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(...) It sure does. If it's not the MegaBloks one, it was certainly inspired by it. (...) Because LEGO thinks that fire trucks should look like race cars: (URL) is frustrating, considering that they do know how to realistically model construction (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) It is MegaBloks (URL) (...) Yeah, that would be nice... (...) Kim Andersen (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> wrote in message news:Hqz22E.14GA@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) it. (...) about (...) the (...) model (...) Hello Lego does make some good models, but then they make things like the "Fire Truck" (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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hi "Jonathan MacIntyre" <jonwally2002@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:Hr7xHI.3p6@lugnet.com... (...) then do it :))) i think there is finite amount of models which can be buid i'm not saying nothing new will appear but if you track out technic (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) True. But the original posting wasn't complaining that there weren't new subjects for LEGO Technic sets, rather that the MegaBloks set *looked* so very good. It was then me who pointed out that the current LEGO fire truck looks very much like (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) This truck isn't really that far out. For your consideration, take a look at the following, which are current design airport crash trucks: (URL) not quite as streamlined as the Lego model, but the family resemblance is definitely there. Adrian (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> wrote in message news:Hr82qz.wDC@lugnet.com... (...) it's an air-port fire truck it doesn't have to have ladder but in fact what to release fire-truck for if it is not a fire-truck what everyone is (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) Very true. Yes, I knew it was an ARFF, but I guess I figured that since this was LEGO's first foray into that particular sub-genre of fire/rescue vehicles, that they might stick to something a little more traditional looking: (URL) (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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(...) Adrian... thanks for the links. It certainly seems as though there might have been some real world inspiration for this model afterall. But as I've noted elsewhere in the thread, I think that a more traditional airport rescue vehicle might (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> wrote in message news:HrC4AA.1JKr@lugnet.com... (...) i'm sorry my english is weak i know i meant to ask rhetoric what for TLC released FT in a shape which cannot be recognized as FT :) (...) holy (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) I only know one language, so you are way ahead of me. :) (...) I understand completely. And agree totally. (...) I think we were sort of saying the same thing... just using different words. :) All the best, Allan B. (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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