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(...) Oooohhh, sounds great! Not owning any pneumatics makes this a tad difficult for me but I love the sounds of it. I went on the same ideas-8 block towers and lots of 'em. I also wanted a stacker that was basically automated, i.e. no computer (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) 17. (...) My stacker is somewhat unchanged in principle, but I have renovated the drivetrain and tweaked it a bit. There are some frustrating problems inherent with the design, but I don't have the time or energy to try and fix them. What I (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) well, after the last match i vowed not to wait till the last minute to build a bot. So i built a bot and have had it "almost" ready for the past few months. I just have to hobble together some code. and press run. I've given up on tring to be (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So I have this DDK, and as we all know, THE company, in their infinite wisdom, did not provide a full dome for R2D2. Becoming attached to my little droid, I would appreciate a full top for the 'bot. So any of you who may have bought the ddk for (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, Went out to Buffalo with the family today to get out of the house. Lego is nearly the same price in the US as in Canada, ie, a $10 set here is $10USD there! It's like as if everything is 50% more expensive. Didn't really see anything of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm there but, as per usual, I finish work at 5 and trying to get into the big smoke takes a little bit of time. Hope i get to see Calum lose it again ;) Take care and safe travels. Dave (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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Hello, It has been confirmed. A limited range of discontinued Lego (Desert Adventurers, Jungle Adventurers, first year Star Wars, Rock Raiders and a few other themes) will be 50% on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The rest will be 20% off. If you are (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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(...) smallish (...) Is there any chance of getting significant discounts from Lego by buying REALLY large quantities? I'd like to order literally thousands of grey 1xN bricks, and it seems absurd to get them for $0.15 each, wastefully packaged into (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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(...) Thats a -=r e a l l y=- good idea, perhaps the Ontario rtlToronto should try it!!! Thanks for enlightening me with the concept. -R (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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As it says, join us for dinner at Mel's Montreal Deli (440 Bloor) at 6pm this Friday, for Lego related talk and reasonably good and cheap food. Subway to Bathurst Station, get out on Bathurst Street, walk down south to Bloor Street, and walk east (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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Hi, It does cover all the Bay stores but it is not very well advertised. In the KW area both the Conestoga Mall and Fairview Mall stores have their 20% off sign in the toy department. However, I asked the clerk in both stores to scan certain items (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:G6s9Kp.7xA@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) Only (...) Do you supose this sale covers all "Bay" stores? Or just one specific installation in Toronto? I can reach Fairview in (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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Hey folks, Thanks for the heads up on the big clearances at the Bay. I ended up getting a 8417 Mag Wheel Master (the blue Technic bike w metallic rims) for $12 down from $45 and a Blaze Commander Town Jr boat for $10 from $20. Only certain items are (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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Oliver, Thanks for the heads up on the Futureshop error. I received my flyer today and headed out to my nearest Futureshop(Waterloo) to see what they had. They had one RIS 1.5 left with a price sticker of $299.00 and a shelf price sticker showing (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for the heads up. Just went out and bought 3 big ones (3591) at the local TRU (grand totat incl taxes 82 bones--yikes!). They didn't have the smaller ones w/ motors, though they had some smaller znaps w/o motors. They also had 40% off (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, Thanks to Eli for digging this up-Lego ZNAP is on sale down at TRU at nearly half price (40% off). The 3591 (largest set, w/6AA battery box and motor) is $23. The 3552 Helicopter thing and the 3571 Blackmobile (I'm not kidding about the (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'm not the best bargain hunter in the world but I picked up the Droid Dev. Kit at Futureshop for 69.95 (x-mas money). It's a boxing day special. Put it together at work (slooooow work week) and am impressed w/ all the pieces. The model is not the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Was at my fam. thing on boxing day (just got home) my last present was a surprise... 8238 - the technic racers... the fact that it's the first time i received lego for christmas since i was like 12 or 13... a bit of a surprise. and it came (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:G67282.BFC@lugnet.com... (...) AHA!!!...!!! Iain (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey Dave, Thanks for the heads up. Missisauga (ie, Rexdale) was as usual, pretty Lego dry, EXCEPT two little gems: a) I got a 4561 Railway Express for $45+tax. It was $149.99 regular, down to $75, plus 40% discount. b) And a 3409 Soccer Field (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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