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(...) A similar one, anyway: the new LOM value pack just arrived at Walmart here, and I found one on the shelf with a second copy of 7308, instead of the 7309. Too bad there's no cheap way to certify the shrinkwrap as original: I could probably get (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: 8007 versus 8008
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(...) Sorry, I meant "$39.9x". Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | 8007 versus 8008
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This evening, I bought a set of 8008, the Technic Stormtrooper, from the TRU near Highway 84. When I opened the box, surprisingly I found a C-3P0 inside, with the instructions and stickers, not the Stormtrooper. Interestingly, there were only (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: MIGHT be going to Legoland soon?
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Oh yeah - if I DO end up going, the plan would be to stop by the Downtown Disney (The shopping center between Disneyland and California Adventures) on the way to/from Carlsbad, so time planning would be critical. According to a post in .general this (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | MIGHT be going to Legoland soon?
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I'm thinking about tearing down there on MLK weekend, but only for one LONG day, since I've seen the park several times already. Would anyone want to go down on 1/13-15, and any preference on which day (I'd prefer 13 or 15, as my wife works those (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | anyone going to Legoland soon?
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Hello, If there is any baylugger going to Legoland CA soon, might you be willing to do me a small favor? I am interested in getting a small amount of bulk bricks from outside the model shop which I just posted about in lugnet.general: orange 2x10 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: San Jose K-Mart Closing - A few deals left
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(...) I stopped back today, having decided overnight that these were a good parts fodder deal (sell the Kings' horses, and use the King's men with different heads to make targets for my Forestmen ;-), and all but a couple were gone. But I discovered (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | San Jose K-Mart Closing - A few deals left
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The Big K on Fruitdale (near 280 and Meridian) is closing in a couple of weeks. The toy markdown is currently 50%. There wasn't a whole lot of Lego left, and I skimmed most of the good stuff (about half-a-dozen $10 SW sets, and a 4293 that (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Any Targets with lots of K'Nex rollercoasters?
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Are there any Targets around that have lots of the K'Nex rollercoasters? Last year the Target by me had quite a few, and they got down to under $30, but I didn't have a use for them, so I didn't buy any. This year my cousin and I are planning to (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | FOTW
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Well, thanks to a pre-Christmas Sale at Target, I picked up EACH of the UCS sets for $69.90! Apparently whoever was putting the stickers on them, put the much lower price for the Tie Interceptor on one of the X-Wings in the row. So, I lucked out and (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Who wanted white stanchions?
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Iirc, someone posted here recently that he was looking for some white angled stanchions. I juat parted out some Power Pit Stops, and have about 8 that I'd like to swap for some (like-)new ones of just about any other color (my order of preference (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Technic Box 2
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(...) Ick. I've been through a similar experience, so I don't have to imagine. If you're interested in a consulting gig, drop me a note at work (ran at nuvation.com): there's a small possibility of some related work, and I'll check into it for you (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Technic Box 2
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(...) Hey, if you step on them just right, you get a release of u-particles. (...) Well that sucks. (...) Good luck too! (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Technic Box 2
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(...) Good Guess, Erik...I probably have a dozen or so lying around in various boxes, not including those in actual Technic sets. But I'm interested in looking at the 1/2 of a u-joint... (...) Yes, it arrived Friday night, but I had performances all (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Elwood and Bubbas' Big A** Crane
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Is now up for your enjoyment: (URL) and Bubbas' Big A** Ship is now at: (URL) and Bubbas' House-o-Lego is here: (URL) & Bubba (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general) !
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| | Seeking Crane Pictures/Video from Dec BayLug Meet?
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Hi, I'm looking for pictures/video of the crane I showed at the Baylug meeting. In particular, I'm looking for: 1) stills: the crane lifting the technic super car 2) video of "The Claw" This will be for the crane webpage, now in production... (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: $25 DDKs at Milpitas Wally World (but not San Jose)
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The Blossom Hill Wal-Mart did *not* have the DDKs when I visited this evening. No 2001 Star Wars, but a fairly complete selection of Mars and Studio (the T3 Trikes were all but gone, though: I only saw one). Bargains of note: <set:1357 Cameraman> at (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: 2001 SW + Lego Studio @Emeryville TRU
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(...) The Winchester TRU in San Jose *had* a bunch of Droid Transports (if the size of the hole in the shelf is any indication), but was down to 1 (which I bought) when I arrived. There were 1 or 2 each of the AT-ST and Droid Escape, but around a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | 2001 SW + Lego Studio @Emeryville TRU
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Greetings all, I wonder if I'm the first to report these, but the Emeryville TRU has LOTS of the 2001 Star Wars sets. I saw the Droid Transport, TIE Fighter ($20), Imperial Shuttle ($30), AT-ST ($10), and Droid Escape ($7). I bought eight of the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | $25 DDKs at Milpitas Wally World
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For those who missed the website sale, there were about 10 on the endcap of the Lego aisle this evening, just a few minutes before closing. Ran (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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(...) I just wish I had taken more time to chat with everyone. I think I barely even talked to Richard. A strong suggestion for folks though is to really make sure to wear your name tag (and making up a name tag for out of town guests would be a (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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(...) Thanks! Sgt. Bricker's Lonely Hearts Club Band is scheduled to appear at the next edition of Legopalooza. (...) Indeed. It's nice when maniac guests take the time to drop in. Many of our club members work and travel, so it doesn't always work (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 6 - The Loot!
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I got around to taking pictures of the loot for the trip: (URL) A bunch of red 1x10 plates purchased from Cary Clark minutes (well, hours) before leaving Raleigh. loot-02: Dan Velasco (uncledan on eBay) invited me over to paw through the stuff he (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 5
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Well, I guess this really is the final trip report, being written from the comfort of my own home... Last night was a bit hectic as I realized I had way over-bought and now faced the prospect of trying to pack everything. The Rubbermaid tub I had (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | SJ Earthquakes updated...
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So, here's the latest...with the exception of Ben Lomand (Scotts Valley) all of the recent activity has been in S.J. (I've abreviated the "San Jose City Hall, CA" to just SJCH, to keep each entry to one line.) It's also interesting to note that (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | SJ Earthquake(s)...
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Map page: (URL) So far, looks like three quakes, all getting smaller...3.5, 2+, 1+ Event info: (URL) #1: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: Quake?
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Tom, I am in Fremont and I missed it so it must be down south further. Janet -----Original Message----- From: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com [mailto:lugnet.loc.u...ugnet.com] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 11:04 AM To: ba-lego@cinnamon.com (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Quake?
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USGS lists it as a 3+ ((URL) shows it in the SJ area, though the server is getting hammered, and is refusing connection... -Z- (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Quake?
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(...) Hmm, didn't notice anything down here at Almaden Research Center (South San Jose), but I could have snoozed through it (I've been reading documentation and was up a little late last night). Frank (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Quake?
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Soooo, anyone know where the quake was centered that hit a couple of minutes ago? Our building took 2 quick jolts, so it was either a nearby 4 or a 4+ farther away. -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 4
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Another installment... Tuesday night I went up to Berkely to have dinner with a friend who is in seminary at the Pacific School of Religion. I made a slight mistake in really only allocating an hour for the drive when an hour and a half is really (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | custom sets (was: Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 2)
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(...) I wrote: (...) Sorry, that should be "Derick". /Eric/ (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | custom sets (was: Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 2)
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(...) That person was Ali Vahidsafa. Thanks, Ali, for bringing those. It was very interesting to see how other people produced their sets. (shameless plug: I still have some of the Christmas theme napkin holder sets for sale at Bendyarm's on (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 3 - Pictures!
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Ok, got the Flashpath software installed on a computer here at work so I could upload pictures... Check out (warning big pictures): (URL) during the Baylug meeting I was too busy trading to take many pictures, and I got almost no pictures of people. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 2
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(...) <snip> to the *good part* :-) (...) :-) (...) !!!!!!!!creations and people!!!...!!! Thanks for the report Frank! take care, sheree (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Interim Trip Report - Part 2
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Back on line from over the weekend... Friday evening I drove down to Gilroy to visit the outlets. I hit some traffic going down, but it wasn't too bad since it is due to the road narrowing just south of Bernal Road (the main drag between my hotel (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | A splendid time was had for all!
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Hey everybody! I just wanted to say what a great time I had at the meet. Lots of new faces as well as many familiar ones. Quite a large amount of walk-ins, too! I think next time we may want to consider keeping a tighter lid on allowing the public (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Hey Y'all: I saw some pretty cool stuff at the Baylug meeting today -- everyone had neat models on display (even though they were all being excessively modest about their stuff). I will not say that it was the best model I saw, because they were all (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: local shopping & 2001 LEGO
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(...) Okay, here's a two-fer (maybe: I just came across an announcement that Dennis lost his lease, so Alltronics may not be there anymore). Shortly (< 1 mile) after getting onto 101 from 280, you'll come to the Brokaw Road interchange. Exit, and (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Interim Trip Report
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(...) <snip> (...) :-) no comment [unless one considers no comment a comment] (...) <snip> (...) Not one hint of what of what the *some* is ???? only details of what is not. I will console myself with the fact are very generous in your dealings when (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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