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Hi, I vote for prop #3 too, looks like request are slowing down, so newcommer might have to wait a while before there is 5. I also suggest like Tamy, that we could keep the chain open until the box go down again in the USA. (...) a (...) the (...) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) that's the title. I'm not sure where the set number 5909 came from, but it was in the original Pause-Mag DB inherited from Lou Z.) I think I might have a couple crummy old Quick-Cam photos up somewhere from a copy I sold in an auction in (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi, thanks for the pole position, of course I put a request on that box... wait, what will be inside? general, technic, all but technic, pirate only, etc should be interesting to put a map with all the movement that these box are doing, we (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Tuesday conflicts with my wife's schedule so I'll put my two cents in now. (Actually I have a suspicion up front that I wouldn't be an every-meeting member.) I'd be happy with a Bentley location, and though it's not terribly convenient to the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.nh)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Transmission
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(...) I've thought about it (as an automatic, with speed-induced pressure determining the gear), but never tried actually building it. To avoid gear meshing trouble, it might be worth trying a setup where the gear-selecting part is moved (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:37a9f582.173798...net.com... (...) at (...) it (...) Umm....I had thought of that. The following appears on the inside cover. "LEGO Review is an internal house magazine......" Another statement (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Tom, You might include the line " I will work for bricks" : ) John (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I now know that it is possible to make one of these, but does anybody have any ideas on how to make a pneumatically powered transmission have more than two speeds? I have just built one, but I failed horribly. It has two gears, but only one speed (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.trains, Chad Bagaason writes: [deleted] Drat, that's what I get for trying to be fancy. Here's the link again: (URL) pictures will go up as I take them. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems - off-topic question
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(...) I noticed that too..... Is there something that I can do to fix it? -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Rubber chickens are the best applied use of polystyrene to date. Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Eeek! Byetch!!!! Ritvik is not LEGO! (That's why. :) --Todd (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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It was suggested (several days ago... having problems posting, I guess) that I post the link to the Daylight I made here: <a href="(2 URLs) It's a little short, but I didn't have too much orange left. Also, the only LEGO train sets I have are a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Why we don't use non-LEGO product? One of the reasons is that it's lousy product. It does not wear as well or hold up to the same rigors that the LEGO product does. I've watched models made of knock off brands fall apart in direct sunlight because (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think it's just a marketing thing. Kids have heard the word "hydraulics" before, and are more likely to understand what it does, and therefore be more excited and want to buy it. --- Chris Osborn FozzTexx Enterprises 707 226 7629 - Voice (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Shell Promotional Sets Online
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(...) Sanjay, Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't LEGO REVIEW an *internal* publication? Printed by TLG for TLG eyes only? If so, I wonder how comfortable TLG is about a fan on the net disclosing private/internal TLG documents? (Not that I don't find (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Paul Mison wrote in message <37A9BE1A.1C83661C@s....co.uk>... <snip> (...) <more snip> According to a local shop keeper, ZNAP was amongst the big sellers last Christmas. My guess would be that kids had not long seen the adverts, and parents, etc. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I have this comic book (in dutch) that deals with the adventures of Jim Spaceborn and his robotfriend Keko. I am wondering, could this be the book 5909? There is no number on the cover. (URL) my second question is: Where did I get this book, and why (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Tue, 3 Aug 1999 17:22:12 GMT, Richard Dee uttered the following profundities... (...) Mesa went and bought it anyway. What better way to see the inevitability of adulthood witht the purchase of a child's toy! (30 today :( ) Have built most of the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems - off-topic question
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(...) It's a bug in the email software Tim's using: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 --Todd (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) I don't understand why people are so confused about this. First of all, the (legitimate) bulk ordering market already exists, but it's small and limited to the most commonly needed pieces (simple bricks). You can get 2x4 bricks for about (US) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: General Box #1 Log
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(...) I was just thinking, wouldn't it be neat if there were pictures taken of the box periodically? I mean what's in it of course, not the box itself. These could be kept on a web site to keep a visual record of the boxes. Pictures of the local (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | RE: Canadian Jambalaya Update
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Hi James, Thanks for clearing this up. I really did believe that I responded to the appropriate thread. Initially, I responded to the main thread. When I discovered that I was supposed to respond to this thread, I thought I did. What I in fact did (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: New Super Car (8448)
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(...) I'm in the US, so yall weren't much ahead, you see. (...) I mean lugnet.general. And everything you wrote, but for the UK availability, is of general interest, I think. (I just happened to see Huw's and your post in the all-groups listing) In (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | RE: Canadian Jambalaya
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I'm interested in any and all Technic Boxes. Dave Hylands (DHylands@creo.com) -----Original Message----- From: James Brown [mailto:galliard@sha...night.com] Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 9:42 AM To: lugnet.market.jambal...ugnet.com; (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: New Shell Promotional Sets Online
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(...) Specifically, they couldn't negotiate any deals with North American Shell operations, and they tested it in Japan but it produced negative results, partly due to "forecourt service", meaning customers rarely enter the shop when they fill their (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The new Super Car
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(...) The Indy Storm has the same thing. It's kind of an interesting part -- smoother than the normal spring-shocks. But I agree that their name for it is very perplexing. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Soda-can challenge: beacons, tethers, etc. (was Re: Locating your position with the help of fixed be
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(...) Wouldn't that consist of "prior knowledge about the room"? (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The new Super Car
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sorry about this, but man, lego came out with some damn sweet parts now, a 14 length stud beam, a new bigger beveled gear (simular to the one in a differial) Only on box 1 of 8 (the put sections into different boxes AKA the motor, chassis, ....) -- (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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(...) As long as they're buying, why would Lego mind? (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) That's nothing. Apple buried all their leftover inventory of Macintosh XL computers (thousands of upgraded Lisas originally worth US$ 10,000 each) because their accountants told them it would be better for their bottom line than giving them to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Fw: Programming the RCX
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(...) NQC doesn't. And LegOS _really_ doesn't. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The new Super Car
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ok, upon opening up the Super car, I found out the so called Hydrolic system in this is just a pneumatic with a spring on top. Someone please explain to me why that is consystered a hydrolic? Plus I find it weird in the shop at home catalog they (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: mini powered vehicles (was Re: RCX battery cover)
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] Lego S@H #5391 - small and cool, they use a 9V battery. DLC (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Question about McDonalds
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(...) Lego already puts Mouse ears on window frames. (and Gary breaks them off with needle-nose pliers.) Disney-Lego conspiracy theories... sounds like this should move to lugnet.off-topic.debate -- dave (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 5300 (9V motor)
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(...) Yeah, I kind of thought it might be hard to open the motor without damaging it. I guess I'll bite the bullet and get one so I can try it. That means of course I'll have to buy about 20 service packs worth of track (-: (...) I saw that some (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Eight-wide trains (was Re: Please help keep LUGNET clean
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Think pig latin....Ohn-Jay Aul-Pay (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Shell Promotional Sets Online
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(...) What I couldn't find in the article was a list of countries where the promotion would be happening. Anyone have any ideas? Where were they last year? I am disappointed by the news that they will not be offered in the States. I had previously (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New groups list
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(...) IMHO, you should scan the Silver brick (or one of those employee-only gold bricks mentioned in another thread). Paul Sinasohn who wants a 6000-dpi scanner too! (What brand and model is it, John?) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Yeah, I could see me now. Going to Billund with some pick axes and air hammers and dismantling part of the company headquarters complex looking for the classic window & door molds. (They dispose of their old molds by incorporating them into (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Gary, you've got a bigger problem than picking & loading -- you'll have to go into the manufacturing plant, find the molds, and cast your own classic windows. Then you can count and load. Steve (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 4564 for $90 WAS Re: FS: Incomplete 4564 Freight Rail Runner $125
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The 4564 has been sold. Thanks for everyone's interest. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | New primitive: Pneumatic nozzle?
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I'm currenly working on the Technic Pneumatic Airtank (view the progress at <URL:(URL), if you want to) and I just realized that there is one element which is common in all pneumatic parts: The "tap"/"nozzle" thingey to which you connect the rubber (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: UK Legofest report
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Just got back home from my trip a couple of days ago, so I will add my 2c worth even if it is rather after the fact! The Scottish Legofest was a great way to start my holiday - I hardly felt jetlagged at all the whole afternoon (until I just missed (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Mos Espa Podrace Question
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(...) You could break it up into the tree pods - I believe there are three smaller boxes inside the big one, so it's already sorted that way. If you sell it all together as one set, you're very unlikely to do any better than breaking even. But break (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | WANTED: instructions for 6602 Fire Unit I
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I am looking for instructions for set 6602 Fire Unit I. They are not available on kl.net. I am looking for either an original copy or a scanned version. Russell (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Wasn't there a time when some architects used Lego bricks for models? What other bulk buyers would have ever existed? I think that hyping the User Group route for bulk orders is the best way to approach TLG - it is a small number of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Eight-wide trains (was Re: Please help keep LUGNET clean
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(...) Huh? The "-ohn" reference? Do you have a "Gallery" of eight wide creations? Chris (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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(...) Hey Mark, you are correct!! Set 725 - Town Plan (the later 1962-64 version) had over 100 clear bricks, in brick sizes 1x1, 1x2, 1x6, 1x8, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4 and 2x2 quarter circle (macaroni). No clear plates or slopes in this set. Keep those clear (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pirates 6255 - early 90's
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(...) I have been trying to email you about a possible trade and your email doesn't work. Let me know what the correct one is. Sincerely, Tim (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Question about McDonalds
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(...) Considering that Disney has licensed TLG to use the Pooh characters, this is NOT as far-fetched as you might think, John. When I was getting my MBA back in the 80's, one of our M&A case studies was to "deal with" Disney, which was in a slump (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Shell Promotional Sets - Autumn 1999
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It is intersting to note that Shell and TLG have had a promotional "relationship" since 1966, when Shell superceded Esso as the "gas station of choice" for Lego Town system. That year set #325 (one of my all time favorite sets!) Shell Station came (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How to tell Cellulose Acetate from ABS
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Hey John! Those 4x8 curved plates came in a left curve and a right curve piece. They came in Service Packs #227. In Europe both the left and right curved piece came in one set (2 of each with an extra 2x8 white plate). In the USA/Canada Samsonite (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Super Car (8448)
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(...) I'm not sure what you mean by the above. I thought I was posting to a UK based news group and certainly didn't go into much detail about the set. What do you mean by .general? Stephen. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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Because I'm evaluating where to invest my available time. As an investment in open source, LDLite has paid off OK. It's generated some "interest": others have contributed to the code, we've seen remarkable speed increases, and a few other programs (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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OK it looks like Mark let the other shoe drop...... Yeah I knew about both New Zealand and Australia, but I saw no good in telling everyone. I kept the rage bottled up inside. Hey Mark, tell them the story about the bulldozer and the old Lego parts. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Heck, I've got a cousin with a semi....I'll pick you guys up as I drive out from California, right? Enough technic beams, chains and tracks to build a BIG roller coaster And train stuff too..... Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Znap witterings
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I succumbed to the joy of Znap today and bought my first set for the bargain price of UKP 7.50; that's either -UKP 8 for a motor or a lot for some black plastic. (It was 3552, the black and green helicopter, if anyone's interested). I found it (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems - off-topic question
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Tim Courtney skrev i meddelandet <4.2.0.58.1999080510...mm.com>... Stupid off-topic question: How come your answers to messages often are threaded 'one level up' in my newsreader (MSOE 4.72.3110.5)? Not as an answer to the message which you are (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) There don't happen to be any columnists in the Enfield/Billund areas, are there? Heh heh.. That sound like a great idea.. BTW: I CAN NOT wait to see your city when it's done, Sanjay. I have been trying to imagine one of the scale you (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) the (...) complaining (...) Group (...) Remember all visual media wants *pictures* of *awesome* creations which is something that Gary and the GMLTC can give them (per region capita, it seems that the midwest has the most bricks). Maybe Gary, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Duuude! You are a columnist! Cool.... that's just what we need to get their attention. Go for it! And don't forget to post the article here :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Rubber chickens are the best applied use of polystyrene to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | LDraw part Q: Stena Ferry special parts ?
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Has anyone made the Stena Ferry special parts? (URL) are: 3684 (Slope brick 75 2x2x3) with 16 (4x4) black squares painted 3008 (Brick 1x8) with 16 black squares painted 3479 (Tail 4x2x2) with Stena logo painted ???? (Mast) well, it's a mast... I (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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I'll take my seats out of the Suburban and come along, if you need some help! :) Scott "Wishes he could fill his Suburban with a bulk order" Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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(...) Theres also 1 brown frame in 6761 Bandits' Secret Hideout (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Amen, Gary! I was typing almost the same thing, but somehow, you make it sound more profound! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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(...) LOL! (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Canadian Jambalaya question
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I say 3.. and even if people sign up while you've got the box if they will fit into the stream of it from one end to the other add them in... I think it's best we get it to as many people as we can in order to keep it alive, I don't want someone to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Various parts - Jakey (UK) - List 1- 8/99
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If anyone is interested I have attached a short list here today, I am currently compiling a much longer one and will post in due course. Note: The number shown after the brackets is the quantity available N - part is new and unused (i.e. from a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:37A9A4D6.6336A9...ich.edu... (...) years (...) left over (...) is (...) generalization like (...) what (...) I can't say for certain, but I'd swear that the few (very chewed and manbled) 1x2 (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Your favorite loc-group messages?
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(...) There isn't any specific messages, but lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral has been very instrumental in starting to build a local Lego community here. (...) A minor quible with this one, the message is about a store in Charlotte which is about a 3 hr drive (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sails for trade
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I am interested in the sails, esp skull & crossbones from 6286? I currently don't have any sails to trade, but have 1 brown hull midsection (used) and some new unsuded pirate mifigs, I also have 5 sets of 6255. (which I put up earlier) - these sets (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) [...[ And I'm snipping it now :) (...) Exactly. (...) (I don my flame suit too) - It seems like the 'one person in particular' you mention is more interested in Lego as a moneymaking scheme than a fun, exciting hobby. Kinda like TLG eh? They (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Hell, me and Larry would gladly rent a dump truck from Michigan, drive it to Enfield, count out the pieces and drive it back ourselves, just to get the opportunity to "make it easier on TLG" and satisfy our Lego urges....(10,000 windows for (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Canadian Jambalaya question
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Ok, since I posted the 'Canadian tours' to box #1, Box #2 and Junk box #1, several people have come out and said they want to be in on them. I've got a few options here, and would like some opinions on which is the most fair. 1: ignore those people (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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(...) like (...) I have a translucent white TV antenna from the late 1970s. It appears in the 374: Fire Station picture (URL) other sets. Other than this one piece, the only other translucent white I've seen is the in the new glow-in-the-dark (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Sanjay, Thanks for the info. New Zealand is not the only country that had a (soon to be discontinued?) bulk order policy, but (and this is rare for me) I kept silent. As someone who has NEVER had a bulk order completed (everything in my collection (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Canadian Jambalaya Update
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(...) Ok, I've hunted down what's going on here. You posted directly to the 'technic box #1' thread, not to the 'Canadian Jambalaya' thread. I don't even read those threads, so I'm certainly not going to notice when someone posts to them. I receive (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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(...) Maybe you should appreciate what Paul has done for the community thus far instead of wondering why he hasn't released the next version. One - its his program, two - he has a lot of things to do with his work. It will be released, hold your (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Steve Berry <steveb@codenet.net> wrote in article <00d301bedf4f$cfbc7f...-berry>... (...) Sanjay (...) like (...) know the (...) Absolutely. Why try to help out others if it could ruin your only chance at bulk orders?? Sanjay already stated that the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) they'll turn that color. But one thing I did notice is that the clear 1x2 plates from the 1960's Architectural parts packs are indistinguishable from those of the Lear Jet (1970's). That means that both are ABS, or they had a lot of CA plates (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And have minimum quantities of each item, or have 'multiples' of each item - you can only order pieces in multiples of 100, for example... They have pieces stored in bulk in their warehouse. They wouldn't have to count them to fill orders, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) John, My general feeling is that "no Lego is sacrosanct" (no taboo's). Sometimes I take generous liberties with the Lego myself. You know those gaps that the 2x2 "macaroni" quarter circle bricks (as well as those 4x4 quarter bricks) leave (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Some stuff from Tim snipped... (...) this (...) SPM (...) Exactly! I've been following this thread a bit, and I am rather surprised at the hostility expressed towards Sanjay by one person in particular. I think this is unfortunate. Like Tim said, we (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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here is how TLG could do bulk ordering: offer the piece price book for say $50 or whatever to interested buyers. small run of these does not cost much i would not think. the book would have a picture of the part, the TLG part number (so there is no (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weather like?
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(...) No problem. We get paid four times as much, and only pay twice as much in tax. :-) Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.dk)
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| | 4564 for $90 WAS Re: FS: Incomplete 4564 Freight Rail Runner $125
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The price of the 4564 Freight Rail Runner has been lowered to $90.00 shipped within the continental U.S. Check out this new, improved URL for photos of the train: (URL) (...) -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | TM's Early 90s Town Auction
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Take a look at these great early 90s sets I have for auction. I will update this newsgroup as well as the webpage daily, except weekends, with the most recent standings. E-mail me (main@appstate.edu) if you would also like to be on a daily e-mail (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: OFF Topic Rlocating to bay area
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(...) Depends on your definition of local. It definitely has happened that someone doesn't want to ship out of their own country, to avoid currency and customs hassles. Typically it's an American seller. Steve (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) beta (...) the (...) Have you ever thought that maybe he hasn't had the TIME!!! All of this stuff is done in FREE TIME, and I think you realize that. You act like because you wnat something, you should get it. That may not be how you intended (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Yep, just $66 will get you one white lamppost. And a couple of pink lampposts, too. Oh, and a bunch of other odd pieces (my favorite is the trans-dark blue minifig head). Steve (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Spoken like a true "LEGO addict"... <grin> Sanjay, congrats at your good fortune! When your project is done, we want pictures! TLG, are you listening? People are willing to pay good money for pieces in bulk. We could come up with dozens of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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It works OK now. I changed some things in the tool manager, and it works like did before. Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) directory (...) spaces, (...) the (...) Distributing (...) own (...) long (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) why is 1.7 not released yet? is there still problems with it? mabie you should release a beta version, like steve does with ldao. it would be easier to find the bugs... (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New groups list
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Yep, that would be brickin' HUGE! But you could always chop it up in smaller zip-files, so that people can spread downloading over a number of days. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Vakantie in Tsjechie
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(...) Huw Millington has all of those sets in his Promotional Set Database, I believe. Jeff (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Excellent time at "The Construction Site" & NELUG update.
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(...) Yeah that's true. I'll have to make a 'metawhois' script that queries them all. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.vt)
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| | Re: My New Website!
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Great models! I must say that your A-Wing model is by far the best one I've seen yet! Although I feel that you should move the cockpit back a stud or two; the section behind the cockpit is really not that long. The A-Wing pilot look great too from (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: My New Website!
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(...) I like the models too- hopefully TLG's Boba Fett (if there is one) will be as cool as yours, and you've done a much better standard TIE fighter than I did. (You're right, the wings are bigger than you'd think- I tried with just 4 4x8 black (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New groups list
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I could scan a 2x4 brick at 6,000 dpi - would that be sufficient for a poster? That would probably be a big file, though. -- Have fun! John TRADE Page (URL) wp,dm,rk,df++ fk-]++++(6035) SW,TR,old(456)+++ TO++ PI,SP+ DU-- #+++++ (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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