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(...) I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Upon closer inspection of the 1999 Lego set scans, I noticed that the new Ninja sets are shown with firing cannons...why oh why must they torture us Americans with pictures of things we'll never see again? Chad (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 1999 sets
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(...) If the rock elemental is made from bricks, it's very cool. If it's a new 'action figure', then it's acceptable. If it's a non-poseable waste of plastic, then it's ... well, it's a waste of plastic. (...) :) (...) Unfortunately, I feel you (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LUGnet historical moment -- (was: Got 1999 mini catalog!)
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(...) RTL is _very_ second place to me now. Disorganized is definitely the word for it. I can find what I want relatively quickly, and that helps immensely. It's how I like to keep my lego pieces - organized and found quickly. No thanks to me, (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Sets...shameful?
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(...) Yep, the first time a kid tries to drill rock with one of those, all the silver will be gone. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That would be very sad, if the licensing limitations go beyond the minifigs, and ship designs. But I think "elements" in this case is a general term, refering to "things identifiable as Star Wars". As opposed to "elements" meaning "LEGO bricks (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The buildings look good, but what's up with those RoboRaiders-inspired war wagons? Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets.
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(...) Geez, those SPUDs on the Throwbots look useless. Worse than Znap. Maybe they're TLG's version of Robotix? At least Town Center looks like it has a decent boat. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm not impressed with either of the two Adventurers' sets in this mini-catalogue. Neither really captures the look of the time-period. Especially the blimp. What is up with that gondola? (...) Yes, I was very happy to see that new SPUDs were (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) You mean this part? (URL) It's available in yellow in set #6473, Res-Q Cruiser. In the US, it's a S@H exclusive. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Gotta go with Sarah on this one... you'd just be confusing the trainiacs :) -Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Lucky! The service desk at a local Target told me the that they were supposed to be 50% off (they were price checking at $9.99 still) so I grabbed all 18 unopened buckets they had. The cashier didn't know how to ring them up at 50% off so he (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: * 1999 *
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Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) I should think it is. I've never seen Technic on one of the little in-set leaflets you get in Town (etc.) so I'm figuring this is a way of flogging Technic to a younger and more excitable audience... My (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets.
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(...) Ah, I think you've "stembeled" onto something... ;-) Sorry, couldn't pass it up. I do agree with you. - Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: * 1999 *
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(...) And even with the larger wing size on the real shuttles (compared to the new lego one) they are hard to land. Also, some of the new shuttle concepts, which do not use boosters for take off, have yet even smaller wings. the import factors in (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) WINGS (...) Hehe... but IF it is SPACE SHUTTLE then it will landing like a plain. You know - Discovery, Atlantis, Columbia... and all this NASA Space Shuttles. ;)) And LEGO did just some Space Shuttles. Like this wonderful Technic model. Or (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If this is all the technic we get this year, you're right indeed. But hopefully this is just a little sideline. (...) They're not wings. They're just stabilizers. Wings wouldn't do much good in space, now would they? (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Heya all ! My opinion about news in 1999 mini catalog: Technic - looks very bad Town Jr. - Looks very very bad Town Space centre - the body of this Space Shuttle is good but where are WINGS ??? I hope that this little black pieces in back of this (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Well, it was a good deal, anyway. Only $14.99 for this older Outback set that is really quite nice. I found it at Media Play (which just started carrying Lego, AFAIK). They also had 3 Mindstorms set, the RoboSports expansion set, and put up a (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego = Tomy? (was Re: Thoughts on 1999 sets)
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(...) Anyone else see a resemblance between the Throwbots and the Zoids line from the early 80s? Granted, none of the Zoids was a very gifted downhill skier :) Anyway, check out a great Zoids site at (URL) Smith (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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