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Re: An attempt at getting back on topic.
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Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:19:19 GMT
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Eric,
Yes, that's the way it is with most news groups like this one, but I always
throw a MLR (Mandatory Lego Reference?) in to make it look better. Anyway, the
"Themes" usually come out once a year, the official date is December 26th, I
think, but you can usually snag sets earlier than that. However, they quickly
disappear because of the Christmas buying frenzy. There is usually one or
"Themes" that are released in July, but you can them earlier as well, it depends
on the store, TLG, etc.
SW sets were an exception. I think they were trying to get the Classic series
on line by Christmas, but fell short, so the first ones appeared in January or
early February. The Episode 1 Sets were keyed into the release of the official
merchandise on May 2nd, but there were some that were out before. Another
interesting factor is that the Classic series were very hard to find at first,
but after awhile, they were there. It wasn't until May 2nd that all stores had
both, which was strange also. I hope some of this information helped!
Scott "Got all the SW for parts" Sanburn
Eric Kingsley wrote:
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> I agree with Eric J. that many of the threads in this group have strayed quite
> a ways off topic. For a while I thought that this was a Titanic News Group.
> :). In general I don't mind relavent off topic referances to other
> Movies/Events/Shows/Building Systems etc. But sometimes these threads tend to
> take on a life of there own.
>
> Now to try and generate some Star Wars Lego talk (kind of a revolutionary thing
> lately but here we go).
>
> First a question. Seeing that I have only recently (last 3-4 months) come out
> of my Lego dark ages I was wondering how often Lego comes out with new releases
> of their "Themes". Is it generally once/twice/three times a year etc. I was
> just wondering because I would like to know if we can expect more SW Lego sets
> latter this year or is it more likely that we will have to wait until 2000.
>
> I personally can't wait for Storm Trooper MiniFig's as well as a Boba Fett and
> Han Solo. I am hoping that since they are in the Classic SW Lego Logo (say
> that 10 times fast) that it bodes well for these Characters.
>
> Unfortunately (or fortunately) because of the nice weather I have not had alot
> of time to build so I don't have any new models for you. I also need to
> increase my piece count to finish my current projects. In the mean time I have
> created a direction sheet for the "Gonk" droid I created recently and have
> posted it on my web page. I know that most of you are savy enough to build one
> on your own but just to create a Lego Link I thought I would let you know.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shuttle/4598/GonkDir.html
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> On a bright note my nephew is having his 5th birthday family party and my wife
> and I got him some SW Lego and he thinks I am some sort of Lego God so I am
> sure I will get to build some tonight :).
>
> Anyway I hope this can start some SW Lego discussion if not maybe someone else
> can start up a line of conversation that can take off.
>
> Eric
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