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  Re: Strong smoke smell on parts
 
(...) I have successfully used anti-bacterial liquid soap for cleaning smoke smelling parts. I soak the parts for a couple days in a soapy solution. One thing I noticed is that the smokey smell comes from an oily deposit, so my feeling is a soap (...) (15 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Registration open for Bricks by the Bay Convention April 9-11 2010, Fremont California
 
(...) Oops, I linked to the Brothers Brick article by mistake.... You can get there indirectly but the direct link is: (URL) (15 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.events, FTX)  
 
  Registration open for Bricks by the Bay Convention April 9-11 2010, Fremont California
 
The San Francisco Bay area in California is hosting a new LEGO convention later this spring called Bricks by the Bay. The event will be held in Fremont on April 9-11, 2010. You can now (URL) for Bricks by the Bay> on our website. Hurry - early (...) (15 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX) !! 
 
  Overreaction in the schools??
 
And it wasn't even a LEGO-manufactured item! (URL) Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG / BAYLTC (15 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch)
 
  Updated Unofficial parts pack for LeoCAD
 
Following LeoCAD official parts update ((URL) here is an new version of my unofficial parts pack. It contains all LDraw unofficial parts available as of February 4, 2010. (URL) (15 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.leocad)
 
  Endor Bunker
 
Did not buy one, so I decided to build my own. (URL) AC (15 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)  
 
  Welcome to the grand opening of the Grand Emporium! Set #10211
 
A new modular set is to be released this month. I must be out of the loop as I found this by accident just now. Here's the link on S@H. (URL) (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.town)
 
  Re: Strong smoke smell on parts
 
He claims no damage to prints that he has seen. I don't recall what he said about stickers. If it is a big concern you might test with a few items first to see what happens. (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: LEGO's Internal colour palette
 
For those capable of updating LDConfig, please add/change these LEGO colors to these existing colors: (...) No match. The correct color to match to already has an entry, that may also be correct in some capacity. Someone will need to go through all (...) (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Strong smoke smell on parts
 
(...) Will that cause any bleaching though, and is it safe for patterned parts like minifig heads? These parts are almost all new and their color is excellent (except possibly some of the small white slopes), so I'm concerned about keeping them that (...) (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Eastwood Ravine
 
(...) If you're interested in seeing the bridge in action... well, as much as a bridge can be, I've uploaded a video to YouTube. (URL) --Tony (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Strong smoke smell on parts
 
One of my LUGmates swears by a product called Oxy-clean. He soaks really stinky elements overnight in a solution of one litre water to one tablespoon Oxy-clean. (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
 
  Shop @ Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, February 3, 2010, to Tuesday, February 9, 2010
 
Item #7996 City Trail Rail Crossing R/C Retail Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $9.98 Item # 5612 LEGO® Police Officer Retail Price: $3.49 Sale Price: $2.98 Item # 6193 LEGO® Castle Building Retail Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $7.98 Item # 6194 LEGO® My LEGO® (...) (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Strong smoke smell on parts
 
Hi Lee, Wash the smoke damaged bricks in warm soapy water with a small amount of bleach. Let the bricks soak for a few hours. Rinse and let the bricks air dry on a towel. The bleach smell will fade after a few days and your bricks will no longer (...) (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Technicopedia Update
 
(...) Fantastic work as always! (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Some help or advice requested
 
(...) Yes, there are quite a few possible variations on this mechanism. There is even at least one in an official model: (URL) Hope you get it working. I always like a purely mechnical solution :) (15 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Strong smoke smell on parts
 
I recently got an order from Bricklink, from a store in Germany, and when it arrived it smelled very strongly of smoke. I've been trying to find solutions to cleaning them that will be satisfactory. Some sites say sealing items in a container with a (...) (15 years ago, 2-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: January 30th, 2010 SMART Meeting
 
Thanks to everyone that showed up on Saturday, we had a great 10th anniversary meeting! There were a number of good rope climbing robots! As well as some other interesting robots that people brought. For our next meeting, on February 27th, the (...) (15 years ago, 2-Feb-10, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
 
  Re: Some help or advice requested
 
(...) Hmm, I had dabbled with a similar solution, but inverted (with the motor driving the bottom gear and the two side gears the two outputs, but discarded it for reasons that escape me at the moment. I must investigate this further. Thanks! Owen. (15 years ago, 2-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Crushed box specials at Legoland California
 
Legoland CA has a small selection of "crushed box" discounts at 15% off at the Big Shop - about 10 or so varied sets. I didn't inquire if the 10% member discount also applies. Incidentally, the New Year's brick is presently "lost at sea", so not (...) (15 years ago, 1-Feb-10, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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