martins uttered the following profundities... (...) Tough one. Isn't it typical that you have to choose between the two best Technic sets? I guess to determine which is most desired, is to decide which (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hmmm. I have an old set of letters and numbers (incomplete now) that were stamped on the sides of white 1x1 elements. I understand about the need for a "pure" LEGO solution, but it's amazing what a bit of Letraset or even an inkjet printer on sticky (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Hey Larry, We can split a set of these, if you'd like? I am working on building a few 1920's Movie Palaces, and these letters would be great for using on a large marquee. Let me know if you're interested. Gary Istok (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Since I have both, I would say that the 8480 is better part-wise. Many more gears than the 8880, and the 8480 also has 2 motors. HOWEVER, if you have the choice right now, get the 8880 ... the supplies are dwindling fast (especially for an unopened (...) (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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