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Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets)
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Date: 
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 17:08:24 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.general, Mark Sandlin writes:
Todd Arntson at taa23@hotmail.com wrote:

MSNBC Link on Bionicle:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/524730.asp

My apologies if this was previously posted...

Remote Control figures?

Eh?

Did I miss something?

Me too, I guess... Remote Control Figures with a 60-80 price point were
mentioned in today's (hardcopy) Wall Street Journal article as well

   That's interesting.  I wonder if they're going to RIS these things?
   Or take it in the direction of LEGO racers (*shudder*)...as to why
   they come out in Europe first, I'm pretty sure (disabuse me of this
   notion be it wrong) that Slizer (Throwbots) et al did much better
   in Europe than they did in the US.  Same deal with Slammer Racers,
   Cyberslam (can't quite recall what it's called here), and all other
   "action" LEGO toys.

   (Actually, all LEGO toys are "action"--it's just that the action
   best involves driving around/flying around and vrooming/whooshing.
   LEGO Trains excepted, naturally.)

   best

   Lindsay



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  Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets)
 
(...) Umm, you left out sailing around, what are you, some kind of landlubber? You don't "drive" ships, and they don't fly, vroom, or whoosh either (well, ok, so Captain Ahab and the especially cross piratical space dudes do fly, vroom, or whoosh (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets)
 
(...) Right, except Trains. Their action best involves "crashing". :) Steve (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Remote Control Figures? (Was Re: Bionicle Sets)
 
(...) Me too, I guess... Remote Control Figures with a 60-80 price point were mentioned in today's (hardcopy) Wall Street Journal article as well ++Lar (23 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

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