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(...) Why don't you think they will do indian/persian/etc or Greco Roman? Also what about an oriental theme? They could do that (Oh wait a minute, they already did. it was called ninja and it sucked). -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) It actually all has to do with the market. The US City Centre range is 21 sets, and S@H still carries many discontinued models, bringing the total to over 30, probably because of lack of sales. The US train range continues with 11 sets, plus (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I assume that you are refering to the wheels that were also used (without tyres) on the pirate cannon bases? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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Brad Hamilton wrote in message ... (...) When I left my previous job I got a chocolate cake with a Belville set on it. Not sure of the set number but it was the one with the girl on the beach scene. Looked quite cool, but I was careful to remove it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.town)
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Let's not forget, they also made those wheels in white, and I love those wheels! They are one of the hallmarks of the era, when all the really nice sets came out. The wheels they introduced in the late '80s that snap on were ok. The nice thing was (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Excuse me, but I am NOT doing the same thing. I was not prepared to pay a ridiculous price for a Lego. I think, for as neat and as old as this set is, I thought $50 was a great price. That is what I was willing to pay. And I didn't get it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) There may be truth in that but it does not explain why kids immediatley start building things they see in everyday life. It seems that someone, somewhere in Lego has taken advice that only trendy product lines will sell. Yes, kids (and the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) There may be truth in that but it does not explain why kids immediatley start building things they see in everyday life. It seems that someone, somewhere in Lego has taken advice that only trendy product lines will sell. Yes, kids (and the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I won a bag full of Lego items recently and I received a "blue" rubber brick. It's just a novelty eraser. David Williams dwilliams@perthmail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Sanjay, Here is a wishful thought! Maybe, just maybe they are going to bring back the "glory days" of our beloved line. 50 sets of pure construction with the return of the garage door and 4 new houses! Mike (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I suspect that town sets don't appeal to children as much as some of the other "trendy" product lines like Star Wars. Town is probably seen as "booring." Kids want what they see on TV. I remember the early 90's catalogs when they had tons of town (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Brendan, I meant the NON variety of wheels! They look great on trucks and tractor trailers but thats about it (2148,3442, colorline etc.). I wish that they would get back into the car wheels like what is on the 6655,6634,6694 ect. The wheel (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I wound up in a bidding war for one auction, and it turned out the other guy only really had to have the instructions!!! So after I won I sold him the instructions (dupes to me) for $15. Ugh. (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I finally got a copy of the 2000 LEGO Catalogue over the weekend, and in need of a good laugh checked out the City Center (Town) section. I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but is the range slowly but surely decreasing? I'd say there are (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) $51. (...) <nitpick mode> See? That's exactly what happens on eBay. People don't realize they might find another one of these sets later... You're complaining about this while you are actually doing the same thing... </nitpick mode> (Not to be (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'll second Sanjay's opnion here, that the trains do take up a large amount of space. I would estimate that 1/3 of the area of my city is taken up with the trains. Not so much that physically they cover 1/3, but that for the rest of the city, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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Will Middelaer wrote in message ... (...) I'd have to agree with Will on this one. I got three of them from a guy I did a deal with a couple of years ago and while they're the same dimensions as their ABS cousins, you'd quickly wear out the rubber (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Its possible I guess Will!! It just seems to have more of a building purpose than a erasing one! (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Do you think perhaps this could be one a Lego pencil eraser? The Lego Outlet store in Potomac Mills mall sells such things. Will (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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Hello all, i'm after advice, does anyone know a lego set that includes a red 2x4 rubber brick?! I have one, its not quite the same red as normal bricks, and this brick has three small holes on the underside, but anyone have any idea which set(s) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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