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Subject: 
Re: darn it, dave!!
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
Date: 
Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:03:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Joseph Gonzalez writes:
> enthusiasm for the clones is contagious and has caught me in a twisted trap!

  Believe me, I sympathize.  I'm an absolute victim of new and cool-looking
clone sets!

> i've only purchased two or three lego sets this year but yesterday i went out
> and purchased FOUR megablok models at once (two green tanks, one kittyhawk and
> the large air combat copter).

  It's hard to find fault with The Kittyhawk.  I was fortunate enough to
pick up a total of 3 at a local ValueCity, where it was offered for $30.00!
That's less than 2¢ per piece!

> with my love for making alternate models from the pieces of just one set, the
> huge piece counts for these sets (when compared to that other brand) is
> mind-numbing.  now that you've got some clone .dat stuff, i'm very excited to
> see what i can concoct with less specialized pieces and more of the basic
> bricks. i might even attempt to recreate the plane and huey-type copter models
> pictured on the aircombat copter box (unless you're already working on that).

  I'm going to take a little break from .dat work, so you're welcome to put
together any of those models.  While we're at it, I think we should pressure
Richard Parsons to render his Valhalla in LDraw.

     Dave!



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  darn it, dave!!
 
darn it, dave, your enthusiasm for the clones (along with the other folks' that frequent this newsgroup) is contagious and has caught me in a twisted trap! i've only purchased two or three lego sets this year but yesterday i went out and purchased (...) (25 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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