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(...) I have a great deal of them too, but I would not sell them. I have to have some vegetation, even if it is a *palm tree*. :) Scott S. (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) My two 5938's came directly from Legoland ($3 each there) and they have the classic segmented palm tree. Somehow, I have yet to get the one piece trunk. Of course, the new tree sucks - it defeats the purpose of having Lego rather than any (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Scott E. Sanburn wrote in message <387B4BFC.C02238CA@c...eb.net>... (...) the (...) trunk. (...) rather (...) vary in (...) certain (...) I want (...) Lego and (...) actually (...) Wow - in my parts bin (which doesn't have my 5938s sorted out yet), (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) But do you have any black trunk sections? I do. Scott A (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Yes, and with my Art Deco town district, those old palm trees make for a great Miami Beach look. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) want (...) and (...) Hi Bruce, The new palm trees are made by Playmobil I think ;-) As for the 5938 check the Wal-Marts in your area. Ours had them at $2 a pop, not bad! I just got back into town so I'll start my search for the ultra-cheap (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Great. Now maybe I can stop seeing ffilz on every ebay auction for vegetation. Even better, the prices won't be up to $20 per tree. Cheers, Mark L (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) What set did these come from? Mark L (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) There are two in 8480 - the Technic Shuttle, there are also two grey ones in 8880. There's probably a few more sets that use them too.. Richard (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Not one 5988 at three different wal-marts, and the fourth one had it full price. If you can snag one for me, great, if not, thanks for the thought! Bruce (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) there ae a pair of the black palm tree sections in a very small technic set; a red jet helicopter or somesuch. later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) check (...) I will do what I can for an "old" friend. ;-) Mark L (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Thanks for the info Craig. BTW any updates to Craigo-lego. Specifically your dino endeavors? Cheers, Mark L (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Set 8247 Road Rebel. The alternate model is a little plane. Jeff (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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I used to trade off my palm trees left and right, as I had no use for them. Now I am saving them (minemineMINE!), in case I build a beach/jungle. I got 30 of the 5938s at LLC too ;-) I wiped them out of their stock the day I was there a month or so (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Scott-A wrote in message <387B53A0.E66ED88A@hw.ac.uk>... (...) have (...) They can be seen here (fibre optic cables leading to them) (URL) here (bottom centre) (URL) A (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) cool piston thingy! Dave! (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) trunk. (...) Have you bought a Jungle Adventure set? I believe this is where they were introduced. (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Scott-A wrote in message <387B53A0.E66ED88A@hw.ac.uk>... (...) have (...) No (I never bought the Technic set which has these - or are there other sources?), but I do have a couple grey ones. Frank (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Nope. Haven't seen 'em on heavy discount. I'm just getting around to the desert sets for the most part. For the most part, I have a one to two year lag on buying Lego. Bruce (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) in (...) Oops - I guess I do have a bunch in black then, though I haven't broken up my extra Shuttles. There is another set which has them in grey since I haven't even opened my Super Car yet. Frank (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Mark Lindsey wrote in message ... (...) Who says I've got enough... Frank (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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There is another set which has them in grey since I (...) The Giant Robot set has them in gray as well. JP (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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James Powell wrote in message ... (...) As in 8277 Giant Model Set? Are you sure? I've broken down at least 2 of those for parts, and only have 2 grey trunk pieces in my box. Frank (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Yep, that would be the set. (at least, I'm fairly sure that is where I got mine from) James P (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) 8444 Air Enforcer has two in dark grey. best LFB (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Ah, but do you have any _gray_ base pieces. I do. :) "Scott-A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:387B53A0.E66ED8...w.ac.uk... (...) have (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) OK Scott, gently place the paintbrush down and slowly step away from the model paint... -Rob ;) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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I have a technic helicopter which has a gray one (i think). Try this: (URL) is the exhaust. Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Where did the gray bases come from? Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) The inventory is at (URL) and supports James' statement; there is just one grey palm tree trunk in this set. Cheers, Heather Heather Patey St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Pirate Wench / Brick Detecive (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Ok, then that would be where my two are from. (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Mine (I only have one) came from 8839 Supply ship. (URL) is probably a pretty rare piece, I'd say. :) Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:387C42DD.F0EB44...w.ac.uk... (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I'll trade you the 3 parts of the cool piston thingy for the 2 black trunk segments. Anybody else want mass-quantities of specific parts of this set? Steve (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Well Frank, you have to have one of the biggest Lego budgets on the planet. I mean there are entire third-world countries that spend less on their survival than you do on your collection. I can't compete with the prices you pay. I am not (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Oh, quit complaining... Frank and I could BOTH be active on eBay at the same time. Fortunately for you, we're not. (ALTHOUGH... I AM the reason that WB ran out of everything.) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <388CE001.6B6B235B@v...er.net>... (...) two or (...) Heh, fortuanate for ME that we're not... (of course I know better than to try and get any train stuff, though I do try occaisionally). And hey, my bidding is way (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Oh you were not ;-) Of course, they just cancelled my entire orders! -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote in message <388D82CE.320135D0@vfaq.com>... (...) I just checked and they cancelled my order also. They didn't even notify me! I just dropped them an e-mail asking for an explanation. -Andy Lynch (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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