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Re: Collector's Items
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:52:14 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, "Felix Greco" <pgreco77@ufl.edu> writes:
> I'm a minifig nut... I'll admit it. I collect them like action figures. I've
> thought TLG aims for my kind to a certain degree. Let's examine the facts:
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> 1)When I got my last S@H catalogue, they advertized an Insectoid set (2965)
> that pushed the fact that it was the only set to have the "Queen."
> 2)The new software comes with what they are now calling "collector's items."
> 3)When the UFO series came out, I was very excited about the new aliens. Was
> anyone else bugged by the fact that they only came in $10 or more sets?
> Anything less had the cyborgs with no helmets.
> 4)They did the same with the adventurers. I wanted mummys so I could start a
> small Egyptian theme, but they only came in the more expensive models.
> 5)At the moment, the only set I can find the cool knights helmet that swivels
> is the Royal Knight's Castle... nothing smaller.
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> So how 'bout it? Am I going to have to buy a Death Star model just to get a
> Boba Fett in March? Is that Rock Raider with the cool helmet at the bottom of
> the new catalogue only going to be offered in Europe? Do those Technic disc
> throwers seem suspiciously action figure-esque? Why do I have three Tims I
> don't even want?
>
> Your Pal,
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> Felix
Why did you post this to lugnet.announce?
lugnet.announce is a newsgroup for announcements, not for fluff.
--Todd
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