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    DeathStar —Andrew Powell
   Check this out: (URL) and Cheap too. AP. (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: DeathStar —Sue Ann Barber
    "Andrew Powell" <andrewcpowell@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:ICDCE2.249M@lugnet.com... (...) Did you mean to say Death Star? in which case you want (URL) we're talking Imperial Star Destroyer :) I reckon we're looking at over $600 AUD for (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: DeathStar —Kerry Raymond
    (...) Indeed with 3441 parts, it eclipses the 3104 parts of the Imperial Star Destroyer. Yet another Ultimate Grey Parts pack! It will be interesting to see the inventory of parts once it becomes available. I wonder if it's classic grey or the new (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: DeathStar —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) New. See this thread: (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: DeathStar —Kerry Raymond
     New grey :-( Oh well, at least it has just saved me the hundreds of dollars that I might otherwise have spent. Kerry "Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...e.DOT.com> wrote in message news:ICHMvr.1Eo2@lugnet.com... (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Kerry Raymond
      (...) Actually it is interesting to notice the effect that new grey has had upon me. While I was disappointed like many of us with the change to new grey given my existing investment in old grey, I didn't exactly start thumping my fist on the desk (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Sue Ann Barber
       "Kerry Raymond" <kraymond@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:ICI080.1HIt@lugnet.com... (...) [snip] (...) Can't say I've been overly affected by the colour changes except when it comes to trying to find a specific piece for building. I have to (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Paul Baulch
      (...) I've bought less Lego in the last year, but then that's mainly due to buying a (non-Lego) house. What it comes down to is that I don't yet regard bley parts as an incentive to buy a set, but they're not a disincentive - e.g. I have bought 4508 (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
     
          Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Sue Ann Barber
       [snip] (...) Can you imagine a "diplomatic" Partsies... "Why, yes Member A, you may have that rare highly sort after piece*" "Indeed, Member B, you make take all of these to add to your Bricklink shop" "Of course new Member X, you may have all of (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
     
          Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Travis Matheson
      (...) Disturbing as it is I have taken a few bley parts in partsies, in fact I'm even building in Dk Bley. Shocking. and I found I need (yes, need) the parts from 2 mini Start Destroyers (3 x 12 wings mostly, but the dk bley elements shall prove (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Aaron Amatnieks
      <snip> (...) I've actually bought approximatly 4 times more in 2004 compaired to years past, Mainly due to an increased income. Looking back it's been split about 50/50 old / new ie: red beard runner, ISD, AT-AT, bonus buckets, in old vs Spiderman, (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Matthew Wightwick
      In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond wrote: <snip> (...) If anything, I think I may have bought more LEGO last year, what with having an increased income. However, I only have a few sets with the new colours. I have also built one MOC with the new greys, (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar] —Jonathan Wilson
     I have bought almost nothing with the new colors (and there are a fair few sets that I would have bought in old colors but didnt buy in new colors) The new color stuff I have bought so far: All 4 x-pods Jack Stone police car (for the 1 x 4 (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: DeathStar —Andrew Powell
   FWIW there was a price on the death star, and I think it was $659.00, when I first looked on the 24/02, but then they removed it. "Kerry Raymond" <kraymond@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:ICHL0v.12HD@lugnet.com... (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: DeathStar —Sue Ann Barber
    "Andrew Powell" <andrewcpowell@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:ICHtuB.E1F@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) Interesting. My estimatuion was correct, then. The news of the Lego Death Star certainly excited all of the Star Wars boys at the local SF (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
 

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