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  Brickish Association Christmas Party
 
The (URL) Brickish Association> held their second Christmas Party at Legoland Windsor last Saturday (4th December) with about 40 people attending, some bringing their children. The event was held in The Mansion which is used as Lego's offices and (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.events, FTX)
 
  Re: Let there be .space
 
(...) Any ideas on what I program I should get for it? -lenny (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Lego in subdomains, legal or not?
 
(...) What about OGEL, 0931, 1390 or such? These are not their trademarks, at least I haven't found them on USPTO. You can search their trademarks here (URL) enter 'Kirkbi' and 'Owner name'. Heh, I've seen there: Jack Stone - Dead. ;-))) Jindroush (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: New container ship color
 
(...) Hello Jake What is the story on the release date of this "new" set?? I was hoping to get it for christmas presents but I geuss it doesn´t look to good. Best regards Thomas (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, FTX)
 
  [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés jeudi 9 décembre 2004
 
Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Une chaise longue pour minifig ** par Alban NANTY (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
 
  Re: Lego in subdomains, legal or not?
 
Dear all First of all I'll thank Jake for settling the question wether lego in subdomains is legal or not. Secondly I'll thank everybody (and especially Michael) for taking the time to explain why: Being immersed in the busienss of domain names and (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: 50% OFF SALE at Far North Bricks! Offer now expires on December 15th!
 
Well, it was supposed to end on December 10th, but due to delays being caused by thunderstorms which also prevent me from filling orders, I have decided to extend the sale at it's current 50% off until December 15th, to ensure others in a similar (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
 
  Re: MPD Builder ?
 
(...) Woops! Shame on me! I don't know how I managed to miss this option :-( But it does not provide easy way to include unofficial parts/primitives. Quite useful nonetheless, thanks again, Philo (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: Looking for MOCs to copy :)
 
(...) Hi, you may find some ideas here: (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Cosmic Blobs
 
Hi all, And now for something completely different :-) A friend of mine, who is an engineer, works with the 3D graphics program Solid Works as a professional. He sent me an E-mail and noted me to this: (URL) is a 3D graphics program (by the creators (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Ultimate ROBOLAB
 
(...) Please use the following one : convict@education.lu It's always a pleasure to explain our institution name to Anglo-Saxons. In our country "Convict" roughly means "living together" from the Latin "convivere" and has nothing to do with your (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Modelling Indian Railways In Lego- A tutorial
 
Hi All, I had briefly mentioned that I had written up a very basic tutorial on modelling Indian Railways in Lego in my first post. Okay, so I think I'd better give some background on this. There are no RTR models or kits made of Indian Trains, (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.in) !! 
 
  Re: Let there be .space
 
(...) Simple comment : Wow! I just wish it lasted longer! Cheers, JP. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: New MOC: Sparrowhawk Pirate Strike Craft
 
(...) Nice evolution!!! I also dig the really cramped minimalist cockpit. And the asymmetry of course. Those pirates really economise on their designs! And here I was thinking the life of a pirate was all about wealth and excess - heck, they may as (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
 
  Re: Looking for MOCs to copy :)
 
(...) PSLTC (URL) <--Mine! (URL) TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: rtlToronto18 Draft Ruleset Posted
 
(...) I think we're more or less settled on this. Calum (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Let there be .space
 
I've just posted the full-res vesrion of the animation by Anton and James to LDarw.org. Enjoy! (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad)
 
  Gray paint mod
 
Hey all Has anyone found a paint that matches light gray? Brand / color? It appears I need to paint some black 3x3x2 cones light grey to finish off a smooth steeple point, and as they were never done in light gray , it's time to improve some bonus (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
 
  New Custom Space Set - The Comet Fighter
 
The Brickee Mart announces a new short-range fighter into the arsenal of ships we offer - the Comet Fighter. A small one-man craft that really is geared towards planetary defense, rather than interstellar missions. Check it out here: (URL) almost (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
 
  Looking for MOCs to copy :)
 
Hi All, I am working on a project and need some input on a classic trailer home from like a triler park. I know I have this MOC before. Anyone know where I can find one? StevEB (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: This is kinda fun . . .
 
I changed it because my reply didn't directly involve the subject matter requested by the poster. I just figured it would be polite to let others know by the subject line that my reply would be a bit off-topic. Forgive me if my intent was confusing! (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Battle! (was Re: loc.au stats (was - all quiet on the loc.au front))
 
(...) I have been endeavouring to remove all traces of irony, sarcasm, mockery, quibbling and argument from my posts of late. Many of my proposed posts have been reduced to zero as a result. (...) I must say though, that the lack of postings does (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: MPD Builder ?
 
(...) 1. Install Lpub 2. Open LPub by double-clicking on the desktop icon 3. Do FILE --> OPEN LDRAW FILE and select your .ldr compelted model (the one that has all the sub-models to it.) 4. Do FILE --> SAVE AS MPD and LPub will look for the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
 
(...) I don't have any insider information about TLC (perhaps you do?), so I can't say with any certainty whether these groups are composed of different people or not. But both projects (assuming they are seperate projects) are doing the same thing: (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
 
  Re: Quasar Rocketship!
 
(...) I can hear the 2001 theme song now. I can see it slowly twirling in space to enter the doughnut shaped Krispy Kreme fly through space station. Its beautiful. P.S. Damn your bazillion slope pieces! Create jealousy in me, will you? Oh, I didn't (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
 
  Replacement Firmware Released
 
First "official" version of Mindstorm replacement firmware can now be downloaded from www.drjsoftware.com and follow the links on the page. Basic firmware file is there for downloading. More documentation coming over the next few days. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: loc.au stats (was - all quiet on the loc.au front)
 
(...) Whoo HOOO for me! being named as this months equal second highest poster is a compliment I'll remember for as long as I can.... Leg Godt Travis Matheson (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: Berlinetta
 
(...) hey, I'm an idea's man, what can I say. ;-) Thanks for the MOC Leg Godt Travis Matheson (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
 
(...) To add a little clarity to what you said above (should be 'Design Lab' rather than 'Design Group') it would be good to review what Jake wrote back in May of 2004. (URL) It starts around the 3rd para>. My read is that it may have been an (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
 
  Battle! (was Re: loc.au stats (was - all quiet on the loc.au front))
 
(...) Aaaah. All is right with the world as long as Richie is compiling stats for loc.au. Thanks dude. (...) More's the pity. (...) Mmmmm. Its true that endless whining is not attractive under any circumstances and no less so at Lugnet. Even (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  GFLTC at the SMRC Train Show - Dec. 11-12, 2004
 
LEGO Fans, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) will be displaying at the SMRC (Sarasota Model Railroad Club) Train Show in Manatee County, Florida. Come on out and see our 30 x 20 ft display with the following: - New downtown buildings with (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
 
  Lego loses legal battle with Best-Lock in Germany
 
Lego is about to lose its monopoly in Germany. They have lost their suit to keep out Best-Lock and lost the law protecting the sanctity of The Brick. Mega Bloks are poised to go into the German market and are projected to rapidly take 20% market (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
 
  PCS Edventures partners with Mega Bloks
 
PCS Edventures has partnered with Mega Bloks to be their partner in the education market. Presumably this means their BrickLab kit will feature MegaBloks instead of Lego. Longtime Lugnetters may remember Richard Wright (aka Weird Richard). (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
 
(...) (Hefts large clue-stick) The colour change was initiated in 2000 by the Design Group - as an exercise in improving how the colours play together. The palette reduction seems to have been initiated in 2004 by the "Sourcing for the Future" group (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
 
  Re: MPD Builder ?
 
(...) Prolly on a file by file basis (and for extra credit, remember from run to run, and present the pair for selection if one of the file dates is newer than the last time you got the user to decide which they wanted)... because if the unofficial (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) Wow! Working 60 & 70 hours a week will take it's toll on anybody. That and these short winter days and the holiday rush only add fuel to the fire. You mention that you have a family so there's more or your time divied up. Granted you have (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  New MOC: Sparrowhawk Pirate Strike Craft
 
(URL) (Click the pic, feel the love.) Enjoy! Soren (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  Santa Claus Bust
 
Here is my first foray into sculpture. He's not master builder quality or anything, but I'm pleased with it and he will definitely join the holiday decorations around the house for the rest of the season. (2 URLs) or (URL) Comments, critiques, etc (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: MPD Builder ?
 
(...) Yes good list. (...) What if a file is in both the unoffical directory and the official directory? Which one should win? I think the one unofficial version should win but should it be the other way round? May this should be a selectable (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Berlinetta
 
(...) Thanks Travis! You're right about the trans red and yellow : yesterday making the (URL) instructions> I tryed to use some black background rather than the red, and the result is really good, much better! Thanks for the idea! Cheers, JP. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
 
  Re: New England Church - MOC for Lego Factory week 4
 
I like the white chuch, and I really like the trees. Also, I'm always amazed at how many different ways there are to build a 2-wide car with the limited LDD Factory contest pallette. LDD is growing on me too - but I wish there was a way to view a (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
 
  Re: Berlinetta - Instructions
 
(...) Thanks Paul! Now you can : I've just uploaded some (URL) instructions>. Enjoy, JP. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
 
  Re: Lego Factory repeat entries???
 
(...) Interesting. It probably depends on what Lego's definition of "entirely new" is, I suppose. As an example, the current Senior model vote leader this week is a blue baseball stadium, which I assume is from the same builder as another blue (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
 
  Re: Town Hall - Micro Scale for Lego Factory Contest
 
(...) Thank you. I remember admiring the hospital and putting it in my personal top tier of entries. I especially liked the driveway cover made of glass, the red/white color scheme, and the wonderful micro-helicopter. To me, having good "playable" (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
 
  loc.au stats (was - all quiet on the loc.au front)
 
(...) Well, I like seeing people calling for up-to-date stats! I've included a comparison to November 2002 (because that was the last published November .loc.au stats). In November, there were 62 posts to .loc.au (284 in Nov 02), 56 from Australians (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
In lugnet.market.shopping, Daniel Siskind wrote: (snip) I've ordered from S@H dozens of times, possibly over a hundred different times by now, and never ever had a single problem with either phone order (in the pre-website days) or the web service. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Ultimate ROBOLAB
 
(...) Hi Claude, Your email address doesn't seem to be working at the moment to reply to. Regards, Bernard (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
 
I certainly hope that when they refer to "some parts" being too high quality for their purpose that they will NEVER apply this principle to the brick. *gulp* I also think that the reduction in colors is a good idea so that the remaining colors can (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Re: Light seeker
 
(...) Wow, i guess i understand your robot. It seems to be a stationary light seeker. Imagine, you point a pocketlamp between the light sensors, such, that it is in the middle position between them. Such, that at the start condition left_sensor is (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
In lugnet.market.shopping, Daniel Siskind wrote: snip (...) What does the above passage refer to? What kind of special treatment do train clubs and "elite AFOLs" get? Marc Nelson Jr. (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: PLUGS #2, when does it finish?
 
(...) I'm not sure when we'll finish, give it a couple of hours ie- approx. 4pm Cheers, Braith. (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.wa.per)
 
  Re: Quasar Rocketship!
 
I'm sharing some 'naked' pictures of the Quasar, showing how I gave it the rounded shape, etc. (URL) Basically shows the panels and how I used to snot to attach them. Its actually pretty basic stuff, given that you have one billion slopes. Which I (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
I ordered $366 worth through the web site on Sunday afternoon. With 2nd (...) I have gone through almost the exact experience, I purchased a large S@H order, TLC charged my card, then sent an email saying the order was canceled. as Daniel said, I (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
 
(...) Agreed, I was rumaging through my box of orange yesterday, only to realize I had at least 3 differtn shades! What mad man came up with that, it's freaking orange. Mat (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Re: la mia collezione
 
(...) Io invece ho sempre troppe cose da fare, ma sono riuscito a risistemare la pagina della mia collezione che finalmente è tornata online: (URL) le pagine sono verificate HTML 4.01 Transitional come definito dal World Wide Web Consortium, quindi (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
 
  Re: N-Fedge primitives
 
(...) I missed responding to this one specific point. In general, aliases amongst the primitives would be a bad thing. They would primarily add more files to an already too-large list of primitives, and would only provide duplicate function. In this (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, FTX)
 
  Set 8652 Render
 
I recently modelled set 8642. I still need to do some file clean up so I'm not quite ready to release the DAT file but look for it on my website ((URL) in the coming weeks. Here's the render I did as a teaser: (URL) that the trans-smoke parts aren't (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
In lugnet.market.shopping, Daniel Siskind wrote: <snip> (...) See, much nicer with the wording. Maybe it is me, but I liked how you presented yourself in this posting much more than the other one. Dave K -can't we all just... get along... ;) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Why NQC over Robolab?
 
(...) Oops. Thanks for the correct link, John. (...) debugging the existing ones. That said, version 2.5.4 is excellent. The event bugs have been fixed as well as a ton of others. Also, more (not all) of the underlying code is unlocked. This allows (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Town Hall - Micro Scale for Lego Factory Contest
 
Here, here, I was wondering what happened there and am glad it came out the way it did. My designs ended up in fifth and sixth place (waterfall scene with train and hospital). Pretty awesome considering those were some of my first ones. It seems (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
 
  Lego Factory repeat entries???
 
Hi all, I wonder if anybody else has noticed that some entries are showing up more than once. For example, the Dutch windmill which is currently in second place for the junior contest (week 4) is also entered as a model for week 5. However, the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
In lugnet.market.shopping, Daniel Siskind wrote: <snip> (...) Eh, I've been off-base before, but that's the way the message presented itself to me. You've stated that you've had various negative dealings with TLC--my dealings with them have been (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Why NQC over Robolab?
 
(...) Sounds great. But I run the nqc compiler on Linux and have no COM... (...) Sometimes I dream of a BricxCC written in Java, running on Win, Linux or OSX with Control Lab and all kind of features... something like an Bricklipse... (...) Well... (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) I guess thanks are in order to you Jake for looking in on this for me. I was not looking for any kind of special intervention to resolve this issue, which is why I didn't use any of my "pull" with employees I know in the first place. My point (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) Not to add fuel to the fire, but coming from a person who has actually benefitted financially from TLG, this has got to be pretty serious... -Bryan (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: New England Church - MOC for Lego Factory week 4
 
(...) Thank you! Yea, I really am enjoying the challenge of using the limited pallate. Some people are making cool details that I never would have thought of! Anyway, you can see lots of cool designs on (URL) . -Alfred (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
 
  Re: Part Confirmation
 
(...) Hi, they match exactly without any gap. Bye Ronald (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) You are way off the mark here. I love the building system, have been playing with it for over 20 years. Yet I find it impossible to give any more money to a company has little regard for its cutomers other than making a profit from them and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
 
(...) OK, I figured it was worth asking. :) Steve (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) I seriously doubt that you'd get a "Jake who?" from anyone but the rollover call center. I worked and lived in Enfield for two years and have traveled back and forth there regularly for a year before and a year after. I've worked with and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Why NQC over Robolab?
 
(...) Not true RoboLab supports the Scout, microscout and Interface B. (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Part Confirmation
 
Can anyone confirm if part 30165 "'Brick 2 x 2 with Curved Top and 2 Studs on Top" fits into part 3659 "Arch 1 x 4"? Specifically, can I put them together like (URL) without a huge gap? -Rob (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  New Designer sets & RC parts appearing on S@H
 
I noticed these new items have appeard on Lego™ S@H. Some of them do not have pictures yet. 7244 Speedboat (no pictures, except for the "zoom" feature works). 4881 Robo Platoon (no pics) 4882 Speed Wings (no pics) The following items appear to be (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: TR: North America's First/Only DeLaval VMS
 
In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote: Hi Iain, snipped intro. (...) After reading this, and being fairly familiar with the automated milking process, a few questions of this robotic process popped into my head..... and I was wondering if (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Why NQC over Robolab?
 
(...) Here's a link to the "Robolab for LavVIEW" that Tom was talking about: (URL) is a ~50 MB download. This is version 2.5.2. You can download the patch (4 MB) to 2.5.3 here: (URL) tufts.edu site says that "Robolab for LabVIEW" has only been (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
 
(...) Unfortunately, that image is already (on my 17" monitor) about 50% bigger than the original. (The original is only 5x3 cm) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Re: LDraw.org's November Model and Scene of the Month Winners
 
(...) Well yes, kind of. Since I only get a max of about 2-3 entries per month for each contest, I roll over the non-winning entries until they win or for 3 months. This keeps the field competive and also allows well made entries that may have been (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) Indeed... and whos to say that the same thing isn't happening to non-AFOLs using the same type of card (PayPal or otherwise) ? TLC should be big enough (and have have a loud enough voice) to talk to PayPal and get something resolved about the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  la mia collezione
 
non avevo un tubo da fare per cui ho fatto una lista dei miei set technic che dire...non sono molti ma nemmeno pochi. li potete ammirare qui (URL) che link! vi va di mettere anke le vostre collezzioni? (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
In addition to other people's posts, I think it's also good to remember that in the month before Christmas, a toy company probably hires a ton of temp workers to man their phones. I'd be totally surprised if there weren't any screwups. (...) Not (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) Paypal is not exactly a bastion of customer service either. Clearly they enjoy their position as a market leader and the ability to bully and neglect their consumers that comes with it. I do agree that it's unfair to to chastise a company for (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) But, I seem to recall that PayPal goes to great lengths to say they're not a "bank"... As someone who both knows Dan, and has been a fan of LEGO for nearly 40 years, I'm leaning towards the "this is a busy season at Shop@Home" line of thought, (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) You may well get a "Jake who?".. he doesn't sit in Enfield and may not be in their phone system. Also I am not sure that Jake can (or should) help in specific cases. He doesn't work for Shop at Home. He's also not necessarily tasked with (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: ToysRus is taking your vote for your best toy award
 
(...) And the winner is..... Not Lego. But not MegaBloks either, thankfully! Instead the K'Nex "Big Air Ball Tower": (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
 
  Deals at St. Jacobs LEGO Outlet
 
I just got this email from my dad, I'll just paste it below. Iain ---- Today's KW Record had a full page ad for Lego @ St Jacobs Outlet. Your Lego train friends might be interested...4 rail cars listed at 1/2 (?) price..ie # 10113 reg 24.99 for 9.99 (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) I agree, let the bank fight it out for you. That is why we pay what we pay is service fees to the banks. Call Paypal and tell them the whole situation, they should take care of it for you. If they don't you can make an ideal threat to contact (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) Woah you had me scared for a bit. Looking at your subject and the way you started off your message, I thought you ordered original light grey brick packs and received new light grey brick packs (would've been worse if it involved dark (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
 
(...) That's a foolish motto for business. Quality is always a trade-off against cost. You set it as low as you can while still achieving your goals for revenue & market share. The motto is more reasonable as: "Good enough is the best." KDJ (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Weekly Update of New AuctionBrick Listings - 12/9/04
 
This is weekly update of new items listed at (URL) as of Thu Dec 09, 08:50 AM PST. To bid, review details of any item listed or to register go to (URL). (2 URLs) 3308 World Cup Small Tribune from 1998> Minimum Bid: $20.00, Time Left: 1 Day 0 Hrs+ (2 (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
 
  Re: brickOS port to FreeBSD
 
(...) I think the latest official gcc-binaries for brickOS are still 2.95.x. However, I have binutils-2.15 and gcc-3.4.0 running under linux and had only minor problems. Make sure you compile gcc without the stdc++ libraries or just ignore the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: rtlToronto18 Draft Ruleset Posted
 
So can we make the rule set FINAL? No more changes on scoring? Everyone happy? (....time to start looking for loopholes.... BWAHAHAHAHA...) -Rob A. (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 
  Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
 
In lugnet.color, David Eaton wrote: Snip (...) I couldn't agree more. With the new sets of 2004 and bulk tubs for the last two years, I have enjoyed the many new colors. But there are not enough in any quantity to build anything useful. Reducing the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
 
  On eBay: 3 Large Ships 6271 6280 6286
 
Take a look at: (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
(...) I can understand being frustrated, but writing off the entirety of the LEGO company because one keyboard jockey at S@H made a mistake is pretty lame. It can often take weeks to resolve credit card mistakes because of the lengthy processes (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Shop@Home Nightmare! (from a now ex-AFOL)
 
In lugnet.market.shopping, Daniel Siskind wrote: <snip> (...) Are you sure this wasn't a PayPal issue? I remember reading a while back that when you use PayPal to purchase something, PayPal 'blocks off' the monetary ammount from your credit card (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.dear-lego)  
 
  Re: New England Church - MOC for Lego Factory week 4
 
(...) What a progressive church -- everyone attending seems to be driving a Toyota Prius! My kind of place. You created a lot of pleasing detail just by choosing different 1 x 1 brick elements -- a beam here, a headlight brick there. Nice job. (...) (21 years ago, 7-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
 
  US S@H Phone Specials, Dec 8 to Dec 14
 
(URL) (hit 1 when the recording starts, then hit 1 again when the S@H Specials recording starts, to skip the listings and get to a representative) US S@H Phone Specials, Dec 8 to Dec 14 Duplo 3278 Wallpaper Wendy 4.99 2.49 Clickits 7510 Trendy Tote (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
 
  Re: N-Fedge primitives
 
(...) The consistency is in the basic four fractions: 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4. The other measures are (more or less) deliberate inconsistencies to name files that don't fit the basic standard. (...) Yes, that would be an incorrect consideration. Part (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, FTX)
 
  Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
 
I think this is a new initiative to further cut costs. Its funny one part of Lego decides it needs to control the pallette and amount of "usuable parts" in the system, while another part keeps on coming out with new colors and new parts (molds) for (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
 
  Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
 
(...) the color tiles can be read? Steve (21 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)

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