 | | Journey to the Moon - repremiere after 40 years (w/link)
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Back in 1973 when I was 12, together with my younger cousin I made a 6 minutes Lego film in Super 8, half of it using stop motion animation. Inspired by the popular Apollo program, we built a rocket with several stages and room for the LM, a launch (...) (11 years ago, 16-May-13, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.animation) !
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| | Journey to the Moon - repremiere after 40 years
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Back in 1973 when I was 12, together with my younger cousin I made a 6 minutes Lego film in Super 8, half of it using stop motion animation. Inspired by the popular Apollo program, we built a rocket with several stages and room for the LM, a launch (...) (11 years ago, 16-May-13, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) Talking about monorail for shows and such (since we were, indeed talking about that ;) ).... Ever since the big 12.5 x 12.5 layout we did back in 2009 (I think), I've tried to avoid putting switches into my show layouts. First, as we all know (...) (11 years ago, 15-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Ontario Brick Builders Classic Space Layout
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(...) Here to help as I can! BrickFete is very important to me for a litany of reasons that are too long to list. (...) The updates are looking forward to seeing you!! :) And all the other FOL's at BrickFete 2013!!! The continuing, ongoing (my (...) (11 years ago, 15-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) I know I'm speaking to two of the most 'detail oriented' people I've ever had the fun of working with... But you're thinking about this too much. If we all agree on- a straight equaling 10 inches a quarter straight equaling 2.5 inches a curve (...) (11 years ago, 15-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Droid Foundry Sabotage
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Inside the power plant, Ahsoka and Barriss make their way to the factory reactor through the Battle Droid foundry, but their approach has been spotted by a Geonosian drone. (URL) Click the pic for more details... AC (11 years ago, 15-May-13, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Brickfete 2013!
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This is a call out to all AFOL, LEGO collectors, builders, hobbyists, enthusiasts within walking, driving or flying distance of Toronto, Canada. The Brickfête Team would love to see you this summer for our annual LEGO Fan Convention. Join us for (...) (11 years ago, 14-May-13, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) !!
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| | Re: Ontario Brick Builders Classic Space Layout
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(...) Thank you Dave, for this display. Shoppers at the mall are enjoying it, and its great press for Brickfete 2013! (...) We are looking forward to seeing all the updates. Cheers, Janey Red Brick (11 years ago, 14-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) I've just assumed that LEGO's accuracy with stud-to-metric measurements is neigh on perfect (or, too close for me to accurately measure discrepancies). So, I've just assumed an interstud spacing of 8mm per stud. (...) I guess it depends on (...) (11 years ago, 13-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) This reminds me of "How Long Is the Coastline of Britain?" ;-) Dave... Saw your followups... Awesome work! Did you ever convert the final stud length measurements into inches or centimeters? I'm curious what accuracy is needed (in terms of (...) (11 years ago, 13-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | TRU sale May 10-16
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No lego in the Walmart flyer. I didn't see any in the Target flyer either. ---...--- TRU flyer good from Friday May 10th through Thursday May 16th. Up to 20% off LEGO city sets. Minifig series 10 arriving soon. ---...--- The coles / Indigo / (...) (11 years ago, 11-May-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Canadian sales week of May 3-9
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(...) I was lucky enough back in March to vistit 2/3 of the Target stores in Canada (they only had 3 open at the time) in Fergus and Guelph ON. The stock on the shelves was still a little sparse, but it was nice to see some of the "Target Exclusive" (...) (11 years ago, 9-May-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: rtlToronto - facebook page and dinner
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Janey C. L. Gunning wrote: SNIP (...) The most important "take-away" from this is that I love 3D printing. Regards Chris (11 years ago, 9-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto - facebook page and dinner
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(...) Only important to those that want to pick up their bricks. LOL. As well, as far as I recall... Chris said "Hey, lets go to the USA this Friday..." Janey said "Uh, rtlToronto is THIS Friday" Chris said "Oh, I guess I better post on LUGnet about (...) (11 years ago, 8-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Canadian sales week of May 3-9
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(...) Apparently our first local Target is opening today: Tillicum Mall in Victoria, BC. Just FYI. -Ted (11 years ago, 7-May-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Canadian sales week of May 3-9
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I live closer to a future Target, but it isn't scheduled to open until the fall, so I wasn't even thinking of it. Thanks Andrew. The Target flyer shows 30% off LEGO Hulk's Breakout set. They do not tell you the price though. As well, you can get 5% (...) (11 years ago, 7-May-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Arburg installs hundreds of presses for LEGO in Mexico
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Arburg installs hundreds of presses for LEGO in Mexico Date: March 14, 2013 By Stephen Downer MEXICO CITY — Arburg GmbH & Co. KG has completed the installation of several hundred injection molding machines at the Mexico plant of toy-brick maker LEGO (...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO Elects Blackstone Partner Jan Nielsen for Board
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LEGO Elects Blackstone Partner Jan Nielsen for Board LEGO A/S, Europe’s biggest toymaker, said it has elected Jan Nielsen, a partner at Blackstone Group LP (BX), for its board. LEGO picked Nielsen, 38, due to his experience with doing business in (...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | The Little Gym® Builds New Partnership With LEGO Systems
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The Little Gym® Builds New Partnership With LEGO Systems Exclusive LEGO® DUPLO® Activities Coming to The Little Gym SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwired - Apr 30, 2013) - Building healthy bodies and minds is already a part of The Little Gym® experience. (...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO Lays Cornerstone of €200 mln Expansion in Hungary
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LEGO Lays Cornerstone of €200 mln Expansion in Hungary Date: April 22, 2013, MTI - Econews Danish toymaker LEGO on Friday laid the cornerstone of a €200 million expansion of its production capacity in Nyíregyháza. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | The Bricks Of Education
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THE BRICKS OF EDUCATION ARTICLE: APRIL 26, 2013 By Tess De La Mare Education that revolves around play may sound like every kid's dream, and for some children in Billund, Denmark, it is about to become a reality at a new school founded by LEGO. The (...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Canadian sales week of May 3-9
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I'd just like to add that Target now has their Canadian sale flyer available online. They may have local flyer mailouts as well if you are in one of the areas they decided to locate in. Unlike Zellers, my nearest Target store is approximately a 1 (...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: rtlToronto - facebook page and dinner
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(...) you double posted this...it must be twice as important to be there.... ;) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Need help -- looking for VINTAGE Star Wars MOCs from the 80's / 90's
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(...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Need help -- looking for VINTAGE Star Wars MOCs from the 80's / 90's
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I can't believe I've been a LUGNET member since 2000 -- crazy! And that's why I'm kid of sad that I can no longer find -- easily -- photos of MOC Millennium Falcons or the Shuttle Tydirium from BEFORE they were released as official LEGO sets. Can (...) (11 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | rtlToronto - facebook page and dinner
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Janey said I needed to post about the monthly dinner to be held at Swiss Chalet. 7:00 pm Friday May 10th Dundas St. Etobicoke I will also be discussing the role of rtlToronto and the new social media partnership. Looking forward to a full house. (...) (11 years ago, 4-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | rtlToronto - facebook page and dinner
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Janey said I needed to post about the monthly dinner to be held at Swiss Chalet. 7:00 pm Friday May 10th Dundas St. Etobicoke I will also be discussing the role of rtlToronto and the new social media partnership. Looking forward to a full house. (...) (11 years ago, 4-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Republic Attack Dropship
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(...) Nice! Play well, Jacob (11 years ago, 3-May-13, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Republic Attack Dropship
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The Republic attack dropships swoop into battle to deploy troopers. These compact fighters are armed with cannons and chin guns to drill deep into battle zones. The pilot briefly lands with the ship's cockpit rotated into deploy position to drop up (...) (11 years ago, 3-May-13, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Canadian sales week of May 3-9
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Nothing in the Walmart flyer this week. ---...--- TRU flyer good from Friday May 3 through Thursday May 9. 20% off Technic and Galaxy Squad. Get a free ($5) value Star Wars polybag set when you spend $30 or more on LEGO Star Wars sets. ---...--- (...) (11 years ago, 3-May-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | LEGO Breaking Bad - The Video Game parody
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LEGO Breaking Bad - The Video Game parody (URL) YouTube.com> Created by Brian Anderson YT Channel: (URL) BrianKAnimation> The real TV show Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Seen on AMC. (...) (11 years ago, 2-May-13, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.general, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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| | Canadian sales April 19-25
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Walmart flyer mentions the release of LEGO City for DS(?). ---...--- TRU flyer good from Friday April 19th through Thursday April 25th. 25% off all LEGO (and Hello Kitty) electronics. Excludes DVDs, Videogames, software and clearance. Flyer shows a (...) (11 years ago, 18-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | April 27th, 2013 SMART meeting
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We had a great meeting in March with more robots than we've seen in a while. The challenge was to build a sorting robot, and there were a couple of really good ones! I was very impressed with what people came up with. This month’s mini-challenge is (...) (11 years ago, 11-Apr-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Toronto question
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(...) Thanks all for the info. And at 6 foot 4, coach surfing can be dangerous for my other half :). Gail (11 years ago, 11-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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| | Canadian sales April 12-18
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The Walmart Flyer is good from Friday April 12th through Thusday April 18th. LEGO City High Speed Chase $31.88, was $39.86. 283p. get this set "to unlock cool vehicles and secret missions in the LEGO City Undercover Wii U Game". LEGO City Undercover (...) (11 years ago, 11-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Unknown Japanese LEGO Sets...
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Wow, I stop by Lugnet to do a little ancient research and there is life! My old buddies are here, Gary and Larry! And not only that, there are stories of long lost sets coming to light - just like the old days... OK, Gary, while I have your ear... (...) (11 years ago, 11-Apr-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | monthly dinner
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Hey Gang; It's that time of Month. Lets all meet, eat, and see what stuph I might bring. Swiss Place Dundas Etobicoke 19:00 H Regards Chris (11 years ago, 10-Apr-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Very First LEGO Sets...
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For my LEGO DVD, I broke the early basic sets chapter into 2 halves, both of which are much bigger than on my early CD. The Automatic Binding Bricks of 1949-54 are just a few sets and 2 parts packs... but they are among the most complex and least (...) (11 years ago, 10-Apr-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Unknown Japanese LEGO Sets...
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(...) OK... I got you now Lar... the Minitalia brick in that image is composite plastic and it is USED. So that plastic is softer than ABS plastic and therefore shows more wear when in used condition. Later Minitalia was made of ABS... and retains a (...) (11 years ago, 9-Apr-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Toronto question
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(...) I copied this directly from the shop at home site, the store opens at the end of May, (URL) The LEGO Store at Yorkdale Shopping Centre Toronto, ON May 31 - June 2 Thin info is in the May calendar linked above from this page (URL) (11 years ago, 9-Apr-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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