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yeah i found some but the guy wants $125US + postage works out a bit expensive but oh well you never know what can happen.... I got two 8448 didn't i and i had basically given up on them.. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Martin Scragg <mnm@bigpond.net.au> (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Your Welcome. at that price they were too good to pass up. You could try getting a Space Shuttle on ebay, although it isn't going to be a great bargain. Have a look at ebay Germany, as they always seem to have a few, and when you see them come up on (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I got 2 of those 8448 sets from Toys R Us Frankston, they were exactly where you said. Girl on the phone couldn't believe it when i knew where they were and I was calling from Queensland...So glad to be able to get one of the true classic Technic (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Another Aussie to join the ranks Jason King #665 Hello glad to meet you all... (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Everyone thought life on mars had appeared in antarctica about 4 years ago too, remember? (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I know this has been discussed before but I think we need to resolve the numbering system for meetings if LegOz is to appear to be a cohesive group. There was a recentl discussion(1) about starting a National web page and if it is to announce (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Since noone else has done it here it is: LegOz 2000.Qld.2 will be held this Sunday (26/11/00) at Kerry's place in Brisbane. I believe there are about 6 people from SEQ going. (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm sure there is some conspiracy theory linking this to the US Presidential election situation. Kerry (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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That's the one. It's an OK set but I'm not really a Technic man. Tim (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi Rosco, I Live in Canberra and no i am not a Public Servant. Craig (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Has anyone else found anything this old (...) Hi Tim, If you telephone TRU customer service in England and give them a set number, they tell you all of the shops that have that set. Then you ask them to send them all to your home via (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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Timothy Gould wrote in message <3A1883A8.79A9EF22@m...edu.au>... (...) Was it this set? (URL) Melbourne TRU's have a _lot_ of these - if it was this set, I wouldn't worry too much about grabbing them at the moment. Still, the set is pretty good (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi Craig, and welcome! What part of Oz are you from? ROSCO (#469) Craig Roberts <cackles@tpg.com.au> wrote in message news:G4AvIG.BJ2@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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If it looks a bit scruffy, Talk dirty to the store manager - they're usually open to haggling on sets that old, even in good condition. Regards, ROSCO Timothy Gould <T.Gould@mailbox.gu.edu.au> wrote in message news:3A1883A8.79A9EF....edu.au... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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When I was browsing TRU the other day I found a Technic model from 1995 (sorry! can't remember set #). Has anyone else found anything this old recently or should I have snatched it then and there. Tim (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hello to All fellow Australian collectors, i have just recieved my lugnet user number 670 so another Aussie now on board, hope to get to chat to you all in the future. (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: set 6713 (was Re: 15% sale at various Coles-Myer stores)
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(...) The pincer grips the ball so you can scoot around with it fairly well. If the car goes out of an alignment parallel with the ground (knocked back on its wheels say) the ball is loose. You can also charge/tackle/ram with the other car, but this (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) What's the go with the ball grabber. Does it remain gripped until what ? Can you be dispossessed ? pete.w (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Kmart (incorporating W4K) has had a 15% off everything sale yesterday and today in NSW. I'm pretty tempted by the <set:4267> bucket myself. In the TRU sale I grabbed <set:6713 the truck soccer pincer game thing>. It's got a nice range of (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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I see in this morning's Courier-Mail that there is a 15% off sale at World 4 Kids at Loganholme in Brisbane today and tomorrow (Mon & Tues 20-21 Nov). Admittedly, Mel & I visited W4K late October and there wasn't anything terribly interesting on the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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