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    Why I HATE Lego —Daniel Allen
   The reason is: I ordered a DACTA Catalog recently. Nice stuff, but overpriced (ONE reason I HATE lego, but ont the most important one.) That would be this: There is some kind of big set for a science lab, that has a number of projects you can do. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Brad Hamilton
   Yep - I've been lusting after this very set for I don't know how long. Its just those pieces I want too! An alternative is LDRAW. I just created a building using TONS of these glass window pieces in the virtual world. You can't touch it, but the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Mark Koesel
   Wow! This is easily the coolest lego building I've ever seen. Too bad no one will ever have the parts to actually build it. :( "Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G32Fqy.J0L@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Erik Olson
     Maybe it could become a new event at BrickFests! Someone designs an "impossible" model, and everybody scours their collections for their one or two copies of a rare bit, so that at the event it can be build and photographed by all! That way all (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Brad Hamilton
      I have 3 or four of the corner big ones, but no straight ones. I think I have 6 of the small straight ones. I've seen a few of the straight large ones (never more than about 3) on MOCs at some town web sites. I can't remember where though. We'd have (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
     
          Re: Why I HATE Lego —Frank Filz
      (...) While I can't come very close to building it, had I got started several years ago, there would have been a good possibility of doing it. 10 Breezeway Cafes and about 15 Sand Dollar Cafes would have provided all the curved glass parts. Those (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
     
          Re: Why I HATE Lego —Erik Olson
      Maybe you could substitute something? Like, say, Ninja kites? Uh... Milimy wings? Um... Leftover baggies, natch... Shrinky-dinks? Yay Mets... (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —James Powell
       (...) I think James Mathis has the largest quantity, check out his monorail station... (URL) P (who thinks that they are most definitly amongst the cooler lego pieces, esp. for building large buildings with...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
     
          Re: Why I HATE Lego —Peter White
       (...) What a superb building ! Yep, more curved architectural elements would be useful. pete.w (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
     
          Re: Why I HATE Lego —Brad Hamilton
      That is m y favorite structure! I saw that a long time ago and was never able to find it again. I really love this building! Thanks for posting it! Brad James Powell <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:G34865.Jxy@lugnet.com... (...) (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Gary Istok
      (...) 725 sets, but better than that.... 10,000 LEGO windows. Gary Istok "I never met a Lego window I didn't like." (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Sheree Rosenkrantz
     In lugnet.general, Gary Istok writes: <snip> (...) and how many of those are Fabuland? ;-) I wouldn't want you to have to retract your quote... sheree (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Brad Hamilton
   Thanks for the compliments. Maybe one of those people that spend over $25,000 a year on LEGO could buy up a ton of those $250 Dacta sets? Let's see, 25000/250 is 100 right? I think that would be enough to build my condo. Well, then you would need (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Erik Olson
   (...) Dude! NOBODY bid on 2 copies of Basic 725 that were on ebay last week! 725 has a pair of those. It is the kind of Freestyle set that puts all others to shame. (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Tom Stangl
   EEEk! There were 725s that I missed? What were the starting/ending bids (maybe I shouldn't know)? (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Heather Patey
     725? Wazzat? <checks guide> What a nice set! That must be where my lampposts in that mixed lot came from. Could someone pleeeease post the instructions to Brickshelf? Is there an inventory? Cheers, Heather -- (...) (maybe I (...) my (...) about (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Paulo Caparica Junior
      (...) I have 1 (one) of this(I assume you are talking about 725 from 1990), and I wish I have bought more. It has instructions for a number of different houses and sailboat, if I remember it right. It still don't have instructions on line! It is the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Peter White
     (...) (that's a pair of clear Paradisa 6416 curved windows...) Looks like these 725s are catching all us dark ages people by surprise. Now why don't we get Basic sets like that anymore ? pete.w (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Frank Filz
     (...) from. (...) I guess I missed them also (either that or the seller had low feedback or was in Europe). (...) Er, not quite. 6376 and 725 have straight curved top windows. 6416 has curved (corner) curved top windows. Interestingly, both 6376 and (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Peter White
     (...) Oops, is it the Paradisa cafe set that has both curved and straight ? That Dacta set was mentioned at the start of the thread. For $250 you must get some other nice bits surely ? In AUS, our Dacta range must be limited. (...) Frank, you got me (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Frank Filz
      (...) 725 (...) Sand Dollar Cafe has the smaller walls. Frank (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Why I HATE Lego —Daniel Allen
     <major snip> (...) No, see it is really a set that should cost $100, but since is is being bought by schools, they can jack the pirce up all the want (the bastards!) and the schools will pay it, since they can spend the money. It's cruel, I know, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Bob Parker
   (...) Here's one of them: (URL) were $40.00 opening bid - seller in Portugal. (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Why I HATE Lego —Frank Filz
   (...) Ahh, I probably didn't miss them. I've been less willing to deal with potential hassles of international trading, and have really only bid on Canada things (which is relatively painless to deal with), UK (where I can easily get the seller (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
 

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