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(...) Arg, and to think that I just visited København and missed this! I should have read your post two days earlier, that way I would have had a chance to visit the centre myself. Thanks for the pictures, though! Fredrik (25 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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That thing IS made out of LEGO bricks? It's even cooler than I first thought!! :-) But then, I should've known that LEGO would always have made life-sized models out of their own bricks! ;-) Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Sean Harrington (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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(...) That is true but right now it's still just the firestone labeled tire,bridgestones aren't the problem. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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| | Re: ROLLBACK! (Insanely cheap LEGO at Wal-Mart)
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I got a flyer in the mail, haven't been to any of the stores yet. It wouldn't apply to your area, since the prices are in Canadian dollars. It might just be the Ontario Wal-Marts. (...) greatly (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Thanks for the info, but where is this Wal-Mart located? The on-line store at Wal-mart.com appears closed for renovations. And Wal-Mart's sales vary greatly from store to store. To this day, I have not found any good deals in the Mid-Hudson Valley, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.market.shopping)
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5978 Sphynx Surprise was $59.97 ROLLBACK... $29.87! 8245 Robot's Revenge was $34.83 ROLLBACK! $17.43! 8268 Scorpion Attack was $17.97 ROLLBACK! $8.93! And finally... Model Team Red Fury ROLLBACKed from $59.73 to $29.87! There is also Rollbacked (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Please keep in mind that we are talking about LEGO. Virtually all kinds of bricks go well with each other. There are no rules. Which sets you'll want to buy depends on what you want to build. So, what do you like to build? Fredrik (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Silver Champion design comments
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(...) ...... (...) this (...) Hi Marco I'm sure it would great in Ferrari-red as well.... let me know how your project turns out... I'm sure other LUGNET members would love to see it too! And yes, TLC's timing could have been a little bit better, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Hi John you missed the biggest mistake : the silver colour. A F1 should have been red, Ferrari Red to be more precise :) and specially this year :-) With some friend we are joining our pieces coming from three 8448 to make it the right colour, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) I think the reasoning is that F1 style cars don't have a actual stick shift, they have buttons on the steering wheel. Technic transmisions have only so far come in stick shift style. Not having a stick shift trans makes the model as a model (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi everyone To all other Silver Champion owners..... I've just finished my McLaren... ...oops... Silver Champion, and have a few small complaints about the original design. 1st, why are there so many 3-long friction connectors used at the outboard (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If you don't have any other lego at all I reecomend you buy just one or two lego (not technic) sets. Most new technic sets come with very few basic plates and bricks, which are incredibly useful. However, you may find the selection you have (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Silver Champion - FULL size at Fisketorvet/Copenhagen
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(...) Except Bridgestone and Firestone are the same company :) Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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Just got the latest TRU catalogue, and that is the special price on these sets. Just after I bought them both, typical! Martin (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) TRU Penrith had the 8462 for $99, they had at least six sets. The 8448 is down to $129 there as well, they had two sets. pw (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Holy Cow! I thought it was cool that they built full size faring panels, but then, when I got in and saw that they were built out of Lego bricks themselves, I was blown away. The engine piece and the shock absorbers were also. Again, I was blown (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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(...) Yes, I'd vote for the 8462 as well. Great set especially with the discounted price at Australia TRUs. Unfortunately the current catalogue is a bit little-on for really nice Technics sets; too many Roboriders and Slizers for my taste. I'd also (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) firesone is the problem tire not bridgestone (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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Yeah... I'm sort of dissapointed that they "cheated" and put real car tires on an otherwise mind-boggling model : ( but, it *IS* Cool : ) "Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:G2AszB.HwL@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.dk.kb.kob)
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| | Re: tips for looking after an 8448 or links to 8448 pages?
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In lugnet.technic, Jonathan Wilson writes: [...] (...) The 8251 ( (URL) ) has 1. It's a cheap set, a few nice yellow parts, and a pretty spiffy little cycle, too. as evah, John C. (25 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)
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