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Yeah, like Castle. This year there is no castle (it´s still 1999) but next year it´ll be. Castle just took a break a year and was replaced with Ninja. --Tobias (...) 1966 (...) that (...) than (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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<SNIP> (...) other (...) Thanks for the advice, I was thinking on buying a freestyle box with a Timmy in (I could use someone to get killed so my police department gets some work and Timmy is perfect) but now I won´t, unless someone might give it to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) year (...) Where did this come from? I haven't seen anything that says "Futbol" in the catalog, and frankly, I don't think Lego would be dumb enough to refer to the soccer sets this way in the US. It would create way to much confusion. Jeff (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.admin.database)
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Hello all, I have two set that i can't find on Lugnet These are Number 060 on the box, it's blue from the 1960's, And box number 5, it an white box. With a striped flag logo I will see if i can get some scans More info, bix 060 has Lego System on (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) <nitpick> Ponte Vecchio is in Florence, not Venice.... the one in Venice which has shops all over it is the Rialto - see pic: (URL) Great idea though Eric. Post pictures when you're done! Kevin (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) There are no droids shown in the catalogue entry, so I'm sure it doesn't contain any droids. That's the usual way of presenting LEGO sets in the catalogue, I think. (...) But the dome elements are decorated! Ack! The MF domes are also (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.starwars)
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Soccer - although I probobly will end up buying a few of those 'Soccer Bus' sets simply for the number of minifigs contained within, I must say that this is a terrible looking theme. These sets pake in comparison to the promotional Soccer sets (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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Tobias: (...) I use 2*n bricks for houses quite often: (5 URLs) can also use plates: (URL) How do you get all the 1-stud wide bricks? Or do you use 2-stud wide bricks (...) I use everything I can get my hands on. I have a "sky-scraper" that uses a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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"Ponte Vecchio" The idea of building a model of my home village of Kew Gardens (New York) has been growing on me for quite some time. It is a diverse lot of residential styles including Anglophile medieval half-timbered houses, bits of castles, Jazz (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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The Artic windows are cool-looking, but they also look like they're 6-wide, 2-deep, and 6-tall. Augh! That's terrible! Did I miss seeing some seams between bricks, or are they really huge wall pieces? Steve (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic is Town (was: Re: My Analysis of the 2000 Sets)
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(...) And Extreme Team is/was Town, as well. Steve (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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I get the feeling that the 1998 soccer sets were a success and that prompted TLG/TLC (or whatever they refer to themselves as now) to introduce Futbol. Last years sets came with instructions for three different soccer games but to be honest they (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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(...) Is it possible they did that to make them contiguous with the existing football promo sets? I don't know the numbers for them offhand. eric (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, here's a few starting points (from the Pause guide): (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) You buy the 1x* bricks in online Auctions. Recently I bought 400 1x1 red bricks for $4 because no one else was bidding on them. Some colors are easier to obtain cheaply. White, for example is usually in greater demand. Also, I avoid the brick (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Town has been around since 1955, the first of the LEGO Systems. And until 1966 (when Trains came on the scene) it was the only LEGO System. I don't think that there is any worry about Town disappearing. Just some years are leaner than others. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ah, I see your problem. You need to stop buying elgo, and pick up some LEGO bricks. Elgo doesn't sell any 1-stud wide bricks. ;) (...) But seriously, the best way to get lots of 1x and 2x bricks in a nice color assortment is to buy the bulk (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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I´d like some set numbers for the buckets, please. I don´t think I can buy bricks in bulk here in Sweden where I live, too bad. --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I mean lego. --Tobias (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, you find a retailer, like myself, to sell you bulk LEGO in the colors you want, or if you aren't to picky about color, and they are available in your area, check out the 1200 piece buckets. Large, blue in color, and full of tons of (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town)
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