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RE: LegOz 2000.3 Brikwars
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lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd
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Wed, 26 Apr 2000 07:21:44 GMT
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I wouldn't be too upset about not being in Aus...After all, you get a
bigger, better, cheaper range of lego where you are. [but then you also have
to put up with us complaining about it, so I suppose that evens things up :)
]
Benjamin Whytcross
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mr L F Braun [mailto:braunli1@pilot.msu.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 4:05 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: LegOz 2000.3 Brikwars
>
>
>
> *Nosy American pokes head in, sniffs around for truffles*
>
> > I've grabbed the instructions -- and I'm delighted to note • there _is_ a
> > superpower supplement...
>
> I *need* to see this vaunted BrikWars rule set--it sounds
> fascinating! Yet another reason I'm upset not to be in Oz,
> as if the monsoons we're having here in the NYC Metro Area
> aren't reason enough--I'm greenly envious reading of all
> this planning! :(
>
> > Re the sales: ended up with the stone tower bridge (a well • designed set,
> > but... [rant moved to bottom of post]), GPSP, battle droid • (love it) and a few
> > smaller sets.
> >
> > I've got a 1/64 model of the Monkey Magic Magic Mountain of • Monkeys, and (I
> > think) enough bricks. Just gotta get me some simians...
>
> Monkey Magic *what*?
>
> > Dave
> >
> > <rant:begins> Lego pulled a really cheap piece of work on • this set (6089). One
> > of the large grey slopes has no stone printing, and one of • the revolving doors
> > has no japanese screen printing, (absent) features which are • quite deceitfully
> > (IMVHO) misrepresented on the box. </rant:over>
>
> Here comes Neighbourly Gesture Part II (read: selfishness): I
> need unprinted large dkgrey slope panels, and I have plenty
> of printed ones I'd be happy to trade for them (even all the
> way to Australia from here in the YooEss!). I'd rather not
> have to Brasso mine off if I can avoid it, especially when
> other worthy people need more stone ones. Same deal with the
> revolving door panels. I have little use for Ninja-decorated
> elements, and unlike with UFO panels, I just feel smarmy buffing
> them blank.
>
> So if you want to swap yours out, consider me your Man On The
> Other Side Of the Pacific. (Not confidence man, just the
> regular upstanding sort, etc etc.)
>
> best
>
> Lindsay
>
> PS: Update on Gesture Part I: I don't think we have Shell
> Stations in this part of the country--I will have to check when
> I go home to Detroit, we have them there.
>
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