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Well here's another unknown LEGO set (there's still plenty out there!).... It was purchased by a German acquaintance at a German auction, and is unlike any wooden box set I've seen before... very unusual. It has 24 compartments... which is the (...) (12 years ago, 10-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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Sears is getting rid of their toy department, Zellers is pretty much gone. No LEGO in the Walmart flyer this week, but I did see some sets marked down when I was over today looking for series 9 (no sign of them, but I did get a Friends squirrel). (...) (12 years ago, 10-Jan-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Well I found out some very interesting information on this set from the investigations of my Billund Archives contacts today. It seems that in Japan LEGO was always mainly a large city department store item only found in big cities... not (...) (12 years ago, 9-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Termination of LEGO production in the USA in 1973...
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(...) Thanks for the info Dave! By the way, I was off by 1 year with Samsonite of Canada... it was 1986 that LEGO reverted back to TLG. Here's the story behind Samsonite of Canada returning the LEGO license to TLG. It was an entirely different story (...) (12 years ago, 9-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: rtlToronto Monthly meet-up
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(...) Separate cheques??? Isnt the meals usually covered under the 'Chris-is-awesomely-...-everyone' foundation??? Huh. Dave K (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Termination of LEGO production in the USA in 1973...
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(...) I got to tour the Stratford plant in '84 or '85. The VP of sales, Jack e. Chessman, got a copy of my LEGO Wars movie and invited me over for a tour of the plant. Utterly fantastic! The plant, even though the licence was being revoked, was (...) (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | The Termination of LEGO production in the USA in 1973...
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1973 - the year LEGO Terminated the Samsonite USA LEGO License... For those folks who like looking at old LEGO catalogs... there's a big gap in the the American LEGO catalog lists... more like a 2 year gap. In 1970 TLG started legal action to revoke (...) (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Unknown LEGO Set... (another one)
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(...) The 1980 Japanese catalog showing the basic sets produced that year shows the very unusual (and very rare) 1902 set (from my DVD/download chapter on LEGO catalogs)... (URL) Istok (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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For the start of 2013, I propose we all meet at our favorite Swiss Chalet in Etobicoke, and use up those free appetizers coupons we all got at the last dinner. Friday Jan 11 - 7:00pm Swiss Chalet Dundas St Etobicoke ON. Separate Checks as always. I (...) (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Friday Dec 14th - not as bad as Friday the 13th
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Dave the medical term for this is called Some-timers (...) (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: LEGO announces latest MINDSTORMS verion: EV3
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(...) snip (...) Already mention the Mindstorms EV3 Press Release information in Mediawatch, General, Lego and Robotics newsgroup. -Abner (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) snip (...) Already mention the Mindstorms EV3 Press Release information in Mediawatcth, General, Lego and Robotics newsgroup. -Abner (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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In case no one has noticed, earlier today LEGO announced their newest MINDSTORMS version at CES. This version is called the EV3, and will be released later this year. I'll let you do your own web searches for official announcements, pictures, and (...) (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Unknown LEGO Set... (another one)
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Another unknown LEGO set... this #1902 Japanese set of 1978-80. What should TLG do with all those early 1980s unusual Minitalia (Italian pseudo-LEGO) window and door molds and non-ABS plastic that they had leftover once LEGO sales were allowed back (...) (12 years ago, 8-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 70702 Warp Stinger
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With no response from the Klendathu outpost for months, the patrolling Galaxy Squad has decided to determine the cause for so long a silence from the important border-lying outpost. A full regiment has been assigned to inspect the site but an (...) (12 years ago, 7-Jan-13, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® MINDSTORMS EV3 'New' for Summer 2013
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LEGO® ROBOTS BEGIN WORLDWIDE MARCH: NEW SMARTER, STRONGER LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 UNVEILED AT CES Robotics Pioneer Releases More Accessible yet More "Hackable" Platform in 15th Anniversary Year of the Original Smart Toy Includes First& Ever Native (...) (12 years ago, 7-Jan-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | A Prototype LEGO Set That Never Made It To Production... As Planned.
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I love playing LEGO Sherlock Holmes... And I came across another thing that the folks in Billund don't seem to recall (in their archive records)... The only time TLG ever made a Church set was from November 1957 until 1962. And a LEGO lighting (...) (12 years ago, 7-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Anyone taken apart a 5600 RC motor??
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Trying to get it to self center, since it was not working at all, except to drive HARD RIGHT, and HARD LEFT - since it comes with ramps, I figured it should be self centering once you release the remote, but it doesn't anymore. SO HELP ANYONE????? (12 years ago, 6-Jan-13, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: January 26th, 2013 SMART meeting
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On New Year's EV3 I came up with a good challenge for our Build On The Spot competition. I just wanted to remind everyone that it will take place in just under 3 weeks, and look forward to seeing you all there! A line tracking driving base would (...) (12 years ago, 6-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | F/S Mindstorms NXT 2.0
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I have an opened Mindstorms NXT 2.0kit for sale. It is nearly complete and all the pieces are there and in like new condition. All motors and sensors are there as well as the control "brick" and everything seems to be working. The only things (...) (12 years ago, 5-Jan-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Unknown LEGO Set... (another one)
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Here's another unknown set... this one from 1986, and produced for Japan... (URL) checked with the Billund Archives folks... they have no records of this set either... so they're contacting the Japanese sales subsidiary to ask why that is?? Another (...) (12 years ago, 3-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Unknown LEGO Set...
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Well... another new (old) unknown set to add to the next version of the DVD/download (free to current owners).... This previously unknown circa 1966 Department Store Exclusive Set #93. (URL) found in any online database.... The origins are still a (...) (12 years ago, 2-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The oldest known LEGO bricks set of 1949??
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Oppss... forgot one image in the LEGO DVD/download chapter on windows/doors... Tall classic windows... only ever sold in... Denmark... red, white, blue, dark blue. Sweden.... red, white, blue, yellow, orange. Norway.... red, white, blue, green. (...) (12 years ago, 2-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The oldest known LEGO bricks set of 1949??
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(...) Thanks Dave, The nice thing is that from now on my CD/DVDs will be only as a download (only will take 5-15 minutes to download 688MB from the cloud)... AND the best part is that all future editions will be free to current DVD/download (...) (12 years ago, 2-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | PennLUG at the Greenberg Train Show in York, Pennsylvania January 12th and 13th
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The (URL) Pennsylvania LEGO Users Group> is going to be displaying at the Greenberg Train Show in York PA on the 12th and 13th at the York Expo Center. Our layout will be featuring our (URL) class LEGO trains> including many (URL) steam engines> and (...) (12 years ago, 1-Jan-13, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: The oldest known LEGO bricks set of 1949??
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In lugnet.general, Anders Isaksson wrote: <snip> (...) I have a very old CD copy as well--time to throw some cash in the general direction of our favourite LEGO historian and get the latest and greatest!! Dave K (12 years ago, 31-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The oldest known LEGO bricks set of 1949??
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(...) OK, two of my three bricks are like that (red and yellow)... (...) ...and the white one is like that. So the 'Danish story' is not completely true, but the bricks are at least very old. Thansk for the history lessons, Gary! (...) I think it's (...) (12 years ago, 31-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The oldest known LEGO bricks set of 1949??
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(...) Anders, those 1949 era bricks (only 2x2 and 2x4 would have been made that year)... did not have any LEGO identification on them. From 1949-52 there was no LEGO logo on the studs, and none on the underside. From 1952-55 there was no LEGO logo (...) (12 years ago, 30-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | boxing week sales
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Bit late, sorry. Nothing too exciting. ---...--- Sears flyer good from now through Thursday Jan 3rd. All toys buy one get one FREE. Reg. priced items only. Second item must be of equal or lesser value and must accompany any returns. The Sears (...) (12 years ago, 29-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Kalman Filter on the NXT
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(...) That's what the Kalman filter is about. One of its important application areas is navigation (from rockets to ships and robots). In our example, we try to develop the implementation for a robot driving in one only dimension, the x-axis. And (...) (12 years ago, 29-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Kalman Filter on the NXT
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I have a memory from attempting to use the Kalman filter, starting with a model, and working through the math, that it made some assumptions, which importantly included an originally good sensor signal subsequently clouded by noise. Kalman can (...) (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 79100 Kraang Lab Escape
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Stuck in a cell with my ‘chucks just out of reach and wondering just what it’ll take to get out of here (‘cause I’m sure the guys don’t even know I’m here). ‘Stuck’ that is until that Foot bozo made his first mistake calling for takeout! Popeye has (...) (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Kalman Filter on the NXT
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(...) All over my head. But, if and when I actually get my GPS robot working, I'm going to look this up again. Dave K (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) Withered, but not dead yet! (not if we have anything to say about it!!) I'm feeling better--think i'll go for a walk!! (...) Whither--every time I see that word it reminds me of one thing--the final chapter of 'Making of Star Trek'--published (...) (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Flying LEGO
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(...) That's really cool! Another aspect of this hobby that people can delve into. Dave K (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Kalman Filter on the NXT
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The Kalman Filter may be perceived as a discouraging, almost occult calculation method. Many do apply the filter just by following some "cooking recipes", and they don't care much about the internals. However, if the filter is well studied and (...) (12 years ago, 28-Dec-12, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Flying LEGO
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A LEGO Arducoptor: (URL) (12 years ago, 27-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sophie sentenced to 7 years
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(...) More like disappointed. Every part of society has issues--every hobby, every gathering, every what-have-you... And, since this is a hobby and not a company, we can't pick and choose who is a part of it. I met Eric at BF2004. I also (...) (12 years ago, 27-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: The oldest known LEGO bricks set of 1949??
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(...) I have in my possession three bricks (2 x 4, slotted) with the following description from the Danish gentleman that sent them to me: "These come from a set we bought to our daughter in 1949 directly from Lego as they were not available yet in (...) (12 years ago, 27-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | The oldest known LEGO bricks set of 1949??
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I had always been looking for the very first 1949 LEGO sets with plastic bricks, but the closest I ever got to was circa 1950... a year after the 1949 introduction of the LEGO brick (known as Automatic Binding Bricks until 1953). My German collector (...) (12 years ago, 26-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Sophie sentenced to 7 years
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I didnt see this discussed anywhere... (URL) (12 years ago, 25-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Last Minute LEGO Holiday Gift without shipping...
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This comes with free upgrades every 6 months... (URL) Holidays, Gary Istok (12 years ago, 22-Dec-12, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) "Wither" I think? Whither LUGNet??? Oh, it withered. But ya, it's been a very long time... we were all younger then. (12 years ago, 22-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Canadian sales Dec 21-24
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(...) There is some variability between CDN Tire stores. The one nearest me had their LEGO and most other toys marked down 40%. It's a smaller store that doesn't even have enough space for their regular stock, much less seasonal stuff. Another CDN (...) (12 years ago, 21-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) Neither do I, but for example the discussion groups at Embarcadero (current owners of the former Borland Delphi programming tool) are AFAIK using a standard product, and are usable both on the web and via nntp. (URL) which means I see all the (...) (12 years ago, 21-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) Yep. Many points for improvement (admins are presumably working on it), but I know of no direct replacement out there. I've been to most of the major LEGO discussion groups out there and none of them have the same functionality/versatility and (...) (12 years ago, 21-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) So in conclusion with a tragically flawed system not allowing new prospective members to join and all the older members eventually forgetting their passwords and not being able to reset them it seems LUGNET is destined to whither away and die. (...) (12 years ago, 21-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO® CUUSOO Summer Review Results (video)
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(...) I know. It's weird. I can still remember the first time I met Tim in person at Brickfair 2002. (...) Agreed. Cale (12 years ago, 21-Dec-12, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Canadian sales Dec 21-24
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Walmart flyer good from Friday Dec 21st through Monday Dec 24th. Batman 2 LEGO video game for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, $19.86 4429 Helicopter Rescue $64.86 (was $74.86) ---...--- Sears flyer good from Friday Dec 21st through Monday Dec 24th. All toys (...) (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LEGO® CUUSOO Summer Review Results (video)
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(...) Tim is all grown up! Nice set. (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® CUUSOO Summer Review Results (video)
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(...) I'm seriously going to buy as many sets of BTTF as I possibly can--MJF Foundation!! Nice on ya, builders!! That made my eyes a little misty Dave K (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® CUUSOO Summer Review Results (video)
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(...) Who is that stunningly handsome man in the video?? Good on ya, Tim! Dave K (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: New LEGO room
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(...) And by Janes place I of course meant Janey's place... Jane will never let us visit her place. (...) (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | LEGO® CUUSOO Summer Review Results (video)
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LEGO® CUUSOO Summer Review Results LEGO YouTube channel: (URL) YouTube.com> (Summer 2012 review results published on Dec. 20, 2012) -Enjoy! (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Holiday Story 2012 (video)
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LEGO® Holiday Story... Two different links to the same video. LEGO YouTube Channel: <https://www.youtube...uHGU6S9hZk YouTube.com> Website:(URL) LEGOChimney.com> -Enjoy! (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: New LEGO room
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(...) Hear Hear!! Although I think janes place is a little crowded for a visit.. Chris Male and I were chatting the other day about having Sorting parties. Jeff VW (...) (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Some of the first LEGO Christmas Items...
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Here's a view of some of the old LEGO images and sets that were among the first that TLGO used to sell LEGO during the holidays. Since posting pictures here is not doable... I posted this elsewhere, and can be viewed all together. There are among (...) (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) If you use Firefox and it autosaves your LUGNet PW for you (as mine does) you can see it in your list of saved passwords. Use FEBE or something similar to back up your personal FF data and restore on the new system and all your saved PWs will (...) (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) I for one am glad this conversation came up - I want to get a new system just after Christmas (I want one of the quiet ones). After a lot of searching I hadn't found my PW before lunch. But, I did just now. Whew! Thinking about it now, I (...) (12 years ago, 19-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Viking Whaling Outpost
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(...) Nice! As someone who has twice done Hoth scenes, I can appreciate lots of white! Especially appropriate, given the recent playing on TV of the "How to Train Your "Dragon" short about the holiday season. -Chris Gray (NALUG) (12 years ago, 19-Dec-12, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Viking Whaling Outpost
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(...) love the incorporation of the trans blue ice small BURPS the whole thing is visually stunning to look at Nicely done! Dave K (12 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) I think many of us are not going to be happy when migrating to a new system :( (12 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Viking Whaling Outpost
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(...) Nice! Play well, Jacob (10 URLs) (12 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) Sounds like you haven't managed to change your password to something you can't remember. I still have posting rights, but I can't access my profile until one of the admins finds time to give me a new/temporary password. I wait with hope for (...) (12 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) I will never forget mine, actually. But I still am fearful of getting set up to post (without confirmation) correctly (12 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) I recently got a new computer. All I had to do was click the login key, put in my credentials, and click the "now never forget about it" option. Easy peasy. But I happen to remember my password... Steve (12 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) Totally Agree!!!! Like Ben, I am in fear of what will happen when I switch computers next, and it's coming soon. I know my password but just getting set up scares me. (12 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | HispaBrick Magazine 015 available
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(URL) little later than usual, but here we are again. This issue has had to wait for our annual event to finish, images of which you will find inside, but be assured that it has not affected the work we have put into HBM 015. In this issue you will (...) (12 years ago, 17-Dec-12, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | Viking Whaling Outpost
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An active Viking whaling outpost processing the recent catch has attracted some unwarranted attention from an airborne predator. (2 URLs) AC (12 years ago, 17-Dec-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | Re: Classic Space Station Rebuild...
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(...) snip Progress thus far-- (URL) The major change, besides the extra 5 bricks on the landing pad level, is that he landing pads are now removable for ease of transporation, so hopefully no repeats of this-- (URL) So I have one landing pad (...) (12 years ago, 17-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) The good bit, at least for me, is I remember my LUGNET member ID and my password, so there's that. If I forgot one of those two things (and that's not beyond the point of happening), then I'm SOL So yeah, this 'happiest place on teh internet' (...) (12 years ago, 17-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) Same for me, Dave. And it might end terribly, in case that I ever have to get a new PC. I am permanently logged in and this System is now 5 years old again. On none of my other machines I have full Lugnet access. If I ever suffered a HD-crash, (...) (12 years ago, 15-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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In lugnet.general, Elroy Davis wrote: <snip lotsa wonderful stuff> (...) Very nicely stated, Elroy! Dave K (12 years ago, 14-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Canadian sales Dec 14-20
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All saves valid Friday Dec 14 through Thursday Dec 20th unless otherwise noted. No LEGO in the Canadian Tire Flyer ---...--- Zellers. Save 40% on all LEGO. Reg 7.99-89.99, 4.79-53.99. Save 40% on all yellow ticketed toys. Monday Dec 17 is the final (...) (12 years ago, 13-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LEGO train display at the Dartmouth Sportsplex Nov 24-25
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(...) Thanks muchly. I've found Charlie Brown doesn't work as well as I'd hoped. Kids are the right height to recognize him, but they don't know who he is. The adults don't see the detail under the tree, and it seems no one under 40 knows who (...) (12 years ago, 13-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns, FTX)
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| | Rare USA only 6383 Cargo Center Plates
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It's kind of odd... I just put up the 2 rare new condition baseplates in the rare USA only 1981 released 6383 Public Works Center... (URL) then someone else (I don't know) has all the other parts to this very expensive set... (URL) figure? ;) Gary (...) (12 years ago, 13-Dec-12, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | First ever image of the entire LEGO family?
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In all my years I had never seen an image of the entire LEGO owning Christiansen family. Well that changed, when a Dutch friend found an article from 1962 in a German QUICK magazine. The article mentions that Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (son of LEGO (...) (12 years ago, 13-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) [snipped lots of good stuff] (...) I'm just catching up on this conversation. I do find it interesting. Although I'm pretty sure I read about some of the cuts in support, I didn't really pay them any attention. Throughout my time as an AFOL, (...) (12 years ago, 12-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Friday Dec 14th - not as bad as Friday the 13th
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(...) Y'know, if I had a better memory that, y'know, actually remembered stuff, I'd realize that *I* posted numerous times for dinners on Friday the 13th thru the years (and there seemed to be lots of them!!)... Alas, my memory sucks. Meh, I also (...) (12 years ago, 12-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Friday Dec 14th - not as bad as Friday the 13th
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(...) A quick search reveals the truth: (URL) (12 years ago, 12-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGO Goes Digital To Keep Building
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LEGO Goes Digital To Keep Building Dec. 7, 2012 BILLUND, Denmark (Reuters) - Danish toy maker LEGO will move deeper into the digital world, with more computer games and tie-ups with popular movie franchises, as it battles to grow in a shrinking toy (...) (12 years ago, 12-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO train display at the Dartmouth Sportsplex Nov 24-25
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In lugnet.loc.ca.ns, Gail Meagher wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Love the pictures! so many details but to start--love Charlie Brown in the tree with teh kite string :). As well, the mini train is exceptionally cool! All around, wish I had made it (...) (12 years ago, 11-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
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(...) I finally got my pictures uploaded and moderated. I just got City Hall finished the week before the show. As well, since it was in November, most of the adult male figs have mustaches. (URL) Dude' is a sigfig of a friend of mine (Boston fan) (...) (12 years ago, 11-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
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| | Re: Friday Dec 14th - not as bad as Friday the 13th
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(...) yeah, when I think of THE Chris Magno, I think of nobody... Dave K (...) (12 years ago, 11-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Friday Dec 14th - not as bad as Friday the 13th
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(...) I can't remember ever skipping a dinner on the 2nd Friday unless we're having a show that weekend. So I'm more than sure we've had our rtl dinner on Friday the 13th!!!! (chainsaws not included, or am I mixing my horror genres...) Dave K (12 years ago, 11-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Long term average theoretically is 1/7... has that been holding true for you? Or do you guys skip the months where it's the 13th ??? (12 years ago, 11-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Friday Dec 14th - not as bad as Friday the 13th
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Lead? no Hang at the table where other people show up. Yes. Chris 3rd nobody from the left. (...) (12 years ago, 10-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Friday Dec 14th - not as bad as Friday the 13th
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(...) What--you lead the oldest LUG in Toronto? That's cool! Though I don't see any other LUGs in Toronto--at least, not here on LUGNET. 17ish years?? Wow! I should join your lug! I'm a builder! I live (close to) the GTA! Maybe I'll come out to (...) (12 years ago, 10-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Elf Guards Of Mirkwood
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(...) That's beautiful! So much detail in such a small area. Love the creek, love the trees, love everything about this! Nicely done! Dave K (12 years ago, 10-Dec-12, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Yep, Who ever it was, oh so many years ago, that decided that the newly founded group of Toronto based Lego Adult Fans of Lego should meet on the second Friday of every month; well lets just say not a lot of foresight was put into what could be the (...) (12 years ago, 10-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Elf Guards Of Mirkwood
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In the midst of the Mirkwood forest runs an enchanted stream closely guarded by elves that protect and repel any unwarranted visitors. These elven guards patrol not only the forest floor, but also the canopy with their uncanny ability to leap from (...) (12 years ago, 9-Dec-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: We've begun our 2012 Advent Calendar Scenes
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(...) Thanks Dave. We are having a blast with it. (12 years ago, 9-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | My latest MOC
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(URL) it's my bathroom reno... :) Having fun with it. The tub area is now finished and I can have a shower again (and there was much rejoicing). This weekend it's the vanity area and the drywalling.... Dave K (12 years ago, 7-Dec-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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(...) Hey you! Long time no talk! :) Are we allowed to talk about LB here? (not that many ppl read this forum anymore ;) ) My incentives for doing shows, ever since the first show, were to a) display my absolutely fabulous mocs (yeah, whatever...), (...) (12 years ago, 7-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mag Wheel Master LEGO Technic 8417 MSIB
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Mag Wheel Master LEGO Technic 8417 (URL) fact that you're on Lugnet, you probably already know this is quite an old set. This is MISB from non-smoking home. ending soon. Good luck and thank you! (12 years ago, 7-Dec-12, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | LEGO 8002 Star Wars Destroyer Droid MISB
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LEGO 8002 Destroyer Droid™ / Star Wars Destroyer Droid (URL) started at one penny, still less than list price, and reasonable shipping from US. Non-smoking home. Ending soon! (12 years ago, 7-Dec-12, to lugnet.market.auction)
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For the most part, I think you're spot on-- although I don't foresee a huge outcry from fans regarding a change in support for LUGs and events. The color change and 9v really affected everyone as customers, versus this which is (as I understand it) (...) (12 years ago, 6-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Canadian sales Dec 7-13
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(...) I'll also add that Winners has a few Lego sets in right now. I can't recall the numbers, but there was the large mining dump truck, Plo koon's Jedi starfighter, the small forest fighter atv, and the City of Atlantis. Andrew (12 years ago, 6-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Canadian sales Dec 7-13
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All flyers good from Friday Dec 7 through Thursday Dec 13 unless otherwise noted. No LEGO in the Canadian Tire flyer this week. ---...--- Zellers - Save 30% on all Yellow ticketed toys and electronics. Friday 7-Sun 9, save 10% when you pay with an (...) (12 years ago, 6-Dec-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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In lugnet.general, Michael A. Joosten wrote: <snip> (...) That's a good point--if TLC's outreach to the general populace hasn't changed (and at this point I'm not sure of the status of this point), such as ComiCon or whathaveyou, then this really is (...) (12 years ago, 6-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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