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Shiri Dori wrote in message ... (...) Now there's earlier Classic Space and later Classic Space. The earlier sets are probably the best Space sets ever made, but the later ones, especially most of the white sets, are subject to the most gratuitous (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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in article G8B3ot.IHu@lugnet.com, Andy Verner at andyvvv@aol.com.net.org.edu.gov wrote on 2/5/2001 4:55 PM: (...) Except that the adult female's butt is too big to fit in the chairs/drivers' seats... Ow! (Rubs knot on head raised by burp thrown by (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes! Great idea! The minifig army can put Timmy and Jar Jar on the front lines. Maybe it will be enough to *scare* the Creator Army away ;-D I can imagine it now: Max: Help! Tina! I'm being chased by some mutant with huge eyes and a giant "T" (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes I understand that but eventually one has to add some figs to his/her town and seeing as creator is the closest thing to town these days I don't see where we are going to get more town figs! We can't have those cyborg space dudes walking (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Mainly because the Belville figures are similarly scaled to Techinc figures. -Andy && Yes, I am a master of the extreme obvious. How can you tell? (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I've always assumed that it's used for alignment of the heads when they're attached by the machines. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) I've always wondered what that bit of paint is for. It always seemed like a painted on trachea. Does anyone know? Anyone? Jonathan (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) Hey, the first (space) minifig I saw didn't have a head. Just the little dab of paint on the neck. I figured it was the spaceman's facemask. Boy was I repulsed. Since the "stiffies" had a short stud, I didn't make the connection that a stiffie (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.1978)
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(...) I was six or seven and I remember loving the fact that they finally had faces. Finally they weren't just mannequins. And I also loved the helmets. In addition years later when the yellow castle came out I was astonished by the visors and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I remember it well. My mom bought me set 709 Police Boat on an out of town trip (I was 8 or 9) and I have a distinct memory of sitting in the back seat (of a large, gas-guzzling Ford Ltd.) and opening the box, building the model and moving the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I am wondering if these Creator figures are the same size range as Fabuland figures? [This would make them smaller than Mickey and Minnie, which would be my preference.] Does the head have the same pivoting movement that a Fabuland animal has? (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't think I like the Creator figures, but I also wonder what it was like back in '78... "Arms?! On minifigs?!" One thing the Creator figs have going for them is they look more "to scale".,,, -JDF (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I seem to be one of the minority of people that thinks these figs are o.k. They are nicely and more realistically proportioned than minifigs (I bet they are in scale with a lot of Miniland structures) and I think the ball socket head is nice. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I liked insectoids, myabe just because of the cool borg-like figures though... Anyway, think of all the uses for transparent green spider legs: 1. (see no. 2) 2. toothpicks 3. some magical castle item 4. Technic clown shoes? Never mind. I just (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Sound the alarm! Raise shields, ready the Fructon Torpedo's! (...) Does this mean that JarJar and Timmy can come too? (Perhaps as cannon fodder?) (...) /\/\Ark (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Mmmm, chrome parts. (...) MmmMmmm, chrome 2x2x2 cones. (...) Egads, that 'fig is ugly. (...) Yeah, what he said. If Creator figs were more articulated than minifigs, I'd be more willing to give them a chance. Or if they were a resurrection of (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) How DARE you call that cool air pump a SPUD? :) Jonathan Wilson (wishing he could afford one of those cool air pumps :) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Creator is 100% compatible with System -- the _only_ major new element is the fig. It's not classic Town, but I'd rather see a real building product line aimed at 3-6 year olds than the current POOPy rubbish. (...) Megabloks figs? They're only (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) What on earth do you classify as a SPUD? I see perhaps 2 or 3, the main one being the air pump, and ok, there's that arch piece. The tubes? I don't call those SPUDs. The tube holders? Well, perhaps their spudsy, but since they are an important (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) You don't have dogheaded monsters in your castle set-ups Frank? Shame on you!! It looks like Creator heads have the same connection as Belville, Technic and Fabuland (and Scala?): see (URL) With a bit of Brasso/craftknife work on the torsos (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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