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(...) and get this into a setup with Scott Sanburn's awesome Shell station--I can see these two on opposing corners, duking it out for business...;) Nice to know there's competition in the lucrative filling station market! (However, Scott's station (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) other (...) Well it sucks! At least in Canada, where a "3.99 US" set has $4.50 US shipping. And they the want our taxes in US$..... Now I never use S@H, even though I would use it every month if not for the misleading and unreasonable princing (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Here are 5 preview shots of my large (17 inch X 30 inch base size) Amoco Gas station. Not much to talk about yet, skip to bottom for the pictures if you don't want to read: In the first picture the black things at the top are actully the doors to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I don't think that there is any danger that Lego will go under; its status as the icon/juggernaught of construction toys is still secure, although perhaps not what it once was. LD really has the potential to turn the whole company around. I'm (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I won't fight you on this point. (...) Nope. Town and city are long gone and aren't being replaced. (...) Not true. If you read the boxes of the Jack Stone series you'll notice this: 'Ages 4 and up'. Name me the last town set that was made (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) ill have to agree with you on the first part, but with the things getting better, i really cant say at this time. with the downsizing and higher expense of these newer sets, people might get turned off by them. if that happens, Lego will loose (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) ill have to agree with you on the first part, but with the things getting better, i really cant say at this time. with the downsizing and higher expense of these newer sets, people might get turned off by them. if that happens, Lego will loose (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm not pleased with the direction that Lego has taken in the retail market over the past 4 years, but I'm thrilled with the Legends and Sculptures lines, and pretty happy about Classics and Bulk. I also think that things are only getting (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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i forgot to mention he Sopwith Camel looks great. its probably the best set in the book. at $50, its a bargain. joe (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Not only that, but it works out so that if you buy a lot of sets (if you're an AFOL with expendable cash for example!) you're saving money with lego's new shipping policy. -Shiri (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) its all in my first post. just because im really mad at the new juniorized lego sets doesnt mean i will be giving up on lego at all. i just wish lego would wake up and see that many people, not just me, feel the same way about these newer (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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On the other hand, I was noticing something on the back of the boxes of the Jack Stone sets: a graphic showing the assembled toy being dropped out of the hand of a child. The point being that the assembled toy doesn't bust into its components when (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Tell us how you really feel, Joe. (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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hi, i just got my new lego S@H 2001 catalog and god am i PO'd. These sets are getting more and more crappier and expensive every day. please dont tell me that the new and stupid, "JACK STONE" sets are going to replace the town, or city sets. are (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Good point. Kudos to Jason for doing a great job, though. (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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hi, how long does it take to receive the lego S@H magazine if you ordered it by phone? TIA, joe (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I am going to assume, when answering these questions that you are talking about the most recent GATS show, as in the show that can be seen in the pictures here: (URL) far as who all was in attendence, read Scott Sanburn's Report here: (URL) of (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) See lugnet.org.us.michlug or the MichLUG website at www.michlug.org for details of this particular GATS show, which was held in Grand Rapids MI weekend before last. However GATS (Great American Train Shows) is a company that puts on a train (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Ben & All, (...) Are you referring to a specific GATS show, or just in general? Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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