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(...) Which I can further confirm. One late night I wondered thru a WM SuperCenter. The aisles were crammed with pallets of boxes, waiting to be opened and shelves stocked. Near the toy department I noticed a number of Lego boxes. Several were (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Lugnet.Underground vs Lugnet.Rockraiders
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(...) Rock Raiders™ is the name of a play theme (the first released play theme) within the LEGO SYSTEM™ Underground product category. (...) That's because Aquazone is the name of the product category. Underwater isn't the name of the product (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Super Value Pack at Wal-Mart
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Is anyone in the US planning on getting the Value pack and doesn't want to Rock Raiders set? I don't want anything else from the set. Rob ---...--- (...) crystal (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Super Value Pack at Wal-Mart
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(...) afaik this set is available in Europe (definitely the UK- the first RR set I bought) and not the US. It's quite a nice set- lots of tools (a complete 6 tool pack, as in the X-wing and others, iirc) as well as the minifigs, and the double hand (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: New Lego Site
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In lugnet.underground, James Howse writes: <clip> (...) Page 2 of the Sept/Oct Mania Magazine confirms the character info you gave above. Also mentioned is Bandit (blue legs/red torso/black hat) "an expert at sneaking crystals away" and Jet (female (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground)
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The new lego site features the Rock Raiders. I was able to see some of the new thing but when I went back it say I need flash 4. Even though I have it. Anyway can anybody get to it? Can you post the info on the Characters? The orange guy is Sparks (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) I don't imagine it's linked but there is a Rock Raiders holder page. It says "Come back in September" but then I know how easy it is to miss web deadlines, so let's not be too hard on TLG. -> (URL) paul :: (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground)
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(...) I just noticed that, while there is no such chart I could find, the Lego web site is still organized this way. Check the URLs on the main "worlds" page. Futuristic Star Wars Star Wars E1 Insectoids Aquazone Action (ie present) Space Port (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 4950 Loader Dozer
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(...) Maybe it's just that I'm trying to open it too quickly. I always lift it abou two "teeth" notches and then the canopy and hinges come off on the third notch. I'll try to take things a little more gently. (...) Hey, that's a good idea. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 4950 Loader Dozer
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I bought this set recently too and I liked it better than I expected. Not having seen the aqua-set with the same loading scoop mechanism it was new to me and I think it works well, especially for younger kids. The canopy hinges on mine did not pop (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.underground)
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Klaus is a class II Corporal in the maintenance unit for the substation, Hephaestus' Forge. This morning his duties call him to a lower tunnel where water pipes keep bursting (affecting pressure for lower excavation areas). He parks his vehicle in (...) (25 years ago, 7-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) Yeah, and space (lowercase 's') can include Star Wars, but sci-fi can't, according to those in the know about the difference between sci-fi and fantasy... B-) <duck> --Todd (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) Yes; see my other message. But the term "space" is such a catchphrase for lego folks... (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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Telestia is a dang good pilot (and she knows it) but signing on with Manwaring Underground Developers didn't entail anything like this. The Mammoth craft's finer points never included high marks for maneuverability, and angling it through a narrow, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) The theme you're looking for is "Sci-Fi". Steve (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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(...) Yeah, that sure is a goofy bit, isn't it! The official TLG website isn't one to be trusted always (IMHO) with minutae like that, but to the best of my knowledge, they did get the Underground part right. Time will tell, of course. :-) (...) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I would guess that "Present" is for all the things that aren't techincally Town... ResQ, Extreme Team, etc. James (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) I would submit that perhaps their chart is "broken", and they meant to have, or at least ought to have (under Lego System): Present - Town (Past) - Castle - Adventurers (Future) (aka Space/Sci-Fi) - Space - Underground - Aquazone This sort of (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) *grin* See, we can solve that simply by calling all those things "space". (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) (URL) Raiders is a Theme within a System named Underground, just as Insectoids is a Theme within a System named Space, and Aquanauts is a Theme within a System named Aquazone. Underground, Space, and Aquazone are all Systems with a Product (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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