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(...) I must confess that Technics has been my love affair now my Dark Age is over. When I was a kid and acquired my first Lego early 1960s, it was all 2x4 bricks with some doors and windows and I built houses, shops, petrol stations, and pretty (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Wow! 4 women, we're getting there! Now anyone willing to admit to being older than me? I was born Jan 1960. Kerry (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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(...) ... (...) Excellent! Welcome to loc.au! Pull up a 2x4 and stay! Tassie has been very quiet for a long time (and nearly got left of the lugmap!!). It'd be great to have a regular voice from down your way. What's the retail LEGO scene like in (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Make that 4 - I'm finally de-lurking! Name: Deidre Rushton Brumby Gender: Female Year of Birth: 1972 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Still thinking about this one Location: Hobart, Tasmania E-mail Address: drb@tasmail.com Marital Status: (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Whats happening at W4K
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(...) W4K - World4Kids (loser in the TRU V W4K battle) Penrith is the possible, venue for a display by our group in June. It's a case of spread the word, cull some AFOL's from the wild and maybe dismay some parents by showing our wares at this Toy (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I was wondering ...as I have read a few mentions.....whats happening at W4K....and where....? Kev.... : ) (25 years ago, 20-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.nz, Grahame Reid writes: snip-a-di-doo-da (...) the (...) Maybe they should call this set a reduction set ? pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Age and Gender are concerns only for the census-takers. (...) But not as old as I feel reading 7-12 on a set box. (...) It's great to see a woman who has Technic as a specialty. (...) Maybe you can copy everyone's favourite elements. ;^) (...) (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) We should just cut and paste the small Greenland onto the map used now. ;-) pete.w (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org)
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| | RE: Just got the AAT & MTT (Gold Coast)
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I also got my AAT($50) and the MTT($130) form Toyworld on the Gold coast. So much for these sets being released 1st July (from american catalog). Heres a quick review: AAT: nice set i like the looks of the tan colour bricks. two droids come in this (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yeah here I am Kaz! Name: Rachel Kingston Gender: (hurrah! theres three of us!!) Year of Birth: 1967 Mental age/status of inner child: today 12, yesterday about 60! Location: ACT Email: kingston@spirit.com.au Marital Status: Never! Tim has (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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Name: Karen Barlow Gender: Guess ??? Not too many females in this group but I am one of them ... Rachel are you still out there ??? Year of Birth: 1968 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: ????? Depends who you ask ;-] Location: Sydenham Victoria (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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(...) Here is an idea, find out who is in charge of toy buying at the big stores and replace them with clones that will get every set in the universe in for us :) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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The Warehouse stores are selling last year's Coast Guard set for $69.95 NZD. This is less than half the recommended retail price. Grahame (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Went back today and got another Light Tower set and another Grandstand set so that should give you some indication of what I think of these sets! Had lots of fun putting the sets together and then playing a game of soccer. The cat was very (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: MTT at Camden TW $ 111.10 AUD
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Peter White wrote in message ... (...) below (...) This set's great! People have mentioned the brown parts a lot, but the dark-grey selection of pieces is fantastic too! All those plates and slopes! The tan's not bad either, perhaps a few too many (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Back from 3 BIG W's ($1.88 news)
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(...) though!) (...) The smallest size set, the same size as the ones on special. But not $1.88 of course. The black bullet helmet and the black helmet guy with the treasure cart. Shell service stations (some) have the fright night shell sets, The (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Let's pack the bus, I mean truck for Erina. pete.w (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Camden? Ahhhh <beeep>!!! If I buy any more LEGO my wife will remove my ability for making KABOB's, but this is not fair. I neee...eeed these sets. Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Check (URL) for prices and availability (USA only - now how many times have we heard that when referring to LEGO?). Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) They seem to have heaps all the time up here on the Central coast mainly new series though not many older sets (which I want in the castle range...!!!).....I also found a Wild West set....a big one with a bit of a mountain...a stream on the (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In case any fans of Disney's desecration (or those with toddlers) hadn't noticed -- savings of up to $40 for the largest set (2987). Pooh bucket isn't on sale though. Just FYI, Dave (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | BIG W $1.88
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OK.....there are heaps at Erina...I mean like 20-50 of each in some cases here are some numbers.... 1184 - 1185 - 1186 - 1187 1182 - 1183 - 5900 - 5906 plus there was an indian girl on a canoe an indian with a shield a space guy with a jetpack and a (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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See (URL) for a variety of projection styles. (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org)
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(...) king (...) These are Mercator projections, I think (URL) Are there any maps about that show a true scale between continents ? Yes, there are other projections. One of my favourites (whose name I can't remember) preserves the relative sizes of (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org)
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(...) I'm pretty much outside the catchment of Big W (without making a special trip). If someone could grab me as much of the following as possible I would greatly appreciate it (and will of course settle debts at L.2K.3): 2x1182 (well-equipped (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Got your attention ! Yep that was the price, they had two, now they have one. TW Camden is the cheapest TW I have seen. On their labels they usually show what their retail price should be and below it they show the selling price. In the MTT's case (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Technically all Big W's, but not all of them have the sets ! (...) Yes and No, basically Yes, they are- 1183 - Adventurers - The Egyptian dude wheeling his micro-puramid around. 1186 - Ninja - warrior with gold antlers and sword-cart. 1182 - (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Maybe we could put together a bulk Aus/NZ order (I'd certainly like the Darths and the Chewie set) and ask some kind N American person with access to LSAH to grab us some (I seem to remember Tim at FBTB offering to do this). daveL (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Just curious...where are these sets available, and for how much? [Star wars mini-fig collectors sets, I'm referring to] Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) A call to LA has revealled that these sets (all of them, she said) will be released in the first week of June. No word on the prices, but I think we've guessed them all anyway. Incidently, the wonderful little Star Wars Minifig Collector Sets (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hey all Brisbane people.....if you have a look at Newsclassifieds.com ....there always seems to be heaps of Lego for sale at garage sales in and around Brissie.... here's the site (URL) go to General Trading and type in Lego as a search..... Some (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Sorry...I've got no idea of the numbers of Lego sets...but they were the smallest ones... Kev.... : ) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) YUP.... the tiny ones.... Kev.... : ) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) YUP.....it was just the older stock Kev.... : ) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Good grief, everyone who posted in response to the roll call is: a) younger than me b) the other sex Name: Kerry Raymond Gender: Female Year of Birth: before May 1960 :-) Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: feeling a lot older after reading the (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)
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| | Info wanted about Build-a-bricks
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Just curious if anyone knows anything about build-a-bricks (builder bricks?). I got a bag of them the other day, and was curious about one of the parts: a 2x2 'brick' with a large raised hollow circle on the top of it. Does anyone know what this (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Space (...) and is it just the tiny sets?? dave.L (Now when can I get to Macquarie Centre? Down, James, down!) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Expansion (...) Grahame, Let us all know what the soccer field set is like to play with, surely it can't be too far away for Australia (but then...) pete.w (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.loc.au)
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