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(...) I've heard a lot of people complain about the lack of basic building bricks in the System sets. Which makes me wonder: If they want basic bricks, why do they buy System sets in the first place? There are lot's of sets containing nothing but (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) First let me say that I agree with your perception that there is a tremendous lack of basic bricks in sets today. I have a nephiew who currently only has sets and whenever I try and build with his collection I find if very hard because it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Paul Baulch wrote in message ... (...) I have seen the basic boxes at TRU, although I'm not sure if I have seen this particular one. I do recall noticing a largish box of bricks and wondering why somebody would pay that price* for it when they (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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I was building various things with my (once again) growing Lego collection, and I noticed something that many other builders had complained about - the relative lack of basic 2xN and 1xN bricks in a collection consisting mainly of System and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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I have a love-hate relationship with special pieces. On the one hand, special pieces drive up the cost of a set and drive down the piece count. On the other hand, I have built many buildings that sprung from the core of a single special piece! (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Brian Sauls wrote in message ... (...) more (...) Well, I'm in Australia, and as you might be aware, buying _any_ Lego isn't really cost-effective down here :-( But seriously, 4229 seems to be priced slightly differently in this country. I'm pretty (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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