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| (...) Anti-gravity boosters? Well, I suppose that could be a reality too, but depending on the atmosphere, It might need a different design if it isn't to fly down like a rock. The Jedi Starship has a really odd design, and I'm not sure how it could (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| "Matt Hein" <Pyrokid17@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H0LJrn.DHy@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) <big snip> I don't know how others figure it, but my creations have internal antigrav generators. It's a very small device that can fit just about (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Uh, what were the storylines of Spyrius and Unitron? I don't remember them having distinct stories. Of course, I barely remember Unitron at all (I didn't have any of the sets), but I did have some Spyrius sets. (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| (...) The theory goes that Space Port was a town sub-theme, and LoM was what happened when the Space Port guys made it to Mars. The supposed reason was that LEGO had to agree not to make any non-SW space sets when they made the deal with SW. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| (...) Okay, really look at those old Space LEGO sets (which I LOVE!), their design is WORSE for anything like atmosphere. Imagine the hell a Starfleet Voyager would have landing on, say, Hoth?? HOW could a Galaxy Explorer carry enough fuel to land (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| (...) Yeah, I think the 1999-2000 line had a lot of useful parts, and great designs, and I'm not gonna scream about that. In fact, I bought a snowspeeder and a few packs of speeder bikes just for the parts, but the newer SW models such as droid (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| (...) Nah, nobody really remembers that stuff, but I thought they were really great sources of parts anyways. Sure, it's great to buy a set for its design (so you can get that ever useful WOW factor), but I think some of the storylines would at (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I am technicaly still a kid and had loads Spyrius and Unitron sets. They had Loads of cool modles and as somone did point out, why the hell didnt people like the colors. when i go the sets i was incredibally young (6-7) and only saw the modles (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| (...) Yeah, cool color schemes are hard to find in todays models, and the harry potter sets had the worst scheme I could imagine (tan and dary grey, a little too rustic for my tastes.) As for the Story lines, yeah the whole purpose was to expand (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| (...) Bionicle has been confirmed to continue beyond 2004. I don't know how long exactly. Check it out here: (URL) ("BrickTalk: The End?") (...) Are Galidor figures even made of ABS? They're made in China, not the usual LEGO factories. (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)
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| In article <H0LJrn.DHy@lugnet.com>, "Matt Hein" <Pyrokid17@hotmail.com> wrote: "And has anyone seen any bulk sets or 3033 tubs on the store shelves?" Nope. I REALLY miss the 3033 tubs. I've purchased at least 7 of them, probably more. The tubs that (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| (...) Actually, anti-gravity is a rather misleading term, for several reasons. First off, "anti-gravity" implies that you are utilizing the polar opposite of the force of gravity. Polar opposites of basic forces do not exist. Secondly, (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thats just not right. people shouldnt have to p[lay with lego made in china. Thats what mega blocks do and look at them, just dont get me started with mega blocks Mike(burn all mega blocks) Iona (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Have you noticed that you are posting in lugnet.castle? Hmmm... I'm building Castle creations right now and the best thing that EVER happened to my MOC stuff has been the Harry Potter line and the colors available in it. Thank god that Wal (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) My god, I just took a look at Mask of Destiny,and I found some grave news. Guess that bit about the bionicle movie is true, and that's the scary part. Does anyone here think the new bionicle flick will be a massive cinematical failure? I bet (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) You don't like it, but my five year old and every kid I bump into in Target, Wal-Mart, TRU etc. loves it. I think the movie will be more successful than you realize. If Pokemon was not successful, why then did it stay for so long? Why were (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, that's great for you, and I can definitely see we are at odds on this subject, but that doesn't matter. Yeah, It would be great to see a lot more grey walls and turrets inthe HP series (as long as I don't have to buy multiple copies of (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yeah, it's an effective was to weasel money out of the kids. Just say 'We're giving out free action figures to anyone who comes to see this movie', and you end up getting some really small action figure that has no real function except a (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) If Galidor manufacturing was moved to China to keep the cost down, why do these sets still look so expensive? They're nearly a dollar per piece, which is much more than European LEGO, and I don't think the prices would compare well with other (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.galidor)
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| (...) I couldn't imagine, and I don't really want to think about it, but I think that chinese or not, The Galidor products are a bit expensive, and very few people wouldpay about $15 for a single action figure. Most of the stuff I see on display at (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.galidor)
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| (...) Just a gentle reminder that this is a family forum and while many of us feel the same way you do, there are more appropriate words that can be chosen to express one's dislike of the newer tubs.... Maggie C. (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| Let me be the resident geek again... (...) Well...in a sense they do. The current theory (particle-based theory anyway) is that there is an exchanging particle for all the basic forces. For electromagnetic forces, it's the photon. Don't misread that (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| Isn't this a topic more tuned for lugnet.off-topic.geek? Just ask'n. (X-posted it there anyhow) Adrian "Luke Ma" <Luke_Ma@brown.edu> wrote in message news:H0rqG5.n1v@lugnet.com... (...) these (...) level. (...) would (...) this (...) Gravity (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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