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Re: That old set FEELING...
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lugnet.space, lugnet.town
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Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:19:41 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote:
> Yesterday I opened a MISB 6929 Starfleet Voyager and build it. The build took
> surprisingly long time, but it was worth every minute of it. There was a FEELING
> building this classic, seeing it grow in front of your eyes, that I just don't
> get building a recent set - none of the Star Wars sets had this special quality,
> that I just can't explain.
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> Anyway, about the discussion on containers, this set actually has a standard
> container, although it is small. I picture this ship as a FedEx interstellar
> small freight ship, with Robin Castway in the cockpit, and his trusted
> basketball in the container, with an express delivery of two shovels to the
> mining planets in the far end of the galaxy.....
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> And as Castway of course have to have a Hideaway to live in, I opened and build
> a 6592 Vacation Hideaway as well. A small house, few parts, and a simple build,
> but it still gave that same FEELING, that Privets Drive just couldn't.
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> Am I the only one having it like this? Does anybody have a better word for this?
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> regards,
> Arne, Copenhagen
I know exactly how you feel. There is nice MISB 6950 Mobile Rocket Transport
looking at me from the shelf above my computer. I have had this set in a box for
about 4 years now and it is getting harder and harder not to open it.
The feeling you describe is what keeps this set IN the box; I want to open it
and build it on a special occasion - like my 1 year marriage on june 20th...
/\/\ark "it's calling me!" de Kock
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| Yesterday I opened a MISB 6929 Starfleet Voyager and build it. The build took surprisingly long time, but it was worth every minute of it. There was a FEELING building this classic, seeing it grow in front of your eyes, that I just don't get (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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