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Re: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans
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Mon, 19 Jun 2000 23:31:45 GMT
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Thanks Benjamin :-)
Yes, the action wheelers are Toolo, which I have to tell you my son will be
mad about. He loves his Toolo, and these sets are pretty high tech looking
compared to the old stuff.
The new mean faces on the figs will really appeal. I have to admit, I am a
little tired of all those Duplo smiling faces! My son's main love at the
moment, is pirates, cowboys and knights, the meaner the better. So these new
faces really fill a gap in the market for him, as he was just not playing with
the Duplo anymore. (but still gets frustrated with Lego cause when he plays
with it, it falls apart) He builds a bit sometimes but prefers to play with
items that don't self destruct- so he was switching allegiences and going for
fisher price, so these Toolo sets will pull him back into the fold!)
My daughter however loves Duplo, it has to do with the "cute factor"
something that just doesn't cut it with my son!
Lets hope though that this time they have the light and sound components
right, and have replaceable batteries, as this was something that bugged the
hell out of me with the other Duplo light and sound (sealed components which
were not replaceable from Lego even to buy - once the batteries ran out - too
bad if your set was the one at the front of the shelf for 300 kids to try out
before you got it!)
Rachel


In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Callaway [mailto:pcall@nextracom.com.au]
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 10:45 PM
To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com; lugnet.general@lugnet.com
Subject: Re: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans


In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes:
For those interested in the scans of the 2nd Australian • catalogue [teaser
catalogue] for 2000, they can be seen at:

http://members.fortunecity.com/ben_whytcross/2000_catalogue/2
000_Catalogue.htm
l

Benjamin Whytcross

Thanks Ben, top job!

Just one thing. What the heck are these Action Wheelers? Does this mean a • new
sub group in Lugnet??? Initial reaction is "Yucko!"


The action wheelers appear to be a re-issue of toolo, but with light and
sound as well [and a more stremlined design] It also looks as though the
'mybot' is an addition to this theme too, and not a seperate line.

[I'll try and get the text descriptions typed up and I'll post them here
later today, as well as adding them to the pages with the catalogues later
tonight.]

Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128

Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)



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  Re: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans
 
In lugnet.loc.au, Rachel Kingston writes: ...snippage... (...) yep...a huge gripe about this myself. I have taken these off my son, so that he gets to use them when he knows how to use them. I let him play with the insectoid battery powered (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
  Re: Aus 2000.2 catalogue scans
 
(...) (Thankyou muchly for the scans, Benjamin!) Funny how the overall look of the Action Wheelers is so much like the modernised Junior Meccano. We ended up buying (non-modernised) Jr Meccano for my son's 4th birthday last year after a lengthy and (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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(...) new (...) The action wheelers appear to be a re-issue of toolo, but with light and sound as well [and a more stremlined design] It also looks as though the 'mybot' is an addition to this theme too, and not a seperate line. [I'll try and get (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)

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