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    8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Huw Millington
   Did anyone else pick up the message in rtl? Anyone else seen it? Its one of 3 sets shown on the in-set SW catalogue! Sadly the guy doesn't have a scanner :-( Now I am going to have to make a special trip to the nearest Toymaster to me tomorrow... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Simon Denscombe
     (...) I've just realised that I've got a Toymaster near me (I knew the shop was there but didn't think it was a TM). I might give them a ring - see what the deal is. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Huw Millington
     (...) there (...) Sadly my nearest one (Horsham) didn't have it :-( I still haven't seen 8520 rouhd these parts either... Huw (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Huw Millington
      Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:FJnp95.L1A@lugnet.com... (...) me (...) Any other suckers in the UK who can't wait for this to turn up locally can order it from the shop in Leicester. I just did :-) They charged 3GBP (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Simon Denscombe
     (...) You can order it over the web: (URL) Carbon 60 ICQ # 5643170 (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Huw Millington
      Carbon 60 <carbon60@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:380CD6F7.DCEC68...oot.com... (...) can (...) it? Huw (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Eric Joslin
     (...) I tried searching on "lego", "technic", and "battle" (as in droid) and I couldn't find it either. Beleive me, if I could and they were willing to ship overseas... eric, eavesdropping Yank (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Scott Arthur
     me too (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Tony Edgecombe
     Just built my 8001 today, nice model although I am disappointed it will not stand up on its own. Tony Edgecombe "Scott-A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:FJy8tq.D6n@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Michael Edwards
     Does it have a stand to hold it up? What is the height of the model? -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up Tony Edgecombe <Tony.Edgecombe@frog...ecs.co.uk> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Tony Edgecombe
     Just figured it out, I needed to pull his socks up slightly. Tony Edgecombe "Michael Edwards" <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:FJyLD6.8wz@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Jason Fabisch
   (...) May I ask how these sets are getting out yet no one else is allowed to even breathe a word about them, much less show a leaked picture of them? Jason F. (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Huw Millington
    (...) even (...) Its a mystery. One can only assume that Lego UK have released it early for Christmas and that, in time, it'll be all over the country. It was nowhere to be seen in Hamleys today, though. Huw (25 years ago, 20-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: 8001 Technic SW droid found in Leicester Toymaster! —Richard Dee
   On Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:35:16 GMT, Huw Millington uttered the following profundities... (...) Let's hope that we get the 8002 before 2 Feb, then! Bought mine yesterday, in Beattie's High Wycombe. They had a few dozen of them, at 22 pounds. Don't know (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 

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