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Re: Havin' fun...
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lugnet.loc.us.co.den
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Fri, 22 Dec 2000 18:46:19 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.co.den, John C. Fiala writes:
> Not much conversation here. Thought I'd throw in some notes, just to
> prevent the mb from fossilizing.
Ya, This area used to have a little action a year or two ago. Things really
tapered off, I don't know why.
> Well, Xmas is coming up and I'm all twitchy over what my legos my wife
> might be getting me from xmas. She's mentioned that she ordered some sets
> from the lego webpage, so I'm in a big tizzy over what that might mean.
> More Mindstorms expansions? (I've expressed my desire for the Mars
> expansion.) The Statue of Liberty? The mind boggles.
I know. My wife went to Target and I *know* that she bought me something
LEGO related. I just haven't figured out what it is yet. I suppose I can
wait a couple more days - I just haven't found anything that rattles yet.
> Recently I put in a really hard week of work (22 extra hours over 8
> days), and she pressed on me the Star Wars imperial Shuttle when we were
> shopping at WalMart. I got that, and one of the little Motorcycle thingies.
> Earlier I'd snuck into a WalMart at work and gotten the droid escape star
> wars kit and that little odd flying Life on Mars set, the one that WM sells
> for six bucks.
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> Of the two little sets, I've got to say I prefer the Life on Mars one.
> Once I get over the joy of seeing a C3PO minifig, there's not much to *do*
> with the kit. Whereas the Life on Mars one has a little foot on a leg, as
> well as small arms that wave about.
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> This isn't a big surprise. Although I pooh-poohed LoM when I first saw
> photos of it in the catalog, I've since become enraptured with the whole
> theme. Between the almost anime-like big eyed aliens, the mecha robots, and
> the soft 'used' colors of the theme, I'm in love with the whole bit. Heck,
> I may buy several of the $6 set (XX11, I think.), just for the nifty arm and
> leg bits.
I haven't seen either LoM or the 2001 Star Wars sets yet. I'm just waiting
until after the Holiday to buy them. I get in trouble if I buy anything
before the Holiday for some reason...
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> So, I'm a happy Denver AFOL. And in five days, I expect to be even
> happier.
>
> -john
I'll let you know if I come away with any LEGO loot over the weekend.
-Duane
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