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(...) Me too. (...) Well, you've summed up the argument perfectly in two lines. Maybe though as the Technic brand is being so poorly catered for at the moment we should pitch this as a Mindstorms basic bulk pack. Just changing the name not the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) In the interest's of furthering this intellectual discussion here is my contribution. If we have beams we need connector pegs, luckily lego know how to put a set together(even if they don't have such a great idea of what set's to make). (...) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I have wished for something like this for a long time as well: it would be really cool to have a separate tub for each colour of technic elements! The vast majority of pieces should be mainly beams, (without overly many small ones) and technic (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I most emphatically did NOT suggest anything regarding a universal set. While I also have more than a few copies of both the 8277 and the sub - and paid an obscene amount for a some large vintage sets, this is NOT what I had in mind. I WANT, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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I've been thinking of building a tracked crane for a long time, I finnaly started it! I started with a 2 wide frame between the planned tracks (Dacta;-)), but decided upon 4 wide to allow room for the 4 wide turn table. The body is 8 wide, with a 4 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.technic)
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At BZ there was a post about what the prophecies say in the Seeking, in the hut at Ko-Koro. Read what they say for yourself. - Arku (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I'd love to do this, but I have had to struggle through every bug that's ever been mentioned. Basically, if I spend the time to work through three identities, I can get one special feature (scorpion battle, air battle, or sundial, etc) but (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I must say, I don't treasure my universal sets *that* much!! (...) And I dont really understand that - I think there were some great parts in that sub - I have 2. (...) Yes, that would be nice. But I think universal sets fill a different (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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Tim and the group In order to find Jala, you need to go the Fire city of Ta-Koro (Where Vakama lives). when ay the front entrance notice a little door on the right.. Go though that door and the person in front of you then is Jala :) After you have (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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After reading messages here someone said that we can in fact reach Ko-Koro and in order to do so we have to talk to Jala. I was wondering where to find Jala and if this is not the right way to get to Ko-Koro then what is?? Tim (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Didn't you read the part in parentheses? --Bill. (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've heard that too, but I suspect they are just talking about production costs. ABS is cheap, and there's no retooling needed to make basic bricks. So from that end it is certainly profitable. But when you include the distribution costs, I'm (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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Hehe... I figured out my problem... in addition to Le Koro randomly resetting depending on what side of the cave I entered on, I hadn't yet found the golden Hau. Finding that fixed my whole problem quite easily. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I doubt anything LEGO makes, now or at any time in the past, could be classified a loss leader. There is not $19.99 worth of raw materials and packaging in that tub. (...) I think an argument could be made that it might also be a staple for (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Lego has stated that 3033 is NOT a loss leader. (meaning it's profitable). (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ahhh, the magic Universal Set words have finally been spoken. I have my treasured 8062 in its own Plano 3720 tackle box for short trips.... I think the reason there has not been a Universal Set in a while is that it's a LOT of work to put (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I hope FEW is the operative word here, Why not have a few double bend studless as well, now they ARE virtually useless. I'll don my tin helmet now cause Jennifer use's double bent beams to mount her rear mud guards, and Jon Barnes built his (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here, here!! A fairly equal selection of studded & studless would be great! Including a few of the bent studless ones. The panels have their uses, but not in a bulk tub, please!! ROSCO (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's a shame. I consider the Blue Tub (3033) a staple set amongst AFOLs everywhere. Their content is just too essential to our building needs. Even if you only use 50% of the bricks, it's still worth the $20 price (comparing it to bulk (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'm pretty sure they were intended to compete with MegaBlox which had been producing similar tubs at similarly cut-rate prices. Lego's 3033 (just about?) completely annihilated the competition. Now that there is no competition for that (I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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