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Fred died today.... "We all long to be lovable and capable of loving, and whatever we can do through the Neighborhood or anything else to reflect that and to encourage people to be in touch with that, then I think that's our ministry." - Fred Rogers (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (as I've mostly been exposed to the Tom Baker one). Anyhow, you've down a great job on all the icons of the show. Thanks, George (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's a clone brand, they don't have to worry about stuff like that. Their success is just a matter of cashing in on Lego having done all the groundwork. All the part variety and rebuildability they need comes from the fact that most of their (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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Here is some stuff I've been sitting on that doesn't fall into the castle category. Some of this stuff is really old, you'll see... I am a hardcore Dr Who fan, so here's my attempt at it... I did the tardis, K9, and a dalek. (URL) following links (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc)
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Here are some things I've been sitting on, I finally got around to taking pics and uploading them. I've been working on a demon of sorts and I had one semi finished and then sorta rebuilt it, it looks nothing like the finished product, I should of (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general)
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(...) technic- gear-type-molded-thingy imbedded in there. Jeff (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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Allen this is exactly the point that I was trying to make. It seems that at one point time the choice was lego, and only lego, so those of us that have been building for years already have a history with one product vs. another. The MB product in my (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I find the Wal-Marts in my area (London --> Kitchener ON) to be extremely hit and miss. They are best stocked just before Christmas, but otherwise, it's often not worth even stopping in to see what's there. (...) Zellers stores, on the other (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Lester, Thanks for thie invite, I have checked the website that the group has listed, and even signed up for the Yahoo group. But right now I work all weekend long, but I do hope to hit up a few meetings in the near future. (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Bare with me...A Troll? But it has been some time since I was a regular reader of any newsgroups. I was leary of nameing stores in my original post, but since I have turned up somewhat of a Hornets nest here, I will say Target, Meijer, and (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NEW Créations Rotule Website : More MOCs, more Posters, Minifig Hall of Fame
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(...) Hum... I don't understand why the link has disappeared from my post but here it goes! www.rotule.qc.ca Sorry about that! Terry (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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I just came here to post this same thing! Brian, do you read any of the GI Joe boards? ~Adam~ (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Um... is there a URL? DaveE (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yup. Technic was just about at its strongest until 1997, I'd say. (...) Hmm... the slightly more major themes: Adventurers - 1998. 2003's selection is good, but... awfully Juniorized. Aquazone - 1995. It was all downhill from there. Castle - (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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this makes me so conflicted... i loved the gi joe brand back in the 80's and my heart was crushed watching the product line disintigrate over the years. How many mocs did i build that were inspired by gi joe? but maybe this is gi joe stepping on (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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Well, they look 'kinda' cool. But I'm wondering what the variety of parts is and how many variants you can make with just one set. It doesn't look like you can do much with what they have. Joe Meno (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Check out the studs on the figures forarms! NEAT! Can't wait! Matt (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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New 3-3/4" (1:18 scale) G.I. Joe "Built To Rule" line, "compatible with other leading building systems"! ;) (URL) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) all (...) have (...) vary (...) My local Walmart in N. California has one side of an aisle for building kits with approximately the following makeup: 1/2 LEGO 1/3 MegaBloks 1/6 Other (K'Nex, Lincoln Logs, etc...) I've definitely seen MegaBloks (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I would say, '86 to '95. At least as far as Technic and Town are concerned. I personally put *ALL* of the blame of 1997's quality decline to 1) 1995 and 1996's sudden mass popularity of PC games and 2) the advent of the Internet. Which really (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.general)
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