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"richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:GKAqHA.IAL@lugnet.com... (...) I agree, Hagrid's Hut roof is a nightmare even for the most hardened origami fan. But would two half octagonal roof elements been any better....I reckon it (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: HP Hogwarts Express and normal 9V trains?
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(...) I built the train 3 days ago and I was pretty puzzled about the whole internal spring thing as well. I tried and tried and I couldn't get it to eject the treasure chest either. I was also wondering why they put hinges along the entire side of (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.trains)
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Whoo Hooo!! My Lugnet account is fixed so I can post again! Three days ago I picked up four of the sets from Walmart. I got Hogwarts Express #4708, Hagrid's Hut #4707, Snape's Class #4705, and Diagon Alley Shops #4723. They didn't have the castle (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) comes (...) a (...) I hope this post goes through since I've been cut off from Lugnet for about 4 days with NNTP problems along with a number of other Lugneters. Exactly! I picked half of the HP sets 3 or 4 days ago. The roof on Hagrids Hut (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) Hmmm, I would have to agree with that. I like HP sets for the abundance of those darn good lookin' keys! I am most definetely getting Hagrids hut and The Winged Key Room, and Diagon alley for the pieces and keys!!!!!! (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: AAHHH! MY EYES!
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(...) <Said with old English overtones> For the briefest of moments I had thought the Monkey had befallen you my friend! But, alas ‘tis the whelming joy that the Potter series bestows… Good fortune, --==RiçhärÐ==-- “it's preying upon the innocents!” (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) The roof is held together with a rubberband? You need say no more. What comes to mind are those ramps for the little LEGO racers-- thin plastic with a fold pressed into them and held in place by a rubberband-- something I'd expect of a $2.99 (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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So...the Harry Potter sets FINALLY showed up here on California's Central Coast...found a full pallet display in the middle of the aisle at the local Wal*Mart...money's tight, so I talked the wife into letting me get just one of the $10 sets...in (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: Sneak Preview Of Movie Soundtrack
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(...) Yeah! Jurassic Park III was a major let-down without his music. I didn't know he was doing the Harry Potter movie though. Cool! Ian (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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Found this link on alt.fan.harry-potter...thought I'd share it with you all... (URL) love John Williams... Matt (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: Any HP sets in Canada?
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(...) I managed to catch Walmart in Sherwood Park while they were doing their fall toy re-org, and caught a semi-knowledgable employee... no estimate on when the HP stuff would be in, but she did know that it wouldn't be a shelf-stocked item (at (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.ca)
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I checked a local TRU today and was told they'd have the Harry Potter sets 'early or middle of October' and I checked a Walmart and they're Lego selection was pretty poor, as usual, and no HP. Couldn't even find an employee to ask. Oh well. Adam (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Long Running Movie Series (Re: Lego discontinuing Ninja series?)
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(...) But on that basis, you'd have the Bond movies in the list two (or three) times, not eliminate them altogether. (...) And don't forget Adam West ;-) Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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I was told last week by the big downtown Toronto Toys R Us that the Harry Potter sets have arrived in the Canadian TRU warehouses on the 15th of September, and could wind up on the shelves "within a day or within a month." I've been checking three (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I can see Keith's point. The difference with Bond and Batman is that the lead was played by a few different people. Slightly different casts wouldn't matter, or else Superman could be put there. However, Superman retained Christopher Reeve in (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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Hey Y'all: Does anyone else think that the origami-nightmare roof ABSOLUTELY sucks? I pre-folded the flaps and they still did not go easily together when I was placing the rubberband at the tip. Sometimes these plastic sheet elements make sense, and (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) What a strange judgement... Exclude Bond or Batman, and you'd better exclude Star Wars. And Jurrassic Park. Rocky and Indiana Jones retained the same lead, but definitely had "numerous different cast members". And you'd better exclude Harry (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) Any luck this week? I was thinking of looking in Metrotown, the the fact that the TRU is located on the other side of the mall from the Sky Train Station and they rerouted all the bus routes makes it somewhat of an inconvience. (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.loc.ca)
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Bond doesn't count; either does Batman since they contain numerous different cast members. Superman is one, though, that can't be forgotten. KEith (...) ___...___ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at (URL) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Dig that Crazy Turban!
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The purple turban is mine, thanks to my local Wal-Mart (Richmond, VA) breaking out the HP sets yesterday morning. Of the sets I nabbed, 4702 The Final Challenge is the only one I've opened - and that's because I HAD to see that purple turban. The (...) (23 years ago, 26-Sep-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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