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(URL) I had a good time with the Kogeru construction that I went ahead and did it again, but this time with a more Mechwarrior feel. In fact, I had the image of the good old Warhammer in mind. I figured this was a good homage to that mech. Should be (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) SNIP This is good new. Lego has been plagued by clones for as long as Lego has been produced. I received a quantity of slotted Lego bricks (1949-57) from a Danish seller. And in that assortment (about 1000 bricks) there were about 30 clones. (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hmm... how wide is a motor, with the truck sideframes? THere is stuff outside the wheels and they are not much wider (if at all) than 6. I'm thinking that if cost was no object, and you weren't trying to get something that actually worked, you (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Can you be more specific? Loewy was responsible for a LOT of great stuff... the E unit, the PA, the GG1, and many other things were either designed by him or strongly influenced... (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I doubt a Shay would be possible in 6 wide - even with non working shafts, they have to be beside the wheels, requiring at least 8 wide. (URL) I found> the minimum practical scale was 10 wide. ROSCO (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) An aside... is this actually true? Sure, it's their full time job but they have a limited amount of time for any given set to be in product development. We can take as much time as we like. Just sayin... (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I rode it when I (URL) happened across it in 2001> - they have some neat full-size stuff (URL) there> too. ROSCO (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I don't recognize the location- I don't have any 7.5" stuff though... (URL) are more baby sized...both are under 200 lb all up, and will pull in excess of 1000 lb... I don't have any photos of my new toy on the web yet...when it gets here, (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oooh - a "mine is bigger than yours" contest! (Sorry, couldn't resist!). The design is different, but at our latest GETS show, NALUG's Laszlo Szojka showed a 17-foot bridge using a similar cable technique: (URL) quite the classic cable-stay (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland
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(...) **snip** This is great news! A bootleg clone brand on the market cheapens the very notion of legitimate and compatible building bricks. I'm pleased that LEGO has won against Biltema and, by extension, Coko in yet another ruling. The issue, as (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Happy Birthday Disneyland!
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(...) Nice work! Mark P (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Nominations for a trainset poll
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(...) How about the Raymond Loewy Streamliner? (Sorry, not up to a lot of detail with my trains--I'd like to see more train structures (i.e. bridges, stations, water tower, etc....) Scott Lyttle (21 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(With the correct link) LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland May 4, 2005 Correct link with pictures (URL) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland May 4, 2005 Main link with pictures (URL) The LEGO Group has recently won a court action in the Finnish Market Court against Biltema Suomi Oy, a sales company. The action concerned Biltema’s sale and marketing of (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) "Our base of operations is in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada" Mmmm, home town boy makes good! I thought it must be local when the first pic was of a West Coast Express loco. Kevin ---...--- Classic Red Barn kit: (URL) FREE Hospital (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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(...) Funny you should mention that. The table you see in the pictures will be converted to an aquazone diorama in the coming year. I'm giving (URL) this layout> another try. This time with a monorail and more vegitation. (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I think you're missing my witty cynicism. You've got to envision me saying it with a cheesy grin. (...) I know there has been some talk of coordinating colors between moonbases. I was thinking-- it might be better to exclude some colors rather (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Entry - MPC - Brian Cooper - Large Mecha
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(...) Thanks. I built two frames during development and reskinned the second one several times. I wanted to see if I could get a retro look. This one looks eager to fight Getter Robo G, hatchet to hatchet. All the giant robots from the 70s anime (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Help with redesigning a Boat Lock
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(...) The teeth won't match up as you say, but only one if the gears needs to be fixed - the other can be an idler, with its sole function being to pinch the worm gear, not raise the platform. Jennifer (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Next DelVaLUG Meeting....
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(...) I suppose there could be, I just thought we were getting together to have fun and chat about all things Lego. But I suppose we could discuss upcoming events that the club is goign to do :) - Jim F. (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.org.us.delvalug)
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