To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.generalOpen lugnet.general in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 General / 3598
3597  |  3599
Subject: 
Shanghai Surprise spotted
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl
Date: 
Sat, 3 Apr 1999 19:00:57 GMT
Viewed: 
2103 times
  
The missing Ninja set has finally started appearing in stores.  I
found a Shanghai Surprise at a WalMart in Melbourne, FL.

It's a nice little set with a surprising number of ordinary bricks for
a small set.  I don't remember the last time I found a $12 model that
had a half dozen 2x4 bricks (especially not 6 *tan* bricks.)



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Shanghai Surprise spotted
 
Yes, I noticed the same thing happen another set, #6456, Mission Control, Space Port, it was at SAHS, but not in the stores up until a week ago. I bought the one at SAHS just because of that. I wonder why it took so long, must be behind for the SW (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Shanghai Surprise spotted
 
(...) I was lucky enough to find one at K-Mart during the bizarre buy one, get a second at 50% off sale. I also managed to find a snowspeeder. Both are great sources of pieces, and I was very happy. I can definately see myself buying several copies (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl)
  Re: Shanghai Surprise spotted
 
I have found these sets to in my little corner of the world, Fayetteville NC, "once they have made it here, they have made it everywhere"* @ $11.97 per gonna have to get a bunch and make a large craft. Examples on the back are interesting too. very (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl)

4 Messages in This Thread:



Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR