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Yep, one of my all-time favorites. One of the few intact sets from my childhood - I actually found the set {completely built} in my old tubs. I don't have the box, but I think I still even have the instructions. I had it displayed on our bookshelves (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) If connected via Telstra, you call 1800 881 011 then at the prompt enter 1800 835 4386. If connected via Optus, you call 1800 551 155 then at the prompt enter 1800 835 4386 (same as above). This number operates Mon-Fri (5pm-9am Sydney time) (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, James Wilson wrote: snip (...) Wow! A great example. A classic space set, or any other legend, would not be the same in bley. (22 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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The one thing I can't understand is the "I've got multiple thousands of dollars of bricks, now these new ones won't match, so I'm going to quit my hobby." My, perhaps simplistic question is: Why not continue building with the huge stockpile you (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Gosh, that was fast! See how powerful wishes can be when you actually put them into words? ;P (22 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That door piece was used as recently as the re-issue of the Fort Legoredo so its definatly within the relms of possibilitiy. But, there are other parts in that set that make it less likely to re-appear: the "TV" antenna the baseplate (dont (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) acording to (URL) there are no less than 6 people selling this right now. Kinda hard for a piece that doesnt exist :) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) 1.Train Front Sloping Top+base in black with trans-dk-blue glass 2.Windscreen 2 x 6 x 2 in trans-dk-blue 3.large doors from the Neptune Discovery Lab 4.Black plane windows with trans-dk-blue glass 5.Brick 2 x 2 round in trans-dk-blue (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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hey Jake, Dave had some good ideas. to throw in my 2 cents..... the # 1 thing you need is leadership. PERIOD!!! you can have a great bunch of guys, but if you don't have that one (or two) person(s) to actually say, HEY the meeting is this friday, or (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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(...) Probably (URL) - I have one too. Funny you should mention a source of blue pieces. By the time 565 and 371 came out, I had a paper route and thus a steady supply of disposable income, so I bought respectively 3 and 4 of each as a source of (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) [LEGOSet 8585] (...) I doubt we'll ever see that happen outside of the BIONICLE line. Pretty much everything else is generic enough that it sees fairly wide use as it is. A lot of the BIONICLE parts have never been used outside of their (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) trans-purple Bohrok eyes black friction axle-pins (produced briefly, and then replaced with bright blue) black 12-tooth double-bevel gears black 20-tooth double-bevel gears black bushings (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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I wouldn't mind seeing the first set I ever got as a child... (URL) still have 2 of the figs that came with it! Jeff www.jlshawwebdesign.com www.jlshawwebdesign.com/dac - The Dsibani Alliance Core Site www.jlshawwebdesign..../dacsector - DAC Forums (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm with you on that, Dave. That was my first big set (not counting the collections of bricks) and I remember it fondly. Those 1 x 8 arches were a major step in the architecture department, and opened up many possibilities. I would also (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Pneumatic airtanks in grey or black Black cat wheels in chrome 1x4 gear rack in black 'Technic Steering Link 9L' (32293) in yellow 2x2 tile in chrome Duq (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Because he seems to have captured how they feel about the color issue as it affects Legends releses. Can't be a reissue if it's significantly different. Call it something else. (...) If Ford Motor Company decided to "reissue" the Model T, (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, the Aussie experience is probably different from the US, but here's mine anyway ;) We currently have a few groups of people in several major cities, who get together somewhere between "fairly regularly" and "once in a blue moon". These (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.au)
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Well I don't post (or even lurk) here all that much anymore, and I don't even know what the PDX thing was Jake wrote about, but I just looked through the PDF file and thought it was absolutely great. Nicely done, Jake! Lou Zucaro lou@pause.com (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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Thanks for the compliments, Chris. (...) Hey, does anyone have one of these they would be willing to risk for a project like that? (there is the possibility it could fly off and be damaged, though I have never had a minifigure physically damaged on (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | So ya want a 'Legend', eh? was Re: More opinions needed - possible future Legends
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(...) Well, it wasn't in the list, but if you want a true 'legend' from the past that shouldn't be too difficult to do, here's my favourite set pre-1979-- (URL) a beautiful set in its simplicity and elagance. I'm sure the tires are adaptable, the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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