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(...) This reminds me: How many here pick up on all or almost all misspellings in books and stuff? The sheer amount I see makes me wonder if it is just me, or do publishers tend to employ bad editors? Jeff [Follow-ups sent to off-topic.fun] (26 years ago, 1-Feb-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Not a bad user guide. I could do with a lot more "recipe" style instrutions, but overall a very good guide. Now as to the "publisher", there are numerous mispellings and dropped words. Kind of shoddy proofreading. (They even got my URL wrong). (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) lately. (...) Hmm, What about set 6716 The western ammo supply wagon, 1 minifig, Two swords, Two pistols, one rifle, one pack of dynamite and a Cannon! oh, and 6 "cannon balls" This guys a regular rambo. Tim (No, Not that one) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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Just returned from the Tewksbury WalMart where I found a few sets on sale. Picked up a few Fright Forces at $3 and two Rain Dance Ridge sets for $4 [1]. I had only glanced at the latter, but figured it contained enough interesting parts to be worth (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 6462: Aerial Recovery
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(...) They are plenty here, in Turkey, but I don't think that you want to pay for the extreme amounts charged for postage by Turkish PTT..:-) Selçuk (26 years ago, 20-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) hehe... Sounds like future eBay fodder. I did build an ERC, but just barely could I do it and I only built one. It came apart the next day. Oops, I mean I took it apart the next day. Yeah, that's it... :) I seriously thought about a parts (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 6462: Aerial Recovery
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Tom McDonald wrote in message ... (...) piece (...) Hey, at least you could bring yourself to building youe ERC. Mine's still in the box. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 6462: Aerial Recovery
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Selçuk wrote in message <36A26B8A.3ADDD2B4@n...ne.com>... :I've almost all of the RESQ sets except ERC (too much town jr.ish) and one or :two s@h only sets (2xxx sets released through the end of year). :The admiralship of the series is the RESQ (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 6462: Aerial Recovery
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I've almost all of the RESQ sets except ERC (too much town jr.ish) and one or two s@h only sets (2xxx sets released through the end of year). The admiralship of the series is the RESQ Cruiser in my opinion. Aerial recovery set could have been very (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) an (...) I give the theme a B+, as the Emergency Response Center has a few interesting pieces, yet is still very Town Jr'ish so that really lowers the overall grade with me. I have two, as they were over 50% off when I bought them. I wish that (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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After sorting legos for a week, my 7 year old son re-built this model and has been playing with it for two days straight. This is a cool set even though it may not resemble anything in the real world. If I ever see this on sale, I'd pick up another. (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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I just built this model and I think its awesome. This is definately one of those models that I won't take apart. I may replace the cabinets with 2 2x3 bricks though (I use them in my buildings). Overall the Res-Q series gets an A. -- Asher PS: Sigh, (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer)
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(...) Here's a brief one: Good source of burps, grey arches, the 2x2x14 column and various other grey and black bricks. If you're into castle, buy all you can at 1/2 off or better. Avoid at full price. (26 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Think I could trouble you for a review of the Night Lord's Castle? I was, shall we say, underimpressed by the Witch's Magic Manor. (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) If you want me to be impressed, do something hard! :-) One set is not that hard. Currently: 9V Trains complete, Monorail complete, Launch Command complete, town "Airport" complete, RCX complete, Lego Software complete, Fright Knights (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Short Review of 8246
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Howdy all, ...after a small disappointment with the Throwbots, I picked up a 8246 Hydroracer technic kit. This is a smallish kit ( 46 pcs ) that I bought at Walmart for about $3.99 ( I have seen them for more other places...but this makes the pieces (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | New baseplate (was: Re: (most of) 1999 Adventurer's theme review
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) (the (...) loss, (...) both (...) box (...) page (...) It's a shame they didn't do this in two (identical) pieces. Would be easier for storing, more flexible (e.g. extend the width of the valley) , cheaper to (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Nope. :( That's one of the key elements Rachael zoomed in on when we were looking at the set. (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) That's about what I got mine for too ($40 Canadian)...don't suppose you're willing to trade the 1x6 'wood' pattern tiles? (...) to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) with the one I got in 6584 yesterday. Wish I could have found more of those on special - only got the one for $25. (...) I'll relook at it again this weekend. I sorta breezed through it before because I'm in a realy anti-1999 mood right now (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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