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Subject: 
Re: 2003 part selection
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lugnet.space
Date: 
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 23:44:51 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:
> Space.
> 
> Just taking a browse thru some of the shots from the Toy Fair as posted on
> FBTB.  I find myself becoming more of a part monkey these days and do there
> ever seem to be a lot of interesting things up this summer.
> 
> Without question the SW line definately comprises the majority of my
> purchases in the last few years, but for '03 the part selection appears to
> flourish in the Discovery (lunar landing) sets, Designer (awesome 'bots) and
> some of the models...the speedboat and jet.
> 
> The variety of slopes, curves, macaroni, curved panels, joints etc. in these
> is just awesome, not to mention the price points are considerable lower than
> the licensed stuff.
> 
> Whenever I see an awesome MOC with colour accents, I see these hard to find
> parts in a wide variety of shades and colours become a spacer's goldmine IMHO.
> 
> Anyway, just my 2 sand blue, inverted curved panel bricks.


You forgot to mention the best element of the bunch, the 1x2 plate with
click hinge on the end, in what seems like every color of the rainbow (I
remember black, grey, orange, green, red...)  Finally, if you want to use
click hinges, you don't have to take up an entire brick's height.  Woo!

Adrian
--
http://www.brickfrenzy.com



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Space. Just taking a browse thru some of the shots from the Toy Fair as posted on FBTB. I find myself becoming more of a part monkey these days and do there ever seem to be a lot of interesting things up this summer. Without question the SW line (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)

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