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| (...) They're designed in America by Americans. There's just some mecha quality that the Japanese have perfected. I dunno. (...) Macross toys are rather expensive and hard to get. You can get them on eBay, but be prepared to pay a LOT for them. Try (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Hey, man, let's just plan a weekend sometime. You could come down on Saturday, and we can hang out and build and stuff, and then you can crash here and head back on Sunday. (...) That's fun too. I have friends who own several computers, so I (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) When my LEGO Train and Town MOC's don't have me in stitches, I like to listen to 70's and 80's hard rock and heavy metal. Reading books, magazines (I'm a big railroad history buff, the correct term is 'ferroequinologist'. Walking, bicycling, (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Hmm...tough question. Since I (re)started into Lego, I've pretty much abandoned all other hobbies. But, here goes: -Hunting, fishing, outdoors -Playing and watching sports, esp. football -Playing computer and videogames -baseball card (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| To All, Hobbies other than LEGO? I guess mine would be work, according to my wife. I spend a lot of time between my 3 to 4 jobs. ; ) I like to do some different things, I enjoy video games, especially role playing, some platform, racing (Grand (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| I don't know if this is what people would call a "hobby," but I am an extremely active competitive swimmer. I spend six months of my year swimming for one team or another. My best events: 50 Free (0.25.00); 100 Free (0.56.10); 500 Free (5.56.40); (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Comic books. There's some real amazing artists out there these days. I do a bit of art work and writing whenever I can stomach sitting still long enough and there's no distractions. I tried to collect some of the current Beast Wars and Beast (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| In lugnet.people, Mark Sandlin writes: ... (...) Mmmmm.... Macross. Truly a fellow of taste ;) The only one I still have is the White Skull Leader (black and red accents) from years ago (In fact, the only 'Transformers' I bought were Macross (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 20:47:21 GMT, Matt Brooks <mbrooks@sonic.net> wrote: snip (...) snip (...) I've been wondering the same thing. some of mine, in no real order: 1. K'nex 2. Automotive/Heavy Truck repair. The only collection I have that outdoes my (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Actually I collected them when they first came out, and have a pretty decent collection. Unfortunately my Starmax Bomber did not fare as well as my other toys, since it yellowed quite substanially. However, almost all my other Starcom toys are (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Wow, those are hard to find. I always liked those but I have no idea where you can get them anymore. Do they show up on eBay? (...) I was thinking about getting a Fire convoy, but the new Macross Plus Valkyries cost about the same, so the (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| in article 3A68A7D9.4482FAE8@sonic.net, Matt Brooks wrote: <Sniii...iiip> (...) MmmMMmmm Tansformers. I have to limit myself to a certain quality level for Transforming stuff. So right now I've limited myself to transforming jet fighters. I just got (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Lets see: Model Rockets (I have some stuff still, haven't launched in a while though...) Model Engineering (Live steam, railway mostly, but a heavy backing in traction engines&"hi tech" stuff. I have 2 lathes, and at one point also had a mill (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| Well let's see... I used to collect basketball cards but I stopped a few years ago. I also collected zoids, micromachines star wars action fleet, exo-squad stuff, star wars books, and the old starcom toys. I still collect transformers mostly current (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) I dress up in funny clothes, eat weird food, and hit people with sticks. :) More precisely, I am involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism, which recreates (in a fun & safe way) many aspects of medieval life, not the least of which is (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) I am a musician, keyboards & piano. Used to be in a hard rock band in the late 1980's which brought me from Boston to Los Angeles to New York City where I have been for 11 years, playing clubs, showcasing for record labels etc. The past few (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| After reading the NetSlaves article in general, I got to thinking about hobbies. It's always interesting to look at a group of people I associate with, over some common cause, and find out what ELSE they do. So, I pose a question: What are some of (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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| Matt & All, Sounds like you need to build some more power plants. Fortunately, my company designs and builds power plants, even nuclear power! Check it out! ;) (URL) off.topic.fun ***...*** Please visit (URL) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| Keep them blackouts rolling! Well, well, well. I work with a stockbroker here in Santa Rosa, CA, and consequently when the market closes in New York, it is 1:00 in the afternoon for us. Our busiest time of day. (Also means I'm off work by 2:30/3:00 (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| (...) Maybe this would be helpful: (URL) quick look shows there are members here from Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Chile..:-) Selçuk (26 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.people)
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