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(...) And, more importantly, Ben Grimm (aka the Thing) was the size of a normal human, while BURPMAN(!) is about twice the size of a minifig. Isn't he? I don't have one, but I want one. eric (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Tom McDonald wrote in message ... (...) No, the Thing could move *both* of his arms! D M Garcia "A pessimist is an experienced optimist" (25 years ago, 24-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Could BURPMAN also be the Thing, of the Fantastic Four? -Tom McD. when replying, in the old days, you were a witch if you barfed the spamcake back up. (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I think BURPMAN is great. Not very versatile but very cool-looking (even if he is ugly. I bet BURPMAN subsists entirely on a diet of Timmies. But RPG fans know what BURPMAN really is... A stone golem. Put a wizard next to him and voila! (...) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh dear. The cars were the one reason why I might have bought that set. (Apart from the big supply of clear windows in the carriages. How are the windows done?) I liked the fact that they had decent sized wheels - I hate those huge oversized (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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In lugnet.reviews, Frank Filz writes: <snip> (...) <snip> One nice feature of this part is that it doesn't have any tubes on the bottom to grip bricks. At first I thought this was a drawback until I realized you could use 1xn bricks/plates as rails (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Oh dear, is he that bad? I was going to get one of those sets just to get that guy, so I could put him in a rocky cell in the caverns beneath my (currently nonexistant) castle. Maybe someone local will dislike him so much that I can trade for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) (Actually I let roll out my throat a few times :O**** ) Faster than a speeding European pirate set cannonball... More powerful than an Airport Shuttle... Able to leap an Emergency Response Center in a single bound! Look under the CRAPP! It's a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I hereby nominate the following for (...) Cool lego word-coinage of the month. BURPMAN. Let it roll off your tongue a few times. Burp... burp.. BURPMAN. Big Ugly Rock Person Made Annoyingly Nonmobile It has a certain "i don't know what" to it, as (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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How could I forget my biggest gripes? 1) Both sets came with the same minifig. With so few sets in a theme you would think they would all be original. Its okay. One of those ugly guys is now a rebel pilot. 2) Dear Lego, *PLEASE* lose BURPMAN!!! What (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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Got these sets last night at TRU. They had all but the base 4990. The sets came with a catalog with SW E1 on the cover (I haven't seen this one yet). On to the sets... Main colors are grey/dark grey, which will go well with my space crafts. The (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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lego has made trainjr... NOOO...OOO bring back the metroliner or some of the 4.5v set designs... they were great. (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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I just built my 4561 (4560 is the same set without the speed controller, not available in the US, so now I have 23 extra speed controllers instead of 22). I hate it. Heck, my kids hate it. I knew I would but didn't know how much. It's very (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Yes, I have a couple of them too and they give you so many possibilities... (...) I like this! My children would love a robotic pet to guide with a leash. I might enhance your system and detect the strenght applied to the leash to make the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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First, I'd like to thank Hao-yang Wang for letting all of us know about the availability of rotational sensors. In case you missed it: >I saw both the rotation sensor (9756) and the temperature sensor (9755) at >www.legoworldshop.com last week. >( I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Page Comparison of Legoland idea books (no Technic): 200 52p 1985 226 84p 1981 250 52p 1987 260 52p 1990 697 (52?)p 1997 (don't have scans of it here at work. :) ) 6000 84p 1980 7777 84p 1981 The older ones have almost 40% more pages than the (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.reviews)
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Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mentorg.com> wrote in message news:FC4A2A.DE6@lugnet.com... (...) cost (...) (URL) &Path=(URL) I must find a better way of directly linking to entries in my database :-) Huw (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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A friend of mine just returned from Sweden and picked up the 2774 Air Show set which is currently only available on SAS International flights. It cost $22.50 (USD) in flight. (URL) is a nice set. It is more in line with classic town sets than those (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) My dad got this for me when he was in Florida last week, and I gotta say, I looks great! I haven't had much of chance to read it yet, though. Hopefully this weekend. Jeff P.S. It does have some pictures of old sets, Gary, Including the Town (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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L _ G _ _ M _ G _ N _ T _ _ N C _ N T _ R May I buy a vowel... Paul Foster wrote in message <374457DB.B44E3207@e...pc.com>... (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.market.shopping)
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