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Last minute reminder about the SMART meeting this Saturday. The meeting starts at 2pm. Since it's a Build On The Spot competition, you'll probably want as much time as possible. I recommend arriving a couple of minutes before the meeting starts to (...) (12 years ago, 23-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | My latest MOC: Kenworth K100 tow truck
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I always wanted to build a large scale US truck. Last year I decided to build a Kenworth K100 and removed the Holmes 750 twin boom from the old Scania 141 which I took apart. For the full description, please visit my website: <www.dennisbosman.nl> (...) (12 years ago, 22-Jan-13, to lugnet.modelteam, FTX) !
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| | Yoda's Legacy
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Several decades after the destruction of the second Death Star and the annihilation of the Imperial regime, Luke has finally found the location of an old Jedi temple which has been rebuilt to further the learnings on the ways of the force and the (...) (12 years ago, 22-Jan-13, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Betty Boop MOC
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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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| | Re: There's something about a video...
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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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| | Re: Betty Boop MOC
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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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| | Re: There's something about a video...
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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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| | Betty Boop MOC
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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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| | There's something about a video...
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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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| | Re: Canadian sales
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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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| | Getting ready for Classic Space Layout 2013!
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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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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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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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| | LOTS of news for obb and WHaCKoLuG
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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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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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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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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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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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| | LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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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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| | Re: Canadian sales
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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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| | Re: Unknown LEGO Set... (and yet another one)
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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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| | Re: Unknown LEGO Set... (and yet another one)
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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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| | Re: Unknown LEGO Set... (and yet another one)
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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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| | Canadian sales
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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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| | Re: Unknown LEGO Set... (another one)
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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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| | rtlToronto Monthly meet-up
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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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| | Re: LEGO announces latest MINDSTORMS verion: EV3
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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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| | LEGO announces latest MINDSTORMS verion: EV3
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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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