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ok, went to the sales today and the folowing sets were of note: 1.kmart with all of the roboriders at $11.95 2.target with all slizers at $5.95 3.kmart with small blue tubs at $11 something anyone else seen anything else on sale? (25 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | anyone got the promo roboriders?
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Can someone please scan the instructions to the green swamp one? I bought all 4 of them (both packs) but I have misplaced the instructions to this one. (25 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: 2001 Bugs next meeting! *ideas*
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Well as a firery bugs I will bring along a fire station and a technic bridge i have been working on. The 21 jan works well for me. Aaron "Fire Bug" "Melody Brown" <Black666beast@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G5tGAJ.9vK@lugnet.com... (...) good. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Studio ad on ten
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Fox Kids channel on cable is doing home movie comps and lego studios are sponsering it. Aaron "Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:G5xyo1.7rC@lugnet.com... (...) show (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Merry Xmas to all.
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Wishing all fellow lego friends a happy and merry xmas, hope santa brought you all lots of goodies. Take care and have a fun and safe one. Craig. (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | merry xmas
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I have just unwrapped my presents and, as expected, there was a lot of ABS under the tree. I have so far recieved an 8002 destroyer droid (parts heaven!), a blaster slizer, a spark slizer, a frost roborider, a dust roborider, an onyx roborider and a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Merry Xmas To All
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Hi All Merry Xmas to all BUGS, SLUGS, MUGS and all other fellow "Legoites". May you all receive heaps of kits from Santa and keep on Bricking in the new year. Best wishes to all and I look forward to reading heaps more gossip in 2001. Good Night and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Merry Christmas everyone!
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Sorry, couldn't wait 15 minutes - too tired ;-) -- Cheers, Paul LUGNET member 164 (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Out and about
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Dave Low wrote in message ... (...) I could bring one from Melbourne, I'm pretty sure I saw one around... With BURPs going for upwards of US$1.50 on Brickbay it looks like 6087 is not a Castle parts pack with added BURPs, so much as a BURP pack (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Are there any $40 <set:6087 spooky BURP-a-thons> still floating around out there? Monkey's mountain is looking a little too much like Fort Legoredo at the moment, and I'm sure he'd appreciate it if a kind STUDSfest attendee could help out. And (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Set wanted [6465] and reason (and LA does NOT win friends here)
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Did you manage to get one of these? If not, I may be able to get one for you. Martin (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Out and about
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Well #6087, it was originally $89 in some places... go figure :P and the #7151 Sith Infiltrator... the cheapest I have seen that was here in Indooroopilly at my Target when they had a huge clearance and was going for $15!!! (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I bought it at that price. I think it's a ghastly model, definitely not one I'd bother to build again, but it is a grab-bag of some bizarre (well, to someone who's not into Castle, at least) pieces. Think of it as the Bizarre Pieces Service (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Studio ad on ten
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(...) Hmmmm. Do you know, I think you're entirely in the right Peter. Richard Still baldly going... (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Geoffrey Hyde wrote in message ... (...) bargain, (...) Here's something to try - just hold it and any other $40 set in your hands, and feel the huge difference in weight ;-) (...) For BURPs the set is very cool, for 'figs it's not bad (especially (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:G5y5v3.zv@lugnet.com... (...) local (...) a (...) There are times I wish I were living in the city areas. But even the Toyworld in this town sees the occasional special offer on LEGO - (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Studio ad on ten
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(...) Actually is spelt actually,actually. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Each chain seems to get special deals on certain sets. 7151's are still at $53-54 at TRU's. Targets decided to clearance price them at the same time they were having a 20% sale, hence 7151's at $22 four months ago, sold out ! (...) $30-35 is a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I've seen other Lego ads on free to air TV in Australia over many years (including some 12V train ones way back when) but they are definitely more prolific on cable. I think the most recent Lego ad's were for Star Wars in the morning and afternoon (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:G5xpC1.4tv@lugnet.com... (...) interest (...) 7151 (...) $69???? Gee, they should be so lucky to sell any at that price!! My local Toyworld sold out of around 10 sets and they were only (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:G5xzw8.AF7@lugnet.com... (...) ads. (...) About time I got cable, anyway.... BTW, it was on ten, not nine. ROSCO (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) If you had read the post then you would know that it was accually on another channel... :) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) On cable/satellite TV, on the cartoon networks, Lego have huge numbers of ads. That's interesting that it was on the Today Show. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Studio ad on ten
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Hi, all. Has anyone else seen the ad for Lego Studio on TV? I was watching Today show this morning, and flicked to ten in an ad break, and saw the ad (during a cartoon program). Pretty short (about 15 sec?), but its the first Lego ad I think I've (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: More Specials
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(...) She took it away ! It always pays to create a scene in these situations, cue in semi-impromptu distraught child performance from highly trained offspring. That's the first AAT I have heard of at a Big W. (...) We got some of these earlier this (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Out and about
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Braving the Xmas shopping hordes, I ventured into retail Sydney. Now a Grace Bros sale of 20% off leading into Xmas should reveal some interest in what's left behind. Most GB's have been ravaged, in the city store they still have a heap of 7151 Sith (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: STUDS at Powerhouse!
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(...) Nice report and the pics turned out OK. (...) Good to see the Flybo mods again. pete.w (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Moving up in the world...
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(...) Three of these robots are currently on display at the LEGO Action Show in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney: (URL) . Sorry, I don't know anything useful about the mechanics or program. --DaveL (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: STUDS at Powerhouse!
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(...) Here it is! (URL) on the thumbnails for larger (blurrier) images. If I've missed anything special, let me know and I'll update the report. For more info check out James' post at (URL) . While in FTX mode I've also thrown together a homepage (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Final LegOz for the year [VIC anyway]
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Ross Crawford <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:G5qG7o.5Gz@lugnet.com... (...) bring (...) wouldn't (...) what sort of childhood stuff Ross? Unfortunately, I'll be in Perth so I'll miss the event. Have fun everyone! Sue Ann (who's now (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | More Specials
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Todays visit to the local Big W (Woden, ACT), and they still had lots of the insectoid set 6975 for under $40. Also, lots of 6829 for $1.97. I also found a single AAT with no price. I asked one of the shop assistants to check the price, but it was (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Lego not an original idea?
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(...) According to the article they also have cases in Turkey. I think there is much more useful things to make for Turkish market than suing copy makers. I don't know what the heck with TLC's presence in Turkey, but even TRUs here stopped selling (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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| | Merry Christmas
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Season Greetings, Unfortunately my PC has been not working for the last couple of days, and I would just like to wish everyone on LUGNET a Merry christmas and a Happy New Year! Regards, James (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Sourcing Adventurer Sets
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Hi to all out there. I was wondering if anyone could help source the following adventurer sets from the Amazon series, I would greatly appreciate it. 5901 River Raft 5956 Air Zeppelin 5976 River Expedition (I would really like this one) Thanks (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: 2001 - reactions so far
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I'm afraid I don't know which film (if any) featured the pointy-tipped (...) Showed up in the final instalment, known as Return Of The Jedi. It was the Empire's answer to the better armed X-Wing fighter and has a greater sublight speed than most (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: 2001 - reactions so far
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Just a few subjective comments ... (...) I think the 7166 is a rather stylish-looking set. The striking visual effect is created by a high fin combined with drooping wings and nose (probably using our old friend the click-hinge). There is also (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | 2001 - reactions so far
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I just took a look at the 2001 sets and the ratings that they have attracted so far: (URL) the distribution of average ratings: 90s: 1 80s: 0 70s: 7 60s: 8 50s: 12 40s: 4 30s: 8 20s: 2 Of the 42 sets listed, only one rated a score of > 90 and that (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Jan 26-28,Powerhouse and Studfest VII
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Calling all MUGS and any BUGS. The MUGmobile should make it's way north to Sydney on Friday January 26th, hopefully arriving that Friday evening at my place. I can see lots of zzz's happening that night. Can the MUGS give me an indication of their (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | STUDS meeting 28 Jan -- BUGs to send an emissary!
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I've booked a flight (FlyBuys points) so I will be coming down to Sydney on Fri 26 Jan and staying a week until Sun 4 Feb, so I look forward to meeting all you STUD and STUDettes and all the MUGs and MUGettes making the pilgrimage. That should give (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | BUGS #3 meeting
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To all BUGS and potentail BUGS, The ball is rolling, albeit slowly. The next meeting has the following tentative dates 21 Jan, 28 Jan, or 11 Feb. please Email me with your preference so we can determine the date. To make it interesting we are going (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au.qld.bri)
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