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(...) I noticed the crawler! Hooray! The shuttle, could this be a Pegasus rocket, or Hermes space plane? I do find it hard to believe that this is *all* we are going to receive in the way of new sets. So few SW sets, and only a tiny adventurer set? (...) (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I doubt it. Those 1 page ads NEVER have All the sets for a theme in them. Just some highlights (and if I remember, some current sets don't even appear on the product catalogs in their own sets.) (...) multi-colored parrot? It looks red to me! (...) (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Unfortunatelly, you seem to be right. Look at these ugly proportions between the shuttle body, wings and tail...:-( Selçuk (26 years ago, 1-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I dunno. It's certainly a lot bigger than any Town Jr. vehicles I can think of. And while I agree that the wings are too small, that's a fairly typical flaw of lego aircraft -- and since it's Lego, that's not too hard to fix. I think the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Looks like the back half of the shuttle is a light-and-sound element. If the shuttle was any shorted, it would not have any cargo space. (see my message in the "Thoughts on 1999 sets" thread). (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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"we must lengthen the shuttle body to create some storage space for cargo bay since we added our incredible(!) light&sound features to this model, but we couldn't make wings and tail a little bigger, since we were run out of ABS because of enlarging (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Hey, just be glad we don't get a new, BIGGER, one-piece shuttle wing plate! (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Remember, it is just the MINI-catalog! There is still a lot that they don't show! There are more Set Numbers and Minifigures at AGONN (Don't know URL, it is in a previous post though) that aren't on this catalog. Jeff (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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I don't think it is the Space Shuttle. I think it is TLG's own design of a Reusable Aerospace Plane. There isn't an External Tank or Booster Rockets, so how can it be a Space Shuttle? Jeff (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Could it be that Launch Command is the latest of the die hard town sub-themes to be consumed by this deadly virus called Town Jr.??? This is becoming more of a wake every year. :o( Barry (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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lugnet.starwars removed. We've grown beyond them. (...) Launch Command is a dead sub-theme though. They made their last sets a while ago. Space Port is an entirely new subtheme that just APPEARS to be the same. Sarah Heacock (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Solid boosters and external fuel tank would come with a service pack..:-) Selçuk Jeff Stembel wrote in message <363D18EE.93D9637@aol.com>... (...) between the (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I don't understand. I don't own any Launch Command sets, but I checked out the pictures on Pause, and they don't look much more impressive than the new Space Port sets, if at all. (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) And since this is .publish, I'd like to comment on the attitude taken by the AGONN site. Okay, I understand wanting everyone to know you're the one who got the scoop, etc., but it was tasteless to write that in big letters _over_ the actual (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Ah, I think you've "stembeled" onto something... ;-) Sorry, couldn't pass it up. I do agree with you. - Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I can't answer for the srb's, but what if you used the new blimp piece for the tank? Gotta wipe that smile off first... (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm not impressed with either of the two Adventurers' sets in this mini-catalogue. Neither really captures the look of the time-period. Especially the blimp. What is up with that gondola? (...) Yes, I was very happy to see that new SPUDs were (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well since the UK Launch Command was called Space Port it could be called a continuation of it. This new Space Port has the same symbol as the old one, the space shuttle within a blue and red circle. Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hence this discussion. Does the sharring of a logo constitute the "same" sub-theme?? Barry (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Launch Command was a minor sub-theme by number of sets, but has a loyal following as evidenced by the high auction/MSRP price. I guess we'll have to wait and see if Space Port is more Jr-esque (large specialized piece reference avoided). (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) PLEASE don't do that! I got that a lot in Elementary School, and I really hate it. Jeff I'm not yelling, just letting you know. :) (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sorry. I'll NOT do it again. Thanks for not yelling. Tell me a McDonald's joke I've never heard before... :) (but do it in lugnet.off-topic.fun...) -Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 3-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Is it the SAME? I think it has a yellow background this time. (...) Are BT I and BT II the same? Are their logos? I don't think they are in either case. What about SP I and SP II ?? (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) On third look(1) you are correct. It is not the SAME, just very similar. More importantly, does it mean that to remain LC complete(2) we need these sets as well?? (1) not just from memory (2) usually including the non-LC shuttle sets as well (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think most people agree these are clearly precursors to LC, so I would go with yes. Another question along the same line... do you have to buy Lego LOCO to be 9V complete? It comes with a small (non powered) handcar set. This set is clearly (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: Nit fixes: US 285. not I 285. All prices in USD (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) "TSP" = "Town Space Port"? Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: Jacob.Sparre.Andersen@risoe.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- LEGO: MOC+++c TO+++(6543) TC+++(8880) AQ+++ BV-- #++ S LS++ A-/+ YB72m (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) LC2 Steve (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) To carry it further, how about "TJSP" = "Town Junior Space Port"? -Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Tom McDonald wrote in message ... (...) LCJr? Not that I'm convinced yet that it is a Jr. type set. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Looks like they have too many peices to be Town Junior. I think "Space Port" will be like ResQ and X-tream team (ya know, actual town?). They would have put them in with "City Center" if they were Town Junior, IMO. Jeff (...) (26 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah but it is also Space Port 2 from a UK perspective. Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 9-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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