| | Re: Wonderful vintage [Samsonite 1971] LEGO just arrived -- what a treat!
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Paul Klenk wrote in message ... (...) the (...) I (...) Yes, I have a pile of these from my childhood. (...) Take a look at Gary Istok's "History of Lego" series... (URL) down and you'll find several articles on old plates, including these "waffle (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.1971, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Wonderful vintage [Samsonite 1971] LEGO just arrived -- what a treat!
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(SORRY, NO PHOTOS AT THIS TIME!) I just received a box of vintage LEGO which I purchased on eBay. It is set 120, the Samsonite Gift Set from ca. 1971. Some great pieces in it, and the box is to die for! Before I continue, I should point out a few (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.1971, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: New LEGO Racers
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(...) Pretty interesting. I've only got 4583, so I haven't been able to do any side-by-side motor comparisions. Anyone done any time trials with real parts? (...) Yeah, they weren't too much of a problem. Except that working on them exposed some (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002)
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| | Re: New LEGO Racers
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(...) Can't use Flash, huh? OK, here you go... (URL) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New LEGO Racers
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(...) Oh I love this Flash only stuff... :-( Can someone who can use Flash tell the rest of us what the content is? Frank (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New LEGO Racers
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(...) Since that page requires a Flash plug-in which I don't have or want to have, can you (or anyone) summarize the differences? I bought a few different Racers, and found only two types: the larger Technic style motor and a small one that takes (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002)
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| | Re: New LEGO Racers
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(...) WOW! Cool...I hadn't even noticed this until you posted...the motor type is indicated by the stick shift graphic attached to the words "PULL BACK MOTOR" on the Racers boxes...I went out shopping and just caught on. (Obviously I noticed the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New LEGO Racers
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I'm really enjoying the 2002 Racers series. Cheap fun! And there are actually six different types of pull-back motors, each with different torque & acceleration characteristics. Check out (URL) for details, the stuff about the motors isn't obvious (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-02, to lugnet.year.2002)
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| | Bohrok Spotting-Encino, California
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The Bohrok known as Nuhvok was spotted on an independent toy store shelf yesterday in Encino, California. Six copies were on the shelf @ $9.99 each. The invasion has begun. -D- (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.year.2002)
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| | Re: Hagrid + Troll = FuN!
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(...) =) I've been waitin' years for this system to actualize!!! Just can't wait till the products hit the shelves. --==RiçhärÐ==-- (23 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.year.2002)
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