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Jon D Hayward wrote in message ... (...) Unconfirmed - I really have no idea if I can make it or not. Also, have now graduated from Warwick and now staying in Devon. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:13:12 GMT, Mike Stanley uttered the following profundities... (...) Not gas prices. But I can buy any number of UK-produced items in America (clothing being one example), cheaper in the US, even after paying the UK's sales tax (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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You're right, it WAS Steve, not James. I just said James because I wanted to insult the James's of the world. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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If you upload them I'll figure out what to name them. For the first letters I'd probably use k for Brick Kicks and b for Birthday surprise, whatever that is. KL (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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(...) If this is the ambulance I'm thinking of, it was "Steve": (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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The 6-tracklength width of the tables is indeed a fundamental issue as it essentially determines the number of parallel lines without adding extra tables. Member Will Chapman used gargantuan 40x90inch tables for a few years before PNLTC formed. At (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) erm.... you DID realise that whole line of discussion was a bit of a spoof (of me ripping Sanjay for having special access to TLG) right? All in good fun (I *think*). (...) Wow, that IS faint praise. :-) Kind of like "this hammer doesn't hurt (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks, that door is one of my favorite parts. :) There were two reasons preventing me from making it more rectangular: a. For some reason I was trying to limit it to that baseplate. I don't know why. ;) b. I don't have a whole lot of black (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Thanks Lar. Glad you liked my buildings. And I wasn't trying to rub anyone else's nose in this. You've encountered a lot of bad press here in the newsgroups lately, and I just wanted to make it plain to anyone who hasn't met you personally (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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Last time I talked to Selcuk, Lego prices in Turkey were pretty steep, so it might be cheaper to buy here and ship it, especially if we can get a discount. Another thing that should be checked into (sorry I don't have the time for it) - I wonder if (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I would like to sign up for General Box #1. Thank you, Graham (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) Cool! I like the name. :) I'm planning on scanning all my old Brick Kicks Magazines, and I was wondering what naming scheme I should use for them and their related items(1)? Thanks! Jeff 1 - Birthday surprise stuff, Birthday S@H catalogs, etc. (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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(...) Was it? I couldn't remember. I've got an archive of most of the 'sticker discussion', but it's not on this machine. I'm sure I was a proponent of thick stickers. I reversed my position because LDraw objects are just shells, not solid 3D. But (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, it was amazing to discover how much was reused. The same building (or an instance of the same building type) would appear in several different pictures, and the same picture would be used (recropped in some cases) in several brochures or (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What I'm wondering is: Sets are prolly the cheapest in the US. If a retailer would be willing to discount a bunch of sets to send, might it be cheaper to buy them here and ship them to Selcuk, thereby relieving him the burden of shopping, (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OH...MY...HECK. Are those PAINTED?!? [insert fainting sound with a *thump*] These are truly amazing. I mean, way totally aewsome. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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(...) And Gary's pretty neat, kind gentle, smart, etc. Not what I expected a mainframe programmer to be like <grins, ducks and runs> at all. (...) OK, OK, it (a time ordering service) is on my list of webpage enhancements. Right after the live (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree. The minifigs are amazing, as are the dragonflies and Alien. The custom painting on the torsos is fine enough to have been printed by TLG, and the style matches as well. --Bram (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Holobrick vs Real McCoy (was Re: star destroyer?
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Ah, but do you remember when *Scotty* went on the Holodeck to get drunk on "his" Enterprise and Picard joined him. Great show...:-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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I guess it's time to start sorting out what if anything anyone is interested in buying, selling or trading. I don't have much to sell or trade I'm afraid. I do however have a 4536 Blue Hopper Van which I was thinking of parting. However, the only (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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