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Re: TRU Report
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:05:06 GMT
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"John Kornhaus" <jkornhaus@xperts.com> wrote in message
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> I just got back from a quick trip to the TRU on Quioccasin. I had to
> pick up a couple more blue tubs to finish a MOC for BrickFest.
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> There is a cardboard display rack near the entrance with all four of
> the new young dino sets, $4 each. I picked up a young Dimetrodon just
> to see what they were like.
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> The instruction sheet folds out to show near photo-realistic
> step-by-step instructions on one side with a nifty dino-theme playmat
> on the other. My kids are going to love this!
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> Some of the Jurassic Park III sets were on an endcap in the regular
> LEGO aisle. They look pretty cool, and the set with the plane stuck in
> a tree looks like it has good parts.
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> Nothing much on discount. There were a few RRHQ sets for $50, but I
> already got one at WalMart last year for $20.
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> Has anyone seen the minifig scale X-Wings locally? I'd like to get a
> few more before they disappear. It seems that set should hang around
> longer than most of the Star Wars stuff just for its instant brand
> recognition. Maybe LEGO will introduce a new version to go with the
> next few waves of SW stuff.
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> John
They still had some at the Store last weekend along with some Snowspeeders.
Otherwise, I have seen any locally since the beginning of the year. I guess
they are done producing them (for now). I would think that the X-Wing and
the Snowspeeder will probably be brought back within the next few years just
because they are definitive SW vehicles (especially the X-Wing) that are
near-universally recognized. Plus they are both great sets (I have
multiples of each).
Tim
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