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Re: LEGO Books from DK
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 10 Aug 1999 20:25:10 GMT
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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 22:04:12 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote:
> Steve Bliss wrote:
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> > _The Ultimate LEGO Book_ ISBN:0-7894-4691-X
> > This one looks amazing! Except for the Rock Raiders shown front-and-center
> > on the cover. But the rest of it looks great. I'm sure it will make a
> > wonderful companion to _The World of LEGO Toys_.
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> This IS a nice book. A bit of a putup job for the latest lines, and for
> the models you'll see in miniland. Rubs my nose in piece unavailability
> to the unwashed public a bit, but I'm getting used to that. :-) Light on
> details of manufacturing, etc. But it DOES pose a few "how would you
> build THIS" problems that can be done with just a few pieces you
> probably already have.
Just going to LIC MoA will rub your nose in piece unavailability--I was
there a couple of years ago, and I remember an extremely cool display which
used *hundreds* of brown plates. I was thrilled and bummed, all at once.
> I knew of all the rest you list ...
But did you know anything more about them? Seems like I've heard mention
of the puzzle books, probably from hanging out on lugnet.loc.uk, but I
don't remember for sure (and can't find anything now).
> > LEGO Modelers
> > _Amazing Animals_ ISBN:0-7894-4775-4
> > _Fabulous Figures_ ISBN:0-7894-4777-0
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> > These are sub-billed as "15 figures from 100 bricks". They appear to be
> > idea/instruction books. No mention of including pieces, so I assume they
> > don't.
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> Which sound ab-fab.
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> Thanks for cataloging them all.
No problem. It's good to have something to share.
Steve
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| (...) Sorry. wasn't very crisp. I've leafed through them all while killing time at the MoA and we have most all of them. So ya, I do. But I'm too lazy to write reviews. Quick take on the action maze books is that they did not hold Nik's (7 but a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) This IS a nice book. A bit of a putup job for the latest lines, and for the models you'll see in miniland. Rubs my nose in piece unavailability to the unwashed public a bit, but I'm getting used to that. :-) Light on details of manufacturing, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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