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6774 Alpha Team ATV You get the funny minifig with the big mouth, the other minifig with the shoulder-length red hair, and the sub is kind of neat. 6776 Ogel Command Centre Interesting return to Pirates, Time Twisters, and Trans-red! 7126 Battle (...) (25 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001)
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| | Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
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(...) OED2 says: 1. A green or greenish blue substance obtained artificially by the action of dilute acetic acid on thin plates of copper (or a green rust naturally forming on copper and brass), and much used as a pigment, in dyeing, the arts, and (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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Well, actually 7159 (the Pod Bucket) also comes with these Battle Droid Elements used for a different function. And nearly everyone will admit that the 'thing' (it's no minifig) I am talking about looks totally crap. A new use of an element is not (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2001)
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| | Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
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Webster is out of date - patina simply means a weathered and/or age-darkened finish to antiquers, and can apply to copper, bronze, nickel, wood, etc, etc, etc. Weathered GREEN would make the most sense, as people would instantly know it is a shade (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) verdigris, according to www.webster.com, can be greenish or bluish, and is only secondarily associated with copper. patina, again according to Webster, is exactly the name of greenish, weather-aged copper. (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Ooh... I'll be happy to stand corrected on that color! (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Geez; why would they do that? I'm hoping they're badly photographed minifigs. (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) That's right. NO ONE nice model !!! ALL are juniorized like never before ! - Rene (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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Where are these grey pieces you are talking about in 7311? It has 2 VERDIGRIS 1x2x1.3 half-round with 1x1 plates in it, but I don't see any grey. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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I'm getting nostalgic for Micronauts, looking at (URL) 7311 has two gray half-round top 1x2. Yum! Life on Mars: spare parts for Castle? It might not be out of the question. (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) It looks like it will only be a Europian release. I say that because it was not in the NA catalog. I can only hope the Creator figs do not catch on to replace minifigs. That is all we need... Jude (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) It will be like buying <set:4216 4216 "Circus"/"Animals on Parade"> just to get 3 yellow fence pieces. In favor of "Creator", some have a pile of unused pieces. Brown and green appear as basic brick colors in 4119. Green and yellow slopes on (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) dollars (...) Okay, so roughly 6771 Ogel Command Striker= $3 USD 6772 Alpha Team Cruiser = $6 USD 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter = $9 USD 6774 Alpha Team ATV = $17.50 USD 6775 Alpha Team Bomb Squad = $27.50 USD 6776 Ogel Control Centre = $45 USD (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Roughly, 2DM == 1 USD (...) go here for a currency convertor: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Looks like new figures which are slightly bigger than mini-figures, more realistic look and more joints. Take a look at (URL) like the arm can go straight and when seated the figure need a 2x3 space. Those sets are not attractive however. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Belville: 5831: Looks like a new dog, translucent 3+ flowers!, not sure what that butterfly is, but it might make a good castle denizen. 5832: I think those teacups are huge, I think the "saucer" is the 4x4 dish that is often used in Scala for (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) dollars (...) (URL) fun! HTH KevinM. (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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Could someone please convert those prices into American and/or Canadian dollars (or at least give me the formula to do it myself?) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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Did you notice 4118 has at least two white lampposts in it? Woohoo! So does 4176! (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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Things have gone from bad to worse.More Juniorisation new lines that I think no one will buy at full price and no new proper town sets.If this continues in 2002 I may need to find another hobby Visu PS:Anyone interested in buying used Lego?(TFIC) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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