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Any wild guesses as to what will and won't be in the UK catalogue? What about Futbol - as we got the soccer sets they may decide not to release it over here! Richard (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I am hoping to see more Technic's for the 2000 release The new Slizers, they have a disk on the front as a wheel? I am not to keen on the slammers 8236,8237,8238. They must use the same system as the 8205 Racers. Look's like we will have to wait (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) about (...) here! (...) I was not too impressed with the new soccer sets as a model. I think the '98 version was better (will it be "Classic Soccer" now?). The new one does look more playable though.... but if I wanted that I'd dig my Sebbuteo (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) That *is* the full US catalogue. They don't get a nice think one like us. The first sightings of the large Technic sets will come in a European catalogue. If we're lucky we might see one posted on the web somewhere this side of Christmas, like (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) '98 (...) look (...) the (...) The Subbuteo sets suck. The Arctic and Dino stuff looks interesting, though... Huw (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I take it then the European ones are even thicker... with a full range of trains? Scott A (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) By European I was including the UK. Most Euro catalogues show 90% the same product ranges. This year the most comprehensive (that I have) was the German which was thicker that ours and included Scala, Mindstorms, software, spares and all the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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So when do we think some 2000 models will come out in UK I remeber last year i brought an 8251 on Christmas eve. What do you think, it would be nice to see some before the Legofest. -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Michael Edwards <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:FKzH1E.FB2@lugnet.com... (...) Last year was the first that new sets started appearing before Xmas, AFAIK. I think Dec. 11 will be pushing it... Huw (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Doesn't the Battle Droid count as a new 2000 set? That's already out over there in the UK. (Mine's on it's way in the mail!!) Chris (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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The box for this set is actually dated 1999 (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I thought Lego always marketed Scala separate to Lego? (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:382A84CC.3F2C50...w.ac.uk... (...) Yes, the release of this set so early was planned. Hence the ads for the other two droids in the back of the instructions saying they'll be out in Feb 2000. I (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:382A850D.C80A18...w.ac.uk... (...) Here, yes, since it is only available from LEGO outlets, but in France and Belgium for example, where I have looked this year, it is sold alongside regular sets in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'm worried about the football, they are in the 34xx number range - that's promotional. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) That almost certainly indicates they will be available in some markets and not others, but surely they'll be available in Europe, 'home' of Football? Huw (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Is it possible they did that to make them contiguous with the existing football promo sets? I don't know the numbers for them offhand. eric (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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I get the feeling that the 1998 soccer sets were a success and that prompted TLG/TLC (or whatever they refer to themselves as now) to introduce Futbol. Last years sets came with instructions for three different soccer games but to be honest they (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:48:44 GMT, Huw Millington uttered the following profundities... (...) Beattie's in High Wycombe had the 1999 sets out just after new year's. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Richard Franks wrote in message ... (...) about (...) here! Why would you want the new Futbol sets? The ones available last year were far better. (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Very true, but then they have interesting pieces, and if each bus *does* have 6 train-windows, then that would upset the train-bods over here if they weren't released. Richard (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Why is everyone calling it Futbol anway? (...) I know - how do you build a stadium? (...) They were 3302 to 3324 missing out 3307, 3315, 3316, 3321, 3322. (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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Hi Guys, Why is everyone calling it Futbol anway? It s the plain translation of the original name Voetbal in Dutch, Fussball in German. But it aint clear why the hack Americans call a rugby like and related game Football. I think its an historical (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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(...) Australians have a totally different game known as football. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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N. Hoogerbrug <ringebu@knoware.nl> wrote in message news:38347F42.1B3589...ware.nl... (...) Read (URL) German. But it aint clear why the hack Americans call a rugby like and related (...) From what I hear American Football is a derivative of Rugby. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well the full name of Rugby is Rugby Football, this is different from Association Football - which we shortened to soccer but then got rid of that stupid word and so had football and rugby. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:FL1v3n.2n0@lugnet.com... (...) football (...) I think this may be the reason (taken from r.t.l): "I just ran across this posting on the Major League Soccer site from a press conference held (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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(...) Actually, it's the field (in American Football) that's known as the Gridiron. Why, I have no idea. I don't watch sports. eric (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes it's called Australian rules football. (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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