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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 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) after as a teen who was too cool for Lego) on re-emergence. (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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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 (25 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | My Legoland CA opening day trip report [long]
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After having put this on rec.toys.lego, I'm posting this here at Larry's suggestion. :) At long last -- here's my Legoland California trip report! :) The park is tailored strongly towards kids and enthusiasts. Since I'm more the latter than the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: First Impressions of #7150 - TIE Fighter / Y-Wing
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(...) Thanks for the kind comments. I'm not sure I could do those kind of reviews very often, but this was a special case. (...) I really like Galactus (and the Silver Surfer, of course), but he should have shown up much less frequently than he did. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: First Impressions of #7150 - TIE Fighter / Y-Wing
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(...) --snipped all the great text reviewing the sets-- (...) hey steve i'm tuning in REAL late here (i haven't visited the reviews group for quite awhile) but i wanted to thank you for your in-depth review of not only the models but the elements, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.reviews)
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| | _The_Foundling_ movie (was Re: Lego movie trailer right heah)
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[Crossposted to lugnet.reviews with followups set back to lugnet.market.buy- sell-trade] (...) Ah, this is a fine moment in the film. Quite twisted. :) I watched your movie on videotape a couple weeks ago with a friend and was impressed with how (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer)
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(...) Which is the pain? Moving or the Army? :-) -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
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Thanks tons! You'd think I could have figured it out... same excuse I've been using for a couple of weeks now: I'm moving! With the Army! What a pain! ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
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Excellent! Thanks. I learn more every stinkin day. I should have figgered it out myself. -Tom McD. (Now, at what temperature does an ordinary safety match ignite? At what temperature can it continue to burn?) (...) it. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer)
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But you CAN in fact do searches. It's easy. (...) Go here: (URL) type 5600 in the search box at the top.. you get 28 article hits in at least 4 different groups. Once you do that, you can refine your search by modifying the groups or the search (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer)
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Hi Beth and welcome to the group. Newbies are always welcome. For rec.toys.lego you can search through a good list of archives at the (URL) site. As for reviews here, you'd have to check lugnet.reviews. As for how to have Lugnet search for all (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer)
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And this is what I get for not looking at which group it's going to ship me off to! This was meant to be in .reviews! Beth (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Review: 7130 Snowspeeder (or, Jumping on the Hand Grenade of Criticism)
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Hi, everyone-- Well, I'll be the one to risk the fury of the wider LUGNET community by posting what appears to be the first "review" of 7130 (which, looking at the box, doesn't seem to have any real name at all--I tended to Kennerize it and just (...) (26 years ago, 27-Mar-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Space Police #6986 Mission Commander
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A Holy Grail in the mail. This is a fantastic set. The review on Pause begins: "Legendary are the raves about the Mission Commander." They are correct. This set rocks. One of the best color combos from all the Space lines and awesome functions. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Legoland Train Model Nitpicking, vehicles I recognised, misc rantings.
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Well, I spent a lot of time examining the trains at LegoLand MiniLand Some nits.... which should be taken as constructive criticism because in general I LOVED it. - The nonworking switches are very obviously non working. So much so that they're (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Which airport is best?... an RTL Repost
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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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| | 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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| | 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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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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