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Read Sales in the Subset —Pete White

Everything has gone quiet... Any comments about any sets purchased during the current K and W sales ? We purchased four of the five large Knights' Kingdom figures for our son. He calls them human Bionicles. Only thing is he wants us to buy 4 of the (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) Neither purchase nor comment, I'm afraid. Although I do have some indication that Fathers' Day present(s?) has been purchased and concealed somewhere about the house. (...) It's traditional for good guys to gang up on the evildoers, isn't it? (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Paraha

(...) See, everyone forgets us Evil Minions, aka cannon fodder. We the dedicated, nameless, faceless peons with little training and virtually no offensive skills, actually make it ok for gangs of brightly armoured goons to physically abuse (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) I had indeed forgotten! Where would evil be today without those minions who can't hit the side of a barn at six feet, say "hold your fire, there are no life forms aboard", open the castle door to the little old washerwomen, doze off while (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Paul Baulch

(...) Oh well, you two can rest easy in the knowledge that some of the minifig KK sets include Evil Minions. Oh, and I don't know about you, but I prefer not to watch an action movie only to have it end abruptly in the first half-hour when the good (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Paraha

Was quite taken with the Harry Potter set 4753 Sirius Black's Escape ((URL) Really digging the little details and overall design, fairly true to the source material as well, already thinking I will pull out a few extra curved wall peices and build (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —David Laswell

(...) I'm guessing this mostly stems from the Lando issue. If they start releasing a few sets here and there that include brown minifigs, but still keep using the classic yellow ones in the same set, it'll look terribly racist for them to not use (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Paraha

(...) It really is an odd agument isn't it? 'We'll prove them wrong by giving them what they want'. It really is a lose/lose situation for TLG in my opinion. Only one thing will redeem the situation! That is, if due to this change Lego release the (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Pete White

(...) Just checked out the image from the lugnet guide, looks like the flavour has been sucked out of them, reminds me of sad clone attempts at figs. (...) Even I haven't used the light-orange ones from earlier HP (thinking about it..) (...) Is that (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Paraha

(...) Yup. (...) lol! Whoever it was it sure looks painful for the parrot. Cheers, James. (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Michael Dallaston

(...) Not from K or W, but I recently got a 4403 Airblazers. Beeyotiful set, good to see Lego's still got it (or at least had it last year). And it has exactly one blue piece. Kerry is vindicated, it seems. Michael (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Pete White

(...) Looks to have great parts, 16 castle windows :^) , only 4 lattices :^( (...) That is just to annoy Richie. (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) I've been quietly fuming ever since I read Michael's post. A blue piece!? How could they!? Don't they undertstand their fan base!? No wonder it's called blue. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I'm certainly going to be buying less of (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Larry Pieniazek

(...) Na. Not serious enough. It was almost TOO predictable. Better luck next time. But if it's unfounded criticism you fancy, you spelt understand wrong. Hope that helps! (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) Not serious enough!? It's blue! You just don't understand how seriously some people (well, one people) feel about this colour... (...) That's obly because I was so irate about the inclussion of *blue* in an otherwise exellent set! ;-) Cheers (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Michael Dallaston

(...) To be fair, it is one of these: [LDrawPart 30526:1] Not the most useful piece ever made... I reckon they're just trying to ged rid of all their blue stock before next year, where we will see new 'Bluish' Blue, shifted toward the blue spectrum (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Paul Baulch

(...) Do you know why they made that piece? Along with [LDrawPart 2458:1] They provide a way of connecting modules without having the Technic peg migrate to the wrong side when disconnecting. The two-pronged version provides a way to connect modules (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Michael Dallaston

(...) Everyone seems jumpy on Lugnet today... perhaps it's just me. I didn't mean to imply it was useless, just that it wasn't a major buying point of the set. I'm by no means a brick-purist, and am all for new and non-standard pieces, except when (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Howse

(...) I remember said converstation and reacanted immediately. Though I will point out that, in context, it was an odd choice. The model it came in made no use of the peice's improved functionality. And yes, I have spent more time building and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —David Laswell

(...) It's hard not to, unless you attach it so the wings hang off the sides unattached to anything. It's got a 2x4 base instead of a 2x2, which immediately gives you twice as much gripping power. (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) Does it? Sure it grips twice as many studs, but does that mean twice the gripping power? Even if double the studs mean double the grip, the piece adds more height, which gives better leverage for getting the piece off whatever it's attached to (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —David Laswell

(...) Well, it'll be affected by the fact that the 2x2 version has considerably different internal geometry than the 2x4 version, but the 2x4 version has much more sturdy geometry than you'll find inside either a 2x4 brick or plate. It's built like (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Allister McLaren

(...) Additional to that, with the 2x4 version, you can lock it down much more securely by building over the plated ends. A (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Paul Baulch

(...) In that case, I must apologise for failing to remember the entire discourse... :-( Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (20 years ago, 17-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) Actually, I like both these parts, because they provide a technic peg (or two) on one side and a smooth surface on the other. Of course I never would have a use for them in blue, though ;-). Cheers Richie Dulin (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Paul Baulch

(...) Oooh, that too. Good point! Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Pete White

(...) Now if Richie had received some of these parts in his knights bus set, the offending axle could be removed, leaving one perfectly good axle, well apart from the off-centeredness. No need to phone Denmark or open new sets. More twin parts to (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Pete White

(...) English speakers deserve a .colour newsgroup. (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Matthew Payne

(...) I haven't built my 4403 yet. Is the one blue piece on the inside of the model so that you can only see it when you look from a particular angle? If so, then it's the same as the AT-AT. Even though the outside is all true gray, when you look (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Michael Dallaston

(...) The piece is totally covered on the outside, if I recall (I took it apart too quickly obviously). Though since it's a designer set, it might be visible on alternate designs; I didn't look at them. Michael (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Ross Crawford

(...) [LDrawPart 30526:1] The one blue part is one of these - it's used to help hold the tail on and is totally covered with pretty red, white and black. (...) I did a quick scan of the alternate models and could not see it in them. ROSCO (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Deidre Rushton Brumby

(...) My son has just turned 9. At his party on the weekend, he received (amongst other things) an assortment of Bionicles, and a Knights Kingdom figure - the dark eviiil one. At time of receipt the KK figure was deemed the most exciting thing ever (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Paraha

(...) I bought a 8774 Vladek and my 2 cents worth (is that still legal opinion tender in Oz?) is that is it a cool toy for a decent price. Not really my taste for MOC'ing with but better than Galidor. Would have liked studs on the outside of the (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Pete White

(...) Are action figures generally right-handed or left-handed like the KK maxifigs ? My local W seem to have moved KK stock, while plenty of black and brown $4.95 Rakshi are still sitting there. (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) Can I resist commenting, smug in my own erudition, that there is something sinister about the KK's handedness? Probably not, and neither can I resist commenting on these "adult action figures" that James mentions... the mind boggles at the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Paraha

(...) I'd post a link to the realdoll website except for the impressionable minds that may be lurking loc.au (...) Correct, it should read BOOOO!!! (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —James Paraha

(...) In my experience, usually right handed. When I bought Vladek I dindn't really look that closely at the other sets so at first I just thought that they had made the evil one left handed (a fairly regualar practice historically to point out a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —David Laswell

(...) Nope. They're still designed with righties in mind. Try holding it in your right hand and roll the thumb-wheel with your right thumb. Now try the same thing with your left hand/thumb. It whacks you in the knuckles. If you look back at the 2001 (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Richie Dulin

(...) I've just spend five minutes trying to write a response to this that doesn't sound sarcastic (who? me? sarcastic?), but have given up. Trust me, the following is not intended to be sarcastic: It's stuff like this that often impresses me about (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —David Laswell

(...) Yeah, they've got a good batch of engineers over there, and nearly everything they've designed makes sense...once you figure out why they did it the way they did. Believe me, I was pretty grumpy about this one until I'd tinkered around with my (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Kerry Raymond

(...) Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, was warned by Polonius to "beware the sinister sword". Kerry (20 years ago, 18-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —David Drew

(...) Quite a nice play on words there by Shakespeare, since it was the second sword (held en-passant in the left hand) that was poisoned, hence sinister in both the Latin and English meanings of the word. :) It's been a while since I've read some (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Pete White

(...) Is Hairy McMary of Donaldson's Dairy handy with a sword (or two) ? (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Paul Baulch

(...) I bought a Cloud City, but I wasn't impressed. I was too busy enjoying the designer-ey goodness of [LEGOSet 4505] [LEGOSet 4506] [LEGOSet 4507] [LEGOSet 4508] Why waste your budget on HP sets full of pallid minifigs and juniorized parts when (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —Aaron Amatnieks

<snip> [LEGOSet 4506] This looks fantastic, Is it as good as it appears? It's high on my list of "when I get money agian your mine" (...) The same with these 2, but not as much as the sea creatures one (...) I don't know about mine, yet. (layby) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

Re: Read Sales in the Subset —David Laswell

(...) Some of them already have. Not the torso, head, visors, swords, hands, or feet, but you'll probably find the arm/leg structural parts in some of the new Designer sets, the little ridged armor chunks w/ TECHNIC pins can be found in the new (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au)