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I have that catalog and have always wondered about it. The other sets in the image were freely available at the time. These were the first LEGOLAND town sets available (at least in the US) with posable mini-figures. I never saw the hospital set on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow, ya-mon, that looks a *lot* like a real set! Even looks like it's got a helicopter landing pad on the roof. Wouldn't it be cool if 626 (a 1978 set) was that helicopter? :-) --Todd (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.admin.database)
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I've added a Miniland scale car to my wallpaper page: (URL) doesn't seem to be serving jpgs correctly, though, so you can take a look at the 800x600 here: (URL) styling is inspired by "muscle cars" from the late 60's and early 70's. However, I'm not (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.town)
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While perusing a 1979 US LEGO catalogue the other day I came across the following page. Nothing too unusual about it except that it features a set that I've never seen listed on Lugnet or anywhere else for that matter. (URL) the hospital ever sold (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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Re: Millennium: All good stuff, Maynard! I'm doing my first town. Since it has acquired one or two emerging characters, I thought of doing a day-in-the-life walkthrough. Sort of a Bill and Mary episode. This would supplement the do-it-yourself (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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Kyle Henneberque wrote in message ... (...) From now on I'll be watching my back ;-) To be honest I've kept a few things under wraps. I've done a George Lucas and started with part 3 of City Tours and I'm working my way back to parts 1 and 2. The (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> Sanjay, I hope you are aware of the fact that I too hate you now. Your collection of sets outnumbers mine by far. I have been collecting since around 1987, yet I only have about half of your collection. The work you are (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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After Josh, my drunken friend, got sober, I made him assist me in washing every peice of Lego in the town. That's the way to do it, you know. (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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Brian Sauls wrote in message ... (...) The city took 18 months to plan. From the time I tore down my previous 6x5 roadplate town in Jan 1998 to the time I constructed Millennium City in October 1999. The city plan grew as I purchased more and more (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message <38B70357.C4D5F27F@h...il.com>... (...) <SIGH.> All those tiles. All those town sets that I never owned. All those trees! You realize, of course, that I hate you now.<g> A truly spectacular job. I love the detailing (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) I have to comment...I used to come home from sea, and find that my Mini-Figs were in all sorts of interesting poses...and I knew that my roommate had been drinking :) (He was good about it though, because I couldn't have cared really...it (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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Jonas Marcho wrote in message ... (...) see (...) as (...) no (...) Fire (...) such (...) jagged (...) Store (...) my (...) entire (...) architecture? (...) database (...) I (...) What a pathetic post. I laugh loudly at you. After you stop feeling (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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Your second city looks a lot better than the first. I think you are on the right track. I have some alternate suggestions that I don't think have been posted yet. Consider learning a bit about REAL architecture. I've found that this has inspired me (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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One option I've come across is this really expensive paper that people use to print bumper stickers on. It's ultra-glossy and water-proof. The catch is that the ink has to dry under light for twenty-four hours, AND the paper is very expensive, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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Kevin Wilson has suggested that I reduce the number of roads and spread out so I can have more room to develop. I am going to go with his idea, because it's a very good one. I just finished the Gun Dealer; it is made to on the corner and it takes up (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Looks like you hit that one on the head. I kinda like the space in the center of the bottom two plates on the first two rows (ie the left, bottom corner). You could get a kind of five sided buliding there. (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Hmm...Office Max perhasp? I'm thinking computer stores and office supply stores. Maybe if you can stumble across them, arts and crafts or school supply stores could be a possiblity. (Hobby/Train stores?) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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That sounds like a pretty good idea to me. :-) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) In a word: too many roads, not enough space for buildings. No wonder your buildings don't look good if you have to squeeze them into teh space between roads like that! Try adding a non-road plate between every pair of parallel roads so you (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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I've looked at CompUSA but could fine nothing... (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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