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In lugnet.modelteam, Mark Herzberg writes: [snip] (...) So has does anyone actually *own* a 5563 yet? And are the wheels the same as the ones on the 5571? They certainly appear to be the same from the catalog shots. John C. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Ooops! That should be 5533
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As Todd kindly pointed out to me, I put the wrong set number. It is 5533, not 5553. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) The truck is based on European design. They do have two-axle cabovers in Europe. Mercedes-Benz builds a ton of them, I think they are called the Mercedes-Benz Actros. Saab/Scania and Volvo also build them. (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Hi Legofans, I received many want lists, and I want to thank you for your trust ! Don't hesitate to send me your want lists the next year, all the days, all the weeks...! I search for you; I find for you... Regards, Emmanuel. E-MAIL: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | YOUR WANT LIST
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Hi Legofans, I invite you to send me your want list, your lego references wished, by mail. See you later, Emmanuel. E-MAIL: dya.shopping@wanadoo.fr (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Trailer for the 5571
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Michael Edwards wrote... (...) Yep (...) (URL) you go! // Eric -- "The great thing about Lego isn't that you can build something out of it, the great thing is that you can build something else." +---...---+ Eric Hampusgård (legobiten) Swedish AFOL (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: 2000 sets ?
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Doug Finney <dfinney@wt.net> wrote in message (...) So, maybe you want to try to add the link below (Master Grade Lego Models): (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | RE: 2000 sets ?
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(...) I sure hope so, but I haven't seen any mentioned in the 2000 set lists. At least I have the Star Wars Collector's sets to look forward to (and the Technic droids). Doug p.s. For anyone who cares, I've added four new links on my Model Team (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | 2000 sets ?
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Heya ! Do you think that there will be some new MODEL TEAM sets in 2000 ? Rene (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Trailer for the 5571
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Has anybody built a trailer for the 5571 Set If so can somebody direct me to the pictures Many Thanks -- Michael Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: www.technic-uk.co.uk (URL) to be updated, soon to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Black Thunder? (was LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!)
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(...) I just got mine! Unfortunately you have to pay Virginia sales tax, but it still comes out to being about $35 per set if I have bought it in California with CA sales tax. Thanks for the pointers, everyone! --Raymond Flournoy ===...=== (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Black Thunder? (was LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!)
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John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) Team (...) They are $33 each. A good deal IMHO! Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Black Thunder? (was LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!)
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(...) Hi Ray, Yes they have them at a discount. Buffy mentioned they are in stock . I dont recall the exact retail but it was less than s@H John (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Black Thunder? (was LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!)
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The Black Thunder wasn't part of the 1999 product line, at least it wasn't in the dealers' catalog according to another AFOL who works at a local toy store. Strange that it only had a one-year run, and quite disappointing given the great parts (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Black Thunder? (was LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!)
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Does anyone know if the LEGO Outlet still has the Black Thunder Model Team set? Even though it is supposedly still part of the product line for 99, the only place that seems to carry it anymore is S@H. By any chance, are they clearing out old stock (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: 2556 Comments & Questions
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) Of the sets I have, the following contain this part (6594 - Tire, 49.6x28): 4 Black 8286 - 3 in 1 Car 4 Black 8440 - Formula Flash 2 Black 8456 - Fiber Optick Multi Set 2 Black 9719 - Robotics Invention System (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: 2556 Comments & Questions
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Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FL8n98.5r1@lugnet.com... (...) cross (...) Set 8445(?) Set 8440 Set 8286 Set 8479 Set 8456 This could be the full list, but you know, you can't be sure about all the sets..:-) (...) Do (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | 2556 Comments & Questions
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Ladt night I finished assembling the 2556 Shell Ferrari ((URL) that I got recently. I like this model a lot with one exception. Almost all of the stickers cross multiple pieces. I am torn as to whether or not to apply the stickers. I don't expect to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Change frequency on R/C Racer (5600)
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I found the R/C racer on sale so I bought three. One for each of my sons and one for myself. I am hoping that the radios can be modified so that we can use them together. I opened the transmitter and I noticed there is a 27.145mhz crystal in there. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: All black 5542
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(...) Looks great - I love the all black (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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Totally ballsy. I'm impressed. That minigun is great! I want instructions! Dave Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FL4FB0.B3G@lugnet.com... (...) but (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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What I think is coolest about this is that the 5542 is really "correct minifig scale" rather than the usual tiny toy choppers the figs are stuck using... I may convert to 8 wide trains yet. (naaaa...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: All black 5542
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Dang, now I'm going to have to buy another 5542, and dig out my black train windows ;-) How about closeups of the minigun? Is the minifig holding it, or is it mounted? It looks neat, I'm trying to think up different ways to swivelmount it with what (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: All black 5542
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(...) Oh, man... Kevin, you have a twisted imagination, and I applaud you for it! This is one of the most fantastic LEGO scenes I've seen forever! Kudos! -Cheese (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) ROTF-LOL !!!!! 8-D The "google-eyed" professor as a terrorist ?!? A cop armed with a _CROSSBOW_ ?!?!? Another with a Pirate ship _CANNON_ ?!?!?! LMAO !!! 8-D Ow, ow, ow! My gut's hurting! Can't breathe! _LOVED_ the chopper's mini-gun! Franklin (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | All black 5542
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The first time I built the Model Team 5542 Black Thunder I substituted black bricks for all non black bricks in the set. It looked real nice, but it just sat on the shelf for a year. I just dusted it off and created a scene where it might fit in: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | RE: Question about MT Big 4x4
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(...) I have the 5282 tires, and they're the same as the tires included in the Model Team 5561 (which I just purchased but haven't assembled yet). Is that the 4x4 set that you're referring to? (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Question about MT Big 4x4
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Hi, I am in the process of building the uber-4x4 and need the larger tires found on this set. Does anyone know if the accessories set #5282 in the current S@H guide are the same as the Big Foot tires? A picture can be found here: <a href=(URL)</a> (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: How many
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(...) There have been 15 Model Team sets released. There are two new sets for this year. All of the Model Team sets can be seen at: (URL) Model Team from the drop-down Themes menu. Grahame Reid (25 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: How many
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There are 16 sets according to the Pause database... (URL) this early hour, I could not think of any that are missing from the list. -- Have fun! John Auctions and Trading and More at my Lego site: (URL) & IG88888888 on AOL Jeffrey Baldwin wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | How many
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Hi all I'm new here this is my first post. How many Model team Sets are there. I just started collecting them and I,m up to eight. All of the ones I have are no longer in perduction. This is a grate web site. (25 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Bram's Site updated: Model of the Month, Naboo Fighter, 2 airplanes, modified 8880
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I've just updated my LEGO Site: (URL) the space/Star Wars buffs: The model of the month (based on your ratings) is the Colonial Viper. I've added an N-1 Starfighter (I actually buil this, too, but I had to use gray macaronis instead of yellow) For (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Model Team-ish links
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(...) Very nice collection, there aren't too many Model Team things all gathered together like that. By the way, if you are interested, I have one crummy photo of a Model Team jeep I made last year. It might not be enough to put on your page, but if (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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After nearly a year in hibernation I'm trying to get my website fixed up a bit. I don't have much in the way of new content to add yet so the first thing I did was update my links page, which focuses on Model Team type MOCs. I fixed a couple of dead (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: truck wheels: 5563 vs 5571
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Maybe I over-reacted. I just hate to see a line of models get cheaper-looking and more expensive at the same time, at least that's the way it seemed to me when I first looked at the new catalog's Model Team pages. I've never seen a "two-axle (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Who said the 5571 isn't? Well, maybe not "dumb" but certainly annoying. One of the most realistic (looking) retail sets TLG has ever produced, other than the stupid wheels. Never have gone back to retro-fit mine, though I did pick up extra (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Mike Poindexter wrote in message ... (...) (I don't like it either, but) it's actually very clever: it's a race truck, which doesn't need a dual rear axle. By choosing a race truck subject, the TLG designers could reduce the production costs of the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) John, How is it that the 5563 is dumb but not the 5571? The 5563 is based on a two axle cabover design. We have one sitting outside my office. The only problem is that the rear wheels should have 2 on each side. This same problem is present on (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) I haven't bought it yet, but the wheels definitely appear to be the same. It actually doesn't look like the good deal that Model Team sets usually are. I mean look at the 5542 helicopter -- 483 pieces for $44, less than 10 cents per piece. The (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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Has anybody got 5563, the "Diesel Rig" racing truck? What do you think about this set? Are the wheels in 5563 the same as in 5571, the black cat truck? Cheers, Hao-yang Wang (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.modelteam)
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