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| (...) I have to disagree with this. For me, one of the things that make this set a Classic/Legend is those horses you had to build yourself. I would even balk at, but could accept, the change in the knights' helmets and the requisite change in the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Ben et All, I'm sorry to disagree with you here, Ben, but I can't stand a classic spaceman with a newer style helmet. If a Galaxy Explorer or some other classic was released with the new helmets instead of the thin chins, I'd be throughly (...) (23 years ago, 21-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) I have my own particular parts hang-ups too, but helmets aren't among them. But to my way of thinking, I'd much rather be able to buy a new Galaxy Explorer with new-style helmets and have to track down old helmets on Brickbay than buy a used (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Ditto. I suspect most AFOLs would rather have a Legend that is 99% accurate than not have a Legend at all. thanks, James (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) I think this too. I'm an original space fan and the thought of them walking around with big chunky helmuts disgusts me (not as much as Jack Stone, though!) Also re: wheels - Many of the classic space and Blacktron sets came with those large (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Eh, I'd be fine with BT-I having those helmets. The actual helmets they sported were the same, IIRC. (...) They already are compatible with something else--the Technic axle. That is, if you and I are thinking of the same tyres: (URL)Finally, I (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) They are already compatible with them. See M-Tron: (URL) (...) (URL) LEGO great? --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Wow. I feel a generation gap coming on. Only just now, part way into the new millenium and half way through this thread, did I recognize the fact that the old style helmet is no longer available! I have so many of them in my collection, I (...) (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| <snip> (...) <snip> Well me too, i always thoughts that they just added various visors/face masks etc to the existing helmet, i'll hav to have a look. mind you i did notice that the originals are a bit fagile Tim (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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