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(...) [snip] (...) Welcome to the Club! We have the "people" in the Wild West sets still being sold and the horrific images are still inproduction. When will LEGO get a clue on these issues? I don't think they ever will it's imbedded in the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) *sigh* I'm sorry to hear that. I suppose they, like everyone else, are looking at the bottom line. Maggie (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You've got me all wrong, I wrote: (...) I never had any 12 inch ACTION MEN (in the UK), I'm slightly too young, I was around just at the right time for the introduction of the small figures and their brilliant vehicles. They we're exactly the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) There's a newish line of WWII figures in 1/18 scale--not GIJoe, but even cooler, in my view. They're not as highly articulated as GIJoe, but they're more realistic. They also have a few vehicles, including a tank and a Mustang, both in 1/18 (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Frank Filz at ffilz@mindspring.com wrote: <snip> (...) Yes, indeedy. I accumulated wuite a hoard of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars this way. ;^) (...) The Space Shuttle with launch pad is also very impressive. I saw it at a toy shop about 4 years ago. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The Ultimate Soldier brand looks pretty impressive. I don't know how their quality is, but their figures and accessories look good, especially the vehicles, just a couple months ago, my TRU had a Ultimate Soldier Bradley box on the floor and (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What? Superheroed? Huh? Maybe you're thinking of the ones that were released in the late 80's. The earlier Joes were pretty good, but I'll admit the figures got pretty silly later on. (...) The 3 3/4" Figures were very nearly as articulated as (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) They used too. I used to be a huge Playmobil collector. I have 100's of sets. All in original boxes too. But I've noticed a steady decline in quality the last 2-3 years, also the company itself has really become hard to deal with as well. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You know, you're completely right. I remember, back in the 1980's, feeling really bad for kids, because they couldn't get any decent-sized action figures, all they had were the superheroed/pro-wrestlerized, tiny GI JOE figures, instead of the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) We had a minister use one of these once in a service. That was one of the most memorable services I've ever attended. It was Palm Sunday, and the minister read us the relevant passages from two of the gospels, then he had us act out the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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