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Larry Pieniazek (lar@voyager.net) wrote: [...] (...) Even though the CS cargo helicopter may be unusual, I've always considered it to be the best minifig scale helicopter from TLG (6462-1 and 6545 have potential for something really good). Play (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Which airport is best?... an RTL Repost
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(...) Really! While I agree they have potential, I would have to say that the BEST minifig scale copter would have to be the light and sound air sea rescue copter, it looks a lot like the US coast guard ones. THAT's a big chopper. <rummage rummage> (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Which airport is best?... an RTL Repost
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(...) You're right that the 6482 is big and looks a lot like the US coast guard ones, but it's still missing something to be the best (imho). (...) What about the Whirlwind Rescue (8856)? It could be fun to see a Model Team "decorated" version of (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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Thanks for these chopper reviews. I had wanted to see a transport copter (kind with double rotors on top). I had no idea that there were already some made. Wish they'd sell some again w/o the light and sound expense. DJ Zorn To locate scans of (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Helicopters (was Re: Which airport is best...)
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(...) It's not minifig-scale, but I've always had a soft spot in my builder's heart for the 480 Rescue Helicopter from 1975: (URL) love the (unique?) curved windshield piece. But 6482 and 5542 are both excellent, too. -Tim (26 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Helicopters (was Re: Which airport is best...)
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(...) after as a teen who was too cool for Lego) on re-emergence. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Helicopters (was Re: Which airport is best...)
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(...) Me too too :) This set has fond sentimental value for me - my grandmother brought it to me as a present on one of her trips to the US from Germany. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Helicopters (was Re: Which airport is best...)
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(...) Speaking of sentiment, I had the most amazing Customer Service experience relating to this set. Sometime in '97, I went thru most of my old sets, looking for parts that needed replacing; one was the apparently-rare 2x3 black plate with rotor (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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