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Hey all, For my latest project, I want to build a medium-size spacecraft with wings angled down at about 30 degrees. I've tried a couple of configurations using Technic beams, but nothing fit exactly. They were all off just enough to tell me that (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I was in a number of TRU stores this week. Only noticed the bonus tubs in 2 so far. (...) On the floor might mean that they have arrived on the truck, but have not been worked out to the floor yet. I saw a couple of TRU stock rooms that had (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Anyone see one of these on the West Coast/Southern Cal? All the TRU I've hit so far (about 6) have had the Duplo bucket with bonus strap-on-box-o-parts, but no Creator bucket. Strangely, when the managers check their computers, the computers say (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I popped open a few more sets this morning and found variation 'D': mostly sand blue and tan heads, 3 light yellow slopes and 3 red 3x4 33 slopes. ... (...) Joe, don't look in the Durham TRU because -- you can guess why! Cary (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I bought one last night and it sounds like I got a B variant. (...) I'm going to another set, and Cary, I have to smile at your statement about "increasing my sample size" - that has got to be the most scientific way I have heard anyone say "I (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep. I'd personally consider only elements that have been released to the public as "officially rare". Otherwise you'll go nuts trying to track down promo and prototype pieces, as well as the daunting unreleased color-combo pieces. Hmm... I (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ... (...) ... (...) I'm not done parting out, but it sure looks like there are three major variations. The easiest way to identify the variations is from the 'minifig heads' polybag. Variation 'A' has mostly brown and black heads, but no light (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Tom, Hey, thanks for the heads up, and yes I'm glad to hear that! It's 9:30 EST so they just closed but I'll have to give them a call over the weekend as I was thinking a limited supply was also at hand. Also, if you have the time, could you (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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My dad and I dumped a big box of lego into a net drawstring bag laid it flat on the top rack of the dishwasher and ran it. I dont remember the setting we used but it cleaned it pretty well. Just make sure that the holes in the net bag are really (...) (22 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Bill, here is annother theory for the red ghost and it sounds logical for me. First the facts: All 6 red ghosts were bought here in Berlin/Germany on a fleemarket in autumn 2000. They were from the same dealer, who has a lot of bags with (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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snippage (...) Ok, easy solution--call CA (800-237-8756) and explain the situation. Chances are some web jockey got a wrong picture. They'll upload the correct picture, and maybe, just maybe, they'll do something nice. You can be part of the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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a friend and I are running into the same problem. He had all his LEGO stored in his basement and with huracaine Ivan the basment filled with water to the floor joists. every peice of lego is caked with mud. it is pretty bad. so far he's soaking it (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey Andrew, You might be happy to hear that there may be plenty of these to go around. I thought I had bought out my local TRU store a few days ago. Today I go by and they put out another dozen of these sets. It appeared that they had just (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) seen (...) Was it not discussed in general? If not, then where? Just catching up. Dave (22 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's funny - I was looking forward to the Turkey being available again so I could get the 2x3 wedge plates, and I was disappointed when I saw the picture with flags for wings in the catalog. One man's trash... Marc Nelson Jr. (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -SNIP- (...) Thanks Mark, I should have checked better before I bought it! You'd think they would fix the picture on their website by now! <sigh> Tom (22 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It was like that last year when I got it -- (URL) P LoB (22 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I uploaded a picture of the finished model on brickshelf to show you the wings as they come in the package. I noticed that the eyes look to be different than the picture on lego.com as well. It looks like originally they planned on using 2 1x1 (...) (22 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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I'm really mad at Lego right now! I just bought 10 sets of their seasonal set "Turkey" #10090 and what I got isn't what they pictured on their website! I feel cheated! If you go and look at the picture of the turkey you will see that the wings of (...) (22 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, while Lego is about 2x MegaBlok prices in the US, European prices are typically between 1-2x the US price. So European Lego might cost as much as 4x a comperable MegaBlok set. It's most likely one of the factors that has cause US prices (...) (22 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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