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(...) I dunno. I've built several different ships using insectoid pieces -- and my creations don't look insectoid in the least.... (...) Yes, I agree heartily here. Even better if they would interface nicely with technic, for making walking (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The problem (for me) is that the Insectoids sets (at least the smaller ones) are only really good for building that one model. They aren't as bad (in this respect) as Time Cruisers sets were, but they aren't as generally useful for building as (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) In case no one got back to you, Timmy is the little boy head with round eyes and freckles. Came in the TimeTwisters and Freestyle sets. The green torsos with the T on them can be considered Timmy torsos. There's a rumor floating around (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) BTW, how many people integrate both the older and newer minifigs in their layouts? I've decided to have both in my town. It's kinda like having two different races. They are similar in many ways but there are some important differences too. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What other insectoids-specific parts? I think I've given you a comprehensive list. There's also the trans-yellow/green "eye" domes, but those seemed more generally useful than just insectoid, so I didn't count them. But even with those: three (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This piece seems to defy standard description. For a long time, I thought of it as a camera piece (and it does get used that way, sometimes). Some classic-space-heads call it a thruster. As much as I like qualitative part-names(1), it's (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Or you can just post a follow-up which says, "Oops, I goofed. Here's the correction." Which would be the more proper approach, if more than a trivial amount of time has passed since the erroneous posting. I've not used either cancel or (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) So you do not like new specialized pieces, is that correct? Well, I remember when the space theme appeared for the first time. The magnitude of new specialized pieces was huge! And I loved it! The more specialized pieces, the better. In my (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Those in general, plus other Insectoids-secific parts. I don't know for sure the magnitude of Lego's mold obsessiveness, since I don't own one. I think it was definitely a step in the wrong direction for them. Maybe if enough classic lovers (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I'm a newbie, so which one is Timmy? The mini-fig head with white hair? Thanks. (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And exactly WHAT is wrong with a spoiler on a Model T? Especially if it has a bigblock, big'n'littles, and runs over 150 in teh 1/4 ;-) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Someone on RTL sez that they all use the same frequency. :( It's possible though that there are several standard frequencies, and it was just bad luck that the ones tested were the same. (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I would assume it would be a collection of FEQ. but I have noticed, LegoG has only a single car racing on the box. This could be a bad sign. I'll look around my San Jose to see if anyone else has one and I'll race him. we'll see -- Shayn Raney (...) (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree -- and, they've opened the whole sexism can-o-worms by making only a tiny percentage of the people female. Back when the faces were generic, that was totally up to the person playing. (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I dunno. They've got the legos, which would be more useful if they were movable, but still can be applied elsewhere. And the wings are pretty special-purpose, but they look cool anyway. :) What other specialized pieces are you referring to? (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I like the variety of newer faces for lego minifigs, but in some cases, I think TLG's gone too far*. I mean, printing a very intricate face on the standard yellow LEGO head seems a bit like putting a spoiler on a Model-T IMO. That's not to say (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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This is my first post to lugnet. I've been lurking since it came online. I have to say I like lugnet so far. It's relatively organized and has better people/control than RTL does :) (Not that I hate RTL, it's just a tad bit disorganized) I've been (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't see much in Insectoids. The main reason is that they have so many specialized pieces. If they built the same shapes with the pieces they had five years ago, I would be all for them. Lego can't really go anywhere with Ninja, what other (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I do like the classic minifigs, but I do like a lot of the new ones too. I'd love to see a re-issue of classic sets, but on the whole I'm pleased with the current line. Sure, town is looking terrible, and the last few years of space and castle (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I couldn't disagree more. Lego should go back to simplified minifigs, they look much better. I think it is a mistake for them to go away from the classics they built their toy empire on. Also, I have noticed that since I have been off of RTL (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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