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I’ve seen some new names posting, (and G’day if that’s you) and I know some
people have returned from overseas. The last Roll Call was more than 18 months
ago. So in the spirit of inflating life in loc.au... here’s another one. Simply
change my answers to those appropriate to you. If replying to this is your first
post (and please do reply if you are lurking) then welcome!
The first several questions are stuff that doesn’t change, but for the new
posters I’ll leave them in.
P.S. the last roll call thread was
October’02
James (who seems to be making a habit of starting the Roll Calls)
Name: James Howse
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1976
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: lagging body age by three/Lost in the Lego
aisle
Location: Dee Why, Northern Beaches Sydney
LEGO/home page URL(s):
Brickshelf folder
old stuff though.
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Occupation: Night Department Manager , Big W.
On Lugnet Since: Nov 99 also a Roll Call!
First LEGO Set: Something Duploish I’d reckon.
LEGO Dark Age: More a grey age (still got the catalogues and the odd set 92-96)
First Set after Dark Age: 6175
more in the middle of the grey it’s the first set I remember purchasing as an
adult.
Favorite Theme(s): Potter for the castle bits, SW for the space bits and Pirates
because they’re cool
Favorite Set(s): 8002 Technic
Destroyer Droid, 6679 because
it’s whooshable
Favourite Own Creation: Cathedral Game set (see
here)
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): peice, Plate with handle ‘fig: Black Falcons e.g.
here
Set/theme you would like to see: Return to Pirates (and no, not Pirate Jr.)
My previous answer was: An Australian exclusive set and what did we get? Mary
And Fredrick’s Marriage Carriage?!? And yes, I know it’s also for the Danes.
Current LEGO Project: A castle tower and as always, Brikwars stuff
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I was once kicked out of a building contest for
being too old.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Reading, RTS games, trivia.
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Hello to all the Aussie LEGO fans.
I recently returned from a Dark AGe of LEGO and now keen to build! It is useful
having a young son who I can use as an excuse to feed my obsession with Lego. He
recently had his fourth birthday and got a lot of Lego which his father has to
help him build - what a shame that is!
Name: Jason Wilson
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1971
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Reliving childhood in my Son
Location: Brisbane
LEGO/home page URL(s):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=jpwilson
Marital Status: Married
Children: 4 year old son
Occupation: IT Consultant
On Lugnet Since: Few weeks ago
First LEGO Set: Some mid-70’s basic sets
LEGO Dark Age: Between high school and having own children
First Set after Dark Age: Maybe some of the Harry Potter sets
Favorite Theme(s): Technic vehicle models
Favorite Set(s): At the moment it is
Favourite Own Creation: Small town for son (no pictures though)
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Nothing specific
Set/theme you would like to see: More variet in train track
Current LEGO Project: Harry Potter large castle (combined sets)
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Scaring layby staff when putting $500 lego on layby
in on hit and explaining that no it wasn’t for my children it was for me!
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Reading and playing with Son.
Jason
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My turn....
Name: Kevin Hall
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1973
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Growing old is inevitable... Growing up is
Optional.... I live by it
Location: North Shore, Sydney
LEGO/home page URL(s):
http://www.ozbricks.com/andrastavia/AndrastaviaTeaserChap04.htm Click on the pic
to go to the site...: )
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Occupation: Art Director/Graphic Designer
On Lugnet Since: I think around 4 yrs or so???
First LEGO Set: Duplo Bricks when I was 3
LEGO Dark Age: Never had one... why when ya have the best creative toy ever?
First Set after Dark Age: see last question
Favorite Theme(s): Medieval... so i’d say castle..!!!
Favorite Set(s): Dont have a fav set.. just give me bricks..!!!
Favourite Own Creation: So far I would have to say my walled city.. which was
over 2 metres long...and 1.5 mtres wide...Brahnsturt... see my website...
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): THE BRICK
Favorite fig: any I can put my own torso sticker on...: )
Set/theme you would like to see: Ancient... Roman, Greek, Celtic.. etc
Current LEGO Project: got a few going as I am creating my latest chapter, but
right at the moment my Norman Tower Castle
(http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=82820 )
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I won a lego building contest when I was 8... and
does my website count? get fan mail from all over the world from it.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Traveling... Design.. writing... illustration...
paintball... swimming... photography...medieval history and architecture...
Well thats me....
Kev..: )
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Name: Troy Walker
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1972
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Lost in the 80’s
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
LEGO/home page URL(s):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=peloquin
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Occupation: Student
On Lugnet Since: late 2003, I think
Number of Sets in LEGO Collection: I would say in the area of 200 give or take
50.
Number of Unopened Sets in Collection: About 10, I think
Number of LEGO Pieces: 50 litres. All up I think it would top out at 100,000 or
so.
Number of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: :(
Number of LEGO fests atteneded: Nil.
First LEGO Set: Its out of this lot, not sure which (But I did have them all!)
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/608_2 608 Taxi,
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/377_1 377 Shell service station ,
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/604_1 604 Shell Car ,
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/600_2 600 Police car ,
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/606_1 606 Ambulance ,
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/602_1 602 Fire Chief’s Car
LEGO Dark Age: 1985 to 1995ish
First Set after Dark Age: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/8880 8880 Supercar
Favorite Theme(s): Potter, SW, promo.
Favorite Set(s): http://guide.lugnet.com/set/698_1 Boeing 727,
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/360_1 Gravel Quarry.
Favourite Own Creation: John Deere model A tractor (see
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=74240)
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): peice,
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6007 Brick Separator, minifig:
Tusken Raider.
Set/theme you would like to see: Old 70’s sets!
Current LEGO Project: Jabba the Hutts throne room as TLC should have done it.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Winning a guess how many parts comp.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Tractors, sci/fi, movies, reading.
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse wrote:
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I’ve seen some new names posting, (and G’day if that’s you) and I know some
people have returned from overseas. The last Roll Call was more than 18
months ago. So in the spirit of inflating life in loc.au... here’s another
one. Simply change my answers to those appropriate to you. If replying to
this is your first post (and please do reply if you are lurking) then
welcome!
The first several questions are stuff that doesn’t change, but for the new
posters I’ll leave them in.
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Name: Richie Dulin
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1968
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 5, so I can play with the small parts/cynical
beyond his years
Location: Port Brique, Sydney, New South Wales
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.austarmetro.com.au/~bdulin/pb
Marital Status: Married
Children: One small Lego fan of the female gender
On Lugnet Since: Delurk in January 2001, but lurking before that, and on rtl
even earlier.
First LEGO Set: A basic set (set 700) I received in 1972 (4th Birthday)
LEGO Dark Age: 1986 - 1990
First Set after Dark Age:
Favorite Theme(s): Pirates for the pirate bits (and because they’re cool)
Favorite Set(s): It must be because I’ve got 9 of them.
Favourite Own Creation: Misérable
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): It must be  because I’ve
got 1,597 of them/Jacques Legeaux (the French naval officer in my sig!)
Set/theme you would like to see: Still hoping for a Colonial Indian theme, but
would be happy with a reinvigorated pirates line up.
Current LEGO Project: Port Brique (which is a bit like the Sydney Harbour
bridge, you just finish at one end, and have to go back to the other!)
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I wrote (or perhaps ghost wrote) this
post. I’m also co-curator
of .loc.au and .pirates.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Exploring my backyard (it’s got a waterfall and a
cave!), beef, science
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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so, It's a role call you want huh...
Name: Travis Matheson
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1976
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 8, old enough to cause trouble, but young
enough to not realise. my inner child is still getting into trouble
Location: Mulgrave (Melbourne), Victoria
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/batwing
Marital Status: Single
Children: none, I Don't play well with others involving Lego
On Lugnet Since: Mid 2000
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: buggered if I know
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 1, 4403 Air Blazers
# of LEGO Pieces: refer to sets
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none
# of LEGO fests attended: one Australian, many MUGS
First LEGO Set: My mum was buying me Lego when she was pregnant with me,
so I don't know
LEGO Dark Age: 1995 - 2000. coincides with Uni
First Set after Dark Age: 7130 Rebel Snowspeeder
Favorite Theme(s): Classic Space, Blacktron etc. Space in general
Favorite Set(s): currently the 5920 Island Racer
Favourite Own Creation: The Scarab
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=58411
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): piece, they are all(most) good, but I've
been using the 2x6 wedge slope a lot lately, so I'll go with
that. Minifig, I would say Blacktron Minifig.
Set/theme you would like to see: MORE SPACE
Current LEGO Project: A few more fighters to complement the Scarab, and
other projects
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: none really, except convincing my mother to
still get me Lego for birthdays at the age of 27
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Computers, Reading and many forms of "Gaming"
Leg Godt
Travis Matheson
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Since a few things have changed...
Name: Michael Dallaston
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1984
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: returned to manufacturer, faulty
Location: right now, QUT Gardens Point, Brisbane Qld
LEGO/home page URL(s):
brickshelf folder
Marital Status: Single
Children: none
On Lugnet Since: ‘bout June 2001
First LEGO Set: Some second hand stuff probably
LEGO Dark Age: I’m no born-again ;)
First Set after Dark Age: n/a
Favorite Theme(s): pirates, M-Tron, Spiderman!
Favorite Set(s): one from each fav theme:
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4851 The Origins
212 elements, 6 figures, US$30, 2003
LEGO > Spider-Man
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10040 Black Seas Barracuda
896 elements, 8 figures, US$90, 2002
LEGO > Legends
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For nostalgia’s sake
Favourite Own Creation: This I guess, but always trying to outdo myself
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): 1x2 plate (never have enough), scientist dude
from origins set above
Set/theme you would like to see: Pirates, Space, the usual
Current LEGO Project: Might squeeze out one more breath for loc.au
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: ummm, most often changed name on Bricklink chat?
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: stuff in general, science (have to be interested for
Uni :P), making crap jokes about statistical distributions which no one gets
(student’s tea? hehehe)
Michael
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Name: Allister Mclaren
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1969
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: non compis mentis
Location: Wynnum
LEGO/home page URL(s): Brickshelf Folder
Marital Status: Married
Children: An ever increasing amount - currently three boys.
Occupation: Draftsman
On Lugnet Since: late 2002
First LEGO Set: That information is lost in the mists of time.
LEGO Dark Age: 20 odd years. Well, they weren’t all that odd.
First Set after Dark Age: Depends...
Favourite Theme(s): If you mean current themes, Alpha Team.
Favourite Set(s): Twin pod cloud car - excellent parts in multiples.
Favourite Own Creation: They’re all beautiful in their own way
Favourite Piece(s) : headlight brick, anything curved.
FavouriteMinifigure(s): LOM astronauts.
Set/theme you would like to see: Something based on the novels of James Joyce.
Current LEGO Project: Resting, but considering another contest entry in the best
worst category
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Winning the best medium mecha award at Brickfest
PDX without even leaving my computer.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Cycling, reading, vegetating.
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Name: Kerry Raymond
Gender: Female
Year of Birth: at my age, it's hard to remember details like this
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: probably past my peak
Location: in my family room, Brisbane
LEGO/home page URL(s):
Dunno if it's my home page, but our new home WWW server is located at:
www.chapelhill.homeip.net
but there's nothing much of a Lego nature there (yet).
Brickshelf Folder
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=krafol
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=abstralia
Yeah, don't ask why I have two!
Marital Status: Married
Children: Riff-raff who have to elbowed out of the way in Lego aisles.
Occupation: Normans in England from 1066 onwards
On Lugnet Since: 2000 (maybe, at my age, details like this slip your mind)
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: Lots, but at my age, etc
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 2-3
# of LEGO Pieces: Lots, but at my age, ...
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: Legoland Windsor and Legoland California
# of LEGO fests atteneded: Assorted Australian ones.
First LEGO Set: I was 4 years old and it had white and red bricks and some
doors and windows.
LEGO Dark Age: The 70s, the 80s and the 90s
First Set after Dark Age: Mindstorms (Robotics Invention System)
Favourite Theme(s): From the current Lego range, Harry Potter. For my MOCS,
historical buildings.
Favourite Set(s): Too many to mention, but definitely does not include Jack
Stone and Insectoids.
Favourite Own Creation: probably the Breakfast Creek Hotel
Favourite Piece(s) : the headlight brick and the jumper brick, I have a
large collection of both
FavouriteMinifigure(s): I like lots of the female minifigs, but my
favourites are probably the pirate wench and Queen Leonora.
Set/theme you would like to see: Renaissance buildings
Current LEGO Project: trying to find the time to build the new Hogwarts
Castle I bought a week ago
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: longest Aussie Dark Age? largest collection of
Lego watches?
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Bombay Sappire gin.
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Name: James Paraha
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1974
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: My inner child is still wearing hypercolour
t-shirts.
Location: Sydney
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=77508
Marital Status: Long time attached
Children: None
Occupation: System Administrator/ IT Technical Specialist
On Lugnet Since: Lurking since 2002
First LEGO Set: Small space set. All I can remember is it had a red spaceman but
what a good memory it is!
LEGO Dark Age: More like a financially struggling student age, 1990-1995.
First Set after Dark Age: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6078
Favorite Theme(s): Right now Bionicle. I mostly post on BZPower.com, as one of
the few AFOL’s posting there it is great to help young Lego users get more out
of this hobby.
Favorite Set(s): 6009 Black Knight, dunno why but I seem to have amassed a fair
few of this set over the years.
Favourite Own Creation: Probably this dude at the moment:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/parahaj/Bionicle/Toashiki/Vornua/vornua_5_pose.jpg
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Peice: Technic ball joint and Technic ball
joint connector. Minifig: The Black Knight and the Wolfpack guys.
Set/theme you would like to see: Ancient history stuff, Greeks, Romans, Vikings,
etc. For all the cool helmets!
Current LEGO Project: Ummm... sorting parts?
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Known to randomly give away Lego sets to friends,
friends kids, workmates, family, strangers and anybody else who gets that glint
of long forgotten building fun in their eye when they I talk about ‘my hobby’. I
would encourage other AFOL’s to do this too, buy a couple of extra $2-$3 sets
from K-mart, Woolies or wherever and spread the love.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Music, comics, motorcycles, getting
corporate-unfriendly haircuts (currently a mohawk).
N.B. All opinions subject to change without notice.
Cheers,
James.
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
Just a quote from my young son “they changed it into funky something”.
We liked the ornith-hopper, toashiki and gurlii.
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Favorite Theme(s): Right now Bionicle. I mostly post on BZPower.com, as one
of the few AFOL’s posting there it is great to help young Lego users get more
out of this hobby.
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Careful ! Mention of the B word gets some loc.au people in a fizzy state ;^)
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Set/theme you would like to see: Ancient history stuff, Greeks, Romans,
Vikings, etc. For all the cool helmets!
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This would be a winner !
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Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Known to randomly give away Lego sets to
friends, friends kids, workmates, family, strangers and anybody else who gets
that glint of long forgotten building fun in their eye when they I talk about
‘my hobby’. I would encourage other AFOL’s to do this too, buy a couple of
extra $2-$3 sets from K-mart, Woolies or wherever and spread the love.
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Great evangelical work, maybe we should be door-knocking in pairs.
Next census, can we mark ALF (or AFoL) in the religion section ?
If the Star Wars tragics can mark Jedi...
pete.w
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Name: Paul Baulch
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1971
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Classic Space (1978)
Location: Melbourne
LEGO/home page URL(s): Member 164
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Occupation: Computer Programmer (Atari)
On Lugnet Since: Jul 99
First LEGO Set: Either
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LEGO Dark Age: 1989-1993 and then a dim age (only Space sets and 8880) until
1998.
First Set after Dark Age:
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8880 Super Car
1343 elements, 0 figures, US$130?, 1994
LEGO > TECHNIC
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Favourite Theme(s): S P A C E.
Favourite Set(s): (in no particular order)
Favourite Own Creation:
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The Lance Of Athena
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Favourite Pieces:
3x12 Wedge
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6x2 Wedge
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4x2 Wedge Triple
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4x2 Wedge Sloped
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Headlight brick
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Favourite Minifigures:
Yoda
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Dracula
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Ice Planet Babe
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Blacksmith’s Wife
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Set/theme you would like to see:
Oil Rig
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Industry
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Ancient Rome
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Model Team 2, show MegaBlocks how it’s done!
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Current LEGO Project: “Devil Of A Thousand Teeth”
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Having a schoolmate write an essay about my playing
with Lego spaceships (at 17) as an attempt at ridicule, and being subsequently
immortalised (somewhere) in the education system.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Video and computer games, Astronomy, Science
Fiction, especially all three at once.
Cheers,
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In lugnet.loc.au, Pete White wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
Just a quote from my young son “they changed it into funky something”.
We liked the ornith-hopper, toashiki and gurlii.
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Thanks guys.
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Favorite Theme(s): Right now Bionicle. I mostly post on BZPower.com, as one
of the few AFOL’s posting there it is great to help young Lego users get
more out of this hobby.
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Should I mention I like bley? :)
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Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Known to randomly give away Lego sets to
friends, friends kids, workmates, family, strangers and anybody else who
gets that glint of long forgotten building fun in their eye when they I talk
about ‘my hobby’. I would encourage other AFOL’s to do this too, buy a
couple of extra $2-$3 sets from K-mart, Woolies or wherever and spread the
love.
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Great evangelical work, maybe we should be door-knocking in pairs.
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Y’know I would, except I find it damn hard to pedal those little minifig
bicycles.
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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Should I mention I like bley? :)
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Absolutely!
It was quite a surprise for me to find that ‘bley’ wasn’t intended as a
contraction of ‘Better Light grEY’.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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Careful ! Mention of the B word gets some loc.au people in a fizzy state ;^)
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Should I mention I like bley? :)
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Sure, but frankly the virtues of the actual colour has nothing to do with it - I
like the new light/dark grey too, in fact I think (as many do) that they’re
slightly better colours... but not so much better as to justify so much damned
inconvenience as a result of changing them!
Cheers,
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Name: Ray
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: Gen-X Rat
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: still playful, still maturing
Location: the rough end of Sydney
LEGO/home page URL(s): you can find me on Bricklink, ebay, Brickshelf
Marital Status: fine
Children: not organic ones
Occupation: lay-about
On Lugnet Since: late 02
First LEGO Set: space buggy with white astronaut
LEGO Dark Age: mid 80s to 2001
First Set after Dark Age: something SW
Favorite Theme(s): 78/79 space
Favorite Set(s): 10039
Favourite Own Creation: pics will be uploaded before the year’s out.
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): minifig neck bracket
Current LEGO Project: looking for modulex
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: any sport but golf & AFL, any music but rap, any
movie not written for PG, any food but beans, any card game but poker, any
writing but Jane Austen, anything but politics, Tetris.
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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Should I mention I like bley? :)
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Absolutely!
It was quite a surprise for me to find that ‘bley’ wasn’t intended as a
contraction of ‘Better Light grEY’.
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Actually it’s a contraction of ‘baying long emotive yelps’.
pete.w :^)
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Name: Ross Crawford
[snipped stuff that doesn't change]
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: No idea, but definitely over 400 (according to my
Lugnet set list).
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: About 10.
# of LEGO Pieces: No idea, but I'd guess around 150,000.
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 1 (Legoland California).
# of LEGO fests atteneded: Most Melbourne fests, a few Sydney, 1 Brisbane,
Brickfest PDX 2004.
Favorite Theme(s): Technic.
Favorite Set(s): Technic Space Shuttle http://guide.lugnet.com/set/8480
Favourite Own Creation: The latest one.
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Changes daily. Or at least weekly. Sometimes
hourly. Right now? The new motor in http://guide.lugnet.com/set/4094
Set/theme you would like to see: Model Team
Current LEGO Project: http://www.lugnet.com/~469/projects/cc2800/
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I have no LEGO fame.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: There's non-LEGO things that are interesting??
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In lugnet.loc.au, Paul Baulch wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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Careful ! Mention of the B word gets some loc.au people in a fizzy state
;^)
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Should I mention I like bley? :)
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Sure, but frankly the virtues of the actual colour has nothing to do with it
- I like the new light/dark grey too, in fact I think (as many do) that
they’re slightly better colours... but not so much better as to justify so
much damned inconvenience as a result of changing them!
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Yeah but it would have taken away the snappy patter of my post had I said
“Should I mention that I don’t find Lego’s rapid transition from traditional
grey to bley inconvenient”. (All comments in good humour here, don’t sic the
Lance of Athena on me!)
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, Paul Baulch wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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Careful ! Mention of the B word gets some loc.au people in a fizzy state
;^)
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Should I mention I like bley? :)
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Sure, but frankly the virtues of the actual colour has nothing to do with it
- I like the new light/dark grey too, in fact I think (as many do) that
they’re slightly better colours... but not so much better as to justify so
much damned inconvenience as a result of changing them!
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Yeah but it would have taken away the snappy patter of my post had I said
“Should I mention that I don’t find Lego’s rapid transition from traditional
grey to bley inconvenient”. (All comments in good humour here, don’t sic the
Lance of Athena on me!)
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James, you doubled the fizzy-state-bait content in your post ;^)
Keep them snapper patter posts comin’ !
pete.w (bubble bubble....)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Pete White wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, Paul Baulch wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Paraha wrote:
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Careful ! Mention of the B word gets some loc.au people in a fizzy state
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Should I mention I like bley? :)
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Sure, but frankly the virtues of the actual colour has nothing to do with
it - I like the new light/dark grey too, in fact I think (as many do) that
they’re slightly better colours... but not so much better as to justify
so much damned inconvenience as a result of changing them!
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Yeah but it would have taken away the snappy patter of my post had I said
“Should I mention that I don’t find Lego’s rapid transition from traditional
grey to bley inconvenient”. (All comments in good humour here, don’t sic the
Lance of Athena on me!)
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James, you doubled the fizzy-state-bait content in your post ;^)
Keep them snapper patter posts comin’ !
pete.w (bubble bubble....)
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When are people going to realise that the inconvenience of Lego’s rapid
transition from traditional grey to bley is far too serious to joke about?
Or am I just the pot calling the kettle bley? ;-)
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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Name: Matthew Wightwick
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1979
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Upset that the original writer used the
American spelling of ‘favourite’ on more than one occasion. But then, he gets
like that.
Location: West Footscray, Melbourne Victoria
LEGO/home page URL(s):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=madboy
http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/444
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Occupation: Unemployed graduate chemical engineer
On Lugnet Since: A couple of years now. About the same time as I went to my
first MUGs meeting, so about September, 2002.
First LEGO Set: Set 355 (actually bought for me before Duplo!)
LEGO Dark Age: More a grey age (and yet it never seemed bluish-grey)
First Set after Dark Age: 7110
Favourite Theme(s): Space. Um, sorry, SPACE!!
Favourite Set(s):
Favourite Own Creation: Watch this space... (I am such a tease.)
Favourite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Surely that’s like asking a parent of nine
children which one is their favourite.
Set/theme you would like to see: Return of Pirates and more decently-designed
sets in general.
Current LEGO Project: A bounty hunter spaceship - completed as of 30 minutes
ago! Pictures soonish.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Created a rotating apparatus to show that a binary
granular mixture will segregate. For my Maths Honours project last year.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Reading, writing, guitar.
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In lugnet.loc.au, Matthew Wightwick wrote:
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Current LEGO Project: A bounty hunter spaceship - completed as of 30 minutes
ago! Pictures soonish.
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Is that to enter in this contest?
A
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Name: Matthew Jeffery
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1987
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: f’’(x) of f(x)=8x^2+4x+2 (at least that’s what
I’m told. I don’t believe it. It’s more like about 13 - and will be there
forever)/Sold its soul to Kjeld in the Lego aisle of Kmart Alice Springs
Location: Seaton, Adelaide (Near West Lakes, if that helps)
LEGO/home page URL(s):http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=epsilon
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Occupation: Unemployed (ATM. I have an application in for Target nightfill).
Studying year 12 (Maths 1, Maths 2, Physics, Chemistry and English Coms)
On Lugnet Since: sometime in February 2001 IIRC (Back before I knew what SNOT
was)
First LEGO Set: Probably DUPLO something, but the first set I remember clearly
was a little Octan dune buggy (sorry, too lazy to get the set #)
LEGO Dark Age: A grey age for sure - still played with my collection, but no new
sets acquired - from 92-96
First Set after Dark Age: the set that brought me out of the dark age (hard to
imagine a 10 year old building this, but there you go :)
http://library.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1408
Favorite Theme(s): SPACE! TECHNIC! (studded, not flat) - umm, TECHNIC!
Favorite Set(s): now that’s unfair. I have no favourites (although I do happen
to think the RIS 2.0 is brilliant!)
Favourite Own Creation: My most recent - the TL-2 Chiron
http://news.lugnet.com/build/mecha/?n=11016
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): 1x2x1 technic brick with two holes/Classic
yellow space minifig with backpack and classic space gun :)
Set/theme you would like to see: Classic technic - actually themed as TECHNIC!
Current LEGO Project: Nothing in progress - but watch this space :)
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Winning a TRU guess the number of bricks
competition - I entered on the last day but didn’t know it was the last day :).
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Reading, Origami, Embroidery, School, My Girlfriend,
Computers (help, im a geek! :) )
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In lugnet.loc.au, Allister McLaren wrote:
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In lugnet.loc.au, Matthew Wightwick wrote:
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Current LEGO Project: A bounty hunter spaceship - completed as of 30 minutes
ago! Pictures soonish.
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Is that to enter in this contest?
A
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No, the GBSLILAC originally, but that other competition is food for thought.
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Name: Matthew Payne.
Gender: Male.
Year of Birth: 1978.
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: However old I was in the 80s.
Location: Melbourne.
LEGO/home page URL(s):
Brickshelf
folder, LUGNET member page 2461
Marital Status: Single.
Children: None.
Occupation: Analyst/Programmer.
On Lugnet Since: About 15 miutes ago.
No of Sets in LEGO Collection: 167.
No of Unopened Sets in Collection: One, but not for long.
No of LEGO Pieces: 34920.
No of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: LEGOLAND Windsor.
No of LEGO fests atteneded: None.
First LEGO Set: DUPLO.
LEGO Dark Age: 1993-2003.
First Set after Dark Age:
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6979 Interstellar Starfighter
289 elements, 3 figures, US$80, 1997
LEGO > SYSTEM > Space > UFO
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Favorite Theme(s): Space, Star Wars, Pirates, Castle, Town.
Favorite Set(s):
Favourite Own Creation: The Tie Fighter and X-Wing that I built as a kid.
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s):
Space
Police 1
Set/theme you would like to see: Space, in old gray.
Current LEGO Project: Taking some decent photos of my current MOCs.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: None.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Anything technical, any decent Book or Movie.
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In lugnet.loc.au, Matthew Payne wrote:
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Name: Matthew Payne. • -snip-
No of Sets in LEGO Collection: 167. • -snip-
No of LEGO Pieces: 34920.
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I love this level of accuracy!
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Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: None.
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Well, you keep satisfyingly accurate records of your Lego collection!
(Or can manufacture them...)
Cheers & welcome
Richie
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G'day,
Well a few things have changed since my last roll call, so here goes...
Name: Braith Garden
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1974
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 13ish
Location: Perth, Western Australia
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Braith
Marital Status: GF
Children: None
Occupation: Printer, Photographer
On Lugnet Since: The beginning, RTL lurker before
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 421 at last count
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: None, my Lego has a life, too cruel to keep it
boxed up.
# of LEGO Pieces: Approx 54,000
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: None
# of LEGO fests atteneded: None, but if something big happens in Australia next
year, I'm there.
First LEGO Set: Small mid 70's Duplo set, then Basic Set #40, then #854 Go-kart
LEGO Dark Age: Early 90's, but still collected catalogues and the odd set
Favorite Theme(s): Star Wars, Model Team
Favorite Set(s): #5571 Black Cat Rig, UCS X-Wing, #8480 Space shuttle
Favourite Own Creation: Scorcher, see my Brickshelf Gallery!
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Anything chrome or gold, Tiles, Skeletons
Set/theme you would like to see: Star Trek, any Generation.
Current LEGO Project: Still got the big ute staring at me screaming FINISH ME!,
ldrawing Panelvan then converting it to a ute, station wagon and sedan.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Too much TV, photography, Sci-fi stuff
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