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(...) Noone said that fantasy has to have orcs and so forth; Mech designs, for example, are clearly fantasy. Not a Tokien fan, I surmise? Anyway, my main building endeavors are in castle, and I assure you that there is no derth of possibilities (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Actually it was, "Arms that move?, COOL!!" :^) (...) I'll reserve judgement on the creator fig. (...) (Was there, did that :^) Mike (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) That's an advantage of the vehicles which have a Model Team style built up seat. The specific vehicle I had in mind is 8428/8432 in which the cabin is not quite tall enough for adult Belville figures (I don't think Technic figures work too (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) I want lego to go back to the ways of classic castle where it was more like real castle than fantasy castle. (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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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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