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  Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
 
Too bad they didn't pick a better Town set to re-release. That's one ugly tow-truck :-) (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
 
"Jacob Arnold" <jacob@gridface.com> wrote in message news:GDoy0K.Buy@lugnet.com... (...) Have to disagree with you. Gash N' Wash Express is a great set. If this turns out to be real, I can see myself buying several of these. I have one of these and (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
 
(...) The tow truck is no great shakes compared to some other classic ones, but if you buy this set fo the tow truck you're missing the point! As Mike says, this set has some great parts. And it has high play value. If this does turn out to be a (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
 
(...) I have noted this point especially in town where you could always get particular race cars or firetrucks by themselves and very similar versions in larger sets like firestations and gas stations at the same time. Besides the fact that I am (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
 
(...) I guess I haven't paid too much attention, but thinking about it, I think I agree. I suspect a large part of the reason the vehicles are not so great in a structure set is piece budget more than slack design. Of course if you could trust (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Old sets being sold in new guise?
 
Yeah, I have one too. The parts are great, but I was never a big fan of the vehicles, or the green in the Octan color scheme. It's a model that begs for modifications, while I like the older gas stations as is. Although that canopy with the slanted (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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