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Re: LEGO Legends
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:10:40 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
> Jennifer Clark <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> writes:
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> > Aha! Suddenly it all makes sense! I remember when they released
> > this set thinking "what on earth is that supposed to be?"; it
> > seemed to be a real hybrid type of vehicle the like of which I'd
> > never seen before. But sure enough, it does bear an amazing
> > resemblence to a Unimog. I think I like it now :-)
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> Perhaps Unimogs are not so common in the UK
I saw one once (in the uk) strangely enough it was on the road directly off
the one where I live. It was coming up the hill towards me, riding on large
balloon tyre's it was rather impressive and larger than I imagined. It was
pulling a trailer loaded with foliage so this supports the assertion there
used in agriculture.
> I've always thought that the 8846 tow truck looks like a Land Rover.
> I dunno if it is actually made to look like one, though. Do anybody
> else think it looks like the Land Rover?
I always thought it was a Landrover you can't mistake those familiar lines.
Incidentally I drive a Landrover although mines a Discovery.
Steve
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| "Steven Lane" <Steveroblane@aol.com> wrote in message news:GEtx5s.n13@lugnet.com... (...) off (...) large (...) The is one around Canterbury - it is used by a forestry company and looks like is would not be stopped by anything! It certainly makes (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Perhaps Unimogs are not so common in the UK? I remember recognizing it at once as a child. I didn't know that it was called "Unimog", but I did know that it looked like "those large lorries used by the road construction guys"... I've always (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.technic)
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