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(...) Thanks - Yeah - I have actually been building a lot, but got lazy about posting, and even photographing. I've taken pics and will be posting several newer buildings. (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Glass Skyscraper MOC with monorail station
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(...) Bricktopia????!!! Wow! A blast from the past! Nice work, Brad. Glad to see you are still working on the project. (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Controlling an Electromagnet (LSM)
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Iain, How much power do you want for the electromagnets, and how rapidly do you need to switch them on and off? Old-fashioned relays will give you the least power loss, but can't be switched very quickly. They also have a limited life (between 10 (...) (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Twas the MOC Before Christmas
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(...) Hilarious! And very nice micro-scale work, too! (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.microscale)
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This is a new skysraper I built from large numbers of clear pieces (primarily 1x6x5 panels). It features a tall office block, monorail station, and restaurant. (URL) Here is a link to the main Bricktopia site: (URL) (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: Sales in Canada (late December)
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Walmart flyer good from Tuesday Dec 27 to Thursday Dec 29 (stores are closed here Monday the 26th). Dates may vary across the country. Save $5.96 - $23.96. All Ninjago, Harry Potter, PotC and Cars 2 LEGO building sets $13.90 to $55.90 (reg $19.86 - (...) (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Ballabio 2012, Italy, July 6-7-8
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The 7th edition of the major ItLUG event will be on July 6-7-8 2012. Informations on ItLUG website: (URL) organization, new AFOLs contest, AFOLs special events, new exhibition layout, new play area and many other news. Registration are open! Many (...) (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.events)
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| | Controlling an Electromagnet (LSM)
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Hi all, It's been a while! A long while ago, while in elementary school, I used LEGO to build a manually-operated Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) for a science fair project. I want to revisit this as an adult and built a full test track with a couple (...) (13 years ago, 24-Dec-11, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Merry chistmas!
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Hi all I just want to wish you all a merry christmas, with the chistmas tree I got today: (URL) A local lego shop had it, and gave it to me on the final day Sonnich (13 years ago, 23-Dec-11, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: "Museum of Modern Art"
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Hi Paul... Wow, that jogged some old memories. The project I remember that fits your description was called the Minifig Museum of Modern Art. I eventually found a link at (URL). The credits say it was designed by Ashley Glennon in 2000. It would be (...) (13 years ago, 16-Dec-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Sales in Canada (late December)
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(...) The ad says 1/2 price on ALL Lego Atlantas, Pharaoh's Quest, and Kingdom sets. (...) The last time I was in a Zellers (by my house), the Lego section was looking very sparse. (...) Hope you all have a very Lego Christmas. (13 years ago, 23-Dec-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Twas the MOC Before Christmas
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(2 URLs) Twas The MOC Before Christmas> When what on my wandering tracks should appear, But a mini-scale coach, and eight tiny traindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than diesels (...) (13 years ago, 23-Dec-11, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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I live in a part of Canada where the stores are closed on Boxing day, and open on the 27th, giving most people 2 days with their families. My flyers may be different than most of the country because of this. Be aware. I got my January S@H catalogue (...) (13 years ago, 22-Dec-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Gamera - 5868 Ferocious Creatures alternate model
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here's an alternate model for the 5868 ferocious creatures set, instructions included. (URL) other alternate stuff available (URL) here> ..jg (13 years ago, 22-Dec-11, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | 2011 MOCs
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Year 2011 MOCs in review (URL) Click the pic for more details... AC (13 years ago, 22-Dec-11, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Selling Duplo Interesting Experience...
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So I put the totes of Duplo on Kijiji Got a reply like 4 weeks ago saying that if I helf the duplo for a few weeks , they'd pay more. So we did, and finally today we delivered... Put the totes in the van and headed to the 'not-as-nice' side of The (...) (13 years ago, 22-Dec-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Anyone got lots of discolour white bricks?
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Tis the season for not enough sleep - not looking for lost bricks - more 'lots' of bricks!! (13 years ago, 21-Dec-11, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Anyone got lost of discolour white bricks?
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We are starting to work on my next big build, which is a full scale hockey rink, hopefully followed by the stands/building to go around it, but who knows. I started with some discoloured white brick we have, and realized quickly I don't have enough (...) (13 years ago, 21-Dec-11, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | more ebay auctions with 9V train stuff
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Hello, Just leaving a note about more eBay auctions ending around Dec 22-24. These lists involve 9V trains sets or related items. Additionally for any Town fans, I put a used incomplete Coastal Cutter up for auction that includes a list of the (...) (13 years ago, 21-Dec-11, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | K!onstructor
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K!onstructor-Kurukshetra 2012, CEG Tired of playing the same boring video games? Well, here is a live one with sweeeett prize money! For the first time in Kurukshetra, the techno-management fest of College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, we (...) (13 years ago, 20-Dec-11, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ANGRY BOTS!!
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Hey all! Tired of playing the video games on your phones or tablets? When G-one could get a chance to live, the Angry Birds deserve one too! We here at Kurukshetra give mechanical life to these best selling creatures to pump the same gaming (...) (13 years ago, 20-Dec-11, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | DESIGNER'S QUEST!!
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Designer’s Quest is the robotic event of Kurukshetra, CEG, Anna University.This is a one of a kind robotics event for the those who dare to be creators. 'Designer's Quest' is not about heated confrontations between bots. Not many rigorous (...) (13 years ago, 20-Dec-11, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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(...) The sets for the LoTR films are all very much in-line with the movies. Preliminary images for the sets have already hit the web. Don't click if you don't like spoilers... (URL) (13 years ago, 20-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Friends 2012 Launch
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BILLUND, Denmark (December 19, 2011) /PRNewswire/ LEGO® GROUP DECLARES NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR 2012: DELIVER MEANINGFUL PLAY EXPERIENCES TO GIRLS WORLDWIDE WITH NEW LEGO® FRIENDS Company brings classic construction play to the girls’ aisle with (...) (13 years ago, 19-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO® ReBrick
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(...) To me ReBrick seems a lot simpler than what LEGOFan was heading for. I think this is a very good idea, since they limit how much work has to be done to make the site work, _and_ since they don't have to convince people to switch from their (...) (13 years ago, 18-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | eBay Auctions ending Dec 21-22
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Hello, In case anyone wonders by to see this I am auctioning off various parts of my Lego collection. The ones listed below should finish Dec 21-22. Is it a bad thing to link to the auction? 6078 Royal Drawbridge (URL) Technic Fiber Optic Multi Set (...) (13 years ago, 18-Dec-11, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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(...) Since it has been mention about the problems between Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema. However, New Line Cinema is subsidiary of Warner Brothers. It's not known what actually is in the contract between the LEGO Group and Warner Bros. If they (...) (13 years ago, 17-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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(...) Okay, here's something that will make some people upset and others happy. I've had a few hours to let this information simmer, and after getting home I did some fact-checking. New Line Cinema produced the LotR trilogy with Peter Jackson. Due (...) (13 years ago, 17-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Introducing LEGO® ReBrick
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ReBrick - From LEGO fan to LEGO fan The success of the LEGO Group in recent years owes a lot to the dedication and love of the LEGO® brick by consumers and the fan community. ReBrick is a step further along the road of collaboration with LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 17-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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BILLUND, Denmark and Burbank, CA – December 16, 2011 – Warner Bros. Consumer Products and The LEGO Group Build on Partnership to Produce Construction Toys for THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ Trilogy and the Two Films Based on THE HOBBIT. -Building Sets Based (...) (13 years ago, 16-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.licensed, FTX) !!
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| | Sava Railways 2012 Calendar
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(2 URLs) to order from LuLu.com!> $17.50 Help support (URL) RAILBRICKS>, the brick railroading magazine, with this gorgeous 13 month calendar. Each month features photos from Anthony Sava's Sava Railways Scenic Tours photo series, showcasing trains (...) (13 years ago, 16-Dec-11, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | "Museum of Modern Art"
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Hi, all... Several years ago, someone posted pictures of a LEGO 'Museum of modern art" featuring lots of cool minifig-size new art pieces collected in a museum setting - I remember there was no roof to the museum to facilitate picture taking Does (...) (13 years ago, 16-Dec-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Canadian sales starting Dec 16
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(...) My nearest TRU in Kitchener, ON had some of the 2012 sets in already last week. They had 4 of the new police/ranger sets as well as a new City ambulance. Surprisingly they were included in last week's sale so I was able to snag 3 of the police (...) (13 years ago, 15-Dec-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Canadian sales starting Dec 16
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Please note time frame for each sale as they vary this week. Walmart flyer shows some 2012 Ninjago sets (green boxes) at full price. ---...--- Zellers regular flyer good Friday Dec 16th through Thursday Dec 22nd. BOGO 1/2 price on all LEGO Star (...) (13 years ago, 15-Dec-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | LEGO® Friends 2012 - LEGO Is For Girls
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Bloomberg Bussinessweek December 14, 2011 LEGO Is for Girls Focusing on boys saved the toymaker in 2005. Now the company is launching LEGO® Friends for "the other 50 percent of the world’s children." Will girls buy in? By Brad Wieners Walk into one (...) (13 years ago, 15-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | GFLUG at Tampa Train Show - Dec 17-18, 2011
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For Immediate Release Contact: Robin Werner TAMPA, FLORIDA - The Greater Florida LEGO Users Group (GFLUG) is proud to announce its participation in the Tampa Model Train Show this December 17-18, 2011 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Special Events (...) (13 years ago, 15-Dec-11, to lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX)
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| | Re: A Call for Open Communication
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I second being up for an open and frank discussion. I can not speak for rtl, but I can speak for OBB, and I can say without a doubt, we have always wanted every theme and skill level represented and included in any public displays we have done. If (...) (13 years ago, 14-Dec-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Raildeer
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Santa's Raildeer (URL) Merry Christmas! --Tony (13 years ago, 14-Dec-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | A Call for Open Communication
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Hello to the Greater Toronto Area and environs... There has been some consternation recently regarding LUGs for the GTA. I wasn't privy to any 'behind the scenes' discussion or knew of a need for a new LUG until someone forwarded the announcement to (...) (13 years ago, 14-Dec-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Lemniscate of Bernoulli
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(...) Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 13-Dec-11, to lugnet.technic)
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