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UPDATE #2 ===...=== Well, Christmas break is over, and although we didn't finish as much as I had hoped, we still made good progress. (URL) HERE> are some pics of the reconstruction of the Thomas modules, and (URL) HERE> is a video showing it in (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: Sudoku...
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(...) This is hilarious. Apparently the dark side also gives one a beef-burrito supreme command over the gameboard. Zinger. Cheers! ~ Paul. (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Aliens Style APC
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Hello All! Thank you for your many comments / ideas on my last moc (shag wagon). Much appreciated. Some of you may have seen the "Aliens-Movie inspired Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)" for the rest of you, here it is! (2 URLs) I found it difficult (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Sudoku...
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Hahahahaha! Awesome! ...and highlighted. (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Very poor customer service from Lego Shop at Home
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I wanted to share my extreme displeasure with the Lego Shop at Home service. My mother, knowing what a big fan of Lego I was, decided to surprise me with a set this Christmas, the Lego Factory set 5526. At the time she didn't realize that it was not (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Technic misc (& SW minifigures) for pirate stuff........ships, minifigs, etc.
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I have a drawer of assorted Technic parts.......beams, gears, motor & battery pack, Pneumatic Pump, switch, piston . Would like to swap it all for pirate things. Ships, hulls, minifigures, etc. Anyone interested??? Also have some Star Wars (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: MGB Roadster
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(...) I coveted them as a kid (although the Spitfire was my fav) and your nose render is a dead-ringer for the B. I have to say, however, that it should be rendered in British racing (dark) green;-d Well done, Tim. JOHN (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: MGB Roadster
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(...) Trés cool! Very nice work, Tim. Five wide is a perfect choice. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Sudoku...
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...or actually, (2 URLs) Sudooku>... Count Dooku's favorite game! "Big Daddy" Nelson (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | MGB Roadster
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Hi all, (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Hi all, My version of the classic car. Five-wide is a bit big for it in my usual scale but I think it was worth it. Tim (19 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Mini Space Buggy
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The model and your description made me chuckle insanely. I love those small wheels. Good to see you rejuvenating the .space! (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors...
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(...) I guess the thing I'd point out is that collectors really do value their pieces and their sets as more than just the sum of their parts. Here's the thing: for example, if Galaxy Explorers were $20 a pop, they'd be gone. Anyone who was first on (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors...
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(...) Dave, way to ignore this part. just dont tell janey. she hates it when you mock "art" (...) did you just call me a jackass? :o (...) dave. Im gona call your bluff. I dont think that happened. not with Bricklink. (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: GERMAN AFOLS ROCK!!!
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(...) Seriously! Just amazing stuff! Stunning. Calum (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: My first train7 project
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(...) Thanks-- I'm enjoying building this stuff. It really makes you thinking how things are put together--how a building looks if you cut it in half. (...) Given the cost of lights, yeah. It's fun to go all Lego, but even when Lego itself realizes (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Manhattan's Engine 14
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As usual, great work from mr. Lopes. For the rest of us NYC nerds, this firehouse is actually on 18th street, 1 block north and a hundred odd feet west of union square. A good photo of the actual firehouse is here: (URL) funny thing is that I've (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: My first train7 project
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(...) Ya I know, I still regularly read Lugnet but my post are realy rare now. (...) I thought that you mean that white led were too bluish. Find a better shop :-). Have you tried to bring a 9V battery (with a 1KOhm resistor) to test the led in (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors...
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(...) Well, hoarding is fine, Chris loses the opportunity of using that money for something else, or the bricks for something else. (...) It also can't be taken as a loss to the community--come on Dave, Chris paid for it fair and square. These (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Blacktron from the Big Easy
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This is what can happen when a cajun Blacktron operative acquires a space scooter (set 885), and he beefs it up. He's ready to drop in for Mardi Gras and binge on all those wonderful beignets, crawfish et tu fe and really stiff drinks. -best, Wolf (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: The difference between hobbyists and collectors...
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(...) Which leads to another point. I've read some messages in this thread where people has labeled sellers with various negative labels. But in marketplaces like eBay, buyers have the power - it's often bidding wars that run prices up to ridiculous (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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