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(...) Thanks for the info, Mike! Drat. I really love Sand Green, and I'd like to get more of it without having to sink $$$ into the Statue of Liberty. Oh well. eric (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G68GDJ.36I@lugnet.com... (...) I'm not (...) the (...) that's (...) I posted back on 12/20 about these sets ((URL) There were some follow up questions as well, one of which was about the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) This is the first I've heard of it. (...) Which is "your" TRU? The one in Fresh Pond, I take it? And can you confirm that the only "sand green" piece in 7308 is the half-octagon piece? I was hoping to use these sets as a cheap source of the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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In the year 2002, Lego will offer custom order sets. In theory, this would allow one to recreate, say, BT1. Or, redo Lego sets that are considered to need work. I, for one look forward to it. (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Santa may also have shopped at Wal-Mart - I've seen the "special trio" there too. (And for cheaper...TRU charged me $12 because it wasn't in the computer and that was the closest thing they could find...WM had 'em for $10.) They're cool little (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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I've been watching, but haven't seen talk of the little LOM sets. hope I'm not being an echo. Two are recently available at our TRU in a "special value" trio including 7311. (but Santa brought them to our house, of course) the 2 boxed sets I have (...) (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ahhh... 8.222 cents is a good price... unfortunately the wrong price. I think you divided the wrong way as it is actually 12.16¢ per piece (1/8.222). Oh well... still better than the average Lego kit (by Lego). - Jeff (24 years ago, 26-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.year.2001)
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Hi folks: You can now preorder the Alpha Team sets. However, on Alpha Team, you can only get: 6771 Ogel Command Stiker for $3.99 USD 6772 Alpha Team Cruiser for $6.99 USD The other four are unavailable. Kevin P.S. Interestingly, the large AT set, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.year.2001)
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Does anyone know if RCX 2.0 is going to include the ability to program a Scout using the GUI language? "Zhengrong Zang" <mikezang@iname.com> wrote in message news:3A46D27F.D6361C...ame.com... (...) local (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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The RCX2.0 had released in November in Japan. Zhengrong (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Does a third of these indicate success of the first two ? Maybe they think Eric.H and Henry.L are typical AFOLs. More research would indicate that most of us use lots of specialised elements in our MOCS. (...) Basic bricks would be cheaper for (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I only started buying Pooh when it went on clearance and bade to give over to Mickey and friends. Wow, Pooh is back. -Erik (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Agreed. Let's see what the latest announcement plays out as... I suspect (even ignoring the non availability of graygreen/verdigris) that the current bulk packs cannot make you any of the statues (the legodude uses plates not in the bulk (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) This is a good point. They are quite expensive. I know that shop sized displays sell for a little less, and, although glued, are far more unique. One would have to know the numbers sold to know if the are a money spinner, but I expect it must (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) They're more economical than set-bursting (in time & effort, not necessarily straight cash), and more economical than the bulk packs. They're less economical than bulk tubs, but have a greater range of parts. <shrug> The only reason I haven't (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(loc.uk trimmed) (...) Lady Liberty might be, for the verdigris/sand green bricks, since AFAIK there's no other way to get 'em in large quantities...depends on how bad you want 'em I guess. J (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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I don't think that these things are great value, in terms of brick count, but I'm delighted that they are being produced. While I love Technic, trains, etc..., with their special pieces, I like the back-to-basic-bricks approach for the sculptures. I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) We've now seen three of these large scale dealiethings. I wonder how well they are doing? That is, what are the goals of these, is it opportunistic sales (do it because they're relatively easy to develop and since they use mostly basic bricks, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.loc.uk)
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