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It's getting to that time of the year when the LEGO range for next year is revealed. Below is a list of Town sets I reckon TLG may release next year. - Airport (Last one released in 1994) - Town House (Last one released in 1990) - Bus Station (Last (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Hmmm... let's not get depressed here by thinking about what Lego probably will release... how about what we think they *should* release if we had our druthers! I vote for stuff they have either never made or not since the 70's, or are very (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'd _really_ like to see some sets geared at both boys and girls. None of this pink crap, but some decent imaginary-town stuff. Houses, stores, schools, etc. (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Kevin Wilson <70641.507@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:37E84B91.5B9A42...rve.com... (...) Below is a list of what TLG have released between 1978 and 1999. This list is by no means exhaustive or the years entirely correct. - Bank (1988, 1997) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) And get rid of those usless cowboy hats. For 1999 i notice that they took the unpatterned cowboy hats ofut of western accessories and put them into the headwear pack -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ... (...) that (...) Do not forget the monster trucks, race cars and men living with their helmets..:-) Selçuk (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Jonathan Wilson wrote in message <37E8A293.5AB9DF92@x...il.com>... (...) This would be very cool..:-) (...) the unpatterned cowboy hats ofut of western accessories and put them into the (...) But, cowboy hats not came from wild west to town. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Accually cowboy hats first appeared in the really old cowboy type sets with the immovable minifigs and the bendy arm people. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Take a look at this train set from '76: (URL) seem to recall another older western town that had cowboy hats too - kinda like the Town Plan with a cardboard layout board and western buildings on it. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Or go back to 1975 and check out set 365 (Wild West Scene). Looks like the WW prototype. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) the "big head" cowboys. Looks pretty funny. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) In some parts of the U.S. you would need a lot of cowboy hats for a modern scene (there are almost certainly many many more cowboy hats worn today than in the late 1800s out west). The comment about female hair styles should have been all (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Frank Filz: (...) "middle"? - The guy at the bar with black hair and sunglasses? (see <URL:(URL)) - The girl in red and white striped sweatshirt? (see <URL:(URL)) - Mike behind the bar? (see <URL:(URL)) - The brown haired girl in blue dancing in the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) How about an El-train accessory pack? With tall stands and parts to make supports for an urban train. Steve (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37e920bc.214463...net.com... (...) My only complaint with the monorail accessories (a very minor one at that though) is the fact that the support bases are too big ie 6 x 6 studs. It (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm holding out for lots and lots of 2x2x5 girders!!!! Paul Sinasohn, who needs them for the drop tower (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) You're right Frank - I guess it's that I don't have any of the old Pigtails hair. Wish I did! And yes, I use the long female hair for guys too (makes great renaissance italian gentlemen for SCA setups) nd I suppse you could use the ponytail (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) And what about 617 from 1976 ? Benjamin Whytcross b_whytcross@hotmail.com (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Thomas Main wrote in message <37E8EA09.AD9F5011@a...te.edu>... (...) reverse (...) WW (...) (URL) the other ones: (URL) we can easily conclude that there were a western line way before the WW ,that we know today, introduced. Selçuk (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) See, there's a reason I bought 19 6444s.... Good thing KB Toys realized that $9.99 was the wrong price for them, I might have bought even more... (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Jonathan Wilson wrote in message <37E8E7A7.89911D78@x...il.com>... (...) ...snip... (...) the immovable minifigs (...) Try putting those old cowboy hats on a new minifig. They end up looking like some sort of novelty hat a clown wears to a rodeo. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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A big harbour with huge tankers and smaller recreational boats would be great. Then, you´d be able to buy extra bridges and extra boats. For example, the big set come with one tanker, two small boats, and some piers, along with a crane. Then as (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.town)
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Don´t forget the street-racing. I wonder how many minifigs that get killed each year because of those races... --Tobias (...) that (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.town)
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In article <FIFp9J.Asr@lugnet.com>, sds87@hotmail.com says... (...) As long as I'm dreaming, I'll vote for something like the Dacta people set, only with 70's or 80's minifigs. I've got oodles of racers (who doesn't?) and dudes in blue coveralls; (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I agree, but do you really want to go back to THAT discussion? (URL) the "horrible quote on Scala webpage" thread dealt with that (partly, at least). Town (I'll say this once again,) is NOT all about disasters, and its high time TLC should (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) The third one (ponytails, I'm guessing) hasn't been in use for years. I had a few. I lost most, had one more left. I hated it. (...) I think he was referring to "girl" hairstyles, the middle one being the guy at the bar, and he didn't count (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, I don't know too many girls who have ponytails-from-the-t...-the-head, mostly only hanging-low-above-the-neck. Shiri (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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Kevin, (...) Wait, what do you think your post is - not depressing? I keep dreaming it's real, then waking up to reality - That's DEPRESSING! :-( Great ideas, BTW: (...) Of course. (...) Also known as people-movers, wanted very much! See thread: (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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