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(...) Ooohhhh! Capital ship! Requires capital ship-destroying weaponry. (...) Aye, that's 'andosm of yer! (...) Excellent! Alcohol burns quite nicely. Battle by (minifig) torchlight. (...) To the victor go the spoils! A loaf of bread and a jug of (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) Zounds man, d'ye not know tha' thar be planets in the galaxy where thar be no' a drop of water? What good would be the ship that could only set itself securely afloat. Nay nay. The Saucy Sue sets 'erself (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Will the good Captain be wanting some blue baseplate like landing pond very close to the action, does he expect a maritime engagement or while attempting a dry landing may he exclaim "we shall bite them on the features!" (...) Maybe I should (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Yes, I should have mentioned that. I was very impressed with the modular construction. In constrast, the 8480 Space Shuttle which is the other set I'm building at the moment doesn't have modular construction, just the usual bottom-top (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Mmmmm. As I type, The Saucy Sue (which until recently was called Sea Princess) is casting off her moorings and easing out of spacedock at one quarter impulse, heading out above the ecliptic before engaging her stardrive for her trials and (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) They must have been flying too close to the sun, ABS can only take so much. O tempora, O mores! Et tu Icarus! Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:Fu8K2K.7v9@lugnet.com... (...) built, (...) Another interesting feature to note is that the construction is completely modular. Each section of the car is almost completely separate from the (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Peter White" <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:Fu9Hr3.BxH@lugnet.com... (...) Super (...) built, (...) It is about the same size as all the other 'super' technic cars (8860, 8880), that is; (grabs for tape measure and handily (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) The 6491's actually have to get out here under their own steam. You have no idea the amount of little yellow propellers that they go thru on their way from Europe. pete.w (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Yep, I know that, but I didn't ask about its price, as I doubt many people are interested in them...I only listed the set numbers. Anyway, it's supposed to be a part of their July catalogue sale, so when the catalogue arrives, I'll post prices. (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Ben, What about the 6491? I hope it is considerably less than $90 as it's US MSRP is $4.50! Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) How large is it when fully assembled ? (...) I like the technic trucks like the barcode truck and the tow-truck, do you think a 'truck-head' would be impressed enough ? (...) Grey exhausts, is that common for Technic vehicles ? (...) Those (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Do your duty James, and have fun filling in the membership form. (...) I'll provide the battlefield, you warriors supply the troops and weaponry, that way every warrior is on the same unlevel playing field. I won't be combating but busy (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Hmmmmm...this sounds a good idea.Why not ,for example, 10 wide narrow gauge trains or tramways? Gianluca (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That's something I shoud prolly do, ... sometime. (...) Excellent! I'll be there! Do you want to orgainse/run the brikwars thing or are you looking to contract that out? (...) As long as it's not to long after, exams are aroundthe end of june. (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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After weeks of not having enough spare time, I finally built my 8448 Super Car Mark 2. It was worth the wait. It is simply the best model I have built, and I think it will be hard to beat, superb looks and nifty mechanicals. (URL) you haven't had (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I agree. I'd like to see an AU-only marketplace but not mixed up with general discussions. I'll sending a message to that effect to lugnet.admin.general. Why not send a follow-up in support? Kerry (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I have to change my email address, I receive the aztekiums but they just go into a hidey-hole in my PC somewhere. So please send any emails to <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> I'm a Lugnet member now, just waiting on my envelope. (...) LegOz 2000.3 (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Sorry about the last post...It turns out that the sets are for their July sale, and I was unable to get the prices, although When I do find out, I'll let you know [I'd still expect them in the range I mentioned]. Benjamin Whytcross (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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A local toy shop has got some older sets in on clearance recently, and I hope to know exact prices and quantities within the next 2 hours. The sets are: 5988 Temple of Anubis 6033 Treasure Ambush 6093 Ninja Fortress 6491 Timecruiser buggy 6982 (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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