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(...) I meant that the Minitalia in the image was rounded. I remember mine being crisp, but that could be either because they are brand new never played with before I got them, or because they are the newer plastic. I also meant that the Olo was not (...) (11 years ago, 8-Apr-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO by Country (sales history & offices).
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One of my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide DVD/download chapter... Chapter 73 - LEGO Sales... is now available on Youpublish... (URL) official LEGO Timeline on the LEGO.com website is a jumble of unrelated statistics that sometimes (...) (11 years ago, 8-Apr-13, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Good question Lar! Early on the "X" bottom Minitalia bricks were made out of the same composite plastic that the Minitalia windows and doors were made of. Later on Minitalia started using regular ABS LEGO bricks in their sets... which of (...) (11 years ago, 8-Apr-13, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That coach surfing can be dangerous... FUT: .fun (11 years ago, 8-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.fun)
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Gary In the comparision picture, is that Minitalia brick really worn? My Minitalias have crisp edges rather than rounded ones, like the Olo bricks (11 years ago, 7-Apr-13, to lugnet.general)
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Mobile infantry combat just got a whole lot more fabulous! This mighty mech can duke it out in style, standing up to anything that the enemy can throw at it. Twin shoulder-mounted rocket launchers can lead the assault from a distance, while the (...) (11 years ago, 6-Apr-13, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Toronto question
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(...) Howdy... as far as I know the Lego store at Yorkdale is still not yet open. The Lego Store at Fairview Mall is open and is fairly close to the Subway system: (URL) Line => Don Mills Station Benjamin Medinets St. Catharines, ON (11 years ago, 6-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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I don't know if there is anyone still around LUGNET in Toronto, but I was hoping for some local info. I've never been to Toronto (other than an hour changing planes at the airport once), so don't know the area at all. My other half (buys me LEGO and (...) (11 years ago, 6-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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Thursday May 2nd VIA is hosting their annual Rail Safety Day at the Train Station in Halifax. It is geared towards school kids, but the general public is welcome. There will be model train displays (including my LEGO one), safety talks, assorted (...) (11 years ago, 6-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
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Walmart flyer this week has "LEGO Legends of Chima: Lions and Eagles" for $6.98, cover price $9.99 Canadian. An activity book. (URL) flyer is good from Friday April 5 through Thursday April 11th. 25% off LEGO boardgames. Excludes clearance. (...) (11 years ago, 6-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Unknown Japanese LEGO Sets...
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A Japanese acquaintance of mine... Yashihiro Kondo... has left me gasping... there's a whole other world of LEGO out there... this time sold in Japan from 1970-78! It is called OLO... and it was produced during the identical time that Minitalia was (...) (11 years ago, 4-Apr-13, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: Lego Agrees to Discontinue Jabba's Palace
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(...) Still, I wonder if this will make this set even more of a collector value with the controversy. I wonder if it would affect a future re-release or re-hash of that set. drc (11 years ago, 3-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Today's Wall Street Journal has a follow-up article. In what will not surprise AFOLs, Lego explains that they did meet with the Turkish Cultural Assocition, but that the set is being disontinued as part of their regular product cycle. As we (...) (11 years ago, 2-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Apparently, it's the real deal (the article hit 31 Mar), but the association that is hailing a victory may have misinterpreted what they were told. -- joshua (11 years ago, 2-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) And here I was wondering if this would be a year with no special 1 April stories on LUGNET... (11 years ago, 1-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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A story in the British newspaper The Independent reports that Lego has agreed to discontinue set 9516 - Jabba's Palace - after complaints by the Turkish Cultural Association in Austria. Full story: (URL) course, I figure that they'd have (...) (11 years ago, 1-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Classic castle and pirates - figures, weapons and armor
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Hi there, I've recently decided to sell off most of my Lego collection to support my photography hobby and am offering up a collection of classic castle and pirate parts. The pieces in this collection range from the late 70's through the 80's and (...) (12 years ago, 31-Mar-13, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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All winter long the Akai Dojo training grounds thrive with activity. (URL) AC (12 years ago, 28-Mar-13, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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No new sales in the flyers this week. There is no LEGO in the Walmart Flyer. Last week's TRU flyer is good through Monday April 1st. (URL) has the free mini Republic Frigate with SW purchases of $50 or more through Sunday March 31st. Also, get (...) (12 years ago, 28-Mar-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Let's keep our fingers crossed. ;) If you can't wait for the end of year holiday season, the cottages are available at Amazon.Com and IIRC, Walmart.com. Jeff, the disappointing thing was Lego Brand retail stores got a bunch of them early in (...) (12 years ago, 27-Mar-13, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm note sure about the website, with the previous winter sets, but Lego has brought them back each winter, so i would hope the winter cottage returns next Christmas. Jeff VW (12 years ago, 26-Mar-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Things You'll Never See in Online LEGO Databases...
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(...) (12 years ago, 25-Mar-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO to Build First China Factory Plant
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LEGO to Build First China Plant From PlasticNews.com By Michael Lauzon March 22, 2013 BILLUND, DENMARK -- Targeting Asia as a major up-and-coming consumer of its building-block toys, LEGO Group plans to set up a factory in Jiaxing, China, its first (...) (12 years ago, 25-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Things You'll Never See in Online LEGO Databases...
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More... (URL) (12 years ago, 24-Mar-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Expansion is child's play for LEGO in Kladno
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Expansion is child's play for LEGO in Kladno Danish industry giant is building new facilities in the Czech Republic March 20, 2013 By Daniel Bardsley Even from the outside, the LEGO plant in Kladno looks different from the average industrial (...) (12 years ago, 24-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I may not be 100% correct... but I'm pretty close... these are things in my current and upcoming LEGO DVD/download (the upcoming one is free to current owners).... and you won't find these in Lugnet, Peeron, Brickset or Bricklink! (URL) ;) Gary (...) (12 years ago, 23-Mar-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 10232 Grand Palace
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(...) Hi Jean-Marc.... I love what you did!!! (What so many views and no comments?!) The stretched out long building is PERFECT... movie palaces (what movie theatre's of the 1920's and early 1930s of this type ) were long large buildings... not just (...) (12 years ago, 23-Mar-13, to lugnet.build)
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No LEGO in the Walmart or Canadian Tire Flyers. ---...--- TRU flyer good from Friday March 22 through Monday April 1. 20% off City, Creator, and Basic. Note, online that seems to include big online sets like Tower Bridge and Town Hall. 20% off (...) (12 years ago, 22-Mar-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | The LEGO Movie Reveals Title Logo, Cool New Contest
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The LEGO Movie Reveals Title Logo, Cool New Contest We're only about a quarter of the way done with 2013, but looking forward to next year, The Lego Movie should be on everybody's radar. In addition to being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, (...) (12 years ago, 22-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.animation, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | 10232 Grand Palace
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Hello gang, Here is finally the result of my work. (URL) I build it from 2 sets. I was short of 2 16x16 tan plates as well as 2 8x16 tan plates, and 6 seat back seat. I made quite a few MODs, can you guess? I still have a full bag of leftovers. The (...) (12 years ago, 19-Mar-13, to lugnet.build) !
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| | LEGO Goes BIG (a Museum for LEGO)
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LEGO Goes BIG The Bjarke Ingels Group will design a museum for LEGO in the company's historic home in Denmark. By Kriston Capps Feb. 28, 2013 The Bjarke Ingels Group is designing the LEGO Brand House, a public LEGO museum and experience center, in (...) (12 years ago, 17-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I hope everyone has a Happy Saint Patrick's Day on Sunday. (2 URLs) The sale continues this week at Indigo/Chapters. Some LEGO 20% off. Walmart flyer is good from Friday the 15th through Thursday March 21st. City High Speed Chase set is $31.88 (was (...) (12 years ago, 15-Mar-13, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | 10229 on shop.lego.com
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Hi all Is this set already sold out? Was i not as popular as 10199, 10216 and 10229? They were on sale for quite some time WBR Sonnich (12 years ago, 14-Mar-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Builds New Billionaires as Toymaker Topples Mattel
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LEGO® Builds New Billionaires as Toymaker Topples Mattel By Tom Metcalf & Robert LaFranco - Mar 13, 2013 Bloomberg.com LEGO A/S, the Billund, Denmark- based toymaker famous for its colorful building bricks, has minted three new billionaires as the (...) (12 years ago, 14-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Ontario Brick Builders Classic Space Layout
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The OBB CSL has been at 13 shows! Well, 13 shows where pics were taken. Well, 13 shows where I took pics. I know of at least one St. Jacobs display where I didn't get any good pics, so that's at least 14 OBB CSL shows! Anyway, I've put a pic of each (...) (12 years ago, 12-Mar-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: BSG Viper MkII MOC (Updated with pictures!)
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(...) I want 10! Seriously, that's as close to BSG as I think possible! The CAD was beautiful, but this--i'm at a loss for words! Very nicely done! Dave K (12 years ago, 12-Mar-13, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | LEGO Collectors Guide - DVD/download images of Magazine Ads.
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One of the larger of the 73 chapters in my LEGO DVD/download is the chapter on Magazine Ads. They go back to 1953... and as current as 1999. Some of the old ads were given to me by my friend Henk from the Netherlands, who collects old ads and old (...) (12 years ago, 12-Mar-13, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: S. S. Lane Victory MOC (added pictures!)
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I posted this LDD MOC well over a year ago but I finally got around to taking pictures of the final product! Also attached a pic of the old girl underway for reference. (URL) click the pic for brickshelf when moderated) (URL) Enjoy, drc Some info (...) (12 years ago, 9-Mar-13, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | LEGO Group Toy Maker Looks to Build with 'The Simpsons'
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LEGO Group Toy Maker Looks to Build with 'The Simpsons' LEGO A/S, looking to expand its string partnerships with media franchises, is in talks with 20th Century Fox about making a toy set based on TV show "The Simpsons," a spokesman said on (...) (12 years ago, 8-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.licensed, FTX)
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| | BSG Viper MkII MOC (Updated with pictures!)
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Thanks for the kind words regarding this MOC. All my bricklink orders have come in and I have updated my brickshelf gallery with photos of the real thing. (URL) click the pic when moderated I used my UCS X-wing "scala flower pots" for engines rather (...) (12 years ago, 8-Mar-13, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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