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(...) In Australia 1278 and 1280 are available off the store shelf (sans candy). AFOL groups should get together and organise 'sister' clubs in other countries to help with trading sets only available in certain areas, rather than waiting for Lego (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.year.2000, lugnet.general)
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Okay, I was browsing through lugnet.adventurers when I remembered four sets that came out through a Japan Candy Company. (Kabaya??) I don't know if it a realistic possibility, but it there any chance of getting these sets in the U.S. and available (...) (24 years ago, 12-Nov-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.year.2000, lugnet.general)
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(...) That's gonna be kind of hard with these(1). They only appear to have "imitation" studs. Gak. 1 - I know you know that, I'm just whinging. ++Lar (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Or, better yet: collect all eight, and doubles of some, and build something new and cool and utterly unlike anything dreamed of by the people who designed the sets. (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) "Collect All 8?" Whatever happened to good old "Get the one you like best, and build something new if you get bored?" (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Looks like they are after the "mum, can I have that ?" market. Cheap enough for the parent to give in, and look there is 8 in the set. All getting very HTO/Impulse purchase orientated. It's worked for fast food retaurants/breakfast cereal (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep... my initial reaction was literally "ewwwwwww". And it's only getting worse the more I look at it! (...) Well - I didn't like them *that* much more... but at least they were still *lego*... (...) It's so much fun, isn't it? ;-) I do it (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow. Those ARE bad. Are you sure you didn't get hold of some McDonalds advance planning stuff? Those look like something you get in a Happy Meal, not something that has anything to do with building. Sigh. However, remember that Lego has had a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) It's not a bad idea in terms of concept only -- but it went sour fast in the implementation. It should have been more Big Daddy Roth and less junior, or Duplo, or whatever...blech...(insert fake rubber vomit here). And I really don't see the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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I just got my Nov.-Dec. Mania magazine in the mail yesterday, and inside was an ad for the new Lego Racers. Y'know, those ugly little critters we saw artist's conceptions of (in the 2001 catalog, I believe). Well, they have the actual sets in there, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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Mr. Istok: Since you have a pair of the better educated eyes on the subject, what scale do you imagine this green greek-style pop-eyed mask to be? The direct link should be here: (URL) would be so great to have this mask in minifig scale AND in gold (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) For 1200$ I would expect more than a few large hull pieces with a motor. More life 5000+ pieces and a motor :-) Kev Z #142 (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) In addition to the difficul;ties of transitioning their design department to a new type of vehicke that would fit a minifigure, Lego also released some sets twice, the first time with the old, unposeable figure, and then again with the new (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
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I have been trying to modify the sets that I have that are like this so that the mini-figs actually do fit into the vehical. The only one so far that I really like the way I have modified it is set 554. It is no longer a tractor trailer type of (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) ... (...) Well, these all came out shortly after the advent of the minifig. Prior to that, most 'legoland' style vehicles were made without doors or interior for a cab (There may be some exceptions, I forget). At any rate, they were still (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) Get real! They would make a whole slew of new huge pieces that wouldn't even be *close* to real Lego. There would probably be a dozen plastic panels that snap together... and then you'd pay $200 for the motor. (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) That's a great set! It was also the first time I got any of those single-wheel pieces. Ah, memories! Dave! (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
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Some early Town vehicles- <set:602_1 Fire Chief's Car> <set:604_1 Shell Car> <set:606_1 Ambulance> <set:608_2 Taxi> <set:620 Fireman's Car> <set:643_1 Flatbed Truck> <set:644_2 Police Mobile Patrol> (here we see a primitive brick motorcycle that (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
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My roommate sent me a link to a review of the Lego Alpha Team game. (URL) it or not, it got a pretty good review, and there are some nuggets of information about the characters that might well translate over to the theme as well. eric (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) According to the web site (URL) Available in the U.S. in January 2001 and globally in April 2001. BEN (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001)
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