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  Re: Sears Wishbook is out
 
(...) I got mine at a Wal-mart in London, ON. Also $19.86. I still am wondering about the name of the set itself though... does anyone else find it odd? :) Allan B. (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
 
  Re: Sears Wishbook is out
 
(...) Cool. I'll have to look around. (...) I guess they called it that because of the thrusters. They were Saturn V rockets (bottom 3 stages). I think it should have been called the Apollo Project, because it had the Saturn V rocket, the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
 
  Re: Sears Wishbook is out
 
(...) Which was my point exactly. :) The name they went with is only partly accurate to describe what's in the box. Which might be o.k. if this wasn't a smart and sophisticated company, putting out a line of their products in association with (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
 
  Re: Sears Wishbook is out
 
....speaking of Sears, I was going to mail off a package at the post office at my local shopping mall, I decided to check out Sears. I seen they had a 75% off clearance sale (on Starwars sets). I got over $60 worth of LEGO for $15. I thought that (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
 
  Re: Sears Wishbook is out
 
(...) Allan, I didn't find that as odd as the extra decals left over after assembly. I checked the instructions and they don't show placement of five decals - 3 NASA logos and 2 US flags, but some pictures in among the literature show the NASA (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
 
  Re: Sears Wishbook is out
 
(...) I wasn't really thinking of the decals (there are other issues with those) so much as just the name of the set itself. You said the key word in your last sentence... 'Apollo'. This is really an Apollo mission set. The Saturn V is just once (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)

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