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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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| | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Selçuk Göre
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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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| | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Paul Gyugyi
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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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| | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Barry McFarland
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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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| | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Sarah Heacock
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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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| | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Simon Denscombe
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Barry McFarland
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Larry Pieniazek
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Barry McFarland
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Larry Pieniazek
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Larry Pieniazek
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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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| | | | | | | | Suggestion for "Space Port" acronym (Was: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets.) —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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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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| | | | | | | | | Re: Suggestion for "Space Port" acronym (Was: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets.) —Tom McDonald
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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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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Suggestion for "Space Port" acronym (Was: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets.) —Jesse Long
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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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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Suggestion for "Space Port" acronym (Was: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets.) —Jeff Stembel
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Steve Bliss
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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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| | | | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Simon Denscombe
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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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| | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Matthew Miller
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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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| | | | | | Re: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets. —Barry McFarland
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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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