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(...) Janet, The admission price is for another group of people attending the show. Use this url first: (URL) do a search on Convention Center, click on the National Model Railroad Association you'll get the information you need. (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Janet, The admission price is for another group of people attending the show. Use this url first: (URL) do a search on Convention Center, click on the National Model Railroad Association link and you'll get the information you need. (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Does anyone remember Lego Island? I still have it and wish that they make another sequel to it. It was made in early 1996 and had the '96 Town System Line-up. I wish they would make an updated version. Also it would be great if they had there own (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Incredibly cool! I imagine this is what would result if the Millenium Falcon and a Star Destroyer had children. I just love the shape! It's so simple but great looking that I'm now saying, "Why didn't I think of that?!" Keep up the good work. (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) in (...) Hey, I remember that game! I only played it once, though. The most fun part of the whole game was going up into that big tower and clicking the cabinet so that the monkey would come running out. As for the minifig idea, I personally (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego)
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Hey all, Fed up with all the random disconnects from Concentric, I have switched ISP's. My new e-mail address is: xenobuzz@onemain.com See you at the next meet! Dave -- "There is no end, no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life." (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Janet Graff writes: > I looked at the conference web page and admission is $100 (+$34 membership). > I wanted to come by > and see the layouts one one day but that admission price is too steep for > me. However if there is > a $2 coupon...seriously (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Check out (URL) is not my auction, but I thought it was rather ironic. The auction title says "LEGO Legoland Motor Speedway 6381 Boxed," but reading on in the auction listing I stumbled across this: "Its missing 2 pieces but comes extras of others. (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) No, typically the person would say "MISB" if that's what they meant- "Mint In Sealed Box". (...) Perhpas that the box comes with it? It's not unreasonable to expect a little extra for a toy in it's original box, even if it's been opened and (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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I'm currently trying to build a large (4 foot) model of the Imperial Star Destroyer, and I'm having a devil of a time working out those wierd compound angles on the ship. I know I could just build up the slopes with plate pieces, but I have far (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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Is there a place where I can get a standard name or part number from? I'll check brickbay.com but I don't know if there is such a thing. Name of the names came from brickbay.com. I'll check and if someone does know of a standard I'll be happy to (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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Is it just me or are some of our minifig heads evolving? I mean it all started with Jar Jar Bink's head in the 1999 Star Wars EPI Series of toys. That head was a pain in the slag. I've noticed that C-3PO's head looks that way too. And Chewies'. I (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Is it just me or are some of our minifig heads evolving? I mean it all started with Jar Jar Bink's head in the 1999 Star Wars EPI Series of toys. That head was a pain in the slag. I've noticed that C-3PO's head looks that way too. And Chewies'. I (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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One other thing I can do is add a pic. of each piece next to the description? But this will make the file huge so I think description will be better of not to mention that I would be able to get all the photos of all the pieces..... ahui (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Lamenting over Builders' (Lego?) Block
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Often what I like to do is just start off by copying the basic shape of a spaceship I see in a movie or online... and then I change the elements I don't like or add things I think it should have. Sometimes I cobble together bits of spaceships to (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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So, it's decided then? Saturday, 26 August? Eric's place in Auburn? Cool, I'll be there. Eric, how do you want to handle giving out the directions to your place? Email? (Like craigo did for the first meeting.) Thanks, Franklin (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug)
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That is for the NMRA convention. Admission to the Nat'l Train show, simultaneous, but different venue is $8 per day. The $2 is a discount off the $14 2 day train show only ticket. Mark (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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...Okay, they're not actually woes, just a couple of nits that *really* slow me down: First, when I start up L3Lab, I get a message box telling me that the best drawings should be rendered in true color (24/32 bit) instead of my measly 64k-color (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I typically regard "boxed" as simply including the original box. The set may nor may not be complete. The quality of the pieces is not specified, and the instructions may or may not be included. MISB (Mint In Sealed Box) or NIB (New In Box) or (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) For what it's worth, I agree. I think that yellow is fine for representing lighter skinned races such as Caucasians and East Asians, but a bit of a stretch for darker-skinned races, such as South Asians, Africans, and Australian Aborigines. (...) (26 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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