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(...) (very deliberately cross posting to lugnet.color) It drives me crazy too when colour ranters (you know who you are) pollute the discourse by hijacking other threads with accusations of dishonesty, imcompetence or disrespect. But on the other (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: Gary, I agree with a lot of your post, but there are a few things that I wanted to comment on: (...) Well, yes, as long as the two shades are old gray and old dark gray. Basically, while I agree that people (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Geoffrey, I have several comparison pictures of the various older colors in my Brickshelf folder: (URL) that helps, Clark (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I too got some of these teeth, useful for micro scale, maybe that was the piece Paul was so excited about. (...) Med Blue Tailfins. nice.... (...) When your collection is as small as mine the basic bricks from the tub are also useful, Oranges, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Now it's time for you to build a similar scale Flamingo like the ones in Kennedy Space Center! Aaron (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.us.sealug)
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(...) Yeah, I wondered about that one. Although the trans smoke teeth (got 4 in my last bag :)) Has me stumped as to what set it comes from (also for the dark stone teeth). Not complaining though :) Also got 4 1x6 plates in what appears to be "light (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It's not just the precision of the fit either. The plastic used in the knockoffs (even the relatively up-market ones like MegaBloks) is too hard and brittle. The bricks stick together OK the first one or two times you use them - but after (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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"Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:I7JEq7.1npF@lugnet.com... [snippage] (...) OK thanks, will do that. (...) OK - I will wait to see what happens. I agree with that thread that some pinks should be distinguished by theme (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'm already using hot glue which dries to a translucent white color. There's just not that much room inside a 1x2 tile to hide an LED. I'll experiment... Rob (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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(...) These have also appeared at the local WalMart with a 'rollback' tag under them. It appears that WM rolled them back from 19.97 to 14.98-ish. Ray (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Would it be possible to fill the block with some sort of translucent something? That way the lighting would more diffused, and light up more evenly. Even something like good old-fashioned white glue - that dries clear and the light would show (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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OMG... LOL. Very anime though. Absolutely hilarious. Execpt you usually have some kind of kick A$$ gun with your mecha. So where is it? Mark (21 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Lego still sells the old gray. They still sell bulk packs. Aren't you buying them? (...) Wrong. The factory is not intended to ease your color-change pain, and no one (including Jake) is trying to pretend it is. It is possibly the start of a (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Well you believe it will help the community, and obviously so do some others. But just as obviously, there's a significant part of the community that disagrees. They could be wrong. Equally, you could be wrong. More likely it's somewhere in (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) This is even true for the Duplos. Lego holds remarkable tolerances, and in fact has one of the most advanced high-volume, precise, plastic molding facilities in the world. Some of the equipment is custom-designed. So it's no surprise that the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) *waves away the soap bubbles* You know what's even older than complaining, Gene? It's complaining about complainers - especially if the complainers do have pefectly valid points of concern. Your observations at WalMart indicate you have at (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego) !
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(...) Thanks Lar. Ya, I wish there was a better way (probably is, I just haven't thought of it yet) to make it show less of the shadows. I'm really enthusiastic about this new idea. Who knows, it could make its way into the train scene too. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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Prepare for a run on (URL) LEGO Mosaic> sets this holiday season. Oprah Winfrey, whose purchasing advice can make or break a small company, has listed LEGO Mosaics as one of her "Favorite Things" in this month's "O" magazine. She might feature it on (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think I like the slope better because you can't see the LED shadow as clearly, thicker makes it more translucent or something. But, all in all, truely a tour-de-force, modboy... I wasn't able to make out what the wording on the first line of (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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(...) elements. :) Best regards, Allan B. (21 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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