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Re: A good time was had by all (I think)
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Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:54:22 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Frank Filz writes:
> I've got to say that Thomas Main has the classiest way of getting LEGO
> you are buying from him for bargain prices to you. Thomas drove all the
> way from Boone to Cary to deliver a nice little pile of LEGO. Of course
> he had the ulterior motive of documenting the extent of my collection so
> he could plead a case with his wife for more room for his own collection
> (of course she was aware of that motive, and called to check up on us).
Well, it's good you met at Frank's. No one here knows exactly how much Lego
I have stashed around the house. Would be best for me if they didn't ;-)
... I have squirrel like tendencies that serve me quite well...
> Cary Clark dropped by for a while also (and in the end, basically traded
> LEGO with Thomas, having brought a stack of Droid Fighters and going
> home with 3 Sith Infiltrators and a McDonalds Restaurant).
and did you get to hear about the trip to Japan?
Any train show talk?
> Thomas also brought his box of minifigs, from which I picked out a few
> Islanders, a red soldier, some Yellow Castle helmets with visors, a
> bunch of shields, and a few other goodies. He also brought a big box of
> Fabuland (which I proceeded to point out that a few of the parts were
> actually Playmobile... or some other non-LEGO part).
Uh... I like Playmobile too... I am not a *purist*. If there is something
I really like I use it regardless of origin/manufacturer. Playmobil makes
a great bench and some wonderful baskets. They are very nice to display
individual FL figures.
> The good news for
> Sheree is that there's plenty for both of us.
!!!!!!!
> We might have to take a
> trip out to Boone sometime though to try and liberate some of the pieces
> which might have been in the lot that Thomas got these from, but that he
> didn't put in the box of Fabuland...
Sounds good. The only problem could be coordinating schedules. Glad to
split gas costs and bring some snacks.
> It looks like there's a mix of
> parts from the 3681 and 3683 Amusement Parks. I'm not sure if I'll take
> the Ferris Wheel
I guess in the long run it's better to have another Fabuland enthusiast and
get to see what you do with it, than having a bit more Fabuland because it
is of no interest to anyone else. The Ferris wheel is grand, I think you
would really enjoy having it, however if you reach a different conclusion I
would like to have it sent my way... (along with anything else Fabuland)
> (hmm, you know, I could start a LEGO collection of
> items representing inventions/creations of fellow RPI alumni, of course
> it would be interesting how to make a LEGO representation of something
> non-physical like SMTP, but a model of the Brooklyn Bridge would be
> fun). I'll definitely take the mery-go-round. I may take some of the
> wall pieces also. I was bummed out that with all the scooters in the
> lot, there weren't any saddle bags.
A good number of sets don't have saddlebags. Classic example, Ricky Racoon
on his Scooter.
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=324_1&v=z
A semi acceptable subtitute- 2 [3794 Plate 1 x 2 with 1 Stud] on the seat
with an adventurer's backpack hanging to each side.
Main drawback is fragility.
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> We finally decided at about 8:00 that maybe we'd better wrap up. We went
> out for Chinese and then Thomas hit the road to go home.
Thomas, how many miles is it from your place to Frank's? How long did it
take? How was the traffic? I-40 through Greensboro can be beastly sometimes.
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> Hopefully Thomas will post his pictures (I'm not very good at getting
> pictures of events like this, I just get too wrapped up in the event).
>
> Frank
I am very sorry I was unable to attend. It sounds like I missed a fun
time. Please do post your pictures soon Thomas.
sheree
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| Sheree, there's a small non-Lego Japan show-and-tell page here: (URL) not very exciting unless you already know my relatives... Cary "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G8LqyM.6qn@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) <snip> (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| I've got to say that Thomas Main has the classiest way of getting LEGO you are buying from him for bargain prices to you. Thomas drove all the way from Boone to Cary to deliver a nice little pile of LEGO. Of course he had the ulterior motive of (...) (24 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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