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| (...) Well, since one of the "non-LEGO" things they refer to is the MINIFIG, one wonders how long it's actually beem since the reviewer played with LEGO. eric (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Or perhaps the writer was just deprived or real Lego as a child and had to make do with Brix Blox or some such knock-off. Sean (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) And the set has rotating wheels! Gosh, LEGO has only featured those since 1962. ;) Actually, I don't think this set includes any new pieces--the minifig, the antenna, the spoiler, the wheels, the windshield, the exhaust pipes-- these pieces (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Heh. (...) Of the pieces in the set, only the exhaust pipes even seem exotic to me. In fact, that's why I bought it, to get a pair. Somehow I'd managed not to get them. There is something (to me) un-LEGO about them... they follow such a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yep. I know they showed up chrome in a few different sets. Well, OK, at least two, one of which is 2963. They look even weirder (i.e., more un-LEGO-ish) without the chrome. My kids have got one set of those, and I can't count the times I've (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| "Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:58461to0tlde2lv...4ax.com... (...) In (...) get (...) There are a non-chromed pair in the 6646 Screaming Patriot. (URL) - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) <set:6446> and <set:6669>. I have both... --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) They can be found on older race type sets (Diesel Daredevil, Screaming Patriot, Eagle Air Show) but it is originally a Fabuland piece. Selçuk (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thank you Selçuk! It is nice to hear someone just say the word Fabuland... 3 weeks or more since it has come up and even better to hear it get credit for the origin of an element. [especially one described as *exotic* and *weird*. Two very (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Oops! Sorry not 3671 but in red in <set:3626> sheree (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I only called them weird. Eric said they were exotic. You better thank him, too. ;) Steve (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, that would bring the lugnet.fabuland up to 262. :-) So, Thank you, Eric! [and Thank you, Steve for calling this to my attention.] Have I managed to kill this Thread yet? I have rather fancied myself as one of the better Dragonriders of (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Uh, you're welcome, I guess. I do think of them as an exotic piece, if they were "imported" from another line, I guess that explains my gereal feeling of non-System vibes when I see them. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike them (I did buy (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Speaking of which, has anyone done any MOC's of the Pernese? Moving out of LEGO realm, has anyone heard if there any plans for movies from this series of books? Steve (24 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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