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Re: Poor packaging by TLC (was: Has any one else noticed...)
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 5 Feb 2000 14:03:40 GMT
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On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Paul Baulch (<FpGL9E.GrL@lugnet.com>) wrote at
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> John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote in message ...
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> > I always wanted the Galaxy Explorer (LL 928) .....One of the Holy Grails I
> > dream of.....more so than a BSB or Yellow castle.....
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> Yeah, I felt like that, EXACTLY like that, for nigh on twenty years... then
> late last year I bought a used one in an auction. It was complete and in
> mint condition, just perfect. I built it, and held it in my hands and stared
> at it and whooshed it around to see what it looked like, and..... I felt
> vaguely disappointed.
> It's kind of neat in a near-future-tech way, but it just looks..... boxy.
> Clunky. Old-fashioned.
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. There isn't anything special about
it, it's just a bigger version of 924.
It's very nostalgic to build with just the original Space specialised
pieces, though.
--
Tony Priestman
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 | | Galaxy Explorer (Was Re: Poor packaging by TLC )
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| Tony Priestman wrote in message ... (...) Yes, that's right. In fact, looking at the picture of 924 (I don't own the set), it looks like one might actually be able to construct the 924 only using parts from 928. Now, more than ever, I can see why (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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