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Now this is cool!!! I guess the Metroliner and Airport Shuttle can't be too far behind! Thanks, this announcement is all good. Eric Kingsley (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Based on some comments I've heard, I think I won't be bidding on any Metroliners any time soon. Of course that might still slip into the Classics line. Frank (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) What rare parts does Guarded Inn have? What was involved in putting them back into production (speculation...) What rare parts does Metroliner have? What would be involved in putting them back into production (speculation)? What rare parts (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) If you think of it that way then i would say the metroliner is very possible(ie the window packs,plates etc still being made) VS very few of the parts from 6399 being made(ie track,mono train cars etc.) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Nothing, really, except the printing on the doors/thin panels. Anything else is still made today, AFAIK. (...) Very little, most likely. Same for the 4547, which I'd really want to see if they released the 4558. I own 5-7 4547s, 2 still MISB, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I briefly looked through the instructions on Brickshelf today. I got very excited about what at first seemed to be 2 classic 1x1 windows in yellow added in step 25: (URL) out that this is a 1x1 "headlight" brick turned "backwards" instead. But (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) There are a few other rare parts that I can think of: bicycles the nose pieces I think it also came with some lamp posts of some kind but I cant remember. (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This actually came up in discussion not too long ago in .castle-- as for parts not seen in the past 3 years: -Saddle w/ single clip (1992?) [easily replaced w/ 2-clip version] -Minifig Head w/ solid stud (?) [easily replaced w/ hollow version] (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The $25 price for a 246 piece set in and of itself is *amazing* when you consider that King Leo's Castle has 524 pieces for $90, the Royal Joust has 99 for $20, and Bull's Attack has 307 for $50. Then to factor in how brilliant this set is, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Those aren't really rare, and they still have to have the molds - they made the Deutsch Telekom sets last year. (...) Not rare, still have the molds, most likely - 4559. (...) DEFINITELY not rare anymore, they're in some Creator sets this (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:3B20E398.76CEBF....com.au... (...) else is (...) remember. (...) Bicycles were made recently with the Telekom promo sets (1196-1199). The lamp posts are currently in on of the Mickey sets (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The monorail motor, the monorail motor cover, the monorail chassis pieces, the various track pieces used... those were the biggies in my estimation, with the monorail motor being an order of magnitude, or *more*, (1) harder to put back in (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) for another example of that technique, check this out: (2 URLs) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.build)
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(...) Available more recently in the LEGO Loco set. (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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See my post in lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade about this set (2585)... (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications Corp | A division of AOL Time Warner | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do not associate my (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I have a bunch of the 2585s ((URL) - (URL) I'll be parting out (I mainly want the brickster torso, and some of the small train wheels)... Who would be interested in the train "superman", with both heads (regular and with red mask over the eyes) and (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Ok, I noticed this on peeron when I was looking through 6067's inventory, but I checked the instructions for the Lego Loco set (2585) on brickshelf and I didn't see it there-- I had figured it was a mis-entry on peeron... Is this the right set (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I might be interested! But let me get this straight -- you WANT to keep what is essentially a TIMMY figure?! Is there any chance you would scan the "Bricksters" torso for me? O wait, that might be illegal...forget it... -- Hop-Frog (as close (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Tom , I could use a few of those figures - maybe 10. They would come in handy for various things I've got in mind. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Try 5701, in red. Kevin (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(URL) - lower right. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications Corp | A division of AOL Time Warner | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Who cares about the head, the Timmy figure has a KILLER torso! I've never seen that torso ANYWHERE else, and when I displayed at NMRA last year, that's the only piece that was stolen, that minifig :-/ (URL) mean, look at it, it has a brick exploding (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Wow, whoever stole it knows their stuff. Rather than grab a generic Timmy, s/he grabbed the special one! (...) After looking at the torso, you're right, it looks pretty cool! Maybe that's the minifig equivalent of a human having an alien burst (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Aw man! Now you are giving me VERY bad ideas...hmmmm-LEGO chest-burster...lots of blood and gore...could be funny! Matt (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) (URL) the record, my son and I did the exact thing Thomas did-- went to Brickshelf to look at the instructions, got all excited, only to be fooled! -John (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.build)
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Tom, I would be interested in one (1) of those figures (actually I just need the red mask head, but will buy the whole fig if necessary). Put me on your list when you decide a price. Thanks, Clark (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Chris (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LOL! He managed to plug 8 wide, in a 4 wide picture! And the mini-fig looks just like John too... wow! Robin W FUT: lugnet.off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thats great... Josh (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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