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Re: What non-LEGO entities are lurking in your LEGO collection?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 8 Mar 2000 01:45:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Brad Hamilton writes:
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> Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Fr25nE.KEu@lugnet.com...
> > So I took as many parts as I possibly could, including all minifigs (I'm
> > thankful for that!), animals and special pieces. Little did I know that • the
> > pieces that would be the hardest to find would be... plates!
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> Ah! This explains (in part) the heavy predominance of minifigs over other
> pieces on your web site.
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> >
> > Oh well, my collection will be arriving here in pieces (thank goodness I • have
> > big sisters that come visit me! :) and in the summer I'll be in Israel, • and
> > snag all the plates, BURPs, castle walls and whatnot that I can...
> > And I have to say that all the lego I achieved in the past 13 years is • just a
> > bit more than what I've accumulated this year. Lego sets are hard to get • in
> > Israel, plus they are majorly expensive. I used to buy/get lego only from
> > abroad, in various ways (via travelling parents, relatives, and other ;-). • Not
> > to mention that the jobs I could get as 14 year old in Israel paid *much* • less
> > than the jobs I can get as a 16 y/o in the US... So there's a bright side • to
> > this.
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> I had to get some stuff from Europe back when they didn't sell LEGO trains
> in the US.
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> > Good for you! I hope to manage the same...
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> I hear you alluding to studying a lot in your messages. Keep it up and good
> jobs will come to you!
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> > Great! Just remember, you don't want 3-month year old kids near your
> > town... ;-)
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> This is why I want a separate room so I can put a gate over it!
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> >
> > > P.S. I like the winged horse on your site.
> >
> > Thanks! It was inspired by Richard Schamus' winged horses:
> > http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/1334/
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> Thats a cool site. I've never seen that one before.
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> By the way, with regards to your site, when I sent mail to the address given
> on the links page, I got no reply. I had to complain in the LUGNET general
> group, and then Todd put it right in. So, if you don't get any response, I
> suggest trying the same.
>
> Brad
This looks like a good place to step in with my own, "what I've found in with
the Lego" story(ies).
First, Shiri, thanks for the plug, just remember, I did not pay you for it,
LOL. Seriously, imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Brad, you can use
the 8X3 triangle wing, like I used on the other version of the white pegasus.
The brown wings are VERY modified MB lion wings from the Big MB castle set.
Also involved in the process is some (small) Lego mutilation... I wont go into
details, this is a Family forum...
I buy stuff from Ebay, and thrift stores in the local area. I get grab bags
from most of them, but sometimes I get "sealed" buckets or other containers.
So, what have I found besides clones? Dolls, doll brushes, McDonald's happy
meal toys, G.I. Joe, (or some equivilent,) toy guns, (which sometimes with a
bit of modification, look really cool on Mechs,) crayons, ... I could go on
forever here. I think I just got some little round drawing thing in one today,
(differant weird shapes and stuff).
Most of the stuff I see, and just part out before I leave the thrift store,
and re-donate, because, well it's the nice thing to do. Other times I have to
wait till I get home or pull out stuff I get in from the mail.
Rich
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Legoman34
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