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(...) Nice! Instantly recognizeable. Of course, I know who Betty Boop is/was, but I expect much of the world doesn't anymore. :-( -Chris Gray (12 years ago, 21-Jan-13, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yeah, not too many straight runs in the monorail loops. Thankfully there are space sickness bags in the seat compartments for the 'figs :) Dave K (12 years ago, 21-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Enjoyed! And looking forward to hopefully seeing it live in 2 week! Dave K (12 years ago, 21-Jan-13, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I got a bit dizzy from watching that video. Maybe less zig-zagging layouts might be healthier for the 'figs? ;-) Play well, Jacob (10 URLs) (12 years ago, 21-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Hello My wife has an obsession other than LEGO... She collects Betty Boop. I naturally decided to offer her a Xmas gift related to Betty Boop... I built her one in LEGO. (URL) She measures 20.3 cm or 8 inches. Features the same amount of spikes on (...) (12 years ago, 21-Jan-13, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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From the track perspective... (URL) Made a video from the track levels of the OBB space layout a while back. He posted it on his YouTube page and I just love watching it (not 'just 'cause it's our layout) I've seen a few vids over the years from the (...) (12 years ago, 18-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space)
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(...) I'm still hoping there will be a toy section in the wishbook (Catalogue), then there will still be toys in the Outlet stores too. Gail (12 years ago, 17-Jan-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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So I'm just puttering (now that the built parts of the layout are mostly rebuilt after Hurricane Josh), getting set up for NovaLUG's Feb 1-3 show... When I stumbled across this bag of stuff-- (URL) The discerning eye can see parts n pieces for (...) (12 years ago, 17-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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(...) Wrong 2nd link... (URL) (12 years ago, 17-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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And then there are these early LEGO retailer wooden boxes (1950-58) that were used as Pick-A-Brick boxes in Denmark and Norway only.... (URL) are dicussed here (towards the bottom) in greater detail... (URL) Chapter 43 - Individual LEGO Parts Sales (...) (12 years ago, 17-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LOTS of news for obb and WHaCKoLuG
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(...) Yea! busy first part of 2013! Yea! More Swiss Chalet! (but less cute waitresses :( ) Yea! belated x-mas party!! Yea! Family Day Display (obb CS Layout will make an appearance!) and absolute Yea!! St Jacobs display!!! Love this display--get to (...) (12 years ago, 16-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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WHaCKoLuG News... 1. No WHaCKoLuG dinner this Sunday. 2. All new WHaCKoLuG dinners are changing location to the Swiss Chalet on Stone Road, in Guelph, starting the third Sunday of Feb. 3. "Minifig March Break Madness" for kids at St. Jacobs obb (...) (12 years ago, 15-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) Dave, I'm familiar with that box! ;-) Starting around 1971 TLG started individual parts sales via the retailers (using unsold leftover wooden boxes) on some countries, and via Mail Order in others. Italy and Germany were 2 countries that sold (...) (12 years ago, 15-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: <snip> (...) As usual, your extensive knowledge of all things LEGO is overwhelming! I was very fortunate many years ago to acquire a LEGO wooden box on eBay from Italy--it's a service pack of parts from (...) (12 years ago, 15-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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It started in 1957... when Axel Thomsen, a friend of Godtfred Kirk Christiansen who owned a doll house making factory in Lerum Sweden started making wooden box sets for LEGO sales in Sweden and Germany, the 2 countries that he was the LEGO Director (...) (12 years ago, 15-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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(...) SNIP (...) That's a pity... among the first LEGO sets sold in Canada in 1962 was a Sears exclusive... the 706 Tube Set... (URL) many years LEGO of Canada sold regular and exclusive sets to Sears (and even Eaton's). Now after 50 years, it's (...) (12 years ago, 13-Jan-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Well got a quick reply from the Billund Archives folks today. They have never seen that set either... and believe it is of Swedish origins (circa 1959), and as I mentioned, likely an institutional school set. Gary (12 years ago, 12-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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Hmmm... the previous post has a broken link... this is it.... (URL) is where the wooden box design originated from.... the back side image of 1957-60 spare parts packs. Gary Istok (12 years ago, 10-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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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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