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(...) Okay, I understand the facination with train windows, but what's so wonderful/useful about 2x2x3 extreme slopes/corners? Kya (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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After picking myself up off the floor I have several comments. Someone commented that a lot of the catalog was Star Wars sets. Note that this catalog came out of a Star Wars Snow Speeder set. I suspect that other sets will have different small (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It does look more plable though. I think the '98 "classic" set was a better model. Scott A (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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From a purely "parts" perspective, 2000 sets will be nice. The large castle set has at least 16 of the 2x2x3 blue corner extreme slopes..... horrray. The Soccer set has 4 of the gray corner extreme slopes... yes! And someone said orange concave (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) WHAT?!?!??! <frantic squinting at the pages with Soccer on them> Where? I must be blind... James (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) gray. Perhaps that is the set you meant Gary? Jeff (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Those ones I saw, although I *think* they're dark grey, although it's hard to be sure from a catalogue pic. Go figure, lighting has a real impact on whether grey appears light or dark! And I also *think* those are 2x2x2 'minifig dress' slopes (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The same thing that is wonderful about ANY corner slope. It can be used to make a sloped surface with more than one plane. In particular, the extreme slope lends itself well to "accurate" scrutural building - for an excellent example of this, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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Frank Filz wrote in message <382834CF.4691@minds...ng.com>... (...) Hm, I forgot white base plates... Probably a nunch more pieces... Frank (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) From a purely architectural view, extreme slopes make for great Mansard roofs. Those are the ones you see all over Paris, as well as American Victorian, Empire, Italianate, Beaux Arts, and other historic styles. The 1x2x3 and 2x2x3 regular (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It looks like 5938 Oasis Ambush is about as good as it gets for the next year, anyway. 76 pieces, MSRP $8, includes 4 2x2 blue steep slopes as well as a palm tree and a number of other decent pieces. I plan to stock up when Kohls hits 30% off (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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I'll be parting out about 15-20 5938s, I'm trying to decide if I will auction parts here, sell them, or Ebay them. I also need to decide if I put all the 2x2x3 blue slopes in one big lot or not - if so, that would make a good bit of a roof ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hm, forgot about those... Good thing I bought a bunch of 5938s at a Target which had them on clearance (wish I had bought more though). (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great idea Steve. I was checking the Oasis Ambush out at KMART the other day. With 30 percent off, I think I'll get a bunch of them myself. Recently I won on EBAY 20 of those 2x2x3 extreme slopes in blue for $8. Now with those blue corner (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have been thinking of trying to model my City's City Hall (Melrose MA) ever since I saw all those extreme slope corners. I can't find a great picture on the Web. All I can find is this from the Melrose MA web site. (URL) picture is small (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) roofs. It's too bad that there are no inside corner extreme slopes. They would come in handy as well. I don't mind that ther are no peak pieces (except for the 2x2x2 pyramid peak), because I put either tiles or fence pieces at the roofline. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) day. (...) won (...) blue (...) ever (...) on (...) top of (...) that (...) on (...) look. (...) The style was called Second Empire after the Second French Empire under Napoleon III (I think it was III), and was characterized by mansard roofs. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) me (...) to (...) slope (...) picture (...) The (...) Here is the old California governor's mansion in Sacramento: (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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