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Jeff Barnas wrote in message ... (...) Here's my cat Zanda (a jellicle cat, as you can see) exploring my city block: (URL) kit: (URL) TOWN PLANNING information: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I really don't care about the colors. I am not into the building for the colors. I am in the builing for my drug. Yes I said it. Lego is my drug of choice. T-Shirts to follow. LOL Color is not a big deal. I would like to see old baseplates be (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: on Display in N.J. !!! (2 URLs) Installation Pics!> On Display at the Paramus Park Mall Lego Store Mars Rover description, written from an offical sign "The LEGO Company first unveiled this full scale model of a Mars (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.party, FTX)
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(...) Same here. This past December, I came back from a 19-year 'dark age' where my most recent hobby was CCGs. With that kind of background, I was loathe to pay retail for sets past my initial impulse buy of a SW Minis set. Combine that reluctance (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I don't expect my buying habits to change at all. Thanks to the aging process of LEGO which eventually turns all bricks yellow, I have many different shades of grey in my collection. Plus, LEGO hasn't been consistent with colors anyway. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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-----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Bob Parker Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:10 PM To: lugnet.general@lugnet.com; lugnet.market.shoppi...lugnet.com Subject: Re: How have the new (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Jake, I filled it out. Something you really (and I do mean REALLY) need to take into account is the multiplier between how much I spent and the relative MSRP of the same product. Stuff I buy is usually on clearance, so while I spent $XXXX, the true (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Hey Jake, Some vague points in the survey: Q2 asks if I'm in a local or virtual user group. If I say "both", meaning that in addition to taking part in LUGOLA (local group) I'm also a member of Lugnet, Classic-Castle.com, and FBTB.net forums, the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) For me, the recent color change has contributed to me remaining in my 4th Dark Ages indefinately. That and all the yucky themes and sets that do not appeal to me as a 35-40 age group AFOL. If I had to pick one hobby nowadays, building plastic (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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When the United States collapsed it took much of the new highway system with it. Pacific Northwest based Kenworth adapted to the change and abandoned truck building for planes. (URL) Along with Boeing Syndicate, Kenworth grew to be one of the main (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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(...) while mentioning crossposts. I posted it to brickish.org ... (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Rocking chair: (URL) Jeff (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) My LEGO purchases are way down from last year as a direct consequence of the color change. So far in 2004, I have purchased a total of 3 4400 tubs. Compare that to last year, when I spent "mid three figures" every month on LEGO. There are a (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Artificial, fake, synthetic, imitation... Do any of those sound right? (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It has changed my buying habits not one tiny little bit. Of course, I do much of my buying at two distinct times (the Brickfest DC outlet trip, and pre/post christmas sales) so I wouldn't have bought that much 2004 product in the last few (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I filled it out, but it's not a truthful representation of my spending habits anymore. I put down my avg $10,000/yr spending up to 2004, but my 2004 spending will be MUCH, MUCH lower once all the 2003-previous sets are gone from retail. Maybe (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Hi Jake, I x-posted your message and a brief translation of the questionaire at the 1000steine.de/forum (URL) And I filled in the questionaire of course. One thing is missing: The curreny for the input of how much you spend on LEGO per year. Hope it (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) As I noted on the one thread on lego.com, I have bought about $10,000/year for the last 6 years... So far this year, I have bought *zero* 2004 sets. I have bought some clearance Lego here and there to stockpile ODG (Old Dark Grey), but nothing (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I found some of the Questions difficult to answer. Is posting to lugnet considered "belonging to a lego user group", or is this just refering to membership? I am currently a university student, and my answeres to some of the questions would be (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, I'm away from the US for the year, and LEGO is hideously expensive in the UK for an American. So the only thing I've bought since the mass of Hailfire Droids I got at Target clearance in January has been the new X-Pod set. I did get the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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