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(...) This purple is not the same as Belville lavender. I think it's the "sand" greyish version of purple. Frank (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Moviemaker Set Video Clips (WAS: Lego review in US News & World Report)
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OK This is not the best thing out there but for some people STUDIOS is just fine. I dont think that LEGO intended for adults to by as many of these as we all did. You must remind your self that this is a first run program. There will be updates to (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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(...) The worst part is I got no answer from the tech support when I called or from the email I wrote. The only fix the guy on the phone gave me was to do what I had already done and that was not the fix I wanted. (...) is (...) This is the only (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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(...) track? (...) Not I. The three quick shows that I have done came out real nice. If you want to check em out you can find them here: (URL)This is all pretty disappointing. I was starting to get all fired up to do some (...) Studios (...) If you (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Review: 7316 - Life On Mars: Excavation Searcher
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In lugnet.reviews, Karim Nassar writes an excellent, prescient review: (...) <snip> (...) Dude, how'd you *do* that? You wrote this, like, 4 years ago and you've been keeping it to yourself all this time?? Whoa. No fair. Mom, Karim's got a wayback (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Have you run into a problem with syncing the sound track up with the video track? I seem to recall others reporting that. (...) This is all pretty disappointing. I was starting to get all fired up to do some LEGOmation, but it sounds like I'd (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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I can answer some of these... (...) show (...) graphics (...) I have never tried this, I only assumed it worked. That SUCKS. Generally, I have found the Studios software very buggy. I have had luck importing sounds, but never the overlays. (...) You (...) (24 years ago, 30-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Moviemaker Set Video Clips (WAS: Lego review in US News & World Report)
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(...) Here are the things I mentioned in the email that I wrote them: 1. The binoculars with night vision. - I have used Photoshop to make my own image and saved it as a TGA (with alpha channel - I knew about this and it was a good thing since there (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Moviemaker Set Video Clips (WAS: Lego review in US News & World Report)
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(...) Eh? I was thinking about getting the set...which features specifically are not present? And what sort of 'tips' do they give? J (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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If you are still looking for some example movies I have a few short clips that I did this week at the following URL: (URL) have been very disappointed with some of the missing features that I read about or that they mention in the tips section. I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Life on Mars -- short and sweet reviews (7312 & 7314 )
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(...) I had been calling it "mauve". I wouldn't want a whole tub of these pastel bricks, but they only use a small amount of it for highlighting, and it looks OK. I built this set <set:7314> yesterday, and I liked the design and piece selection. I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Review: 7316 - Life On Mars: Excavation Searcher
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7316 Space/ Life on Mars Excavation Searcher Ages 7-12, 471 Pcs. (C)2001. 59 page manual: 3 models. Price Range: US$49 RATINGS (Scale: Must-Have Excellent Very-Good Good Fair Poor) Set: Very Good / Models: Good / Playability: Very Good DECALS? No (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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<set:8458 8450 Silver Champion> TECHNIC: Create 'N' Race Ages 11+, 1413 Pieces. Price: MSRP US$170, CN$250. Bought it at CN$170+15%tax (~US$129) Silver Champion - The set that make you say "wow' when you first look at it, and then a big "yawn" when (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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<set:8236 Bike Burner> TECHNIC: Speed Slammers 60 pieces, $8.99 CDN PARTS: A good value. Some of the more interesting parts are two green 3-long flex-tube things, two green 2x4 peg right-angled beams, two green 4x4 peg obtuse-angled beams, two green (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) No, I don't think that was it (I never was on rtl). I think it was just the fact that *I* hadn't been there for awhile, made me think for some reason that it was abondoned. But I was obviously wrong. :-) (...) <nod> I know what it's like to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Maybe you were thinking of the rec.toys.lego review site run by Joshua Delahunty (no relation to me). Unfortunately, that site hasn't had new reviews in a few years. I've got some other new reviews written and submitted in the last couple days (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.publish)
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I just happened to land across the LEGO Maniacs' guide ( (URL) ). I hadn't been there for at least a year or even two, which is a long time on internet timeframes... I was surprised to see that the site had some really updated reviews, including a (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.publish)
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We've got a ton of new reviews online at Adequate.com. You can get to them at: (URL) them: 7313 - Red Planet Protector 1354 - Dino Head Attack 6026 - King Leo 4910 - Hover Scout 8503 - Scuba Throwbot 6032 - Catapult Crusher 7314 - Recon Mech RP 7171 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: My thoughts on the 2001 sets (Life on Mars and LEGO Studios)
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(...) The grip is in the Studio sets, not the Life on Mars sets.... GDR :-) While it would have been nice if they had come up with some other way to do the Martians, I think they actually look decent. They really don't look that mechanical (any more (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: My thoughts on the 2001 sets (Life on Mars and LEGO Studios)
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(...) My only grip (And it's a very small one) is that the arms and body of the aliens are robotic like and the head and legs are all soft and swishy... (...) In regards to the latter, who doesn't! Those two sets are great! Quantity time! Dean -- (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.reviews)
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