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This list has had no activity for a while. Time to fix that... Did you see Rob's pictures from BrickFest? (URL) are a couple videos, but they are only available after 8pm. Steve (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Pics Posted including GBC Video
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I posted (downsampled to 800x600) pictures from Saturday on BrickShelf: (URL) are 2 AVIs of the GBC on the last page, they're about 58MB in size each. If anyone wants a higher resolution version of anything, let me know... -Rob. (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | QR2837 - Another Aussie trains
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Hi all, Continuing my Australian train building and rendering I present QR 2837 in the new QR National livery. Special thanks goes to Peter Parsons for sending me loads of pics and putting me onto it in the first place. (URL) The gallery (when (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Announcing LEGO Ambassador 2nd cycle
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(...) No need. The auto-reply is just an email generated after I receive something in my inbox. I've received everything sent, you just got the wrong text in the auto-reply. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Team (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: My lego collection will be on TV
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My collection features around the themes of technic, town and trains. Today they filmed the Technic Space Shuttle as the most difficult set I have ever built, they filmed lego houses and vehicles through the decades, including Harry Potter's (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Mini No. 66: Solar Sailer!
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Thanks for your comment and blogging it! Chris (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: My Lego collection will be on TV
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(...) Excellent, and The Collectors is such a great show. What are you bringing into the studio? Anita (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | My Lego collection will be on TV
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I have just spent the day being filmed by an ABC TV crew for their programme "The Collectors". They have spent the day filming various aspects of my Lego collection, and I will have to bring three sets into the studio for further filming. At this (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Duel-Arm Space Fighter
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This is a duel-arm spacecraft with no landing gear. It's used for big space battles as the main fleet. I used alot of SNOT technique, so.. yeah. Enjoy! (URL) You can click (URL) here> to see more pictures and information. (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: Finally...
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(...) OK, some annotations here: The history of the buildings can be sorted in three stages: First, there was an evil wizard, who had his castle and tower built in (and beyond) the rear (north) part of the inn. The wizard created horrible monsters (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: What a fest!!!!
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(...) Kevin- I believe that was David Michon. He said he enjoyed working with you and will email you directly (he's too busy building one of your self triggering pneumatic assemblies right now). -Ted (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | 60 Grand Tournaments Parted Out
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I have just parted out 60 copies of the Knights Kingdom II set 8779 Grand Tournament to my store. Lots of great parts as well as Vladek, Jayko and King Mathais minifigs. Newly added items can be seen here: (URL) Surplus LEGO (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Vikings
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Here's the full answer: Erik Olson: Why did Lego wait until 2005 to explore a Scandinavian theme with Vikings? Jørgen Vig Knudstorp: There's several answers to that. One is I think there's some Scandinavian humbleness-- we did not think anybody (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: I am not a nazi.
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Excellent story. I'm going to make a spiffcraft and christen it Diego de Landa and see if I get hate mail. P.S. Frank Lloyd Wright-a-tron! (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: I am not a nazi.
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Richie, I believe you're not a nazy. Can I try a little story? I am French, living in Taiwan. The first time I went to China, I brought back a cheap watch, on which you can see Mao waving his hand, as seconds pass. I thought it would make a nice (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | AudioBrick - Episode 2
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AudioBrick is the official podcast of GeekBrick.com. In this episode, I welcome our new administrator, Erik Dahl, and discuss a few of the announcements from the keynote session at BrickFest 2005. I also briefly talk about cycle two of the LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Announcing the first BrickJournal Contest...
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BrickFest™ has become a major event in the AFOL community, with hundreds of attendees coming each year and the number of visitors growing each year. BrickJournal will be celebrating BrickFest 2005 with articles and photos from the displays and the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people, lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX) !!
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| | Viva Las Vegas!
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"Bright light city gonna set my soul Gonna set my soul on fire Got a whole lot of money that’s ready to burn, So get those stakes up higher There’s a thousand pretty women waitin’ out there And they’re all livin’ devil may care And I’m just the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: An 8475-based 4WD car
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(...) Iain (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] August Monthly Dinner
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(...) I will be square yet again :( Too much stuff going on in a short period of time. Sorry... I miss you guys! Iain (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19 Robotics Contest Rules and Date Finalized
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(...) Okay, so it just has to be 12" in one dimension then basically? Like fit between two parallel planes, 12" spacing? Looking forward to the contest! At my new work there is a guy who is interested in Mindstorms, I'm going to see if I can (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The box the Smart car came in...
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(...) :: ordered 2006 fortwo cdi pulse on Saturday :: Iain (shifter paddles omg!!) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: MegaBloks
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(...) Heh. Actually, they had a handout at BrickFest created especially for TRU having Vikings in October. It was a pretty cool ad with some neat graphics. If I was really cool, I'd post pics of it. But I am not cool. I am lame. ;o) Vikings ROOL!! (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: MegaBloks
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(...) I'm not positive about this but I heard the other day that LEGO Viking Sets could be found exclusively at Toy's R Us.... ah here it is Eric Olsen: Q:Why did LEGO wait till 2005 to make vikings? A: scandinamvian humbleness... we did not think (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: 50th anniversary bucket
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(...) Not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but... Looks like these are now available on Shop At Home: (URL) B. (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: micro moc: santorini
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(...) thank you. i never thought i'd like building a mode of transportation so much, it's my very first! and that is a clikits ring for the flotation device. -§ deborah §- (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: micro moc: santorini
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(...) Hi Deborah that is a sweet micro. And that fishing boat is seriously cute! What part is that you used for the flotation ring? Is it Clikits or something? ROSCO (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: micro moc: santorini
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(...) glad you enjoyed it. i've not yet been to greece, but i would imagine it to be a hair-raising experience to manoeuver through these hairpin bends! a higher cliff would have been nice, but i've heard i have a problem with size and manageable (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: micro moc: santorini
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(...) thank you. micro cats, now there's a challenge. -§ deborah §- (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: micro moc: santorini
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(...) I love it! Having been to Thera (now the modern island Santorini), I have to say that your model really has the right look. Nicely captured with the blue tile roofs and white domes. But you could have made the cliff a little higher. Perhaps 20 (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Announcing LEGO Ambassador 2nd cycle
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(...) So should the folks that got the old auto-reply re-email their applications? ~Kevoh (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: micro moc: santorini
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(...) Maybe they didn't recognize it without the (URL) cats>. Beautiful stuff! Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (21 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: attn Jake/TLC/whoever, about Lego Digital Designer file format/SDK
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(...) Yes I did. As usual Jake was thinking about 10 steps ahead of me and gave me a lot of food for thought. The Steering Committee will be discussing these thoughts and will keeep you posted (this will however be delayed a bit due to my in (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: I am not a nazi.
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(...) I wholeheartedly agree. Especially point 5. Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | [OT] XCOR Steam Engine Contest
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Please forgive the off-topic post, but seeing the ingenuity of technic & pneumatic builders here, I suspect that some of you may be interested in this: XCOR Aerospace is having a contest to build a steam- or gas-driven pump to certain specs. Details (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | micro moc: santorini
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it seems greece is not as recognizable as i thought, or perhaps i've been to my local greek restaurant more often than i should. the walls are plastered with prints of "traditional" greek architecture, most of which appear to be santorini blue (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Flex tube (was: Brickfest Pneumatic Master ...)
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(...) I got a bag of 8x24" for around au$7, which seems a fair bit cheaper than your price, but that may be due to other factors. The brand I use is (URL) have a bulk price there, but I don't know where you can get that, the hobby store I buy mine (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Where do we go from here...
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(...) Awesome idea. (...) I really like the pumpkin idea. The show is about a week after Halloween, but still around that season, so I think it would be a cool model. Allan (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: Where do we go from here...
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(...) No, that is definitely NOT what I am making. (...) Retract, as in 'retractable' landing gear maybe? AB (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: Where do we go from here...
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(...) Seriously? Is that really what you're building? Or are you just mocking my MOC? :) I hope you're serious, as I think that would make a nice pair of models from the same general theme. Allan (21 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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