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(...) Hey, Tom, could you post some pics? James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) New sets are more likely to have piece inconsistencies than sets that have been in production for a while, as any errors that are made in piece sorting early on would be fixed as they are discovered. My first two copies of the TECHNIC R2-D2 (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) You aren't the only one to have the extra Harry legs. I was surprised at that, as all of the other extra pieces I've ever gotten are the small plates. As far as the color control on this, I either got lucky or just managed to put it together (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Perhaps I am paranoid, but after looking over my shoulder onthe purple/s bus problem, I have made one conclusion. LEGO is using this set as a way to smoke screen people into believing that the grey/brown color issue is not really happening at all, (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Wow. I got my first 4755 at the BOGO50 TRU sale today, and it's worse than I thought. I could MAYBE excuse having 3 different shades spanning specific pieces. i.e., all 1x2s are one shade, all 1x4s another, etc. But no, I stacked the 1x2s, and got 3 (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) That's only true when you're dealing with a cool Consumer Support department (of which The LEGO Company is a rare example). When I bought the TRU-exclusive Hasbro TIE Interceptor (one of only two copies shipped to the local store), and (...) (20 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) THANKS! I contacted them today, and the nice lady on the and of the phone asked me a few questions and then said that she would send me out a new unit (sorry if you are reading this, I couldn't remember your name :( ) Thank you all, and (...) (20 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) I'll second that - they've sent me a manas control unit (no charge, was defective out of the box), and replaced a light sensor for me (I payed shipping to send the broken unit back - and no, it was not broken out of the box, but failed after (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"mat" <mjjeffer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HwG92z.uMH@lugnet.com... (...) rcx (...) had (...) to (...) use (...) or (...) scrubbed (...) fresh (...) use (...) worked. (...) problems (...) know (...) a (...) especially (...) replacement. (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I use Energizer E2 Batteries (alkaline, non rechargeable) and they were fresh from the packet. To check, I changed them for some Duracell M3's (We only use good batteries here) and for a fresh set of ordinary Energizers. Neither worked. As I (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) Okay, you said you changed the batteries...do you use alkalines or rechargables? If you use rechargables, were they freshly recharged, or had they been sitting around for a while? I know my NiMHs, while excellent to use, tend to lose their (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) No I hadn't - I just did and... Nothing. It's frustrating because the rcx won't even power on :( Thanks very much for trying though! matt (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) Have you tried leaving the batteries out long enough to erase the firmware (3-4 minutes I think). Maybe the RCS some how manage to get corrupted firmware. I once had one that had a bad firmware load that looked like is was dead. Lester (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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Dear Lego, HELP! I have a rcx2.0 sitting in front of me which I have had for nearly 2 years now and have never had any problems with, which has suddenly stopped working! It won't turn on, and I can't do anything with it :( :( :( :(!!! I have not got (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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FUT: lugnet.general "Mark Bellis" <mark.bellis@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:Hvyyy8.wvo@lugnet.com... (...) colour (...) safety (...) bricks, (...) olds. (...) late for (...) So lets recap... You're "a safety engineer"... You're "concerned (...) (20 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) If you buy it via Shop at home in the US you pay no sales tax (usually) and there is no VAT. If you buy it at a retail store you pay from 0-9% (varies with state) sales tax. How much do taxes figure into the equation (probably not 80%) Lester (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ow come on... US price = $99.99 Belgian price = 149.99 Euro. $99.99 exchanged to Euro = 83 Euro... The price in Belgium is 180% as the price in the US!!!!! It is cheaper for me if someone in the US bought it for me and forward it. Sometimes i (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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#4504 Millennium Falcon Yes, you read right... The return of the Millennium Falcon! From today onwards, backorders can be placed at www.LEGOshop.com for the fastest ship in the galaxy! Backorders for the first orders will be sent out the second week (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) One can only hope... (...) One can only hope...not. (...) Ugh, no. Not only is natural ABS a rather unpleasant translucent creamy beige color, but it's highly prone to UV damage, causing it to get crusty and brittle. (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) MMM...MMM! actually chocolate LEGO bricks taste good ;) I just recently ate some in Denmark and will show some pictures when I can get around to it... They don´t say LEGO on them, but they were bought from a LEGO venue ;) From what I know the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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