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(...) Um, they're transred, the bomber is black, you have them. Seems like reason enough to me. Did you mean 'for evil reason'? ;-) Peace and reasoning, Professor Whateverly (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks. I would order from bricklink but I dont feel like waiting. If I could drive I would be in the LEGO store everyday! lol unfortunately Im only 15. I guess I have a couple more years to wait. So either way I have to wait (but I dont (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) So far, I've only purchased ONE 2004+ set - the 4492 MINI Star Destroyer. Part of the reason I got this set was because I wanted to see the new colours first hand, but I bought this set mainly for one specific part. I am primarily a castle (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) It hasn't changed my buying habits at all. I don't buy a lot of sets, and when I do I choose them mainly for the parts selection. All in all, buying sets for parts isn't very efficient so I tend to favour bricklink to pick up unusual parts. (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I agree; I had intended to get a better camera a lot sooner, and my Lego collection was previously stored in the house in such a way as to make it difficult to haul it out when i wanted to make MOCs, cause i'd have to put it all back (i just (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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You only can buy by the cup...but I'm sure there are plenty of goodies to fill in the gaps. I have been using the 1x1 transred tile for filler, I now have a Tie Bomber 60% covered with them for no good reason. (...) --- Outgoing mail is certified (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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Can you buy just like ten parts or so or can you only buy a cup? I need 11 of these from the PaB in Paramus. I was in on saturday but I didnt buy enough. (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I also bought a new 2004 set (Mos Eisly Cantina), so I have seen the new shades first hand. I also do not like the new brown and gray shades. My recent LEGO buys have been through Bricklink and LEGO Shop at Home. I shop Bricklink because there (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I just bought my first 2004 set with brown, l-gray and d-gray. If I'm happy with the set itself (4501), I must say that I truly don't appreciate the nw colors. I had already seen them before in a project from someone else, but now that I have (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Short term, my spending has gone up. I spent a lot of money at Dollar General and on clearance stuff at WalMart and KB - all 2003 and earlier sets. I did buy one 2004 new gray set ((URL) 4492>), so I could see the new colors in person and have some (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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When I picked up the Sunday paper, on the cover was an article of LL. (URL) A former model builder and new member of the LUGNET community, Bill Vollbrecht, was able to pass along some great stuff for the story. Adr. (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Last year I spent $11,000 on in store Lego including S@H. Another 2 grand or so on the secondary market. The year before, I spent about 12 grand on in store sets, and around 1 grand on the secondary market. So far this year I have spent around (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Maybe it's supposed to be a subliminal attractiveness... they will like the colors better but not realise why? If so that would be a best of both worlds thing I guess. I haven't seen that theory advanced much, if at all. (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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My shopping behaviour hasn't changed a bit. Apart from the odd Technic set I bought (the back-hoe and the 8868 from E-vil-bay), my Lego collection has been grown just like previous years; every minifig-scale set that was brought out, ended up in my (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hey, Shaun, How is your dry iced model of the 4-8-4 Northern Coming? Perhaps you already finished it but I missed the photos? Well anyway, just curious:) Build Well, Erik Bush (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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I think they're just refusing to admit that one of the reasons for the color change is that they use recycled ABS now for some grey and black (as noted in various articles on the web). Since they seem to LOVE the color blue (ever notice how much (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general) !!
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(...) (snip) (...) Unlike others who have posted, I like the new colors and the new sets. I've bought multiple copies of the SW sets, plus Racers, World City, and Bionicle. The latest (X-pods) are waiting on my move and the start of my new job. I (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) My purchasing has gone mixed the last two years since I started buying parts (and a few sets) on BrickLink. When it comes to in-store sets then I share much of what Peter Guenther has said, most of the sets out there just don't "have it" for (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I've bought 3 of the new minis and Mos Eisley, but that's it for the 2004 so far and I don't see that changing any time soon. For me, it's not the color issue--it's just that the sets out now leave me cold, between uninteresting set design and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I havent bought any of the sets with the new colors. However, I did specificly buy the Hovercraft Hideout just so I could be sure of getting one with the old greys in it. The only other 2004 sets shown in my first-half-year australian catalog (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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