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| | | Whey hey! Who else went service pack mad? regards lawrence (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Benjamin Medinets
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| | | | | (...) hey lawrence....was that service pack the garage door pack .... 5187??? if so, where did you get it? I would like to go "service pack mad" on these sets to have my fire stations look sort of uniform.... Thanks, Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | "Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message news:GD0K4M.3n6@lugnet.com... (...) Toooooo late! Didn't you follow lugnet last week? Tons of chat there re this. Lego pulled a bunch of old service packs out of the warehouse and put them on (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Benjamin Medinets
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| | | | | | (...) damn...and double damn....oh well....I will watch and wait... as far as e-bay is concerned...probably not likely since a lot of people on Lugnet like to have those items for MOC's.... :-( thanks anyways.... :-( Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) There are almost always garage doors on eBay. Right now might be a good time to go for them since many folks just got a bunch from S@H so the prices might be depressed for a while (going rate has been about USD 20 per door except in large (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) Let this serve as an object lesson of the costs of not keeping up with your duty to read LUGnet! :) (Hint, hint, shameless plug, which is allowed because we're here.) (...) Ditto. I just got a bunch that I've been wanting for years, as well as (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Jason J. Railton
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| | | | | (...) Still waiting. I capped myself at £50 worth, including about four caterpillar track packs, three electric cables and a few of those big yellow inverted windscreens. And some other stuff, which I forget. Yellow technic beams was it? I could (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —James Stacey
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| | | | | I spent around £80 on accessory packs does that count as going mad I felt a bit bad when I found they were strictly ltd. ed. ah well "Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GD0BCK.7wK@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Jennifer Clark
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| | | | | | (...) I had a wee spending spree as well, including some caterpillar tracks, digger buckets and old style large wheels. I didn't want to spend any money on Lego this month but knowing they were limited quantities I knew I'd live to regret it if I (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Steve Lane
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| | | | | | | (...) How did you manage to get caterpiller tracks? when I looked it said 'not available'. I'm also intrigued to know what type of wheels you managed to get. Steve (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | | | (...) The 24x43 rims/tires are available as set 5246 at S@H Europe. It has white rims. The 20x30 rims/tires are also available as 5248, the picture is unclear as to whether they are white or grey rims, but Lugnet seems to show them as white rims. (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Steve Lane
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| | | | | | | | | In lugnet.loc.uk, Tom Stangl writes: The 20x30 rims/tires are also available as 5248, the picture is unclear (...) Look like grey to me, although I have a preference for white. Anyway I just ordered a S%!* load of 20x30's. Luckily my debit card was (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Well, you do know that the same hub is available in white, under 5271 (these are solid balloon tyres)? Grey is 5248, white 5271, and the 81mm giants are 5246. (I'm *so* very happy to get some of those, lemme tell you...) best LFB (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Sorry to follow myself up, but I can confirm also that the hubs in 5246 are *light grey*, not white. I got all three types so I can confirm the colours above. Oh, and for garage door orderers, the garage doors are trans- white (clear) panels, (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Steve Lane
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I thought that was the case but buying the ballon tyres just so I can exchange the hubs isn't finacially viable, thanks anyway. Steve (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I'm not sure it's not financially viable. I may in fact trade some hubs with black ones from Land Jet 7 (still to be found on shelves!) and fire 'em eBaywards. best Lindsay (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Steve Lane
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I only found out today that the old 5271 solid tyre's have an indentical clone in the 6852 which is a 'hollow' or real balloon tyre as it's filled with air. There indistinguishable except close up. The hubs are also completely different so the (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Steve Lane
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I've just looked on ebay and their are two lots of four tyres, one set of each listed above. New misb straight from S&H no doubt. I suppose the vendor could be described as offering a service to those outside of europe who can't buy direct. (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Chris Leach
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I think it's sad ,you know alot of these people didn't buy these parts for MOC's but just for retail.On Brickbay a guy already put 10 sets of garage doors up for sale.At the rates he is chargeing he would get over 60 U.S.dollars for something (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | "Chris Leach" <cleach@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:GD3FpL.Fvt@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) Well there's free market economy for you. Just ask your local candidates at the June election which one of them is going to stop profiteering from (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Chris Leach
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) ummmm local canidates???...??? (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | "Chris Leach" <cleach@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:GD3FpL.Fvt@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) Well, looks like Jon has no morals! LEGO Shooting Cannons MISB service pack (URL) Battery Train Wires MISB service pack (URL) Battery Train Wires MISB (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Jon D. Hayward
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Well, if I had bought up 350 blue hopper wagons and immediately put them out on eBay, I would have expected to upset just about everybody... As it was, I bought a few of each of the interesting packs to see what I could make - yes, I admit it: (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) That's not exactly what happened, of course. (...) Indeed you are. Ignore your detractors. ++Lar (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Jon D. Hayward
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Larry: Sorry, that wasn't a dig at you or anyone else for that matter. Thanks for not taking offence :-) Lawrence: I had no problem with your comment - I'm sure that you weren't being derogatory! Ben: Thanks for jumping in, but we're all good (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "Jon D Hayward" <JonDHayward@Yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:GD6KEq.7vK@lugnet.com... (...) No Way! (me who was selling free wheels for £5 each....) Good luck to yer. It's a free world Just remember to sell things to me cheap though! regards (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Benjamin Medinets
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) get over it...lawrence I for one am very interested in the garage doors, and would like more people to put them on e-bay and see what the "true" market value is... (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | "Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message news:GD6BFy.BAs@lugnet.com... (...) don't worry, I am not bothered. Jon is a well know member of us UK AFOL'ers. good luck to him regards lawrence (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Um, you mean *$40* US. And don't forget, he had to pay to have them shipped over, so that's extra; he had to pay exchange on his credit card, so that's extra; and so on, and so forth. What makes you think that ten sets of garage doors (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Chris Leach
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) First off, at the prices lisited on BB it was a total of $60.30 (14x1x2's X$1.20....10slats at $3.25....1x14((2)) at $5.50) not $40. (...) What exchange?They were avalible in the UK so does mean extra shipping/exchangeing? Or just normal (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Mark Morgan
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I think Jason is perfectly within his rights to do this. We all do it to a certain extent and benefit mutually from it. Buy it all, keep what you want, sell what you don't want. eg My brother in law has two mint boxed 928s and two boxed 918s (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Steve Lane
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Which Jason is it? :-) (...) I agree under certain conditions. (...) I only paid £6 for delivery, approximately 10%. (...) I picked up two for £2 at Gosport, they only require a good wash. I also bought four off Ebay at resonable prices. I was (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Jennifer Clark
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| | | | | | | | (...) A box of the 5246 and 5248 wheels arrived today, and I am happy to report that they have grey hubs. This was a relief as I am not overly keen on the white hubs and I got a bit of a sinking feeling when reading your quoted post! Jennifer Clark (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Simon Bennett
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| | | | | | Jen wrote.. (...) In that case could you possibly let me know how many wheels you get in a pack since S@H don't tell us. I'm pretty sure it's 2 but it might be 4? Thanks. Psi (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) You can see how many are in the package by clicking the service pack picture until the popup version comes up. Voila! The quantities revealed. I only found this out after much consternation. But as for 5246 and the other solid tyre packs: Two (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | | | | Re: garage doors arrived today —Scott Arthur
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| | | | (...) Me. My lot arrived yesterday. I bought some of the new trains too at the same time. I built the smallest one last night. I came to the conclusion that it was very good value for money - it is not often that can be said for Lego bought at RRP (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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