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(...) LOM has to be a continuation of the space port theme. C'mon, It started with astronauts and green crystals, and now it's astronauts and ugly green (or black or blue or pink or brown.......) aliens. Space always had no connection to earth or (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Okay, we are going crazy...
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(...) Really? (URL) think not! eric (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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All the talk about the death of the minifig, and how creator is taking over, but think, for years, maybe dacades, minifigs have been living in harmony with technic figs, duplo figs, scala figs, ect.. Did this "minifigures must live" argument start (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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| | Re: LOM vs. Space (was Re: On Paranoia: King Leo's Castle)
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(...) Lucasfilm. There's that whole competition with Star Wars thingy we've all heard about. (...) Depends on who you ask. I don't think Exploriens or UFO were very good, either. Personally, I don't think there have been any really good Space sets (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: LOM vs. Space (was Re: On Paranoia: King Leo's Castle)
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(...) I would definitely be among those who like LOM. I just finished building the little promo sets, and a few days ago finished the big base. I must say that I have enjoyed building these sets. I think they are good designs (but like almost all (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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| | LOM vs. Space (was Re: On Paranoia: King Leo's Castle)
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(...) Well, it all depends on how you look at it. LOM is not (at least, not according to lugnet) considered as part of the Space line (1). I don't know how accurate that is, I wouldn't bet my life on it, but there's probably a reason for it not to (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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| | LEGO Company to Produce Two Software Titles based on the World of Harry Potter
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Hi all HP fans, subject says it all. See: (URL) sure Suzanne will add this to .announce groups soon. Bye, Christian --- xTIAN. ---...--- Lugnet Member #479 -- The World is full of AFOLs ! mail: xtian@brickmaster.de web: www.brickmaster.de (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.lego, lugnet.games)
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"brickhead" <astan@gmx.net> wrote in message news:G84GBG.6uC@lugnet.com... (...) their way to 1000steine.de: (...) and security staff and only shown to selected people. No (...) However, his first impressions sound really (...) Hey Arnold, you've (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Creator scourge strikes again!
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(...) I'm not sure I'd place that much significance on the Creator figures. I'd note that they look to be a similar scale to Fabuland (though perhaps with not quite the charm of Fabuland). Fabuland came and went during the life of minifigs. In fact, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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After I thought about it for a while, I began to think "Did our complaints start the creator line?". We asked for less juniorization, and the LEGO company may have made the creator sets to say "The point of lego is still to build. There is more than (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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Unless 2002 shows some sign of turnaround in the LEGO world, I'm afraid LEGO will lose a fan/customer in all areas except for technic/mindstorms. Being a town fan, if I can't mix new LEGO with the past 20 years worth of my collection then how am I (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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"Rob D." <htduck.geo@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:B6A0F4E7.11222%...hoo.com... (...) on (...) the (...) new (...) the (...) I think thats what the previous post said. i.e. they were patented. However, patents eventually run out, as they now are (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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in article G85w3s.KKv@lugnet.com, Will Hess at willhess@simflex.com wrote on 2/2/2001 9:20 PM: (...) See, now I think this is just crazy. Why on earth didn't Lego trademark the minifig? Then (although I am no lawyer), patent or no patent, no one (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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in article G85sKw.DrI@lugnet.com, Kevin Zwicker at kevin1@netrover.com wrote on 2/2/2001 8:07 PM: (...) Yuck. An unholy union of minifigs and Bellville. Why didn't we have those weird Bellville people sterilized while we had the chance? Rob (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message news:G85sKw.DrI@lugnet.com... (...) don't (...) ICK POO!!!...!!! Long live the minifig! -Tim (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) FWIW I think the death of the minifig is more about the expiration of the patent on those elements than anything else. The Best Lock figs are a straight rip-off of the minifigs we all know and love. I'd suspect Lego is going in this new (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Har, I thought of something much worse when I first saw the Creator figures: Lego could concievably re-issue a bunch of Star Wars vehicles in the new Creator scale, say, starting three years from now (as the Episode II sets are starting to (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) The first wave of Creator sets is posted on Brickset. Here are some links were the figs are easily visible: www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4115-1 www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4117-1 www.brickset.com/vie...Set=4172-1 Ugly figs, great parts. KZ (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) yet. (...) Good news (or thought): If creator figs replace mini figs, then kids will ask "Why were all the old star wars figures short and fat?". This could make the guys who made star wars (I can't remember the company name) angry, so they (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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"Kevin Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message news:G85oDF.5Dz@lugnet.com... (...) yet. (...) Are any pictures posted of these figs yet?? I want to see one (or maybe I don't want to...) -Tim (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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