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hi all for those in Melbourne on Friday night (Nov 10th) the Melbourne Science Fiction Club is having a Lego Building Competition. Entry is open to all members and non-members. meeting starts at 8pm - building will probably start around 9pm. The (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: world club renewal keyrings
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Well I thought the card was also for if you ever go to a Legoland and receive a discount etc! Well ok so not tooooo many people from Australia will end up at one, I will in February though yayayaya :) But I thought that was the main idea of the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Set wanted [6465] and reason (and LA does NOT win friends here)
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(...) Ben.... I'll check up here on the Central Coast for you this week OK Kev.. : ) (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: world club renewal keyrings
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(...) Presentation of one's membership card was worth 10 percent discount last year at Toyworld stores here in New Zealand. This is no longer the case though. We have not had 'free' gifts here when signing up or renewing memberships. Grahame (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Set wanted [6465] and reason (and LA does NOT win friends here)
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You know, all this trouble means that there's probably going to be a major retaliatory brick-migration. Heck, if the larger MB sets some have noticed are actually worth my while, I may buy a few myself. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde (Who wouldn't (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Adventurers Australian Availability
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(...) I've never seen the Zeppelin at all. (...) I have definitely seen River Expedition within the last week, because I recognised it as a set I bought as a gift a few months ago at KMart, but which I hadn't seen anywhere since then. But I can't (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | world club renewal keyrings
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I don't know how many people here signed up for 2 years with the world club, but apparently the keyrings are only when you renew your membership. Unfortunately for LA, the magazines are packed in Singapore, and shipped here, so there was a BIG (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Set wanted [6465] and reason (and LA does NOT win friends here)
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(...) I'm certainly not looking forward to their customer service if S@H ever arrrives here. [then again, I'm probably in their bad books for exposing their bad customer service practices anyway, so I may not be objective enough to give an un-biased (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Set wanted [6465] and reason (and LA does NOT win friends here)
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(...) Good for business ! (...) Erina Toyworld have the three medium RR sets for half-price, it's almost a quarter of their display. When the RR get in somewhere, they get in big time. (...) An AFOL I spoke to today, said they got terse phone (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Close Encounters
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(...) I get the same at target Box Hill :) (...) You could be surprised...then again, LA aren't doing themselves many favours at the moment. (...) Agreed...LegOz is a "fun name" rather than something that is actually meaningful...though we DO need (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Set wanted [6465] and reason (and LA does NOT win friends here)
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I was up at my local toyworld this morning to check on the status of an order I had, and I was informed that this store has ceased to deal with LA (and has cancelled all orders) for the remainder of the year following LA's poor treatment/refusal to (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: ebay AU
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Cool! I'll try on a few things, but chances are that most of the good stuff will go too highly for me - $A exchange rate :( Oh well, One can try ey? Thanks for the tip Peter. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | ebay AU
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Santosh, I hope you have had a look at Australian ebay in the last day or so. (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Close Encounters
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(...) Most store checks by me are in that format, save the purchasing for the best price with surgical precision. (...) Same happened to me in Big W Macquarie. We must realise that for Lego staff, it's a job and job only and we would be viewed as an (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Large-ish collection for sale
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G'day all.... Just a little update to let everyone know what info I currently have on the sets: (...) 8838 - motorbike [main model] complete (...) 8024*2 Highly likely I'll be completeing both [and I have another with box.] (...) 8062 the grab crane (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Adventurers Australian Availability
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(...) This is linked to my TRU post in loc.au It certainly makes you wonder how many lurkers there are. pw (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Adventurers Australian Availability
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(...) Hope you nudged them into de-lurking! (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Adventurers Australian Availability
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Set Requests: A lugnet lurker I met today is after the following Adventurers sets and is hoping to source them from within Australia. 5956 Air Zeppelin (the big grey screw-top plastic thingy) 5976 River Expedition (the one with the riverboat) 5988 (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Split of 5218 (was Re: Lego US S@H)
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(...) As many as I can find people to take the pneumatic parts for... :-) I need hundreds (even thousands) of beams, so the only problem is finding enough buyers for the "extra" parts from <set:5218>. I could put them in my BrickBay store, but what (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.technic)
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| | Wow! Cool battle!
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Ace battle! Who made it, you? It's brilliant, inspiring too! Air battle soon to come on my site. -Admiral of the Fleet Grant Macmillan (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) I was hoping Richard's grieving family would be supplying it as part of the ceremony. I didn't realise we would have to BYO! Kerry (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) On the contrary Kerry; I thought your Lego aircraft carrier and the Governor's flaming longboat were brilliant!! But can Queensland minifigs get single malt? Or are they restricted to XXXX and Bundy? --DaveL (24 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) Chatswood TRU still had a pile of 7171's but that was a couple of weeks ago. But it's 9:30 Sydney time now and you would have more up-to-date info. Funny, when GB's has a sale so does TRU. pw (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) It's 1:30am here in Brisbane. This is one of the benefits of adult life; you decide when you go to bed. Admittedly the quality of my ramblings is correspondingly diminished. Kerry (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) I'm sure the Studs and BUGS can do their bit for the Mexican cause. Place your orders people. (...) Well, seeing as how I don't have any (gulp!) I'm pretty tempted. (Please let there be some!) (...) yes Dad --DaveL (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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Dave Low wrote in message ... (...) Yeah, maybe.... I seem to recall people also using pneumatic pistons as shock absorbers. Is this a good use of them? (...) $52.50 (...) set (...) Sadly, all the 6456's disappeared really quickly from Melbourne (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Pics coming soon!
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(...) All I can do is blatantly plug the Studs Brikwars! Battle of Tank Stream (URL) of Two Pities (URL) something no doubt soon to come at: (URL) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) OH YEAH BABY!!!! (sorry just been sissyfighting -- www.sissyfight.com) Am I glad I haven't gone too crazy at GB's (hey -5% makes a difference!) (...) That's what (wallet shaped) plastic's for! (...) Have you seen the two legged piston walker? (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Yet another TRU heads-up
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Dropped by Chadstone TRU this evening and a sign out front proudly declared, "25% OFF ALL LEGO". After the excitement wore off I stood in the Lego section for half an hour agonising about what to buy and how much to spend. Sure enough, my funds (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Looking for a Flybo...
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Dave have you arranged to get one of these Flybo sets yet? I still have a spare sheet as both I and my son are in the Lego club, I could get you one, but I will have to write my sons membership number on there and we can have it sent to you, can (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: 1200 buckets (was: Looking for a Flybo...)
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(...) Maybe they made them with cheap Brazilian labour and rainforest harvested ABS, hence the phase out of these buckets (with the closure of the Brazil factory)? Someone tell me if that's a completely wrong assessment... --DaveL (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: New Duplo Trains
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(...) Thanks for all your excellent comments Deirdre!! (...) The first thing I did when I opened the <set:2738 box> was set it up to make half a double bridge. Do you put straight or curved track between the four bridge sections you make? (...) Let (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: 1200 buckets (was: Looking for a Flybo...)
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(...) Assuming we just get the Euro selection, it's strange that Europe doesn't get a rectangular bulk bucket. They make them for Duplo, so why not for basic. Do the residents of the US use that many more basic bricks. Or is it a matter of pricing (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: 1200 buckets (was: Looking for a Flybo...)
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(...) I think the 1200 bucket is exceptional even by N American standards though: people have compared the price per piece in the S@H bulk packs quite unfavourably with those buckets (except for the colour and piece range obviously). --DaveL (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: It's oh so quiet!!
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(...) Someone has to pay for the pollies 'free' petrol, 'free' travel and super entitlements. (...) We have just passed 4000, it has livened up a bit. (...) At the prices we will get them, you will be able to personally address each element by name. (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Myer Value Pack (was Re:Target Value pack)
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(...) Very nice, since payday is next week, thanks Deidre. pete.w (who didn't want to go and get disappointed) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: It's oh so quiet!!
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(...) if its true then jon howard has just lost his party a vote :) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | It's oh so quiet!!
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It is ever so quiet in the .au groups at the moment. Perhaps I should mention that the government is planning to increase import duties on Toys. (that is a November 2 fools joke I hope). Perhaps everyone went nuts at the Myer/GB sale and is at home (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | New Duplo Trains (was Re: Myer Value Packs)
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(...) Buy track, and tunnels, I'm not impressed with the new sets (see below). If that's your 1st bridge, buy another, much more you can do with two. Lots of straight track, you'll probably pick up enough curved track in other sets. I've bought (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Myer Value Pack (was Re:Target Value pack)
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(...) Around 11th November I think, it's a catalogue sale. Nice to see it's a proper 2 weeker instead of these Thu/Fri/Sat ones they've been having of late, which is what I thought this one would be, very glad to be wrong about that :) Deidre (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)
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