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Re: Hello to UK Lugnetters
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:22:27 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Ben Le Foe writes:
> Hello everyone,
> following Mark's example from a couple of weeks ago, I thought that it was
> really high time that I stopped lurking and stuck my head out to introduce
> myself.
Welcome Ben
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> My main interests are Star Wars and more or less any of the space-themed
> ranges (though I have a very soft spot for the really old late '70's
> early '80's classic range, some bits of which I still have from my childhood -
> bits being the operative word though...).
You will find many space fans. And hopefully at a legofest a source of those
missing parts (if you can get yer hands on em first)
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> I rediscovered Lego and started collecting again about 9 months ago, spurned
> on by delight at having seen the Darth Vader minifig. Having trawled through
> the net looking at recent sets I do think that the Star Wars range is some of
> the best space stuff that Lego has released over the last few years.
Star Wars is the only lego my 12 year son is interested in. So I think this
strategy has worked for lego.
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> I found my way onto lugnet thanks to the kind advice of Jason Briscoe, from
> whom I got hold of the massive pod race set (which I'm sure I would have
> killed for when I was 10!). I hope to come along to the Thames Valley Fest
> with him (if there's any room in the car under the Lego).
Hope to see you there.
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> What does MOC stand for?
My Own Construction - i.e. a model you designed yourself as opposed to built
from set instructions.
I feel this is a compulsary use of lego, but I am surprised that many just
build the sets.
> Are any of the Dorling Kindersley Lego books any good? There are a few I found
> listed on Amazon.
Not really. But the Ultimate Lego book is informative. You might pick it up
cheap if you look around.
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> Cheerio,
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> Ben
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| (...) It's My Own Creation Officially :-) (...) What's wrong with just building the sets - that's their purpose, some pieces to build a specific model. Carbon 60 (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| Hello everyone, following Mark's example from a couple of weeks ago, I thought that it was really high time that I stopped lurking and stuck my head out to introduce myself. My main interests are Star Wars and more or less any of the space-themed (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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