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(...) Yep I like Exploriens too for the bits. Lots of white plates etc. and trans- blue canopies get me thinking craters and moonbases. Must be a childhood following the Apollo missions, you can still get second-hand National Geographics with (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) Heh, tell me about it, I was only going to spend $95 on Lego today and I spent $180. Found two Exploriens bases cheap, being a space builder who likes domes I found it too hard to resist. (...) Hmm, as someone (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hey all, I was just at Grace Bros in Sydney City, on top of their 20% off Lego, i was able to use my shareholder card (well my parents one) to get an additional 10% off. I picked up some 9V railway points and the Crossing. Total bill $58 Which is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) The Warehouse is a national chain with about 70 stores. They sell just about everything and have some good prices. LEGO however is similarly priced to what it is in other toy stores. Toyworld is a national chain as are Deka (old Woolworths) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Contribute as much as you like, all opinions and tidbits of information and availability of sets data is always welcome. (...) rumoured (...) out (...) I guess you have followed the soccer yes/no debate in Australia. It seems we have all these (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I read loc.au all the time as there is next to no activity in loc.nz. There would be no more than six who have contributed to our group in the past. The range available in each country is now very similar although it is rumoured that seven of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Our group in Sydney have been ravaged by the sales, last week we were only meant to be looking at a pirate display and they had half-price on SW 99 at the Target next to it. (...) Now we have Grace Bros. and TRU 20% off ! (...) Nothing like (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) of (...) and (...) Oh, I don't know. I quite like the idea of travelling ~900km across Australia on a carefully planned route that visits a couple of dozen toy shops, I enjoy driving a lot and even if I only (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) I think I bought the last pirate ship in Victoria, an Armada Flagship from a Toyworld in Sale. I don't regret it because A) it was a good price B) it was my first C) it's gonna be played with my myself and my (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hi Paul, It would be great to see LUG's in every capital city (dreaming one day of an annual convention/Legofest). The next Legoz is scheduled for June 4th and since it's at my place I hope to post some commentary while it happens, it would be (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) Heh, I don't think there's one in Melbourne either, which given its population, is pretty unfortunate for the likes of Ben and myself! If there is, It'd be nice if someone told me when they're meeting next. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) 1998 (?) (...) Not really. I guess if they were available, I'd buy until I was broke, but I wouldn't want them less :-) (...) price (...) As I got back into the game, the RBR was still available. From memory, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Jonathan, If we rely on the number of Lugnetters reading this, then we won't have a very big petition. I've had two replies to what people would purchase, three including my own, this is a very small start. We also have new Adventurers, the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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When did all the pirates disappear from these fair shores ? Does their unavailability make people want them more ? On my extensive road trips, the TW Armidale owner related how someone had rang and mailed them from Western Australia requesting (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I have notices people angry with Lego for the pitifull range we get here & it hit me. The reason we dont get the range we want is because the big stores (TRU, kmart, target, MYER etc) dont want to cary the sets we want. Why dont we organize a mass (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) magnitude. (...) Maybe this was to keep the punters moving. (...) It's probably LA cutting costs. These sorts of displays probably take 2 droids and a truck to transport and display. GB's would love hyped-up kids with parents in tow trying to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Oh I don't know. I work just down the road. Not a big investment to go cruise for specials. Might pick up a Droid at these prices. And after all Peter, as I understand it, you'd drive a couple of hundred kms for a possible bargain. I defer to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Emphatically not. No multi room, multi themed affairs around here. I remember a near minifig scaled Sydney Opera House c/w Peter Allen singing 'I still call Australia home'. While I could do without the stunning rendition of a tragically (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Dunno. You a Viking fan? As PeterW says, these kinds of displays are in support of TLC's range available at......eBay? I like the idea of beating store managers with wads of cash. I've just got to remember where I left my wads of cash. Maybe I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Grahame, Do you guys read loc.au much ? What other sets doesn't NZ get, presumably we get a similar catalogue to you. Feel free to put in requests to Australia first because I'm sure there are things plentiful in NZ that Australia is low on (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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