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We have a location now! Sorry about the short notice, we haven't gotten all the kinks out in our planning system yet. Who? The Chicago LEGO Builders (CLB). We are a fledgling club, right now looking just to hang out with other lego enthusiasts, (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.clb, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Weekl y Update of New AuctionBrick Listings - 10/14/04
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This is weekly update of new items listed at (URL) as of Thu Oct 14, 07:33 AM PST. To bid, review details of any item listed or to register go to (URL). There are 198 new Fixed Price Items listed this week. View them at: (3 URLs) 5384 U.F.O. (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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| | Re: Question about quality of Best Lock...
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(...) True, but nothing that is critical to the game is dependant on LEGO, other than perhaps the definition of ship classes, and even those aren't critical. Of course lots of LEGO creatures have been released since the rules have been written and (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: ESPG rules considerations (was Re: Question about quality of Best Lock...
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(...) Mostly true. It is possible for a fleet of small ships to not be able to bring all guns to bear because they block each other, or they are blocked by islands in a busy sea. Correct about the partial damage issue (this also helps damage (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Ice Cream Shop
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I didn't spell Graeters correctly. Their main web site is here: (URL) article about the location I'm talking about is here: (URL) believe this is a picture of the location I'm thinking about: (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Library Scenes
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Hello! That's a great rendition of a modern library! I also like very much how you worked with the the minifigs. Nice details! Bye Jojo (URL) --> (URL) my own library> (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Ice Cream Shop
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(...) Very nice. It reminds me of a local ice cream shop that's also in an older building. It's a Graters here in Cincinnati, OH. Everyone who's lived in the Cincinnati area knows about Graters. They still make their ice cream by hand. They were (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: What did you make with your BrickLink order?
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(...) Ok, here's a tall pic. My recent Sears Tower model was made possible by 4000 1x1 clear plates bought on Bricklink. (URL) fact the vast majority of my Lego buying is done via Bricklink (200+ orders), so I'd say everything in my folder is fair (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: What did you make with your BrickLink order?
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(...) I built two sets of this 3 car set of intermodal container cars using parts from BrickLink: (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Hermaphrodite Pin?
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Hello! Such a pin doesn't exist. But maybe this would be of use for you? (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Gathering Notes
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Train Layout: (...) We decided to put a green cloth under the display instead of having solid baseplates underneath the entire display. The center of the display is solid baseplates. But under the monorail and train track there are no base plates. (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | Re: What did you make with your BrickLink order?
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(...) My trainshed required multiple Bricklink orders to complete, exspecially the roof. (URL) eight wide took more than a couple as well (URL) these traincars were built entirely from Bricklink orders (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: lattice windows
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"Daan Bargerbos" <daan62@xs4all.nl> wrote in message news:I5KMEC.1MxE@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Kev Hall showed me how to do a window like that last year. I guess hes your man. the stained glass windows look great btw and (URL) looks (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Birch reworked
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Hello! While I was dedusting some old MOC (Boy, was that necessary!) the birch collapsed. It's a somewhat gracile structure. Looking at what it had looked like before I asked myself: Is that what a birch really lokks like? I answered it myself, (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Hermaphrodite Pin?
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(...) Nope. Not that I've ever seen. (...) The only pin with a stud on it is the (URL) 1/2 pin>, though the TECHNIC pin tip is only slightly wider than a stud, and can usually be used like one. In fact, many of the basic bricks are being produced (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: What did you make with your BrickLink order?
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(...) Quite a few of mine have required at least a few parts from Bricklink orders, but two in particular really stand out in my mind: (URL) Two KB Yoda sculptures, a few dozen parts from my collection, and the rest from Bricklink. All told, it ran (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: All 6 movies on DVD
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(...) Now, my big question here is whether he was arguing against colorizing _any_ B&W films, or just the ones where the director wasn't doing it of his own volition? I can't remember who it was, but one director had his own B&W film colorized. If (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Hermaphrodite Pin?
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(...) I'm pretty sure it doesn't exist. I'd love LEGO to make such a piece but alas... Mike (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: lattice windows
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Snippage (...) Snippage (...) Snippage (...) Holy Windows Batman!!! I really like the two example above. Very nice hack. I find LEGO has such a limited selection of windows. I'll definitely add these to my tool box. THanks for posting. Mike (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Gathering Notes
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Hi glad to hear from you. I decided to start having regular meetings and for now they will be at my house. 73 Keller Ave., Rockaway NJ The next meeting on Nov 7 will start at 4pm and go to when ever. We will discuss the train show again at the next (...) (22 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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