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(...) I think as many different themes/MOCs as we can safely transport/display. Small MOCs/alternate models would be great, because we want people to see what is possible with a limited number of bricks, and not just steamroll them with 100,000 (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Actually, it was a keying mistake by Targets head office...All the adds, and the posters in the stores said either it was excluding LEGO, or that it was star wars toys from HASBRO, and 1 other manufacturer only....We were extremely lucky [BTW, (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) that (...) sets (...) Re: cost and availability of Lego. Our range is reasonably good -- most sets come out here a few months after they appear in the US. The real limit is the price. In general 2x US$MSRP = $AU RRP (so 7131 costs $US15 in (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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I don't know if anyone else has done this, but I've found that you can make a good tractor and slasher [which can be lifted for travel, so it isnt still 'cutting'] out of 6470 [mini digger]. This uses all the parts, and I actually prefer this to the (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Pete this sounds like a great idea. Would we want to have a large diorama in a similar theme, or several MOCs according to personal preference? Maybe a few alternate models based on single sets, or two small sets as well (that are currently (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) RRP's (1999 order list/price list version 1): Pod racer (7131) $36.50 Naboo fighter (7141) $54.25 Space simulator (6455) $70.75 Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) as if they didn't have enough trouble moving this set. ($94.90 K-Mart) Why no 2000 SW stock ? (LA restriction ?) (...) pete.w (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Ok a quick comparison on a sample of sets Prices are Australian$ and do not include any delivery Sources: (URL) back of my head) In order Dstore:toyspot:toysa...e:retailer Podracer $32.95: $28.95: $36.50: <can't remember> Naboo Fighter $49.95: (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Weeeell.. I ANAL but-- Wouldn't that be considered (beyiond a certain amount of $$) exporting? Which would, quite likely, require the IRS involvement as well as (maybe?) some contract with TLC? (...) :-) (...) 'Zactly. You probably need some (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Speaking of on-line sales, what's d-store like [price and delivery wise]? [I was told by LA that they sell lego] Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) -much snippage--- (...) Net access is pretty good in Aust.(1 in 2 people have access to the Net) There is a big opportunity for a US citizen/s to make a living selling to other countries the LSAH and full US range of sets, just tack a (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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Calling all ringmasters and trapesists and clowns... I wonder if anyone is interested in putting on a small show at my local World4kids ? This is in Penrith, an outer suburb of Sydney. It's in loc.au to try and get tips from anyone else who has (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Xposting to .general... this needs a bit more publicity IMHO :-) This is not solely an .loc.au thing... (...) Not only that, it's a double reason (well, IMHO, not based on any statistics or anything)): -There is a large _Americans : other countries_ (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ben, Can you list the ones you need under shop cats and box cats, I should have most of the box cats for the nineties. I'm sure some of the others may have doubles of earlier shop cats. Also the posters that come in boxes,do you want those ? (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It's not the placing of sale info that bugs me, it is the assumption that everyone wants/needs to know about this. I believe simple courtesy would dictate that information regarding what is basically an item of intrest to the US people would (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) The main reason we don't feel alienated by US cultural dominance is because we're raised on it. When 75% of our world view comes from America, and has done so for the past couple of generations, it's not surprising that we are fairly (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Does anyone have old full-range catalogues (the ones that used to be 50 cents) that they don't want [pre 1997]. I am trying to finish my collection of these, but am missing most of the 80's, and a lot of the early 90's I have are severely damaged. I (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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still totally off-topic (...) Maybe this could solve our Aus Lego shortage. Grind up all the ugly unsellable sets, mix them with pollen, put it out the front of some hives, harvest new bricks when the bees build their comb. Possible problems: not (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Strange isn't it how 'international' now seems to mean 'US and maybe elsewhere if you're lucky', isnt it. [and 'elsewhere' have to endure US designed/oriented info/prices...and US mis-spelling.] [Maybe it's the way I was brought up, but I can't (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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note: TOTALLY off topic. :) (...) Unlike humans, 'cease and desist' letters from high-priced lawyers work remarkably well in the bee world, probably due to the highly structed nature of their societies. If hostilities do commence, AVO's have proved (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Note: this is totally non-Lego. That's right Pete, Aus native bees are stingless. There are two types: solitary bees (that look sort of like bumble bees), and social bees. The social stingless bees are related to the northern hemisphere (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Peter Callaway writes: <snip> (...) I'm in agreement with Peter here. Initially I didn't have many expectations about Lego Direct, but after the latest announcement there is almost no hopes of anything beneficial for anyone not in (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'll second that [and third it on behalf of my brother]. (...) I like this feature too, although I wish that others would post country specific messages in their .loc, instead of dumping them in .general [Really irritates me, as I get posts (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) OK, good point. Thanks. Hadn't noticed that, and wouldn't've seen any problem if Aus sales had been posted in .general either. But now that you mention it, announcements of sales and such ARE rather off-topic to .general. (...) OK, gotcha. (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Not so much alienated as peeved to the hilt with all the service options given to the US that are not offered worldwide. I'm a moderate person, but there have been times when I've made my computer blush due to the colourful language I've (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) 5591 was an aircraft on a trailer with a truck as well. I want just an aircraft, and a big aircraft, either a light plane or a private jet (...) I was accually thinking of those trucks they use in those shows where they have the monster truck (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I wasn't nessesarily referring to lugnet on this, just making a general statement about the way things seem to be [unfortunately]. 1 thing that springs to mind though, is the number of posts regarding things like WalMart, and other sales. These (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Is that a Canadian-centric reference, eh? ;-) (...) True - LUGNET has been designed to be international, but regardless of statistics, it is easy to *percieve* LUGNET as US-centric. This is probably just because more Americans are online more (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hmm, I don't quite grok what you mean. Ben, could you give an example or two of the phenomena you've observed, vis-a-vis LUGNET? --Todd (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Which, generally means that whatever US-ers say is what the rest of the world has to settle for. Unfortunately, most things from the US that are supposed to be 'international and world-wide' tend to be based on what would best suit the US. (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) like 393 & 394 (...) like 4011 or 5521?? (...) like 396?? (...) like 5540 and the afore-mentioned 2556? (...) so than that technic one they did) (...) type light plane, or a small private jet) like 5591? (...) there was 5541 (...) for the (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Mark, When you signed up, one of the things you agreed to is that you would not post auction announcements/update...flogs/spam in groups which do not explicitly welcome auctions in their charters. As you are well aware, only (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Eh? What gives you the impression that the concept is U.S.-centric? The truth is, the whole concept of LUGNET is to be international and worldwide. --Todd (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) You mean like this: (URL) suggestions. I've long wondered why Technic gets the same 10 or 12 concepts over and over while Model Team only gets 2 or 3 over and over. :-) Doug (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Here are some model team ideas for TLG, if you are listening: 1.a motorbike 2.a boat (anything goes here, from an oil tanker to a small yaught) Or how about the ultimate lego model, the RMS titanic, complete with a little leonardo di caprio minifig (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I would if I know where it was and if I dodnt have a vital economics assignment due on the 29th of may to do that I havent even started. (...) I think that basicly there are a lot of overheads involved with being able to order individual parts (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Mark Harrison wrote in message <390EB8F5.7DC844EB@o...net.au>... (...) of (...) were (...) it (...) Hehehe, not afraid to play the raconteur, eh Mark? :-) Yeah, RTL may have been earthy and cosmopolitan, but it was also mostly market discussions. (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hey I'm liking this attitude very much :) 12V trains could've taken lego far, they can still if they just apply the same sort of fancy stuff to the 9v stuff... Welcome to Loc.au :) (...) I (...) and (...) and (...) starwars (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Even better, we'll just organise LegOz 2000.4 at their place! I'm sure they won't mind, we can even take along cash and raid the treasure room! It'll be Aug so all the new sets will have arrived even though they won't be send to stores for (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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As promised here is the latest status of my lastest auction, Fabuland. The only thing that I should mention here is that all bids are in US dollars. I'm based in Brisbane, Australia. Hi Everyone, All sets are piece complete in very good to (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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