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Re: Give me strength...
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:49:27 GMT
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Blimey! How did you build up a collection like that???? You
must have spent a fortune on it. *envy*
The only reason I got 5 bricks was because I had a lucky break
back in the 18th century. An old friend of mine was in danger of
getting caught with his Lego - you remember back in the days
when if you were an adult and you got caught with Lego and didn't
have an excuse (like
you had a child under 5 who wanted to play with them), you'd
get flogged in public and drafted in to the Navy. Anyway, at the
time I was looking after this kid so it was legit for me to have the
Lego so I looked after this guy's Lego while the Imperial Guardsmen
were searching his house. (Bit of a waste in the end - he just got killed
a couple of years later when the Iron Age men invaded).
Anyway, as I was saying, by way of thanks this guy gave me some of
his Lego. The set 3455932 Rat Tarrying Bubonic Plague Virus, if I
recall correctly. (No hang on, I think it was 3455936 English King, including
10 Mistresses. Classic set, that one).
Anyway, I think that was how I first got into Lego. Actually.
Anyway most of the bricks got lost over the years. To be honest I threw
out some of the specialist bits once in a fit of rage when I realised that
you couldn't use the 1x3 plates in places where you needed 2x2 basics.
*sigh* those were the days before TLG introduced the general-purpose
bricks that you could use anywhere.
Anyway, like I was saying, most of the bricks got lost, but I managed to
keep a few of those 2x4 basics. It would take a lot to make me part with those.
Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com
In lugnet.general, Tamyra Teed writes:
> I've got 8 of those rare white bricks :) and I can toss in 4 other rare
> black ones too ;)
> though you'd have to put that chef hat back in to get the black!
> hehehe
>
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> Simon Robinson wrote:
> >
> > If that offer isn't quite what you wanted, I have five rare white
> > 2x4 basic Lego bricks that I'd be willing to swap for your used monorail
> > set. :)
> >
> > Simon
> > http://www.SimonRobinson.com
> >
> > In lugnet.general, Christian Holtje writes:
> > > On Mon, Aug 16, 1999 at 09:51:05AM +0000, Eric Brok wrote:
> > > > A couple of weeks ago I was in search of a few white cooks hats, to • outfit
> > > > some Napoleontic cavalery. To my surprise I found only one or two in my
> > > > collection. So I actually opened up the $200+ monorail set to get one • tiny
> > > > cooks hat out, thereby waiving the perspective of selling it as unopened
> > > > box - and probably selling it at all...
> > >
> > > You know, you're right. I'll tell you what, I'll take it off your hands
> > > for $20...ah heck, I'm a nice guy, $30.
> > >
> > > *grin*
>
> --
> Keep on Bricken'
> -Tamy
>
> Follow the bouncing boxes!
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/jambalaya.html
>
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/
> http://mookie.iwarp.com/ (mirror site)
> Lego isn't a toy, it's a way of life!
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| I've got 8 of those rare white bricks :) and I can toss in 4 other rare black ones too ;) though you'd have to put that chef hat back in to get the black! hehehe (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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