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(...) While I agree totally with your general comments about TLG & LA, I must point out that, having been involved in launching an international e-commerce site, this is probably not achievable. The logistics in delivering products to many different (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | RE: LEGO.new is coming [but not to Australia :( ]
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<Appologies for not threading...> (...) So I'd heard. It doesn't mean I have to like it...or believe it :) (...) I know this, it's just that I'm getting sick and tired of TLG's treatment of Australia.[and not neccesarily all of this should go to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Reminder LegOz 2000.6 (Tas)
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Just a reminder that LegOz 2000.6 is this weekend, Saturday 2nd September starting at around 1pm. For details see (URL) last count there were 3 AFOLS plus assorted family members, so if you're lurking out there in southern Tasmania and would like to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: LEGO.new is coming
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Um..... Ben, yes the USA is the center of the known Universe. :-) If you want any bulk orders before it is available in Australia, I am sure that there are many AFOLs in North American and (Germanic) Europe that would be happy to order for you until (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Heck, mate - I'd settle for an answer - there doesn't appear to be much interest. Or perhaps it's because the second quiz question is in a reply to the first question? I'd recommend moving the quiz question to a new thread topic if that was the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Hi All, Just had a fruitful conversation with my local lego rep who happened to mention that he just dropped off three 8448's to a Toyworld on Friday that was having a sale on certain lego lines. I rang the store once I got back to the office at (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: anyone have these sets?
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Hi Melody, Yes, I've got spares of some of those sets. Email me. Mark H. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi Allan, (...) Did you collect anything else as a child? (...) Finally an older collector!! (...) Yes, does include duplicates, eg. 8x7740. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: FABULAND! (and lots of it)
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Hi Carl, Did old Tom Lucieer finally pass away? Mark H. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: FABULAND! (and lots of it)
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(...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Okay...after a weekend away from home [at my parents instead] and a LONG day at work [I won't be home till about 10 tonight], coupled with the low volume of responses, I'm extending this till the end of the week :) But I'll say this...Town is ONE of (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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just some more of my jibberish... World For kids in Logan Hyperdome will be closed in Oct :( well there goes yet another store with a good selection of Lego (Indooroopilly lost their Toy's R Us around the first quarter of the year). Lego said we do (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Hurray! I'm not the oldest person here any more. Still, the oldest in Aus though :-( Kerry (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Hooray. Good news from LD. (...) Sounds good...Don't like the 'limiting the assortment' bit, but getting anything done by TLG for us Aussies is a big effort. Anything would be better than what we've got. (...) Australia ??? (...) So this is (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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hi all well, i heard they were coming, I saw the pics on the net, heard the comments and then I finally saw them for myself. Yes, I bought them. As much as I dislike The Rodent, I felt, as a Fabuland collector, it was very necessary to buy these (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: Weekly quiz
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OK, since no-one else has posted thus far, these are my four possible choices, in order - note that I'm not going to spam the newsgroup with three possible choices in three individual posts, I'll just pick 1, 2, 3, 4, and some commentaries on the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) I totally agree with Jonathon Wilson say's. We downunder seem to miss out on many of the goodies Lego has to offer. Not to mention we also have some hefty prices to pay :( (long live the SALES!!!) I'ts unfortunate how postage is the big killer (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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HI MEL was thinking about changing some minifigs have seen some good ideas about re painting torsos so maybe give it a go but have to try with some old figs first i could not sacrifice any of my good ones. (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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I also never had LEGO as a child. (...) 1956 (...) Is that 3000 individual set numbers or does it include duplicate sets? My count is about 700 individual set numbers not including duplicates (...) 1956 to 1985 Allan J Smith (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Brad's "promise"...will it affect us?
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(...) Well I was right and I wasn't. Summary of Brad's "great news" 1. LS@H goes to Europe (but not Italy!) next month. (Sept 11) 2. Their website gets an overhaul (Sept 11) 3. New parts to order (Oct) 4. internet ordering goes live in Oct BUT 5. (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | E-Mailing Postings (was Re: Tips on how to make transactions more successful)
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In lugnet.org.au, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> (...) Kudos to Larry for making me check my dictionary. :-) Ironically, it's not even there (or in my Word97 spell-check) The closest word listed is equanimity, (composure) but I can extrapolate from (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Roll Call - "Present"
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Welcome Carl, and thanks for de-lurking! We hope to hear from you regularly ;-) You're posting to virtually all of the Australian newsgroups. Did you enter all of their names manually??? Feel free to post what sets you're looking for in (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Tips on how to make transactions more successful (was Re: Dopey ebay seller!
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Maybe I'm tilting at windmills here... (...) response I (...) continue to (...) But I am not going to do that either. I post using the web interface. Mailing a post seems to me to defeat the purpose of a newsgroup, as well as adding a lot of extra (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Really good find
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Hi Tim, Yes, I think its a pretty good idea to offer info on good deals going in Brisbane. I'd contribute myself, if I had access, so instead I'll post this to org.au also. The Toyworld that James mentioned also has a good stock of the basic brick (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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In lugnet.org.au, Craig Roberts writes: Hi Mel Would love to see minifigs in Olympic events would look good in those outfits the swimmers will be wearing.Need some new ideas minifigs are not keeping with the times :] Hehehe yeah! very sexy indeed :) (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Help! - 1991 catalogue, Duplo set 2772, World People
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Hi Carl, The last time I saw 2772 was in 1996 in a Mr Toys Toyworld. It was one of the few sets I didn't buy for my kids as I thought it was highly over priced at about $45. There weren't many of this set on offer mainly probably because of the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Hi Mel Would love to see minifigs in Olympic events would look good in those outfits the swimmers will be wearing.Need some new ideas minifigs are not keeping with the times :] (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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| | RE: Weekly quiz
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Okay...Follow-up Question: Which range(s) with minifigs (I'm not counting stiffs here] prior to 1996 had been running the longest continual time in Australia. [eg, the time from when a range was released to when it stopped...mini-figs were released (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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One more thing, if there's a catch in the question, could you please rephrase it? The follow-up question in itself is rather badly worded, for instance if you are *actually* talking about a discontinued line that's no longer available, it's (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | RE: Weekly quiz
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You're right...They COULD all be elimination candidates, but at least 1 isn't [from the original list, I mean :) ]...back to you :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Pick one of those I mentioned in my original reply. If those get eliminated - in fact, since you didn't say whether any were correct, I'd say they could all be elimination candidates. <gdr> Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Whytcross, Benjamin (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Ah yes...but maybe there's a little catch in the question...or the answer isn't as straight-forward as you think :) Note: I said i'd stay out of the guessing on this, but I'll say this much...I'll be providing scans [or at least a location (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Uhh ... Benjamin ... About your follow-up question. It would seem a fairly safe bet that anyone guessing would have to pick *one* of the ranges mentioned below. AFAIK, Town and Trains have been the longest running, in fact, Trains is still going, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Well done...without even relying on the clues I'd guess [1] :) And to think...Frances was so close with the first guess...If only you'd looked through all the town sets... [They were both around at the same time...pity I didn't look properly either (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Fancy that! Being of similar vintage to yourself, I recall Lego being pretty common in the mid-late 60s, especially for those of us with middle class parents. Maybe I was just moving in a more Lego-ish circle? Kerry (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)
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Well, I thought I said town...It's not a train, though I think some of them hung around for a while too. 6 hours or so to go :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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