 | | LEGO Systems Builds Eighth Consecutive Year of U.S. Sales Growth
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NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR LEGO Systems Builds Eighth Consecutive Year of U.S. Sales Growth -Brand relevance and play pattern at an all-time high as company's 2012 sales increase by 26%- LEGO Systems, (...) (12 years ago, 9-Feb-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Ground-hog rtlToronto Dinner
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rtlToronto et al, This Friday Feb 8, I would like to invite you to attend an rtlToronto dinner. The location will be the Swiss Chalet, on Dundas st in Etobicoke. The time should be around 7pm. I hope Jeff and Dave will attend. I cool stuff to show (...) (12 years ago, 6-Feb-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 10232 Palace Cinema - Modular Building.
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(...) For sure, at least as far as I am concerned! All Swedes are fluent in English :-) (URL) ('Allmänt Lego' - 'General') would be the place for information, but beware, we're a bit compartmentalized (?word), and quite strict against advertizing in (...) (12 years ago, 5-Feb-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 10232 Palace Cinema - Modular Building.
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(...) Hi Anders!! Sorry about that... that image will be in the next version of the LEGO DVD/download (in about 4-5 months)... which will be free to current owners. I was looking at the "updated" chapter. I'll have to make sure to look at the (...) (12 years ago, 5-Feb-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I went to New Brunswick for the NovaLUG show!!!
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(...) Thank you Dave for your kind words, and great review! Your presence was so appreciated by us all, and by the public. We had just over 6000 visitors over the 3 days. Pretty amazing! Our biggest show ever. JM (12 years ago, 5-Feb-13, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug)
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| | I went to New Brunswick for the NovaLUG show!!!
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(In February--what was I thinking ;) So I packed up the OBB Classic Space Layout (and the fam.) and headed over a few provinces to the east for the NovaLUG show in Dieppe! To start, the hospitality was second-to-none!! We met the NovaLUGgers and had (...) (12 years ago, 5-Feb-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.nb, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | TRU sale
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No LEGO in the Wal-mart flyer this week. Zellers stores in liquidation. I didn't know there was a TRU flyer until I just looked now. Good from Friday Feb 1st through Thursday Feb 7th. Bunch of new sets at full TRU price. 20% off selected Technic and (...) (12 years ago, 2-Feb-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 10232 Palace Cinema - Modular Building.
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(...) Gary, do you have any more information on that old Palace Cinema - I couldn't find it in my copy of your guide - did I miss an update, or are you talking about what will be? Is it a unique build for the ad, or was it something retailers could (...) (12 years ago, 31-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | 10232 Palace Cinema - Modular Building.
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Well many of you have already seen the latest of the Modular LEGO buildings... the 10232 Palace Cinema Set. Facebook has a nice overview from one of the 2 designers... https://www.facebook...=3&theater This building design is based on American movie (...) (12 years ago, 29-Jan-13, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: My latest MOC: Kenworth K100 tow truck
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(...) Incredible model, Dennis! Visited your site and your trucks are works of art! ..joseph g (12 years ago, 29-Jan-13, to lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Set Variations....
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(...) It helps NOT to hit the POST key before finishing!! ;) Here are the images of the 2 variations to the trucks... (URL) rare image will be added to the next version of the LEGO DVD/download... free to all current purchasers... Cheers, Gary Istok (...) (12 years ago, 28-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Set Variations....
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(...) It helps NOT to hit the POST key before finishing!! ;) Here are the images of the 2 variations to the trucks... (URL) rare image will be added to the next version of the LEGO DVD/download... free to all current purchasers... Cheers, Gary Istok (...) (12 years ago, 28-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Set Variations....
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Another set that had 2 variations came out in 1989... the 6661 MOBILE TV STUDIO SET. This set came with a "TV" pattern on two 1x4x3 blue panels, and two1x1 yellow tiles with the number "2" on them. The box and instructions also showed these parts. (...) (12 years ago, 28-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Set Variations....
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LEGO stickers were introduced in circa 1972. Prior to that LEGO sets would have printed bricks... mostly in the 1x6 and 1x8 sizes. However with the advent of stickers, the printed bricks became much less used in LEGO sets, thus saving a lot of money (...) (12 years ago, 28-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Set Variations....
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One of my favorite LEGO sets of all time was the 1956-65 Esso Service Station. This set was produced in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from 1956-58 using the 1310 set number, before switching to the 310 set number in 1958. It started production in other (...) (12 years ago, 27-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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(...) LOL... there's so many strange variants to basic sets in the 1980s that I can't even keep it straight. Recently found out that the 84 piece 533 basic set (1984), the 98 piece 517 basic set (1985), and the 119 piece 510 basic set (1987) are all (...) (12 years ago, 27-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: January 26th, 2013 SMART meeting
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We had a great meeting today! Seven teams showed up for the Build On The Spot competition. I guess it was harder than it seemed, but everyone had a robot, even if they didn't score too consistently. FOUR teams tied for first place! Great job, (...) (12 years ago, 27-Jan-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | lack of Canadian sales
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No LEGO in the Walmart flyer this week. There isn't a TRU flyer. Zellers stores that are still open are in liquidation. The one I was in yesterday (Bedford, NS) had a handful of LEGO sets left at 30% off. They were 40% off before Christmas. Lots of (...) (12 years ago, 25-Jan-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LOTS of news for obb and WHaCKoLuG
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(...) I believe this is the location of the Swiss Chalet: <https://maps.google...&t=m&z=16> Jeff VW (12 years ago, 24-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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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: <snip> (...) No problem! So when I get this set at Value village and I want to research it, I go to LUGNET, Peeron, Briklink, etc and can't find it. My wife goes to Google. (URL) ummm.... Do you still need (...) (12 years ago, 24-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: BMW 1200 GS
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Hey gang, I forgot to add the little signs for the direct link, so here it is again, sorry I'm a happy owner of a BMW 1200 GS Here I am in Hartland, NB with my dear wife Debbie, on our way to Montreal. (URL) You can see it better here: (URL) I (...) (12 years ago, 24-Jan-13, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | BMW 1200 GS
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Hey gang I'm a happy owner of a BMW 1200 GS Here I am in Hartland, NB with my dear wife Debbie, on our way to Montreal. (URL) can see it better here: (URL) decide to create one in LEGO of course. Like mine, it has 3 saddle case, easy on/off, and the (...) (12 years ago, 24-Jan-13, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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(...) Hi Dave! Thanks for posting this! Have I ever seen this set.... nope! Am I surprised you found it... nope! ;) NOTHING that TLG or Samsonite or British LEGO (Courtauld's Corp.) has done over the last 64 years has surprised me.... confounded (...) (12 years ago, 24-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Set Variations....
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TLG could have made life easier for collectors... but there must be a little bit of Sadistic nature in their mindset... ;) Over the years they've produced a mind boggling amount of changes to so many sets. Sometimes it was a design changes, or in (...) (12 years ago, 24-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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(...) posted pics from the set-- (URL) that helps Dave K (12 years ago, 24-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Wooden Box Sets... least known of all LEGO Sets...
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So Gary... Whilst at Valu Village, I picked up a red LEGO case. Turns out that it's set 356 Then I looked on LUGNET and there's no such set. What gives?? It's set 356, with 'bonus storage case', and it says it has 310 pcs. I think I remember seeing (...) (12 years ago, 24-Jan-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: January 26th, 2013 SMART meeting
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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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| | 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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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