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(...) Hmmmm, if that means having the vehicles come out with those nasty red wheels then no, it wouldn't be great! :-) Brendan (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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To add conversation to the missing hospital and Exxon gas station: wouldn't you love to see (OR HAVE) all of the sets from 1978 - 1986 that did not make the cut to be released? Just think of the possibilities that never happened! I wonder if they (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) of the (...) Sanjay, I will send you a scan as soon as I can get a chance. It looks really cool! Too bad they did not release it! Mike (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Are there any sets that never appear on ebay or when they do only sell for really expensive prices? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Okay,so I understand that it has been a LONG time since the last house came out. Actually, I shouldn't say that as the Velux house came out just recently. However, I would have to say $130 for a MISB Metro Park and Service Tower is a GREAT (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I saw those auctions too and couldn't understand it, but it all depends on how badly someone wants something and the bidders at the time. A Metro Park & Service Tower goes anywhere from $90 to $210. I paid $130 for one MISB (off of eBay). (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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What is up with some people? I am completely baffled by this one example. I'm starting to make my suburb and everything for my city, and of course, houses are a must. I bid on 3 6370's on eBay (and didn't get one) but there was one that was just in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: The Mystery of the non existent Hospital also NON existent Exxon Station
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(...) Ok...ok...ok....you got me there Michael ;-) Have you got a scan of this anywhere? I personally reckon that 6371 is one of the best Gas Stations so I'd love to see it in Exxon colours. Thanks Sanjay -- Millennium City @ (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I have always wondered about this one. Does anyone know anything about it? (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I guess I should put my two cents in... (...) the door.>> You see, this is the beauty of painting the roads and grass for a city instead of using baseplates. You guys have to worry about creating enough room for baseplates. If you put baseplates on (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) The baseplates are 10" each, so they would overhang by 2" on a 48" sheet. I have ply on the floor of my lego room. The major portion of my city is on the floor, with a shelf hung on the walls at about 48" high, with a opening for the door. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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Erik Olson wrote in message ... (...) My original intentions were to usethe extra bedroom, about 12'x13'. I wanted to build 4' wide tables (read that as plywood on sawhorses) with roughly a 4'x4' hole in the middle with a cutout for the doorway. I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Belville parts in town buildings - Silly? No!
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Hi Brad! Glad you finally came to your senses <grin, duck, run> and realized the potential in the BV sets. I really don't think many of the Belville 'fans' that post here actually buy BV to work in a BV scale. (note - I said many, not all :) I don't (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.town)
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How much city are you going to build? I decided last year that my town would be long and skinny. That way it could be parked out of the way atop a bookshelf. Talk about Main Street! For now, I am trying to keep baseplates separable. One of my ideas (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ... <snip> (...) Has anybody actually done this? I was wondering how to make a large city (other than to stop turning my Lego room into a nursery) that was completely accessible without being a huge doughnut. Not (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I've often scoffed at LEGO sets aimed at girls. They always seem so cutesy and like the pieces wouldn't fit well with other LEGO models. I remember the Paradisa sets. I thought they were so silly. Now, I would kill for them. Paradisa pieces are VERY (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: The Mystery of the non existent Hospital also NON existent Exxon Station
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(...) Ok guys here is another one for you! The NON existent Exxon Gas station in the 1984 U.S. Catalog! It looks like the 6371 but the tow truck has fatter tires and the car is yellow! Also here is more trivia. Look at the Exxon #6696 tanker (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I think that LEGO's point is to reduce the piece count to make it easier for children to put together. Actually, I have a love/hate relationship with the juniorized pieces. On the one hand, they do reduce the complexity (bad), but on the other hand, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I've made some more ray-traces of variations of the car featured in the wallpaper I posted: (URL) can see them here: (URL) you can see, the doors and trunk open. The interior is fully detailed with steering wheel, instruments, gear-shifter, door (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.town)
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