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| | | Did anyone else get their S@H Catalog yet? I got mine over the weekend. It says that you can now place your order over the internet, but I checked the catalog at LEGO.com and it still says it's not possible to do that. A couple sets caught my eye (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | | (...) I got mine Friday. The thing that caught my eye the most was the black technic plates and beams pack, containing 2 of the much-coveted 2 x 8 technic plate and many other useful black bits. -A 8^D (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | | (...) Nice. Does it have a 2x6 plate? (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | | | | (...) I don't know for sure, I'm at work right now, and my eyes teared up with joy when I saw the 2x8's, so the memory is a bit blurry. However, I may have some 2x6's for you... -Adam 8^D (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | | | | (...) I don't know for sure, I'm at work right now, and my eyes teared up with joy when I saw the 2x8's, so the memory is a bit blurry. I may have some spare 2x6's handy, though... -Adam 8^D (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Ron Sedlmeyer
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| | | | | | | You can order bulk plate 2x8, 2x4 and 1x6 from their on-line bulk ordering. (URL) do you mean 2x8 plates with holes? (...) technic (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) If I am looking at the right accessory pack (p. 58, #5228), it contains: 4 - 1x1 bricks with centered hole 4 - 1x2 bricks with 1 centered hole 4 - 1x2 bricks with 2 holes 4 - 1x4 bricks with 3 holes 4 - 1x6 bricks with 5 holes 2 - 2x8 plates (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | (...) Hmmm - Does that mean package #5233 has been replaced with the above? SRC (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Steve Demlow
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| | | | | (...) Buy a few tubs and you can remodel it into any character you want - well, subject to color restrictions - no X-Wing pilots. :/ I imagine (and hope!) we'll see a bunch of MOCs of other minifigs in the same form factor. Steve (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —James J. Trobaugh
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| | | | | I haven't seen my catalog yet, any one care to scan some pictures of these new sets? jt (...) says (...) an (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Jim Stroot
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| | | | | | (...) Pictures (1) of the new sets I mentioned in the post below: 20" Mini-fig (106 KB): (URL) movie maker set (164 KB): (URL) is also a new promotional set that retails for $9.99, or is free with a $75 catalog purchase. The set is 3439 Spy Runner, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Bradley Dale
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| | | | | | | (...) new (...) them, or the infamous colourblind monkeys. (...) Town, I assume? Good old non-Junior Town? LEGO had better bring this one to Canada (unlike a certain small restaurant from the Summer catalog....) (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | | Un-frigging believable! The minifig doesn't have the 6005 arches for hands like the prototype does. Well, forget buying THAT ugly thing - the prototype looked really good - the final product SUCKS. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Catalog thing below, and for Bradly —Braden Fox
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| | | | | | | | | Prototype?? Do you mean the picture? I don't see any arches in the picture, were you looking for yellow arches cause they'r eonly available in the classic catalog? I think i need to read up on some posts.... Anyhow, Bradly, 6 mins response time, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | RE: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I agree! Didn't the prototype have sloped sides too, instead of staggered bricks? --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Braden Fox
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| | | | | | | | | | WHAT PROTOTYPE!!!...!!! IF YOU MEAN TH EPICTURE, THERE'S NO ARCHES IN THERE!!!!! PLEASE, PLEASE EXPLAIN! (sorry about the loud message..... Braden Fox.) (...) staggered (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | RE: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) The one at Kidvention at Legoland CA this summer. Along with prototypes of the statue of liberty, the movie maker set, and some technic models. --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Giant Minifig (was Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Could someone from Georgia please enlighten me/us regarding those way cool "Maxifigs" (or whatever they're called) that they're holding... (URL) these (in the photo) the prototypes? Are instructions available for us to build our own? SRC (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Giant Minifig (was Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —James J. Trobaugh
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| | | | | | | | | | | The "maxi-figs" you see in the picture are borrowed display models from the LEGO Outlet store. They are not built out of LEGO bricks at all, they're just very large mini-figs and work (joint wise)in the same way. Unforunatly the "maxi-figs" arent' (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Giant Minifig (was Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Is there a minifig expert who can tell me/us what set(s) to get to get (or make) the minifig to match the giant minifig model? (ie. blue coveralls, red shirt, green hat and classic smiley.) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Giant Minifig (was Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Andy Lynch
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| | | | | | | | | | Tom Stangl put pictures up a while back of the prototype at Kidvention. You can find them here: (URL) Lynch -I hope Tom doesn't mind that I put this link up, I looked it up using Lugnet's new search feature. ----- Original Message ----- From: "SRC" (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Giant Minifig (was Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Andy Lynch
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| | | | | | | | | | Ack. I meant *news* search, not new search. It has been available for quite a long time now. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Doug Dropeskey
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| | | | | | | | | You can probably build one of those things (or a close equivalent) with a few tubs at a third the cost. I would have considered buying something like the prototype, with lots of slopes, but I can't see any reason to buy the production model. I feel (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —James J. Trobaugh
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| | | | | | | | | | I agree, for $150 you can buy close to 7 basic 1200 blue tubs and build a few of these things. I would have been much more intersted if they had kept the slopes and arches in the set. jt (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Giant Minifig (was Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | | | | | | I agree - if it's just basic bricks, lets build it ourselves. Who's going buy one anyways and will make the instructions available? SRC (Who would like to make one, but doesn't want to waste time squinting at photos to do so.) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Andy Lynch
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| | | | | | | | | Boy, I think I have to agree with Tom on this one... The giant minifig looks like it is 95% regular bricks. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com> <snip> (...) final (...) <snip> (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Giant (20") minifig design —Andrew Lipson
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| | | | | | | | (...) like (...) final (...) I also didn't much like the 20" 'giant' minifig design, so I made my own, which you can see at (URL) it's not quite the standard shape for Lego minifigs :-) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | | (...) easily to simulate an earthquake". I guess that just means the buildings are Town Jr... Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Air Market: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures —Kevin Zwicker
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| | | | | | | In lugnet.market.shopping, Jim Stroot writes: <Snip> (...) <Snip> Any pics? (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Just wondering... (was: Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | I was just looking at the pictures of this... and I was just wondering. What makes it a "Spy Runner" ? Is it some kind of spy plane? Aren't those supposed to be stealthy and/or very fast? What about the "runner" part? The only planes I've ever heard (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just wondering... (was: Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | | (...) Maybe they got the name from Fibblesnork's random set name generator! :-) Maggie C. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Just wondering... (was: Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | (...) Actually, it's "typical LEGO translation." Y'see, this isn't the first Spy Runner LEGO has produced; there was a Technic set also called that in '97 or '98 (I bought a mess of 'em in Feb '99 for $1 apiece, they were green, etc etc). So it's (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Just wondering... (was: Re: New S@H Catalog - Pictures) —Ran Talbott
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| | | | | | (...) A "-runner" is anybody trying to use speed and/or stealth to circumvent a blockade, border guards, or other force specifically trying to keep his cargo out. There are also gun-runners, rum-runners, cigarette-runners, ... They're available (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Bradley Dale
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| | | | | (...) says (...) Any new train sets for Christmas? (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Adam Hoekwater
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| | | | | | (...) The only trains I saw were the Freight and Crane Railway and that ugly blue one that you can get anywhere. -A 8^D (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Bradley Dale
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| | | | | | (...) Freight and Crane railway is cool, I still need one. I like the blue train, it isn't as bad as most people say. (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Steve Chapple
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| | | | | (...) I'm guessing you missed Brad's announcement: (URL) again in a week. SRC (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: New S@H Catalog —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | | "SRC" <SteveRC@StarTrekMail.com> wrote in message news:G0FuBH.ADI@lugnet.com... (...) Right on the back cover of the new catalog it states that on-line ordering will be available September 11, 2000. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | S@H Catalog From Summer 2000 —Braden Fox
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| | | | | | Hey, Bradly, when you say a certain lego restaurant from the summer 200 catalog, am i blind? I hold in my hand the catalog, and see no restaurant, or is that exactly your poiont, the Canadian catalogs are different and we Canucks are missing out. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: S@H Catalog From Summer 2000 —Bradley Dale
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| | | | | | | (...) In the American catalog, there is supposedly a small McDonalds as a promotional set. I was really looking forward ot ordering one, but it wasn't there when I got my catalog. My point is that the catalogs are different, and many sets are (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: S@H Catalog From Summer 2000 —Kevin Zwicker
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| | | | | | | | (...) promotional (...) are (...) The set (#3438)is not in the canadian catalogue but you can order it for 9.99 $US (+ shipping). It is a great stand alone set. It completes any town and it comes with a real car with doors (not Town jr.!) As a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: S@H Catalog From Summer 2000 —Bradley Dale
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| | | | | | | | (...) I (...) Okay, I might try that. $9.99 US + shipping, let's see... with tax that's $11.49, with shipping it's $15.49, now in Canadian dollars that would be... $22.15. Well, Track Master costs about that in a store and has 88 parts too, and (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: S@H Catalog From Summer 2000 —Chris Leach
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| | | | | | (...) Hey Braden check out my old town it (was) 12 plates by(10 in.)by 20 at (URL) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | [snip] (just in case...) This years free set with a purchase of $75 or more is #3439 Spy Runner. 111 pieces. can be bought seperate for $9.99 it is an air plane With a Trans Dark blue "X-wing" canopy and a small runway car. While this of and in it (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | Well,I suppose that sort of answers my earlier question about the Spy Runner... doesn't seem too "secret agent-y" to me tho. I'd expect a secret agent plane to be something more sleek and jet-like. The twin-engine Cessna with a couple jet thingys on (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | (...) Personally I like it the way it is (colors are a bit funky to me but I can fix that.) When I saw it I imediatly thought cool a twin prop-plane that is really a super-sonic spy plane. I would haver rather had a more built up plane than a small (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | (...) Hmm.. I just don't see it. To me, a secret agent should ooze "cool" and this li'l thing just doesn't, IMO. For reference, go watch the opening sequence of "Octopussy." That li'l plane that Bond zips around in was awesome. (Is that the same (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | (...) fix (...) I understand what you mean. (...) I admit that would have been a much cooler Spy Runner for sure. As it is though I like the idea of having a Spy Runner that looks like a stock twin prop-plane. Though I doubt TLC would use it as (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —James Powell
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| | | | | | (...) One thing that stands out here...the common US "secret agent" plane right now would be a OV10D, or a MC130 Herk...so, it being piston engined is no big deal. The WW2 eq. was the Lysander, which is a single engined piston plane... It helps that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | Bah. The OV-10 is just an observation plane. You can bet they never sent an OV-10 to fly over the former Soviet Union and take pictures of things they weren't supposed to see. :^D ~M (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —James Powell
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| | | | | | | | (...) Ha! Ha!. The OV-10 has been adapted to do crop spraying, and has been alleged to have flown over Cuba. They are a nice little plane, with a 110 cf extra space that could be used much like a lysander, for carrying "things" around. (the space is (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | (...) I'm sure it would be perfectly nice... until you passed over a SAM battery. I'll take a good ol' SR-71 any day. :^D ~M (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —James Powell
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| | | | | | | | (...) Hey, just two simple words: Martin Rusk (sp). (the kid who flew the cessna 172 into moscow in the 80's) How is that for a answer???? James P (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | (...) This is supposed to prove that a propeller driven craft is a better spy plane than the SR-71? I don't follow your logic here. ~Mark (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) right about SR-71, but you don't need anymore since the effective use of spy satellites. But if you want carry and drop something (human, etc.) what can you do with a SR-71? Parachuting it while cruising at an altitude around 100,000 feet, at (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) If we're going to start talking about dropping people off, then why not just use a UH-60 in its Special Ops configuration? ~Mark (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Of course it is an option, too. But high noise and more restricted operational envelopes of helicopters might be a problem, I'm not sure, just an educated(*) guess. Selçuk (*) I'm an Aeronautical Engineer. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) A helicopter wouldn't really make much more noise than an OV-10 Bronco, and you get vertical flight too. If it's good enough for the SEALS, it's good enough for me. ;^) Personally, I think the V-22 Osprey is cool as heck, but I wouldn't want (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) aviation craft can land from an altitude with engine turned off, just as a glider, by the help of high lift to weight ratio and very low stall velocity, and of course with an able pilot on controls. I think this could be the ultimate silence. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Land from what altitude? I doubt if you'd be able to glide all the way in while staying beneath radar... unless these planes have phenomenally good glide characteristics. ~M (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) While the following is almost absolutely useless, it's sort of amusing... Many years ago, we were playing with MS Flight Simulator, and were playing the WWI battle game. Someone decided to see how high they could fly the plane before running (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Heh. Those Dino Island folks are pretty sharp, aren't they? (URL) Mark's Lego Creations (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) that's not .off-topic. ;) In any case, it would be doubly effective against dinosaurs, because they do have brains the size of peas. best Lindsay.nl (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Stephen F. Roberts
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| | | | | | | | | | Selçuk Göre <ssgore@superonline.com> wrote: <CHOP OTHER STUFFE> (...) ...When I used to work for an airport maintenance service, my boss commented that the CIA really liked using little Cessna like planes that had an incredible lift to wingspan (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) That could be a spectator sport, not unlike dropping large melons from the rooftops of tall buildings. "I believe it will land some- where inside this 200-km circle..." (...) commented that the CIA really liked using little Cessna like planes (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —James Powell
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) that the CIA really liked using little Cessna like planes that had an incredible lift to wingspan ratio and could fly at 35mph. I got to watch one take off one day and it took off on a length of runway shorter than my driveway. In terms of (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) Was that the kind with the retro-firing thrusters? If so, I seem to remember some one incident in which the jets were fired while the craft was too high above the runway, and it crashed. Do I recall correctly? Was that a herc? Do they still (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) 17 tones (metric) normally, 22 tones during wartime, and up to 30 tones max. (requires special order). They are from the TOs (IIRC), so should not be unique to TAF. They were quite good at STOL (without any external boosters or something), (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | | | (...) IIRC, the SR-71 fleet has been retired completely. Surely there's something replacing it, but nobody's 100% sure what it is (Aurora or something else?)... (...) <sp-response> Matthias Rust. Anyone know where he is now? (Probably flying jumbo (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Jon Kozan
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| | | | | | (...) deal. (...) Cool and small is the BD5J - a tiny 1 person JET. Here are a few pictures of different versions: (URL) speed 350 MPH -Jon (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | | (...) Yep. That's the one Bond used in the opening sequence to Octopussy. :^) That's my kinda Spy Runner! ~Mark (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Secret Agent Theme for 2001? (was: Re: New S@H Catalog) —David Low
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| | | | (...) I'm really looking forward to this new theme. But since it's Alpha Team in North America, and Action Team everywhere else (see my post at (URL) ), what are we going to call it on Lugnet? The A-Team? --DaveL "I want my B.A. Baracus minifig!" (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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