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| So today I went to work thinking that this was going to be another regular day. It was, until I recieved an email telling me that a package had arrived for me. So I motor down to our mail room and Low and behold there is a big box containing a 7249 (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.year.2005, lugnet.town)
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| New stuff just in… Possibly the best set ever! (URL) now that the Vikings appear not to be as kewl as their original promos, (due to the lack of beards and simplification of the sets with tones of catapults that weren’t originally there) this set, (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| (...) I must respectfully disagree. I don't see the new Dino and HP lines as a new compromise. Lego has had guns before (pirates, space, adventurers) and graves (adventurers, castle). From what I saw, it doesn't apppear to be much of a radical (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| Snip (...) Toby does - sort of, after all he is double ended. Mind you you shouldn't be able to see the cylinders, or the wheels! Toby is the worst model by far in my opinion, its hard to do much with what is essentially box but he would have been (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| In lugnet.year.2005, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <SNIP> (...) Need more info, as in who to contact about getting a team in on this.. Since it is taking place in Indianapolis, which is where I live... maybe I could get some of the local LUG in on a team.. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| (...) Mmmmmmmmm... Nitrous. Darrell ps Thanks for the pix, Larry! (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| (...) You are correct, sorry. It's seems to be the same wheelset base, but with one axel removed. And it placed the corect end forward, edded for the drive rods to look right. Thanks, Mat (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| In lugnet.trains, Mathew Clayson wrote: snip * (...) Percy has a 2-axle wheelset, and it was assembled correctly: (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| (...) What bugs me, is that non of these sets are powered. Thery all apear to use the older 3 axle steam wheelset. But at least they get drive rods. And the short wheelset for the tender is nice. Also, I found it interesting that non of the models (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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| (...) Search back in LUGNET, this has been discussed at some length. Briefly, LEGO is using flesh for figs based on real people or on movie characters (which are played by real people) and retaining yellow for generic people. That's not a very good (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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