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(...) That contest was a ton of fun. One thing that one had that I haven't seen in any other contest here was that we were encouraged to make entries look like official sets. Add a support vehicle, the appropriate number of figs and accessories, and (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Uh, actually I've just realised that I was mistaken as to the definition of the word dinky. I didn't realise it meant small or insignificant. What I meant was it looked like an old-fashioned toy, like a Dinky(TM) Toy. (2 URLs) Cheers, (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Nah, I wouldn't flame you for that. It's easy to see the classic space through rose-colored glasses and I congratulate you at taking an honest, critical look at the sets. I remember when classic space came out. I really didn't know what to (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Don't forget your boy-ish good looks. ;o) -Lenny (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) True...nostalgia is a powerful factor in the reverence the old CS sets enjoy here, but for me anyway it's the concept of playablility that comes through in the design and basic construction of the sets that tweaks me more so than the actual (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) ... (...) Save a spot for me up there dude. I like the old sets, but appreciate them more for their place in history than as models in themselves. I had the 924 as a kid, and could build it from memory. When I came out of my dark age 18 months (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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<snip> (...) Tim, you better stop making me feel old. Sometimes I think it's these ABS bricks that make me feel younger than I really am... (granted, I'm not as old as some of the folks (Like Larry), but I'm up there with most of em, I'm sure... (in (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Well the is try #2, so i'm gonna leave out all the typing cause i don't feel like doing it again! (2 URLs) Comments, questions? Josh (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Same here, I have not a huge deal of interest in the Galaxy Explorer (although I do own one of each of the 3 LLxxx printed bricks that I picked up from a seller). My big interest is in getting a 6983 Ice Station Odyssey so I can be Ice Planet (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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A french message follows. Un message en français suit. Hello, I'm happy to announce MonLUG's sixth participation in a train show at the « Expo Train Modélisme » in the Montreal Area. It will be held at Georges Vanier High School in Laval (just north (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I don't blame ya. I don't own the Galaxy Explorer, but I've played with a couple of them. It is a nice model, but to me it isn't special. I think that's because it wasn't a set I grew up with though, if it was, the story would be different. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Minifigs? That was always what made me less interested in universal sets like (URL) 744> when I was a kid. Universal building sets have always seemed to have less 'personality' to me. After searching the database for 744, I looked at a great (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hey, No, there are no stickers in this set:) This is a printed "3"! This is a good set! Build Well Erik Bush (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) ... (...) It's called nostalgia. I was surprised a few years ago to find that I don't suffer from it. I've probably told this story one too many times, but anyway... Like most Space Lego fans, I lusted after the 928/497 Galaxy Explorer. For (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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»Litir« is an experiment by one of the leading architects in Bregnerod. The idea is to build a house with a more varied use of materials than what is typically the case for a house in Bregnerod or its neighbouring areas. I have experimented a bit (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hi, It's not a sticker. There's no stickers in this set. Pierre (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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To jog your memory: [LEGOSet 1497] I have a question about the tile with the '3' used for the spoiler of the car. Is this pattern a sticker or not? Thanks in advance. -Orion (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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(...) (URL) probably work better. . . (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Absolutely. Aside from being an original design, the old classic space sets revolve around one central concept: playability. The basic brick construction affords great material for building other creations to be sure, but even the official (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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