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Re: 2001 rumours
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:30:06 GMT
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I love the Wild Wild West theme idea.  I used to watch the show on TV all the time
(before and after it went to reruns).  My favorite LEGO set is #396 - the Thatcher
Perkins Locomotive, an 1863 vintage western style train locomotive.  (I never met
a LEGO spoked wheel I didn't like.)   I would love to see an old west train, even
though I am not even a LEGO train buff.

Gary Istok

Matthew Teets wrote:

> I hate to start my post with a lame movie as a good theme, but I just got done
> watching the movie version of "Wild wild West".  While watching it I just kept
> thinking of all the great lego stuff you could build around that.  The only
> negative side of it is that it conflicts with the new adventures set on
> that "alternate" science stuff.  Still, I think that any theme like
> superheroes, space and "Alternate" science type stuff is great for kids as it
> really does feed the thing that Lego is best at...imagination.
> 
> Matt
> 
> In lugnet.general, Nicholas Allan writes:
> > How about bringing back the Wild West theme with a big Wild West style
> > train, complete with bandits to hold the train up and the proverbial tramp
> > in a cattle/box car?
> > 
> > Nicholas Allan
> > "Scott A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:FxCnK8.11B@lugnet.com...
> > > In lugnet.general, Bradley Dale writes:
> > > > Does anyone know (or care to guess) the new subthemes for 2001?
> > > 
> > > I'm going start a rumour right now that we are going to see a non-town
> > > orientated train set. The current range has reached the town Jr • cul-de-sac -
> > > the only way the break out is to go non-town - adventure, or perhaps even
> > > *new* space.
> > > 
> > > hmm, was there a train in Star Wars? (ESB perhaps?)
> > > 
> > > Scott A



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  Re: 2001 rumours / western train
 
Gary, Isn't 3225 a start in that direction? And there was 726.... BTW, how many large spoked wheels do you have?? Have you redone the 396 in any colors other than the original black/blue/red? I redid mine, substituting grey for red, and would like (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)

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  Re: 2001 rumours
 
I hate to start my post with a lame movie as a good theme, but I just got done watching the movie version of "Wild wild West". While watching it I just kept thinking of all the great lego stuff you could build around that. The only negative side of (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)

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