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Re: Bring back the multi-themed Value packs!
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 18 Sep 2000 23:08:46 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.general, Bradley Dale writes:
> > Value packs today are much different from the ones years ago. It used to
> > be that value packs gave you a taste of everything- you might get a set
> > from Race, Pirates, Blacktron and Black Knights all boxed together. Today
> > it is all single-themed- all Space Port, or all Arctic for example. And
> > the sets have gotten bigger- that Arctic snowmobile is too big to be a
> > value pack set. Does anyone want to see new old-stlye Value packs?
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> I do -- yes! The kind in the early 90's! BTW, there were many Space and
> Castle value packs in the 80's that were all-Space or all-Castle.
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> One of my favorite value packs of all time is #1974 from 1989:
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> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/1974
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> It's got a Town helicopter, a Castle peasant hayride, and a little Space
> craft with fold-down wings.
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> --Todd
That's a wonderful set! Anything 'peasants' for Castle is much appreciated! I
like the helicopter too (does it bug anyone else that the helicpters have wider
tails now?). I'm not crazy about the Space vehicle, but I'm not really a space
fan anymore. 158 pieces for $10 US is a good value. I would buy that set if
it was still being made.
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| (...) I do -- yes! The kind in the early 90's! BTW, there were many Space and Castle value packs in the 80's that were all-Space or all-Castle. One of my favorite value packs of all time is #1974 from 1989: (URL) got a Town helicopter, a Castle (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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