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Re: Mini-Fig Skateboards!
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Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:16:05 GMT
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"Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:GpDF46.Ho6@lugnet.com...

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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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  Re: Mini-Fig Skateboards!
 
(...) 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. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002)

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  Mini-Fig Skateboards!
 
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 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general)

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