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(...) Yes! But wait, there's more: My modal set is: [LEGOSet 6706] And the standard deviation is: [LEGOSet 2284] (I'm looking forward to revising all this stuff post Christmas!). Cheers Richie Dulin (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) I'd rather buy the set! After all, all the pieces go into the collection, it is cheaper on a cpp measure. (And I get lots more inspirational pieces besides). (...) Indeed. And used most excellent packaging besides. Cheers Richie Dulin (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Richie, surprising you moved near the epicentre of expenso-LEGO :^o (...) Let's hope these aren't on sale in Adelaide. (...) A good if expensive source of those swordy things. Far under RRP...is that surprising. (...) TRUe, about the only (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) I'm glad you asked ;-) This set was the closest match to number of parts, number of minifigs and price. These are the most important stats I keep (though I do keep a fair bit more besides). My favourite calculate stat is cpp (cents per piece). (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) How can buying a set off the shelf be cheaper than a small number of parts off Bricklick ? I know BL is sometimes pricey, but you could mail 1 x N beams in an envelope connected together and wrapped in tape for $1.50-$2 ish pete.w (who used to (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yep, dedicated people would help :^) Not that we aren't dedicated, just disorganised or just so laidback that we are unable to find a recliner on the market that satisfies our needs. pete.w (who has even more phantom strips now to send to Sue (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Doesn't have anything to do with the average number of blue pieces in sets ? pete.w (not a color drone, a statistical drone) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Come on Richie, you have to give us more information than that. What is the metric you use to calculate the average? Set number? Pieces? Age of set? For the set re-releases, do you use the old set number, or the new set number? Also, what is your (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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What fun Christmas shopping is! My local shopping centre (St Ives), which is not normally known for either its discount pricing or its availability of Lego has a temporary Santa Store, which has some discount Lego.... [LEGOSet 6736] For $9.99 (A (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Great! So what is your median set???????? ROSCO (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Noticed that the red technic truck is 74.50 too ROSCO (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Long time readers of .loc.au (and perhaps a few others) may recall my love of statistics, and my dislike of the use of averages as a reasonable measure of a population. I have therefore calculated the average set in my collection (though, of course, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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25% OFF Pooh, Sesame Street, Fisher-Price, Doodle Pro and LEGO. So after recent 20% selective LEGO and 20% off all LEGO, they mustn't have sold enough, so it's 25% off now. Where ? ......o...Kxxxx...can you guess...? Now 'til Xmas eve. pete.w (is (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Basicly, I only need a small number of these beams in red. The local parts sellers I usually go to do not have any 1 x 12 beams in red in stock. If I can obtain them by buying a set that is on the shelf (or by buying something second hand locally (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) displays, (...) seem to (...) You could almost say that MUGS has tripled in numbers since it started. There were around 5 -6 of us at the start and now there's around 15 - 20. Numbers at meetings vary, though, and probably average around 7 (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) For Mr.Wilson I think it means 75% cheaper than all other possible options. (snippage) (...) Not too sure if the SAH/BL/eb success can take sole credit. Most people were probably sourcing items from within their own LUG anyway. Next January it (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Thanks Peter Just want to publicly say thanks to Peter Parsons for putting on a great day for the Brisbane Lego Train Group (BLTG). The BBQ was great, food was great, company was great, presents were great, conversation was great, what else can I (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) that (...) you (...) show (...) Well, having bought one when they were first released at S@H, I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed with the set. If you want to read my review written at the time, see (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) be (...) Just for the record, define "preferable" -- what does it mean? I'm genuinely curious because, for quantities of a specific part, there are effectively only two options. First, you pray that S@H happens to have them in a bulk pack (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) In theory, I will place one bid to see this in chart or graph form, pictures are so much more easier to follow. Of course that would lead to much sorting, and not such a fan of sorting, so I doubt I could win you over in less time then it (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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