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(...) That graph is pretty close for me as well... I've spent the last few nights (amongst doing other things) putting together the space sets from my youth--last night I started in on the 'Space Police 1' sets--this after I put together the (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, C. L. GunningCook wrote: <snip> (...) And you'll always get 'em, too Dave (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dave, you are one of the geekiest people I "know", and I mean that in the most flattering way! [JOHN] (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Snipped Daves buying frenzies... (...) I rarely buy used Lego anymore, mostly because I still have way too much that is unsorted currently in my collection. Most of the used pieces I did buy came from lots on ebay, some of them were worth way (...) (17 years ago, 7-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm somewhere between these two, I guess (not that this ever seems to happen to me). I look to see what's in there first before getting excited. Used lego from 2002 (say) doesn't really excite me that much. Considering that most people's (...) (17 years ago, 6-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm definitely the #1 type. I get giddy like a school-girl (no offense to any school-girls here). I'm getting better at playing it cool and having a good poker face, but that's hard when it comes to Lego. I've bought a few collections at (...) (17 years ago, 5-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A friend of mine was shopping at a second-hand store, and told me there were some LEGO items there, including a Space Shuttle... (A Space Shutttle...hm, I don't have any of the older City-themed Shuttle sets, I thought...) I decided to check (...) (17 years ago, 5-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A Co-worker was moving, and invited me to come by and pick up some boxs of kids books. Her kids had all recently moved out. I spotted an un unopened Mindstorm 1.0 set in the piles of boxs in the garage that I was sorting thrue. The Glee factor (...) (17 years ago, 5-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I would imagine that this trend will continue through the holiday season into early 2008 before you will see an increase in traffic of any significant size as people do their Christmas shopping (only 20 shopping days left till Xmas!! :^O) and (...) (17 years ago, 5-Dec-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(since things are plenty quiet around here :) ) So you're at a show or flea market or somewheres where there are those selling their wares... You happen to notice a bin/tote/garbage can/whathaveyou full of LEGO bricks. Do you get immediately (...) (17 years ago, 5-Dec-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not at all-- I made it for you:-) You'll want to change the "your tagline here".... maybe just the URL? LMK in email. JOHN (17 years ago, 1-Dec-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) GREAT! Do you mind if I use it? I can send you a pick-a-brick cup or two... email me what you want. :) --Mike. (17 years ago, 1-Dec-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (URL) JOHN (17 years ago, 1-Dec-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'd love to do it in dark blue, but I would have to sacrifice a lot of curves and detail given the lack of currently available dark blue parts. More than likely I'd be building it in regular blue. (plus BBB wheels come in regular blue) (...) (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Tough choice. #425 is a nice Loco and dark blue steam would rock. (URL) The (URL) Pennsy T-1 Duplex> is just awesome and is on my build list. A note on color though. All T-1s were painted standard Pennsy Dark Green Locomotive Enamel (Brunswick (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! I really don't think I deserve a discount, but I have to admit my wife would appreciate it, what with all the wheels I've bought :) Plus it seems like every week I find some new design I'd love to tinker with (much to my wife's (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks much! Coming from someone who's seen the original I consider that high praise. I wish I could have seen Puffy in person, and if I ever do I may revise Lady. Pictures of Puffy are somewhat hard to come by, especially of her right in (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! I've been toying with the idea of adding flags to all of my locos, but I'll probably stop with the "older" models where'd they'd be more appropriate and fit in better. --Tony (17 years ago, 26-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, and will do! --Tony (17 years ago, 26-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks John! She was a fun build, I started her the day I got the new drivers. I'm just a little disappointed that the new drivers can't be stacked close together like the larger versions, but only just a little. Overall they perform very well (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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