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(...) Nope. Don't hate myself. Not over Jack Stone. Not even a little bit. (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.town)
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(...) Sigh... Why take Jack Stone to mean that its a bad thing for Town? Maybe this is actually a good thing. Many of us have taken Town Jr. to be TLC "transition" theme from Duplo to System, now Jack Stone is taking that niche. Maybe, just maybe, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.town)
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(...) On a more SW note, I think that's a light-blue flame we can see... The Emperor just got a new accessory!! --DaveL (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.starwars)
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Ka-On Lee <ko_lee@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G90oJ0.9o7@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) unique (...) should be (...) Does anyone know if it uses CV joints (similar to 8880) or U-joints? ROSCO (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:m3ae7ih5uz.fsf@...ldomain... (...) No, it is Ford. Was BMW for a while, then they sold it last year to Ford. regards lawrence (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) No, they're creator-scale figs from the Jack Stone line. Bigger than minifigs, with the same articulation. I beleive I've heard that the feet of these figs are two studs long, if that gives you any sense of scale to regular figs (whose feet (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) OK, I just cruised thru the site and noticed this picture ... (URL) Are those guys minifigs ? If so, do I see shoes ? Whats going on here ? Ray l#124 (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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You know, back when we thought that LEGO would stop the town theme, we said that even town junior was better than no town at all. Then they realeased Jack Stone, probably just to annoy us. Dont we hate ourselves now? NICK :^L~ (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.town)
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You know, back when we thought that LEGO would stop the town theme, we said that even town junior was better than no town at all. Then they realeased Jack Stone, probably just to annoy us. Dont we hate ourselves now? NICK :^L~ (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.town)
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(...) Uhm, isn't it BMW that owns Land Rover nowadays? Anyway, the model probably captures the look of most modern SUV's. Except for the wheels, of course, which are by far oversized! Fredrik (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Which is why I wrote 'almost'. Still compare with Silver Champion it should be a big step up in functions and cool parts. (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) mechanical (...) Don't forget 8880 had 4 wheel drive and *steering* too. That makes it unique so far (and probably for a while). Eric (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) My first thought when I saw the picture was that it is BMW 3series compact on steroids ... -Norman (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Wow...that model looks quite impressive; I think I see a transmission switch between the two seats and those tires look like the huge 8457 Power Puller rear ones. I guess it would have 4-wheel drive from the name, and I'm kind of an off-road (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) I think the main problem I have is the approach Lego took in designing these sets.Compare the largers dinosaurs like the Spinosaur and Mosasaur to the smaller ones like the Raptors and Pterasaurs. The smaller dinosaurs make use of a lot of (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) If you are talking about licensing issues shouldn't lego have thought of that before accepting the license.At least release figures that are not rehashed from old lines.But on the other hand if you meant being represented as a short clunky and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) The entire body lifts up, on the 'hydraulic' shock absorber. It's pretty cool. And fun to play with. Steve (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) When I peeked at the JPIII pictures, the first thing that sprang into my mind was the line from _Princess Bride_, near the end, when Wesley is explaining "to the pain". I don't remember the exact quote, but it goes something like, "... you'll (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, but Tea might mind. ;) Steve (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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(...) drive train. If that's true it is almost equal to 8880 in terms of mechanical functions. Can't wait to have one. (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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