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  Re: 20 year evolution to get to... where we started
 
Necessary, definitely! Could you imagine life without it? (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: 20 year evolution to get to... where we started
 
Todd Lehman skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Well, in Sweden, the inflation of the last 20 years has been more like 250%, so if it was here, it would _really_ be a price cut! I often use the price of a package of cigarettes as a measure of the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Reissue Solution: Colors
 
(...) <snip> If the set were old enough, it might make a difference if you were talking Cellulose Acetate versus ABS plastic. I bought a set #717 (Junior Constructor) from circa 1963 on EBAY recently. I was surprised to find that besides the pieces (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Reissue Solution: Colors
 
(...) Peter Eio, the LEGO (US) President in Enfield has a real nice secretary, who will be happy to forward any documents to him. Gary Istok (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Reissue Solution: Colors
 
(...) Well as someone who has a lot of older sets, I wouldn't be upset if they reissued some of the older sets. When you think of the thousands of sets that were produced since 1958, they aren't going to reissue more than a few anyway. It would (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Just noticed Rock Creature is nonmovable
 
Looks like it doesn't have any movable joints or anything. I do see a crease but every pic I see has it locked in the exact same position. Hmmm. More Town Juniorization at work. It could have been really neat to see this thing with at least jointed (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Mindstorms Available in NZ
 
Terry K wrote in message <36c12553.4089134@lu...et.com>... (...) <tim##NO_SPAM##@ams.co.nz> (...) see (...) Sorry Should have stuck a comma in there, Its a toyworld store in a suburb called Takapuna. (...) jokes! (...) They span two pages, the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: 20 year evolution to get to... where we started
 
Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) The 40% inflation is actually low. A 3.5% annual rate of inflation would cause a doubling of the price over 20 years. Considering the last 20 years includes 1979,80,81 with double digit inflation rates, I'm (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Reissue Solution: Colors
 
(...) If the collector issue is a concern to TLG they could just release _Classic Space 2000_ or whatever with the same exact sets (or alterations as you've suggested) and the box would note the difference. I think that what that would do to the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  RE: Reissue Solution: Colors
 
(...) Is that relevant for selling old sets? How many of the sets on auction really have the original pieces - as opposed to the bricks having been mixed with bricks from other sets, and the seller has then picked out the appropriate kind of brick? (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)


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