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| Are all of you in Ontario? I phoned a couple of days ago to get a copy of the new catalog, and the guy on the phone said it wouldn't even be shipped for two weeks. Actually, it doesn't matter that much, as I wanted that catalog before the news of (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: New Catalog
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| (...) Got mine today also. Looks nice. Although, did anyone notice that the trains and plates on pages 3, 24, & 38 look purple instead of blue? Anyways, I see they now have brown steep slopes and peaks available. That could be interesting. And I (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: New Catalog
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| (...) Apparently we all received the Summer catalogue today… I was gonna say somethin’ but I didn’t know if others in Ontario had already received theirs! Well, looks like we all got the Summer catalogue with the trains on the cover, but has anyone (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: New Catalog
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| (...) Hehe, you beat me to posting by 6 minutes :] Mine arrived today, too. I'm not sure how S@H is mailing things, because my catalogue arrivals are all over the map. Last week they sent me the January catalogue... Anyhoo, some notable things in it (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | New Catalog
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| Hi, The new Shop@Home catalog finally showed up today. Its the one with the trains and bridge on the front cover. Has some newer stuff in it, but nothing I hadn't seen on the web page before... I'll probably be picking up a few of the small items on (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: RIS 1.5 at TRU in Canada
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| (...) I saw 3 copies left in my local (St. Catharines) Toys R US..."regular priced" at 199.99 ....I thought they would reduce the price before the RCX 2.0 were to come out.... I guess I have no excuses not to pick up a set....actually with exchange (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | 2001 HTO sets at Pharma Plus!
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| The Pharma Plus drug store in the Lindsay Square mall had lots of sleeves of new HTO LEGO today- Studios, Racers, and Life On Mars! The Racers seemed to just be the ordinary sets, but the Studios and LOM sets were rare ones. All of the sets are (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
| | | | | RIS 1.5 at TRU in Canada
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| Whoo hoo-- Toys R Us here in London, Ontario seems to have slashed the price on the RIS 1.5 down to $199CDN (about $120USD). That's a 1/3rd reduction in price and almost as good as the $150 that Future Shop online had last year. Now, how do I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | How about a Brickfest West?
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| Well, I've been looking at the pics of Friday's Brickfest activities on Brickshelf, and checking out the webcams, and I'm jealous! I wanna go too! How about a Brickfest Northwest? Anyone in Seattle up for organising something like this? I don't (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Re: Guarded Inn Gone???
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| Is it totally wrong that I am replying to my own message, not once, but twice??? I gotta say... I LOVE THIS SET!!! Where to start... The detail is AMAZING for such a small set. The little windows. The fireplace. The stable. Etc. The design is (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Guarded Inn Gone???
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| Happy dance! Happy dance! Came home from work today, and my Inn's (along with some sand red bricks!) arrived today. 10 day total turnaround time. Not tooooo shabby! Off to build, Eric (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Guarded Inn Gone???
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| I ordered 2 the first day they were listed on the website (for which I got a backordered email and letter), then 2 more a week or so later (no email, no letter), and all 4 just showed up on my doorstep this afternoon! yippeeeee!!!! (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Guarded Inn Gone???
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| Well, I am in the US, and I ordered two of them on 7/3, and got a message that they were backordered until the 13th. I got a notice yesterday that they shipped. I have not heard otherwise since then. Eric (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Guarded Inn Gone???
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| (...) I got the same confirmation of shipping yesterday (I ordered three). Can it be that the Canadian faction is ahead of the US for a change? Cheers, Heather -- Heather Patey Pirate Wench / Brick Detective LUGNET Member #490 (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: S@H Catalogues??
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| Hi KDJ, I don’t know if you alluded to this but I'll repost a previous conversation regardin’ this very dilemma! (URL) too am still awatin’ the Summer Catalouge. I'm partial to favor the catalogue cause the product info is often far more up to date (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: S@H Catalogues??
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| (...) Thanx James. It figures there's a whole thread on this in loc.ca. I hadn't made it that far down my read list before posting. I think I'm just going to make my order on-line or by phone, whichever it is that allows me to get at the promo sets. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: S@H Catalogues??
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| (...) I get the catalogue quarterly, and haven't yet seen a summer catalogue - which isn't too surprising to me, we're usually a month behind the USians. I'm pretty sure the most "current" catalogue I've got is still the January one. Most of the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Meeting Friday
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| Just to FYI .loc.ca.on.ott, There will be a meeting of ParLUGment this Friday starting at 6:30 at the Red Lobster on Merivale. From there we have Zellers, TRU and Play Value to hit before going to Tim's place. Racing gloves are recommended if you (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: Lego aircraft, and additional S@H stuff
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| (...) Well, that's 2 for 2. I guess I'll have to pick one up. Too bad that flat rate shipping has expired. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
| | | | | Re: 35th aniversery bucket
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| (...) '98 ok, thanks! All added. :) Dan (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego aircraft, and additional S@H stuff
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| (...) I think the Spy runner is worth it. The small truck is somewhat juniorized and pretty useless, but the plane is worth it. (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
| | | | | Re: 35th aniversery bucket
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| (...) I can confirm that all the info provided by Martin is correct. I also have all 4 sets in my collection. KZ MonLUG #3 (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego aircraft, and additional S@H stuff
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| (...) My response to your questions: 1. Yup, I've got a spy runner…FOR FREE… a Shop @ Home exclusive offer during Christmas. And yes, I think it’s worth it. I like the minifigs and flexible windshield! 2. I too keep recievin’ the January catalogue. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
| | | | | Re: 35th aniversery bucket
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| (...) No problem. Use whatever you can. Glad to help. Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: 35th aniversery bucket
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| (...) Cheers, Heather -- Heather Patey Pirate Wench / Brick Detective LUGNET Member #490 (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Lego aircraft, and additional S@H stuff
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| (...) Well, I got my 1775 on Thursday, and 1817 on Friday. Nice sets. And I just got the January S@H catalogue with Friday's shipment. I hadn't seen it before. Very strange, considering I had 3 seperate orders in the month before, and they (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
| | | | | Re: 35th aniversery bucket
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| (...) I scanned in the bucket from 3758 also, just in case Suz wanted the image. (URL) (150dpi, 30% compression) (URL) (300dpi, 80% comp.) (URL) (french printing) (URL) (french printing) Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: 35th aniversery bucket
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| (...) I just scanned in the bucket from 3760, and I hand-counted the pieces from 3758 a couple years ago. They are found here: (URL) (150dpi, 30% compression) (URL) (300dpi, 80% comp.) (URL) all I can help you with. I don't have the others. Play (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: discounts at Zellers
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| (...) The flyer this week says "Save up to 70%, all discontinued toys. Prices are as marked". Prices as marked are generally never correct anyhow, so it looks like it's a week of "scan everything" to see what you can find. KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Windy Canada Day
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| (...) great-® (...) Excuse me... #1 He is not Tim's member, Glen is a LEGO fan who lives in our wonderful Capital. #2 steel Function: transitive verb Date: 13th century 1 : to overlay, point, or edge with steel 2 a : to cause to resemble steel (as (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Windy Canada Day
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| (...) Castle you say… Then welcome to rtlToronto! Were organizing a large Brickwarz game some time this summer/early fall. Perhaps you’d like to partake in the dismemberment of minifigs? Nice to have you in the community, --==Riçhärd==-- You can (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Windy Canada Day
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| (...) Well, it's good to know there's more LEGO fans around here. I hope your wedding plans go well, and we see you in the near future. You say Castle is your favourite now. Have you seen the LEGO Shop At Home offering - the re-release of the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Windy Canada Day
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| (...) Thanks for the invite ... I have been lurking here for quite some time. It's a busy summer, but perhaps in the fall I'll start coming out to the meetings. (...) I went through a series of 'fave themes' as a kid -- first space, then castle, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | [rtlToronto] Train2 on August 11th, 2001: Poster Available
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| Hi folks, rtlToronto, a Group for Lego Enthusiasts in the Greater Toronto and Southern Ontario Area, will present rtlToronto/train2, our second Lego Train Show at the Lillian H Smith Public Library in sunny downtown Toronto, Saturday August 11th, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
| | | | | discounts at Zellers
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| I noticed that the older discontinued sets at zellers are scanning at 25% off right now. I don't recall seeing this advertised. This was only on the sets that have been in the clearance aisle for a while such as the mystic mountain time lab. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | 35th aniversery bucket
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| Hi Suz here is all the info that I have about those bucket that were available in '98 3758 9.99$can retail price 600 piece same as 3025 less silver brick (I have both thanks to Mookie) 3759 19.99$can retail 1200 pieces same as 2 x 3758. 3760 9.99$ (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Windy Canada Day
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| (...) Hi Glen, This is the first time I have noticed you post to .loc.ca.on.ott. On behalf of the local LEGO Users Group, ParLUGment, I wish to say hello and invite you to our next meeting at Tim's place (Date time and location details to follow). (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Windy Canada Day
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| (...) You're not joking. We were some of the unfortunate ones who went to see the fireworks, and sat down by the water freezing our butts off for 2 hours before they told us that they were cancelled because of the wind. It's good to hear from (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Windy Canada Day
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| What a windy Canada Day here in Ottawa. I had two Arctic Ice Surfer sets sitting in front of an open window. When I arrived home that night, I found that both of them had sailed across the room! Just as Lego boats can really float, Lego Ice Surfers (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Re: Zellers sale
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| (...) This is Jack Stone, and here are some pictures. It’s a new "junior" theme with Creator style parts. (URL) Mr. Filz provided a quite in depth set review for us all! Here it is: (URL) Sincerely, --==Riçhärd==-- You can reach me @ (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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