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Re: BT1 Fever (was Re: WTB/WTTF: Blacktron 1)
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Wed, 17 Apr 2002 23:27:57 GMT
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Richard Marchetti writes:
> 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.
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 favorite? It would have to be the simple 918.
> 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.
There's no need to search for a BT1 cure. I was hooked the day I got
a look at those sets. Perhaps it was the sinister yellow-black color scheme, or
the multitude of rare parts, and the awesome minifigs. Anyway I looked
at Blacktron, it added up to a great theme. I'm only a third blacktron
complete, which I wish I had MISBs on hand, but If I got my hands on them,
I wouldn't let them rot on the shelf, IMO. Of course, I don't keep my sets
unopened. I guess it's a curse of mine...
> ...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.
I got both ways, a bit of castle here and some space there. Guess I like to
diversify in my collecting. Sort of a balance, you know...
> 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...
Heck no! I think $25 is a steal on a Battrax, compared to $50+ ebay prices
and even higher MISB costs. Thank goodness Blacktron made it to Legend
consideration. I doubt if the battrax would have trans yellow hoses, but one
thing is for sure, they'll be new moulding parts, not the older versions.
> -- Hop-Frog
Just my two brickz...
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Lugnet No. 1112
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