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(...) Hopefully, Mark's reading and will reply as well, but yes, his trains work on curves, as they have to for points, etc. He inserts straights between curved pieces to increase the radius, but a LEGO curved track is a LEGO curved track... He has (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Tony / Mark, I loved Mark's 8-wide trains, so much so that it spurred me on to rebuild my (relatively) poor attempt at a triple-grey railfreight liveried class 56 with aggregates sub-sector branding. I used my OO guage Mainline model for the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 2 months to Scottish fest
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(...) Yes of course everybody is welcome. David (21 years ago, 7-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hi Just in case anyone has been trying to contact me recently ... I can't access my iol e-mail account at the moment. I have an account ydoyle@dna.ie which can be used instead until I get the other one sorted out. Apologies to anyone who was (...) (21 years ago, 4-Aug-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) The Big Shop at Legoland Windsor has them in now, along with all the new inventor, designer and discovery sets, the world city trains and police, the AT-AT and the new Star Wars minis, and the new Radio Control Racer (along with a few of the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Technically, that's correct. The 2003 Product Book lists it as a September release (at least for the US). However, you should be aware that scheduled release times are not set in stone. They're more like estimates on when TLC expects to have (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Have been advised that there is a promo running to obtain the orange fish set via Fruit Shoot bottles... Apparently, stores have leaflets lying around... Google doesn't turn up anything yet (except the "Fruit Shoot takes over LEGOLAND" story)... (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hiya I am sure you have all noticed already that the new Argos catalogue shows the even-newer 4095 Record and Play inventor set. I thought this wasn't supposed to be out for another couple of months? Anyway, it's on page 1108, the item number is (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hmmm ..are non-UK lego folks welcome at Scotish legofests ! never been to a legofest and never been to Scotland .. I wonder if I can find any cheap Ryanair flights (from Dublin). :) Yvonne D. (21 years ago, 2-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | dath maul bust only £25 at the lego shop.
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just grabbed 10 of these with only a £4.50 delivery charge. if your looking for some great lego deals check out my bricklink store at www.imperial-trading-post.com thx paul (21 years ago, 1-Aug-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Tony Preistman has some photos of Mark's trains on his brickshlef gallery that I have not seen and have not been mentioned here. They are, as Jonathan says, amazing, as a UK train enthusiat the locos are instantly recognisable, quite a feat (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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From today's (check (URL)): "Lego Armada Playship (£34.99) from www.lego.co.uk. I have mixed feelings about the new-generation Lego. On the one hand, it's topical and children love it; on the other, you only have to lose a single piece of your (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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It is 2 months to the Scottish Fest on Saturday 27th September, Aberdour Boat Club, Shore Road, Aberdour, Fife. Aberdour is just over the Forth bridge from Edinburgh. Ian Bishop has offered to bring people from Glasgow. Scott Arthur has offered to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Argos 4730 The Chamber of Secrets 29.99 4729 Dumbledore's Office 22.49 Entertainer 8307 Turbo Racer 30.00 6776 Ogel Control Center 20.00 4788 Ogel Mutant Ray 4.00 8538 Muaka and Kane-ra 20.00 Woolworth 7163 Republic Gunship 23.98 (after 20% (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Woolies: Republican Gunship: £23.99! All other LEGO 20% off marked prices. Some already discounted too... Tesco: Technic Jango Fett: £4.99! Lots of other discounts at the moment. Argos: Half price Harry Potter, etc... Happy shopping, J (21 years ago, 22-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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See the Lego jobs site - Birmingham and Brighton appear to be next. Can we interest LEGO in anywhere in the northern three-quarters of Britain? Alastair (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I've just been reliably informed that LEGO are recruiting jobs for a LEGO Branded store in Birmingham. If that means bulk brick availability virtually on my doorstep I'm all for it! Simon Denscombe (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Anyone coming my way (Mid-Sussex Midi-Fest)
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Is anyone travelling near Redditch, south of Birmingham on the way to this LEGOFest? If so, is there any chance of a lift? I may be able to meet up at the Hopwood services (M42 J2) if that makes it easier for anyone. Simon Denscombe (21 years ago, 17-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In MX News, 14 July, reproduced without permission Lego reward no 'armless gesture ===...=== An English theme park worker with a paralysed arm is expecting a five-figure payout after his bosses gave him a Lego figure with its arm in a sling. Rob (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Bigger 'Designer' sets now on Shop@Home
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The big 'Designer' sets are now on Shop@Home. Most impressive has to be '4404: Land Busters', with that great yellow pick-up: (URL) there's also the 'Air Blazers' (red) and 'Sea Riders' (blue): (2 URLs) R (21 years ago, 12-Jul-03, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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