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Re: Mini-Fig Skateboards!
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lugnet.year.2002
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Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:16:05 GMT
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"Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> As mentioned, I also think this set will be a hit with my nephews • (6,9,14),
> all of whom are both LEGO maniacs and skateboarding fans. In the past
> couple of years they started collecting little miniature skateboards and
> stunt bicycles that can actually be taken apart with tiny tools to swap • out
> wheels, boards, sets, handlebars etc. The little skateboards actually • have
> skate park scenes you can purchase but there are no Tony Hawk (or whoever)
> figures included. According to my nephews you "play" with the skateboards
> by riding them with your index and middle fingers. Anyone else familiar
> with this strange (to me) toy craze?
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They are known as "Finger Boards" - my son has a few of them. They have
also been a McDonald's Happy Meal toy fairly recently I think.
Mike
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| (...) Fingerboards have been around since the late eighties. I remember my 'skater' friends in middle school used to play with them in science class. I thought it helped keep them in prime mental skating condition during the eight hours of school. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002)
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| I was browsing the Marz Distributors site today because of a posting with the news that they had pictures of the new Studios Monster Movie sets available. While devouring the pics of the new LEGO mini-fig werewolf, dracula and mad scientist, I (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general)
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