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Re: Attention Lugnet Philosophers! A quandry....
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Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:09:36 GMT
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Richard Dee wrote:
> Just a vague, random thought. No, 'tisn't my favourite theme, but I did rate
> highly some of the smaller sets, and besides, there are those great astro-
> naut mini-figs! Besides, being in the UK it would be difficult to be theme-
> complete in any theme, especially due to the numerous promo sets, limited
> release sets, etc.
Well, that's where this LEGO community comes in handy.
> I was quite fond of Adventurer's, and have all of the
> Egyptian themed ones (except one S@H set). The jungle based theme is, IMO,
> not worth it. I shall actually be patient and wait for one of the extra-
> ordinarily rare sales before I get any of the bigger sets, and won't
> bother with the blimp, probably at any price. Trés disappointing
> overall......
Well, the big jungle adventurers sets are not available in the UK at the
moment - according to the 1999 catalogue.
> For me, possession of a set is the pieces and the instruction book. To have
> the box is a bonus, and polybags are only important if they are
> pre-printed, but not relevant for me to "possess" a set. (I really, really hate
> pre-printed polybags. Now I feel obliged to keep them, rather than throw them
> away. There is one of the reasons for increased set prices alone...rather
> than generic bags, they create special ones.......)
I keep my polybags because it is easier to pack away my sets. I went
through a brief stage of throwing them away but I regret it now.
--
Carbon 60
ICQ # 5643170
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| On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:09:36 GMT, Carbon 60 uttered the following profundities... (...) Indeed! But the one Explorien's set I don't have was only available in South Africa (according to Pause). (...) But you forget my 3 or 4 trips to the US every (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Attention Lugnet Philosophers! A quandry....
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| On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 01:31:32 GMT, Tom McDonald uttered the following profundities... (...) Just a vague, random thought. No, 'tisn't my favourite theme, but I did rate highly some of the smaller sets, and besides, there are those great astro- naut (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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