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Author:  pcernie [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:42 pm ]
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I've just ordered this with the intention of keeping it until I have space for it (one of those sooner or later things):

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http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10189

Though I got it for £152 delivered off eBay :D


I also thought these were cool:

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http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10187

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http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10178

And I aim to buy and join these up sooner or later, again to be stored (probably 'til I move out going by their size :o ):

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http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10185

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http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=10182

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http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=10197&L ... &ShipTo=UK

As to the thread title, the best set I ever owned was probably this, many years ago:

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So what was/is your fave set? :D
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:47 pm ]
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I've only had one set and it was the bogstandard basic stuff. Never been into buying the 'models'.
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:05 pm ]
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cloaked_wolf wrote:
I've only had one set and it was the bogstandard basic stuff. Never been into buying the 'models'.


I hadn't really considered buying and building Lego for years until I got this one cheap (last year I think):

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I have it on my shelf - keeping the dust out of it's a pain, but it looks class :D

I'm also after this one but can't seem to get it anywhere :( :

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Any ideas from anyone other than eBay or Amazon (they don't seem to have it) would be appreciated there ;)
Author:  ProfessorF [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:30 pm ]
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I remember getting Lego Technics kit 8865 (thank you Google), the Test Car, for Christmas one year, and oh my, that was a good year. Loved that kit. Spent all day building it, and part of boxing day IIRC.

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Author:  Linux_User [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:41 pm ]
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When I was little, I used to love my emergency services lego sets.

These days however, I'd be drooling over the Lego Star Wars stuff.
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:03 pm ]
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Not sure if it was that set specifically ProfessorF, but I do remember marveling at something similar in the Argos catalogue :D

Linux_User wrote:
When I was little, I used to love my emergency services lego sets.

These days however, I'd be drooling over the Lego Star Wars stuff.


I seem to remember having something with a click-together rolling shutter, so I guess that might have been the fire station :?

This made me smile (click the 'more views' button also):

http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=10188&L ... &ShipTo=UK

8-)

This was the only Technic set I had IIRC:

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Author:  l3v1ck [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:30 pm ]
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A space craft that split in two. I got it as a child in the 80's, so finding and image on Google isn't really possible.
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:56 pm ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
A space craft that split in two. I got it as a child in the 80's, so finding and image on Google isn't really possible.


I wonder was that the one I had - it used those little black/gray joining rod things for 'docking' the two parts :?

Other sets I had were the Robin Hood one on the left here:

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A mini set this ghost came out of :lol: :

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This bastion/fort, of which photos can be seen here:

http://happysquid.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html

And there'll be more if I can remember them ;)
Author:  JJW009 [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:06 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
Not sure if it was that set specifically ProfessorF, but I do remember marveling at something similar in the Argos catalogue :D

I must have spent hours prepubescently lusting over the Lego section in that book. Unfortunately, my usual budget at Christmas and Birthdays was only a few pounds, so I usually just bought the boxes of bits and did my own thing.

I did have a few kits. I've a couple of the original space sets which are now displayed on my bookcase, and I had a couple of technical kits. A helicopter and a tractor I think. The tractor kit could also make a dragster and a sand buggy, but I mostly just made fantastical machines. I did get them all out a few years back when Lady Feeona was living here, and built a few crazy wind-powered Martian walking machine type things. Her pussy kept on squishing them, and I did intend to make a little film. Sadly, Catzilla has since passed on so it will never be.

I've not bought any Lego for myself since I left school. This is mostly because I just don't have the space. One of the primary driving forces behind my wanting a son is the excuse it gives to fill a room full of the stuff :lol:
Author:  Zippy [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:09 pm ]
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I only ever had a ton of lego blocks of different sizes and colours, a mish-mash of people and varying sizes of base-board. My sister made a lot of houses for her people to be "married" living in (complete with kissy noises :roll: ) I made a lot of spaceships and battle machines.... bombed a lot of houses. :lol:
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:11 pm ]
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JJW009 wrote:
One of the primary driving forces behind my wanting a son is the excuse it gives to fill a room full of the stuff :lol:


I'm looking forward to passing my Lego habit on to the nephew when he's a bit older :D

This made me laugh:

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:lol:

Zippy wrote:
My sister made a lot of houses for her people to be "married" living in (complete with kissy noises :roll: ) I made a lot of spaceships and battle machines.... bombed a lot of houses. :lol:


:lol:

Brilliant.
Author:  mars-bar-man [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:17 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
cloaked_wolf wrote:
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Any ideas from anyone other than eBay or Amazon (they don't seem to have it) would be appreciated there ;)

Actually GO to Legoland? Chances are they would have it, if not, just nick all the bricks you need from there anyway :P
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:29 pm ]
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I'd love to go to Legoland, but even I think it's a bit extreme just to pick up a Lego set* :)

And anyway, stop putting ideas in my head :lol:

* I wonder how overpriced their stuff is there ;)
Author:  mars-bar-man [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:31 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
I'd love to go to Legoland, but even I think it's a bit extreme just to pick up a Lego set* :)

And anyway, stop putting ideas in my head :lol:

* I wonder how overpriced their stuff is there ;)

It won't *just* be to pick up a lego set....that place is immense!! Granted last time I went was for my 9th Birthday...BUT, I want to go again :P
Author:  snowyweston [ Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:03 pm ]
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I had the same digger as pcernie and the same car as Alex, but my favourite Lego set was easily this:

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