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Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
BrickJournal is a quarterly publication that will focus on the AFOL community
with articles about:
• People - the personalities of the community
• Building - the incredible models and creations that have been built
• Community - the places and events where AFOLs meet
BrickJournal will also invite the general public to meet and join the
community. With a variety of articles on many of the aspects of the LEGO hobby,
interviews with people who have impacted the hobby or community, building tips
and instructions, and other fun things, BrickJournal will be an outreach to
the public - introducing the LEGO hobby by showcasing the best the community has
to offer!
Now you may wonder, what does this magazine look like?
Wonder no more.
Joe Meno
Editor/Publisher,
BrickJournal
www.brickjournal.com
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"Joe Meno" <jmenomeno@aol.com> wrote in message
news:IIHyI3.1qpI@lugnet.com...
> Hi all,¬¬
> it's with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
>
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/brickjournal/logo/masthead.gif
> BrickJournal>>¬ ¬
> {BrickJournal} is a quarterly publication that will focus on the AFOL
> community
> with articles about: ¬
> [. People] - the personalities of the community ¬
> [. Building] - the incredible models and creations that have been built ¬
> [. Community] - the places and events where AFOLs meet ¬
> ¬{BrickJournal} will also invite the general public to meet and join the
> community. With a variety of articles on many of the aspects of the LEGO
> hobby,
> interviews with people who have impacted the hobby or community, building
> tips
> and instructions, and other fun things, {BrickJournal} will be an outreach
> to
> the public - introducing the LEGO hobby by showcasing the best the
> community has
> to offer! ¬¬ Now you may wonder, what does this magazine look like? ¬
>
> <http://www.brickjournal.com Wonder no more.>
>
> ¬
> ¬
> Joe Meno ¬
> Editor/Publisher, ¬
> {BrickJournal} ¬
> www.brickjournal.com
Myself and the rest of the LEGOFan staff have been working closely with Joe
to help get the BrickJournal pages set up, so we have known about this
project for a while, but even so I have got to say once again "WOW!" (and I
have been saying this everytime I look at the magazine)
64 pages of articles all professionally produced and executed. This is an
amazing piece of work and one that every LEGO fan should appreciate.
Congratulations Joe - now go and catch up on your sleep!
Richard.
www.legofan.org
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Richard Morton wrote:
(snip)
>
> Myself and the rest of the LEGOFan staff have been working closely with Joe
> to help get the BrickJournal pages set up, so we have known about this
> project for a while, but even so I have got to say once again "WOW!" (and I
> have been saying this everytime I look at the magazine)
>
> 64 pages of articles all professionally produced and executed. This is an
> amazing piece of work and one that every LEGO fan should appreciate.
>
> Congratulations Joe - now go and catch up on your sleep!
>
> Richard.
> www.legofan.org
Richard, thanks for the kind words and support! The gang at LEGO Fan has been
very supportive of me and BrickJournal, and I thank all of you!
Joe Meno
Editor, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
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Shazam! Congrats on a job well done. I found the HoB write up a particularly
well written article ;)
Felix
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Felix Greco wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
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Shazam! Congrats on a job well done. I found the HoB write up a
particularly well written article ;)
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Missing some key pictures though... :-) (1)
I knew this was coming too, and it was hard to keep quiet because it was pretty
darn exciting. Now that it’s out I can say “wow” and “job well done” and “can’t
hardly wait for Issue 2”...(2)
Joe’s pride is well placed, congratulations to the entire team.
1 - Well, maybe not, considering the target market. Let’s not scare the
mundanes! 2 - and “better get busy on the next article I owe...”
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Felix Greco wrote:
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Shazam! Congrats on a job well done. I found the HoB write up a
particularly well written article ;)
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Missing some key pictures though... :-) (1)
I knew this was coming too, and it was hard to keep quiet because it was
pretty darn exciting. Now that it’s out I can say “wow” and “job well done”
and “can’t hardly wait for Issue 2”...(2)
Joe’s pride is well placed, congratulations to the entire team.
1 - Well, maybe not, considering the target market. Let’s not scare the
mundanes! 2 - and “better get busy on the next article I owe...”
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Thanks! It was a lot of fun working on this, and I am resting a little before I
start on the second issue...and what IS your next article :-)?
Joe
Ed/Pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
Awesome! Stupendous! Bravo! Really nice job. I’ve downloaded the first issue
and gotten 20 pages into it, and it’s hard to put it down (though I really do
need to be working at the moment!).
My only regret is that it’s just a PDF -- I can’t comfortably read this, nor can
I leave it lying around for my wife to pick up and flip through. (No, there’s
no hope of her browsing the PDF.) Where can I buy a printed copy? Can anyone
recommend some sort of print-on-demand service that would do this justice
without costing an arm and a leg? (Where each limb is, say, ten bucks or so?)
Anyway, keep up the fantastic work, and thanks for this important contribution
to the community. I really hope it thrives.
Best,
– Joe
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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My only regret is that it’s just a PDF -- I can’t comfortably read this, nor
can I leave it lying around for my wife to pick up and flip through. (No,
there’s no hope of her browsing the PDF.) Where can I buy a printed copy?
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This is my question too - altho slightly different. When will subscriptions be
available? How much will they be? How can I sign up?
Awesome stuff Joe and team - Bravo! This is something the community could
really use and I’m impressed that you guys have gone and done it. Bravo!
-Lenny
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
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My only regret is that it’s just a PDF -- I can’t comfortably read this, nor
can I leave it lying around for my wife to pick up and flip through. (No,
there’s no hope of her browsing the PDF.) Where can I buy a printed copy?
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This is my question too - altho slightly different. When will subscriptions
be available? How much will they be? How can I sign up?
Awesome stuff Joe and team - Bravo! This is something the community could
really use and I’m impressed that you guys have gone and done it. Bravo!
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Agreed! I want something to carry around and read whenever.
Excellent work, team! What I imagined when a little birdie told me it was in
the works and much more. Yippie hurray!
You should work on the picture quality, though. You need to get higher-res
pictures in many cases.
~Kevoh
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Kevin Blocksidge wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
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My only regret is that it’s just a PDF -- I can’t comfortably read this,
nor can I leave it lying around for my wife to pick up and flip through.
(No, there’s no hope of her browsing the PDF.) Where can I buy a printed
copy?
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This is my question too - altho slightly different. When will subscriptions
be available? How much will they be? How can I sign up?
Awesome stuff Joe and team - Bravo! This is something the community could
really use and I’m impressed that you guys have gone and done it. Bravo!
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Agreed! I want something to carry around and read whenever.
Excellent work, team! What I imagined when a little birdie told me it was in
the works and much more. Yippie hurray!
You should work on the picture quality, though. You need to get higher-res
pictures in many cases.
~Kevoh
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Throw in another me too on publishing it in hard copy. I like how it is not just
USA centered either.
Great job!!!
Jude
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Jude Beaudin wrote:
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Throw in another me too on publishing it in hard copy. I like how it is not
just USA centered either.
Great job!!!
Jude
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Thanks - I’ve made comments about publishing on other posts, so I’ll just go
straight to the next comment :-)
One of the goals that I want to meet with BrickJournal is to make everyone
aware of the extent of the AFOL community. The community is not just the USA,
it’s much more! And in future issues (yes, issues!) we’ll have reports from
Europe and Japan!
Thanks again!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Kevin Blocksidge wrote:
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You should work on the picture quality, though. You need to get higher-res
pictures in many cases.
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I suspect during PDF export they were crunched to save file space. For those of
us hosting mirrors this is a good thing! :)
I’m sure the print version is much clearer.
Calum
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Calum Tsang wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Kevin Blocksidge wrote:
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You should work on the picture quality, though. You need to get higher-res
pictures in many cases.
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I suspect during PDF export they were crunched to save file space. For those
of us hosting mirrors this is a good thing! :)
I’m sure the print version is much clearer.
Calum
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Calum is indeed correct. We built the magazine using professional printing
software (Adobe InDesign) at a full 300dpi for 8.5 x 11. Needless to say, that
download is over 100 Mb.
As for all the other comments here, thank you so much. We are very excited about
this as well. And believe me when I say all of the suggestions above have been
brought up before. We decided to work on the magazine itself though and get a
good finished product. Please keep the feedback coming.
Geoff Gray - Brickjournal Staffer
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Geoff Gray wrote:
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As for all the other comments here, thank you so much. We are very excited
about this as well. And believe me when I say all of the suggestions above
have been brought up before. We decided to work on the magazine itself though
and get a good finished product. Please keep the feedback coming.
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Awesome stuff!
One suggestion, coming from someone who works in a copy center. I think this
would be better if it were formatted for 8-1/2x11 paper instead of 11x17 paper.
This would make printing out a copy a lot easier.
Russell
BayLUG/BayLTC
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
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My only regret is that it’s just a PDF -- I can’t comfortably read this, nor
can I leave it lying around for my wife to pick up and flip through. (No,
there’s no hope of her browsing the PDF.) Where can I buy a printed copy?
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This is my question too - altho slightly different. When will subscriptions
be available? How much will they be? How can I sign up?
Awesome stuff Joe and team - Bravo! This is something the community could
really use and I’m impressed that you guys have gone and done it. Bravo!
-Lenny
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Lenny,
The staff of BrickJournal is reviewing options for printing and subscriptions.
Right now, we are in the researching stage (to be honest, I wasn’t expecting to
address this so soon), so I can’t give you a good answer. Once we determine our
plan of action, I’ll announce here and on LEGOFan.
Thanks for the
compliments!
Later,
Joe,
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
My only regret is that it’s just a PDF -- I can’t comfortably read this, nor
can I leave it lying around for my wife to pick up and flip through. (No,
there’s no hope of her browsing the PDF.) Where can I buy a printed copy?
Can anyone recommend some sort of print-on-demand service that would do this
justice without costing an arm and a leg? (Where each limb is, say, ten
bucks or so?)
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I agree with the several people who have expressed an interest for a printed
copy of Brick Journal. I’m more than willing to pay for a subscription that
would come in the mail.
Oh yeah, thanks for including my picture in the first
issue. (I’m the Celebration III ISD build team member with the black shirt.) I
had no idea this project was even in the works, and then I’m in the 1st issue.
SWEET!
David Gregory
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, David Gregory wrote:
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I agree with the several people who have expressed an interest for a printed
copy of Brick Journal. I’m more than willing to pay for a subscription that
would come in the mail.
Oh yeah, thanks for including my picture in the
first issue. (I’m the Celebration III ISD build team member with the black
shirt.) I had no idea this project was even in the works, and then I’m in
the 1st issue. SWEET!
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I’m a me-too-er on the issue of print as well. I have a slow connection, plus
don’t always check more than my email when online. (It’s a fluke I saw this
thread.) If it came mailed in print form, I’d be less likely to miss it.
But I’m posting to add ask, hasn’t this sort of idea been mentioned before? A
quick search reveals this:
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=40446
But the links therein seem to be dead.
I also seem to recall a thread (perhaps from that same source?) that asked for
AFOLs to pre-subscribe by adding their name to a mailing list to get early dibs
on issues. Naturally, I sent my name in, but sadly never heard any more. Was
this (these) just an idea that has since become defunct (BJ excluded) ?
–Hendo
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John,
In regards to your question about the previous ideas of doing a Lego
magazine..Yes, this is not a new idea. It has been discussed before in various
ways, but sadly until now none have come to fruition. It should be noted for
the record that Brick Journal is in no way associated with what is formerly
known as Bricks Magazine.
Thanks for the feedback,
Jim Foulds
Assistant Editor for Brick Journal
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, John P. Henderson wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, David Gregory wrote:
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I agree with the several people who have expressed an interest for a printed
copy of Brick Journal. I’m more than willing to pay for a subscription that
would come in the mail.
Oh yeah, thanks for including my picture in the
first issue. (I’m the Celebration III ISD build team member with the black
shirt.) I had no idea this project was even in the works, and then I’m in
the 1st issue. SWEET!
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I’m a me-too-er on the issue of print as well. I have a slow connection,
plus don’t always check more than my email when online. (It’s a fluke I saw
this thread.) If it came mailed in print form, I’d be less likely to miss
it.
But I’m posting to add ask, hasn’t this sort of idea been mentioned before?
A quick search reveals this:
http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=40446
But the links therein seem to be dead.
I also seem to recall a thread (perhaps from that same source?) that asked
for AFOLs to pre-subscribe by adding their name to a mailing list to get
early dibs on issues. Naturally, I sent my name in, but sadly never heard
any more. Was this (these) just an idea that has since become defunct (BJ
excluded) ?
–Hendo
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Hendo, that was the infamous “Bricks Magazine” or something like that. That was
sometime around Dec 2002-Feb 2003, organized by someone who has completely
dropped off Lugnet. Rumors abound, and likewise, nobody got their money back.
The goal of BrickJournal was to produce a magazine first, make it in .pdf format
so it could be downloaded, readable, be enjoyed, and nobody would have to pay a
subscription up front (or worse--grumble that this project would be another
Bricks Magazine). In essence, we wanted to prove it could be done and have
something tangible first--
BJ: “we have a magazine we’re writing, you can subscribe first, and then we
“promise” to have a magazine done...”
AFOL: “yeah, right... is this another “Bricks Magazine” endeavor? I lost my
money then, what makes you think I’ll pay again?”
BJ: “Here’s our first issue!” and it’s FREE!!!
That last line is what BrickJournal is providing--proof!
-Scott Lyttle
BrickJournal Staffer/writer
(Hope y’all liked the welcome article!)
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, David Gregory wrote:
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
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My only regret is that it’s just a PDF -- I can’t comfortably read this, nor
can I leave it lying around for my wife to pick up and flip through. (No,
there’s no hope of her browsing the PDF.) Where can I buy a printed copy?
Can anyone recommend some sort of print-on-demand service that would do this
justice without costing an arm and a leg? (Where each limb is, say, ten
bucks or so?)
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I agree with the several people who have expressed an interest for a printed
copy of Brick Journal. I’m more than willing to pay for a subscription that
would come in the mail.
Oh yeah, thanks for including my picture in the
first issue. (I’m the Celebration III ISD build team member with the black
shirt.) I had no idea this project was even in the works, and then I’m in
the 1st issue. SWEET!
David Gregory
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Hi David,
You’re welcome :-) One of the things that’s in the masthead is community..and
that picture showed the community!
As for printed copies, patience, young Skywalker....the staff is looking at
options and will be making some plans and decisions pretty soon. When we do, we
will announce it here and on LEGOFan!
Thanks for the comments and
compliments,
Joe
Ed./Pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
> Hi all,
> it's with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue ...
Absolutely excellent! Even though I should have been working, I just downloaded
and read the entire issue, and loved it. A definite "must read". Great work,
and very professional presentation. Kudos to you and the rest of your team. I
know how much work these things take.
Robin Sather
Brickville DesignWorks
www.brickville.ca
PS Are you looking for content for upcoming issues? ;-)
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Robin,
Thanks for the vote of confidence, we greatly appreciate any and all
feedback!!!!
In regards to your question about upcoming feedback, yes we are looking for
content. We are currently in the works of figuring out how to accept and
process submissions so please stay tuned.
Thanks again,
Jim Foulds
Assistant Editor for BrickJournal
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Very cool! Presentation is first rate, awesome job guys!
!!!
:D
-Stefan-
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Stefan Garcia wrote:
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Very cool! Presentation is first rate, awesome job guys!
!!!
:D
-Stefan-
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Thanks! This was a labor of love for the entire staff, so your compliments are
appreciated!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
BrickJournal is a quarterly publication that will focus on the AFOL
community with articles about:
• People - the personalities of the community
• Building - the incredible models and creations that have been built
• Community - the places and events where AFOLs meet
BrickJournal will also invite the general public to meet and join the
community. With a variety of articles on many of the aspects of the LEGO
hobby, interviews with people who have impacted the hobby or community,
building tips and instructions, and other fun things, BrickJournal will be
an outreach to the public - introducing the LEGO hobby by showcasing the best
the community has to offer!
Now you may wonder, what does this magazine
look like?
Wonder no more.
Joe Meno
Editor/Publisher,
BrickJournal
www.brickjournal.com
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Hey Joe,
Great job! Very well done and professional. You must have put a lot of time into
it and it shows! Can’t wait to see the next issue! You did a great job of
covering so many different aspects of such a diverse group as exsists here in
the Lego world.
Kudos!
Bill Vollbrecht
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Bill Vollbrecht wrote:
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Hey Joe,
Great job! Very well done and professional. You must have put a lot of time
into it and it shows! Can’t wait to see the next issue! You did a great job
of covering so many different aspects of such a diverse group as exsists here
in the Lego world.
Kudos!
Bill Vollbrecht
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Bill,
Thanks! I want BrickJournal to appeal to as many people as possible, so I
tried to get a spectrum of articles in, and I hope to have a diversity of
articles in future issues. And I can’t wait to see next issue either :-)!
And
for the record, it took five months to start this....
Thanks again,
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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Very nice! It’s obvious y’all put a lot of time, thought, work, effort, blood,
sweat, tears, etc. into this.
Just one question - what’s the easiest way to
turn this download into an actual, printed booklet? Do places like Kinko’s
offer 2-sided duplex printing? But, then, it’d cost like 35 bucks or more to
print it. Maybe I’ll just read on-screen.
Congrats again!
James Wilson
Dallas,
TX
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, James Wilson wrote:
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Very nice! It’s obvious y’all put a lot of time, thought, work, effort,
blood, sweat, tears, etc. into this.
Just one question - what’s the easiest
way to turn this download into an actual, printed booklet? Do places like
Kinko’s offer 2-sided duplex printing? But, then, it’d cost like 35 bucks or
more to print it. Maybe I’ll just read on-screen.
Congrats again!
James
Wilson
Dallas, TX
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James,
I wouldn’t encourage you to get it printed at Kinko’s..it’s not cheap.
We’re working on the printing options, so once we figure out a plan, we’ll
announce it here and on LEGOFan!
Thanks for the kind words!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
BrickJournal is a quarterly publication that will focus on the AFOL
community with articles about:
• People - the personalities of the community
• Building - the incredible models and creations that have been built
• Community - the places and events where AFOLs meet
BrickJournal will also invite the general public to meet and join the
community. With a variety of articles on many of the aspects of the LEGO
hobby, interviews with people who have impacted the hobby or community,
building tips and instructions, and other fun things, BrickJournal will be
an outreach to the public - introducing the LEGO hobby by showcasing the best
the community has to offer!
Now you may wonder, what does this magazine
look like?
Wonder no more.
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The final copy looks great Joe (et al). I know that you and a few other key
players have spent endless hours pulling together such a wonderful creation.
Your hard work has really paid off, imo. I would like to add that it was a
pleasure being able to add a very tiny part to the overall finished piece. On a
personal note, it was a nice surprise to see my micro-scaled Parliament Building
on the BrickFest page as well, thank you.
Looking forward to the next issue.
Janey “Red Brick”
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, C. L. GunningCook wrote:
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The final copy looks great Joe (et al). I know that you and a few other key
players have spent endless hours pulling together such a wonderful creation.
Your hard work has really paid off, imo. I would like to add that it was a
pleasure being able to add a very tiny part to the overall finished piece. On
a personal note, it was a nice surprise to see my micro-scaled Parliament
Building on the BrickFest page as well, thank you.
Looking forward to the next issue.
Janey “Red Brick”
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Thanks! I’m happy that you were able to be a part of the first isssue too. Your
article was among the first that I got that was a sign that something special
was happening...I found myself wrapped up in it and also found that I couldn’t
find any errors in proofreading :-)!
Hopefully BrickJournal will have many
more nice surprises! And you’re welcome!
And I’m looking forward to the next
issue too!
Joe
ed.pub, BrickJournal
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Hey Joe,
Congratulations on the finished product. It looks awesome! As with others, it
was really tough to keep quiet on this. :) Looking forward to future issues
and, hopefully, printed versions.
Bruce
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
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Hey Joe,
Congratulations on the finished product. It looks awesome! As with others,
it was really tough to keep quiet on this. :) Looking forward to future
issues and, hopefully, printed versions.
Bruce
|
Thanks Bruce! For the kind words and the minifig article you wrote!
I had a time keeping things quiet too, especially when I got close to
finished..BrickJournal took on a life of it’s own!
Future issues? You bet!
Printed issues? We’re working on it!
Thanks again,
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
|
Congratulations Joe & the Brick Journal staff!
I am also hoping for a hard copy.
Especially if the highly-anticipated Felix centerfold is included as promised.
Dimming the lights...
-nk
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Nick Kappatos wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
|
Congratulations Joe & the Brick Journal staff!
I am also hoping for a hard copy.
Especially if the highly-anticipated Felix centerfold is included as
promised.
Dimming the lights...
-nk
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Nick,
Thanks for the compliments!
I’ll ask Felix about his centerfold:-)...he’s been waffling about it.
And printing is being looked into. More when we figure out a plan.
Thanks again,
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
BrickJournal
|
Everything has been said already. Congratulations to all of you who have been
involved in this huge project. To deliver over 60 pages of high quality articles
is very impressive! Well done and I’m looking forward to the next issue(s)...
And thanks for putting my MOC in there too Joe! :)
Nate
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Nathanael Kuipers wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
BrickJournal
|
Everything has been said already. Congratulations to all of you who have been
involved in this huge project. To deliver over 60 pages of high quality
articles is very impressive! Well done and I’m looking forward to the next
issue(s)...
And thanks for putting my MOC in there too Joe! :)
Nate
|
Thanks Nate!
It was a LOT of fun working with you onine with the Alternate MOC article..so
let’s do another one :-)!
And next issue might, just might be bigger!
Later,
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
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Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
|
Wow, this is great, I just printed it out for some enjoyable reading tonight.
Congrats to everyone, and enjoy the slashdotting.
George
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, George Haberberger wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
|
Wow, this is great, I just printed it out for some enjoyable reading tonight.
Congrats to everyone, and enjoy the slashdotting.
George
|
Thanks, George!
Tell me what you think of the articles!
Joe
ed./pub,
BrickJournal
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Brace yourselves:
You’ve been slashdotted!
Pros: excellent exposure to potentially interested readers
Cons: sudden huge demand for the pdf’s will overload your server for a couple of
days
-Brendan
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Brendan Powell Smith wrote:
| |
Brace yourselves:
You’ve been slashdotted!
Pros: excellent exposure to potentially interested readers
Cons: sudden huge demand for the pdf’s will overload your server for a couple
of days
|
Well, whoever the retard was who posted that link should be shot. I’m
personally going to go and hunt him down. That and the dumbkoff who karma
whored direct links in a followup comment. I’m going to hunt that person down
too and shoot him second. :)
On the other hand, I now can say I’ve personally found out what a heavy traffic
load is like from the inside: I was logged onto Peach while it happened today.
The disk was so busy, it took a minute to rename the brickjournal directory.
But remarkably it was handling the load really well. There were a lot of active
connections but apache was threading properly and pfiles were doing okay. I
pulled the plug about an hour in. The major concern for me was the University’s
network operations center raising a red flag, which they’ve done on
Brickfest/Brickcast broadcasts, fearing hacker attacks.
This was the impact of the link being posted to Slashdot...you can see the huge
peak around 3-4PM as throngs of bored geeks started downloading the PDF.
http://www.noc.utoronto.ca/im/jsp/IMrmonIf.jsp?dev=mech&iid=115&title=Mechanical%20Engineering
Calum
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On 24-Jun-05, at 11:05 PM, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Brendan Powell Smith wrote:
> > Brace yourselves:
> >
> > You've been
> > <http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/24/1851223&from=rss
> > slashdotted>!
>
> Well, whoever the retard was who posted that link should be shot. I'm
> personally going to go and hunt him down. That and the dumbkoff who
> karma
> whored direct links in a followup comment. I'm going to hunt that
> person down
> too and shoot him second. :)
The first thing I thought when I saw this article on Slashdot is were
is the torrent. I mean isn't this the situation the Bittorrent is
designed to solve?
Derek
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On Sat, Jun 25, 2005 at 12:31:47PM +0000, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> The first thing I thought when I saw this article on Slashdot is were
> is the torrent. I mean isn't this the situation the Bittorrent is
> designed to solve?
Yup. I'm not sure how well it'll work for a file this small, but it is
exactly what it was designed for.
--
Dan Boger
dan@peeron.com
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nice article calum.
i just read it now. and the rest of the mag is...... "interesting."
any reason why so MANY contributors are Canadian??
Chris
Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Brendan Powell Smith wrote:
>
> > Brace yourselves:
> >
> > You've been <http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/24/1851223&from=rss
> > slashdotted>!
> >
> > Pros: excellent exposure to potentially interested readers
> >
> > Cons: sudden huge demand for the pdf's will overload your server for a couple
> > of days
>
>
> Well, whoever the retard was who posted that link should be shot. I'm
> personally going to go and hunt him down. That and the dumbkoff who karma
> whored direct links in a followup comment. I'm going to hunt that person down
> too and shoot him second. :)
>
> On the other hand, I now can say I've personally found out what a heavy traffic
> load is like from the inside: I was logged onto Peach while it happened today.
> The disk was so busy, it took a minute to rename the brickjournal directory.
>
> But remarkably it was handling the load really well. There were a lot of active
> connections but apache was threading properly and pfiles were doing okay. I
> pulled the plug about an hour in. The major concern for me was the University's
> network operations center raising a red flag, which they've done on
> Brickfest/Brickcast broadcasts, fearing hacker attacks.
>
> This was the impact of the link being posted to Slashdot...you can see the huge
> peak around 3-4PM as throngs of bored geeks started downloading the PDF.
>
> http://www.noc.utoronto.ca/im/jsp/IM_rmonIf.jsp?dev=mech&iid=115&title=Mechanical%20Engineering
>
> Calum
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> nice article calum.
>
> i just read it now. and the rest of the mag is...... "interesting."
>
>
> any reason why so MANY contributors are Canadian??
>
>
> Chris
>
>
>
It kinda worked out that way. I was wanting international articles too.
Joe Meno
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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Joe Meno wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
>
> > nice article calum.
> >
> > i just read it now. and the rest of the mag is...... "interesting."
> >
> >
> > any reason why so MANY contributors are Canadian??
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> It kinda worked out that way. I was wanting international articles too.
>
> Joe Meno
> ed./pub, BrickJournal
admit it joe,
(smile) (for ROSS)
other than myself most canadian are cool.
(wink) (again for ross)
Chris
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> Joe Meno wrote:
> > In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
> >
> > > nice article calum.
> > >
> > > i just read it now. and the rest of the mag is...... "interesting."
> > >
> > >
> > > any reason why so MANY contributors are Canadian??
> > >
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > It kinda worked out that way. I was wanting international articles too.
> >
> > Joe Meno
> > ed./pub, BrickJournal
>
> admit it joe,
>
> (smile) (for ROSS)
>
> other than myself most canadian are cool.
>
> (wink) (again for ross)
>
>
> Chris
okay, I admit it...
Most Canadians are cool. Except for you :-)
Joe
ed/pub, BrickJournal
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> > admit it joe,
> >
> > (smile) (for ROSS)
> >
> > other than myself most canadian are cool.
> >
> > (wink) (again for ross)
> >
> >
> > Chris
>
>
>
> okay, I admit it...
>
> Most Canadians are cool. Except for you :-)
>
> Joe
> ed/pub, BrickJournal
OK, we have a DEAL.
:)
Chris
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In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
BrickJournal
|
Nice one, but geez, yet another interview with Brendan Powell Smith ;)
Just wondering though; is it intended to be a magazine for AFOLs or about AFOLs?
If it’s the former, there’s not a lot in there that we don’t know already, and
if it’s the latter, it should probably be marketed more at people other than
AFOLs. But it’s an excellent beginning, and thanks for springing it on us
without warning - it was such a nice surprise.
Allister
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Allister McLaren wrote:
| |
Just wondering though; is it intended to be a magazine for AFOLs or about
AFOLs? If it’s the former, there’s not a lot in there that we don’t know
already, and if it’s the latter, it should probably be marketed more at
people other than AFOLs.
|
Just as another data point, I don’t agree -- I read it cover-to-cover and while
I did know some of the content already, much of it was new, and it was all
enjoyable reading.
Best,
- Joe
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
| |
In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Allister McLaren wrote:
| |
Just wondering though; is it intended to be a magazine for AFOLs or about
AFOLs? If it’s the former, there’s not a lot in there that we don’t know
already, and if it’s the latter, it should probably be marketed more at
people other than AFOLs.
|
Just as another data point, I don’t agree -- I read it cover-to-cover and
while I did know some of the content already, much of it was new, and it was
all enjoyable reading.
Best,
- Joe
|
Thanks, Joe!
One of the challenges BrickJournal faces is trying to stay timely, given that
I am making this quarterly. Because of the lengthy period between issues and the
nature of the typical AFOL (wanting to find out things that are generally meant
to be secret), BrickJournal is at a disadvantage in trying to get news scoops,
and I have an expectation of some old information coming out...I just want it
presented in a nice professional manner.
BrickJournal is perfect to be a
more thorough place of information and reference for the AFOL. Imagine having a
book that would be at your desk that would have info on a building method. Or a
mag to show to a friend about the hobby....that’s the mag I wanted, and I sorta
did it with the help of a lot of friends!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
|
| |
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Just as another data point, I don’t agree -- I read it cover-to-cover and
while I did know some of the content already, much of it was new, and it was
all enjoyable reading.
Best,
- Joe
|
Thanks, Joe!
One of the challenges BrickJournal faces is trying to stay timely, given
that I am making this quarterly. Because of the lengthy period between issues
and the nature of the typical AFOL (wanting to find out things that are
generally meant to be secret), BrickJournal is at a disadvantage in trying
to get news scoops, and I have an expectation of some old information coming
out...I just want it presented in a nice professional manner.
|
You do have the advantage of an inside line to the company though. Those are the
bits I found most interesting. Stuff on the development of themes and models
would be fascinating.
| |
BrickJournal is perfect to be a more thorough place of information and
reference for the AFOL. Imagine having a book that would be at your desk that
would have info on a building method. Or a mag to show to a friend about the
hobby....that’s the mag I wanted, and I sorta did it with the help of a lot
of friends!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
|
That would be super. The stuff on actual building was great. The ‘bricks for
thought’ snippets were a nice touch.
I didn’t want to come over as negative. Like I said I enjoyed it muchly. Thanks
for clarifying the direction you’re heading with it.
Allister
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Allister McLaren wrote:
| |
In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Strout wrote:
|
| |
| |
Just as another data point, I don’t agree -- I read it cover-to-cover and
while I did know some of the content already, much of it was new, and it
was all enjoyable reading.
Best,
- Joe
|
Thanks, Joe!
One of the challenges BrickJournal faces is trying to stay timely, given
that I am making this quarterly. Because of the lengthy period between
issues and the nature of the typical AFOL (wanting to find out things that
are generally meant to be secret), BrickJournal is at a disadvantage in
trying to get news scoops, and I have an expectation of some old information
coming out...I just want it presented in a nice professional manner.
|
You do have the advantage of an inside line to the company though. Those are
the bits I found most interesting. Stuff on the development of themes and
models would be fascinating.
|
It’s funny that you mention that, because there will be some upcoming articles
from LEGO staffers...
| |
| |
BrickJournal is perfect to be a more thorough place of information and
reference for the AFOL. Imagine having a book that would be at your desk
that would have info on a building method. Or a mag to show to a friend
about the hobby....that’s the mag I wanted, and I sorta did it with the help
of a lot of friends!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
|
That would be super. The stuff on actual building was great. The ‘bricks for
thought’ snippets were a nice touch.
|
There will be some more instructions this issue..and some more Bricks for
Thought!
| |
I didn’t want to come over as negative. Like I said I enjoyed it muchly.
Thanks for clarifying the direction you’re heading with it.
Allister
|
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Allister McLaren wrote:
| |
In lugnet.announce, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
Hi all,
it’s with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of
BrickJournal
|
Nice one, but geez, yet another interview with Brendan Powell Smith ;)
Just wondering though; is it intended to be a magazine for AFOLs or about
AFOLs? If it’s the former, there’s not a lot in there that we don’t know
already, and if it’s the latter, it should probably be marketed more at
people other than AFOLs. But it’s an excellent beginning, and thanks for
springing it on us without warning - it was such a nice surprise.
Allister
|
Allister,
My quick answer is: Yes!
Actually, BrickJournal is meant to be both a magazine for reference for AFOLs
and a magazine for the general public to see and possibly join the community. It
could be said that the mag is slightly schizophrenic, but basically what I want
to say was, “Look at the great things the LEGO community does....want to join?”
After seeing the general reaction from those within the community and those
outside, I can say that I was in the ballpark :-)
And if you’re wondering why
I picked the articles I did (yes, it was my final decision), my criteria was to
highlight the community - and The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith article was one of
the first articles finished and put to bed because of not only the person, but
the interview. Magnus Lauglo used a different angle for his article, and it
became a fascinating read for me.
Thanks for the compliments! And there will
be some more surprises:-)!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
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In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
In lugnet.publish.brickjournal, Allister McLaren wrote:
| |
Nice one, but geez, yet another interview with Brendan Powell Smith ;)
|
The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith article was one of the first articles finished
and put to bed because of not only the person, but the interview. Magnus
Lauglo used a different angle for his article, and it became a fascinating
read for me.
Thanks for the compliments! And there will be some more
surprises:-)!
Joe
ed./pub, BrickJournal
|
Ya. It was just a gentle ribbing, don’t take me too seriously. I love the Rev’s
work. He is probably the current record holder for the Most Interviewed AFOL
though. You should get him to actually write an article - that’d be worth
reading.
Allister
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I am in need of a large quantity of studless parts and gears
and am kicking myself for not buying the Mars Rover kits
when they were on sale at WalMart this Christmas for 25 bucks.
Long story short, did anyone stock up on them and save them
for a rainy day like this? If so, can I buy a couple of sets?
Please?
Hope everyone's Canada Day is going well, and congrats to everyone
in the charter issue of Joe Meno's new magazine!
Cheers, Ralph
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Bad form, I know, but in the flurry of postings about
Chris's new ride, this might have got lost.
Or maybe everyone was at Janey's enjoying the SmallTown,
Ontario homecoming.
Or maybe everyone is busy building for Brickfest, which
is what I'm trying to do.
So I'm asking again...does anyone have some extra copies
of this set:
<http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7471>
That was on sale at Walmart for 25 or 30 bucks around Christmas?
Name your price, I'd like 2 copies...
Cheers, Ralph
e Ralph Hempel wrote:
> I am in need of a large quantity of studless parts and gears
> and am kicking myself for not buying the Mars Rover kits
> when they were on sale at WalMart this Christmas for 25 bucks.
>
> Long story short, did anyone stock up on them and save them
> for a rainy day like this? If so, can I buy a couple of sets?
>
> Please?
>
> Hope everyone's Canada Day is going well, and congrats to everyone
> in the charter issue of Joe Meno's new magazine!
>
> Cheers, Ralph
>
>
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> So I'm asking again...does anyone have some extra copies
> of this set:
>
> <http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7471>
>
> That was on sale at Walmart for 25 or 30 bucks around Christmas?
>
> Name your price, I'd like 2 copies...
Unfortunately I don't have any copies extra.
Calum
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> > <http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7471>
> >
> > That was on sale at Walmart for 25 or 30 bucks around Christmas?
> >
> > Name your price, I'd like 2 copies... • >
> Unfortunately I don't have any copies extra.
Arrrgh. I feel like such a dope for passing that one up.
Ralph
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