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(...) Not sure. Probably cause there'll be only 5-10 of us a small gathering showing off and playing with train/technic/pirate/castle. (...) immediately thrown into other MOC's) (...) to discuss our favourite newsgroups, sets (from pause), building (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Hmmm...mmm.. As i said in Loc.au, me personally i dont know how much i could contribute i have ZERO..read ZERO..own designs..i only let the lego Original design trains run around and around.. Although i guess i do have a fair bit of track :) I need (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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James Howse wrote in message ... (...) off (...) Count me in - name the date! In terms of activities, I understand that trading is always popular - work out what you need. Picture taking is also apparently popular. it transpires that my camera and I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Are you talking about a general open-to-everyone meeting, or an OZAFOL's only meeting (closed door, nudge-nudge wink-wink) kind of thing? If it's the latter (probably a better idea, but anyone should be able to venture in to have a look), we (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) the chrissy pressies, hunt for sale specials, set up a train layout (12v of course!)... Maybe in Jan or early Feb, a weekend. We'll need - a place to have it (we could come to my place, it's a residential college, lots of room) - a date to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, lugnet.loc.au)
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One here, Who knows one day i meet might a partner who also likes lego, thereby making it two :) Cheers Santosh (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hi Ho all you Sydney AFOL's (and anyone else across this big brown flat mysterious crazy country). I feel very traitorous as I have been neglecting the lugnet.loc.au posts in favour of the lugnet.starwars and other more frequented posts. Big (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Greetings Peoples, I was in Parramatta Westfield today, they marked that ALL Lego is 21% off unti 21st November. Unfortunately iw asnt too impressed by their range (or maybe its just LEGO's crap 99 range) Anyway, i suspect that this applies to all (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Hi Moz, Does this $5000 order include train windows and doors by ant chance. Of course I have no intention of reselling them, just make necklaces out of them. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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I'll start watching more carefully. What do you guys want me to look for? There's not much among the current sets that appeals to me at present, apart from Star Wars, and I'm well satisfied (broke) at present. Despite a great deal of effort up and (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, lugnet.loc.au)
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Howdy, Well without causing too much trouble i hope, i say that once you've been into one toy's r us, you've been to them all. Prices are the same, range is the same (although one might be better stocked in quantity than another). The one i frequent (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi all, It would be useful to me at least for some Sydneysider to indicate where the better Lego shopping is. I mean, Toys'r'Us by Moore Park is the best I've seen, and that was not very good compared to Wellington (NZ) where I lived last year. Is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) I've seen them too...Even talked to them down here in Vic.Unfortunately, you can't always believe what they say :-(, as I was told that this year we would probably be getting an Aus only range [Although there is still time] by a Lego rep at (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) I've seen them, I've seen them! Lego reps that is, not drop bears. But I didn't speak to them. (There were two together, some sort of Dropbear training?)!:) James. Bunyip anyone? Hmm... do 'mericans understand what a bunyip is? (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Once i find out how to cross post I think we should be filling up the troughs of Loc.au just as you suggested to me.. So apologies for that. Santosh (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Santosh Bhat wrote in message <3813BA17.F875384E@s...edu.au>... (...) All true enough. I'm only a CA (and that's just between you and I, alright?), but the whole GST thing does not look like a happy day. our prices are a dan sight more than just 22% (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Well im no economist (thanky you oh great one who decides careers), but I was told that the Sales tax/import tax etc..on lego came to about 22%, but with a flat GST of about 10% then that would be a 12% saving. But even then its not cheap. I mean (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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James Howse wrote (...) less). No complaints there from me. Some of the models are brilliant (snowspeeder, Y wing). The second release (Phantom Menace) didn't seem anywhere near as good, and the pictures I'm seeing for the third and fourth releases (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Santosh Bhat wrote in message <38135ECC.F3C04196@s...edu.au>... (...) Excellent place. Seems to have gotten a bit bogged down in buy and sell, still, ther's a proverb about beggars and choosers. (...) may improve things. Buy from the US, new or (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Yes. (...) Them too. :) I'm keen on the new star wars stuff (commercial yes, but nice none the less). James. (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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