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Re: War Toys? (was: Re: New Dino sets now available from US Shop At Home.)
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 12 May 2001 03:18:11 GMT
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wow! that looks like it is a better model than even the 8480 shuttle!
I wish it would make it into production, I'd buy it!
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/9500/jeroen/f-14.html
Tom Heverly
On Fri, 11 May 2001 16:57:01 GMT, "Mr L F Braun"
<braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lill writes:
> > As an example for this argument here is the explanatory text from the
> > shop.lego.com page:
> >
> > Now you can construct a replica of the Sopwith Camel, one of the most famous
> > British planes of the early 20th century! This detailed model is fun to work
> > on by yourself, or with friends and family you'll be building a little piece
> > of history. Includes all the pieces you need to create this amazing biplane,
> > detailed building instructions and colorful decals. Plane measures
> > 16"/41.4cm long, 6 ?"/17cm high and the wingspan is over 18"/46.5cm.
> >
> > Note that it doen't mention the war at all (why the plane was famous in the
> > first place).
>
> Good point. And they were, after all, the "Knights of the Sky."
> I've always found it odd, the love affair with the Camel--there's
> only one left in existence, after all.
>
> Side note: I mentioned this in .loc.nl, but I'll add it here:
> Anyone else see Jeroen Ottens's handiwork in 3451? He got his
> job with LEGO as a Technic designer after that amazing F-14
> Tomcat model, which shows that even if LEGO doesn't market
> military models, they do recognise their technical merit:
>
> http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=3088 (the site is still up)
>
> Just a thought. I haven't seen Jeroen around and so I can't
> really speak to it, more than simply to speculate.
>
> all best
>
> Lindsay
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