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That shows you how different some foreign countries are. I usually just put my whole address in block form, and include anything they will need for it. Usually gets here. :-) Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Mark Harrison <harro1@one.net.au> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) I love the fact that they openly refer to Roboriders, Mybot and the Studios sets as "novelties". At least their shop steward can recognise a crap set when he boxes it. Promote that man to designer I say! James (who thinks that Lego is using (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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"Mark Harrison" <harro1@one.net.au> wrote in message news:399902BD.4E2A82....net.au... (...) I haven't seen the lego ones myself, but I have seen some other vending machines at Syd. domestic, which sell matchbox toys and Barbie dolls & accessories. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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I wonder why they don't look at e-bay and see that there is still a big market for many of their discontinued sets and do a few more production runs of them. e-bay proves that there is a demand. They could market them as "Lego Classics" series. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi All, Just received a package in the mail from Germany which was posted on 6th April by airmail! Here is part of my recent reply to the seller which explains why it took 4 1/2 months for the parcel to arrive. "When you posted it, you did not (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Target in Brisbane city has stock of the new lego catalog. Mark H. (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi All, A mate of mine just arrived at work after dropping his wife off at the airport, he said that he noticed a couple of vending machines in the departure lounge that were being used to sell small lego sets. Does anyone know more about this? Mark (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hello all. Take a look at (URL) production capacity right? So I'm guessing it'll mean that Australia receives an even higher proportion of this reduction as we aren't a major market. D'oh Santosh If you want to hear my whingefest..refer to (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Just build your own! And post the LDraw plans! 8?) ROSCO (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Its a bit like that when you discover all these resources on the net. I remember the first time i came across rec.toys.lego in '96. I was like WOW..all this interest in Lego. Then i thought, hey these folks may be able to help me out with 12V train (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Just checked out the Lego entries on e-bay for the first time yesterday. The beginning of the end... ROSCO (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) so (...) "Yet" is the word. I too innocently returned from my Dark Ages by "just" getting a Mindstorm RIS. Then I just needed a few more Technics parts. Then I just saw a few heavily discounted sets. Then I just felt some of those Star Wars (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) I haven't checked it out recently. Maybe it's time I did. I thought I'd have a look in Big W (Southland) on the weekend, and they had an old 8720 motor set there that had been opened. They said I could have it $20 (instead of the marked $61), (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Hi Ross, welcome to LUGNET! Ross Crawford wrote in message ... (...) till (...) Hehe, couldn't be much further from the mark really... :-) Yes, actually I live just up the road from Chadstone, in Box Hill South. Ross, I hear that you are on the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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I've finally got the scans uploaded, most likely after everyone has got a copy of the catalogue for themselves :( Anyway, all my catalogue scans [3 at present] can be found at: (URL) Whytcross b_whytcross@hotmail.com bwhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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Doh. Thanks. I think my cold will be carrying me off to bed soon. :o) Thank god modems can't carry biological viruses over the internet. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde James Powell <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) that, the L had been carried off to the next line. JP (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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Ben, that fortunecity link is broken. What's with fortunecity anyway? Am I the only one who keeps running into broken links on fortunecity? Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Benjamin Whytcross <b_whytcross@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep, there possibly would be a few different sets to what's in the German catalogue. However, we don't necessarily get all the sets shown in this, and we don't have any SCALA or ZNAP sets down here either [or service packs as shown in the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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I've given up considering myself a builder, I'm a collector who would like to build once I've got at least one good example of every set in every theme I'm interested in. Mark H. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) I dunno. It only mentions adults as collectors. While I must admit to having a large collection of LEGO sets, even some unopened, I don't consider myself a collector. I buy LEGO sets only to be able to build more. At least that's what I keep (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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Up to you, mate. Not one for others to decide on, especially since you own the set you're trading. Personally, I read everything based on a POV that if I've got it and you/they want it, and have what I want in return, that we can trade. It's never (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi Benjamin, having seen the AUS version now, I think it's basically the same 2000.2 catalogue as the german [-European?] one, but there are also a couple of differences however. Nearly on every page you will find something which is slightly (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Okay..after quite a few uploading problems, the catalogue is roughly half there. I'll hopefully have the other half up by tomorrow [it's 3 AM saturday, so that should give me a bit extra time] night, and will post a message when complete...my (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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Hi Santosh, I've got a few lying around, how much are you offering? Mark H. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Well, after their intermediate catalogue down here: (URL) wasn't expecting anything great from them. Also, if you look at the green box on page 16, it's talking about GIRLS and starting to use PRIMO...Absolutely no mention of boys. Benjamin (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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Okay...I'm currently uploading the rest of the catalogue. [I've only just finished scanning it.] Depending on how long it takes, it may or may not be finished this morning. [It's 12:45 ] I'll post a message when I finishh for the night, along with (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) I snipped a bunch of stuff for brevity, but I just wanted to say that I had a peek at the catalogue before Deidre even posted yesterday, and I saw the line about how boys could play with the soccer- err, I mean, football sets, and it (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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HEAR HEAR!!!!!! I couldn't agree more Dierdre, this is the kind of thing that really gets my hackles up. Put it this way, if Mindstorms is perhaps the kind of thing that parents would usually not consider for a girl ( speaking of the "average" (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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But at least it makes partial ammends, doesn't it.... Anyway, there's more to come later tonight :) [Page 25 has a return to trains for boys in duplo [though it may only be talking about the picture there...I don't know how they want it (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) "At Lego.com there's something for everyone parents...families...kids... advanced builders...and adult collectors" Wow, we got a mention. We exist! I'm amazed, and pleased. (but I'm still not forgiving the other remarks... :) ) Deidre (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snipped> I think we may have to agree to disagree on this :) Though I shan't form further opinions until I've seen the rest of the catalog, at the point I was looking last night there were only the first 3 or so pages. The programming (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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Hey all, I'm strong on the policy of not exporting hard to find sets out of Australia anymore. BUT..I'd also really really love to get a hold of a ((URL) Sleeper car. So what I wanted to ask was...would swapping one of them Austrial Federal railways (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Well, I'd think twice anyway. Telstra's basic plan (256/64KB, max 250MB) is $85 per month, a bit less if you use them for long distance voice. You can get better speed & prices using cable. Regards ROSCO (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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I don't know if this has already been reported, but the figs in Mickey mouse sets have a similar mobility problem to the battle droids in that the feet are joined :( As to the question of new lines...It's more of the old catalogue, but with extra (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Don't hold your breath -- "coming soon" from the phone company means "maybe in two years". I hate to think of what "reviewing their plans" means. (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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Well, till then you'll still have to look at them in that size if you want to see them. :( [or wait till the catalogues arrive near you :) ] I'm actually considering scanning my ENTIRE catalogue collection and uploading it to brickshelf...I'm sure (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd just like to say that while there is no official announcement as yet, that I've checked on the possibility of ADSL coming to my area, and it says on the Telstra site that they're reviewing their plans for my area. Here's hoping we get some (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, unfortunately, you will have to :( I'll do my best to get the rest of the catalogue up tonight, although it takes a while to upload images. One thing no-one seems to have noticed..ALL world club advertising has shown only boys. There has (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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