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So Josh catches the fever, eh?
I remember when it happened to me. It was approx. 2-3 years ago, I had just
built this: http://members.aol.com/blueofnoon/lego/images/cbm00.jpg and I
was telling Craigo Hamilton about it when he chimes in with how it sounds
like I had built the castle/mad max equivalent of a Blacktron I model.
After we finished talking I raced to the computer to look at the scans on
brickshelf, and it's been bliss ever since.
I am not at all sure that there is a cure for the BT1 fever. Since I am
several times BT1 complete (with 1/2 the sets MISB when they came into my
hands); loaded with black, trans-yellow, and trans-red elements; and have
many BT1 logo printed elements besides -- I can admit that the need to
acquire stuff does perhaps lessen over time. But if y'all are anything like
me, it never quite goes away. Once these smiley little badasses have sunk
their hooks into your heart, you never fully recover from it. You just keep
building, and tweaking, and customizing, and etc.
...and to think that originally I was a castle forest and pirates guy!
Except for my early 80's space stuff, I don't really see myself as a space
person at all. And I am far from complete in space except for BT1. But
then, I don't so much collect as buy for elements anyway.
BTW, I can't help but recommend patience when it comes to planning your
purchases or trades. Do not pay top dollar for this stuff! I have a funny
feeling more than we now realize may be on the way from TLC itself; but even
if it were not, patience is often rewarded. Trust me. Probably the biggest
hassle is acquiring the trans-yellow hoses. I wonder if the new Battrax
might contain trans-yellow hoses...
[About the Ldraw model:
The original model was black and trans-red (not trans-yellow), and the
driver had an iguana helmet, yellow 3 feather plume, and one of the tiny
faced SW miniheads (probably QGJ, the discount Jedi). The latest version of
the driver has black ninja shoulder armour. Originally, there was no
motorcycle escort for my Castle Blacktron tank, but now it has a 13
motorcycle escort. The "cbm" in the image doubtless stands for "Castle
Blacktron Mobile", or some such very similar thing. I can't recall precisely.]
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) My addiction to Blacktron started the day I found Lugnet, and from then on, I never got over it. Other themes pale in comparison to it, except some of the classic space sets, which I declare to be some of the best designs of all time. My (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: BT1 Fever (was Re: WTB/WTTF: Blacktron 1)
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| Yes, Blacktron Rules! [snip] (...) As much as I want more trans-yellow hoses I doubt TLC will make them. For starters the picture on the voting page shows the 'yellow with black ends' hoses. (Yes I made a not of that.) The other point is we have (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: BT1 Fever (was Re: WTB/WTTF: Blacktron 1)
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| (...) Hey Richard, been awhile :) (...) Yup, you were a castle guy alright ;) . Hrm...Blacktron can do that to you... (...) Heh, yup. The Blacktron stuff is just plain fun. It's easy, lighthearted building. The sets are good enough to be awesome (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.space)
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| I am interested in any and all Blacktron 1 sets/items. All 5 sets-maybe I have enough Alienators by now, but I'm interested in *anything* boxed! I'm really open for sets of any condition, as I'm in this for parts too. If you have any Blacktron set (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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