 | | You think you know LEGO... but do you really know LEGO??
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I'm going to post 10 images (one per day)... to show that there's so much about LEGO that most AFOLs still don't know about... ;) Here's the first one... LEGO's version of the "Russian Nested Dolls"?? No... just spare parts packs from different (...) (11 years ago, 24-Jun-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Act by the end of the weekend...
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Supposedly a lot of MOCs based on CHI, which will be interesting. (11 years ago, 19-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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I for one can not wait for Brickfete I've heard rumors that some very fancy MOC's will be showing up. (...) (11 years ago, 19-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | The LEGO® Movie - Official Teaser Trailer
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From Warner Bros. Pictures Assembling in 2014! "The LEGO® Movie," the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, opens in theaters February 7, 2014. It stars the vocal talents of Chris Pratt, Will (...) (11 years ago, 18-Jun-13, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | BrickFair VA 2013 MINDSTORMS Contests
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BrickFair VA will be holding four separate contests for LEGO MINDSTORMS enthusiasts this year. The long-running favorites Stock Sumo and Unlimited Sumo will be held again as usual, and there are two new contests as well, Capture the Flag and Journey (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jun-13, to lugnet.events.brickfair, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mad Legos
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(...) To be fair, if LEGO started with 100% smiley, they had no where to go but down. My take: I'd prefer a greater proportion of happiness, especially among the two-face heads. Why not make one side happy? I'm less worried by the out-right "mean (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO set 10234 Sydney Opera House™
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10234 Sydney Opera House™ Ages 16+. 2,989 pieces. Recreate Australia’s architectural masterpiece! Price: US $319.99 CA $379.99 DE 279.99€ UK 249.99 £ DK 2499.00 DKK Recreate one of the 20th century’s most distinctive buildings with the Sydney Opera (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jun-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Mad Legos
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(...) I'm not bothered by the facts or story here, but I do find it annoying that a) the author/editor chose a challenging headline when the conclusion of the article does not actually get that challenging (it's misleading!) and b) the picture used (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Maker Faire
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Chris Magno (from rtlToronto) and I, Janey Red Brick (from WHaCKoLuG) will be at Maker Faire in Kitchener/Waterloo tomorrow to promote Brickfête. Come on in, its free for you and the kids! Visit our interactive LEGO area where you can play, create, (...) (11 years ago, 14-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Act by the end of the weekend...
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...or this message will self destruct. Looking for a AFOL Convention in Toronto, Canada? Brickfête is only one month away, on July 11 - 14, 2013. Regular exhibitor/AFOL registration for Brickfête ends this weekend. By Sunday night at midnight we (...) (11 years ago, 14-Jun-13, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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(...) I totally vote that he nips off, hopefully his vacation will be July 11 to 14th"ish". Just sayin'. Janey "ready to choke Chris the next time he says CHI" Red Brick (11 years ago, 14-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Re: Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide Steep Discount for LUGs/Train Clubs
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Well someone just asked me what "hundreds" of additional sets I have in my Collectors Guide that are not in the online databases?? Well here's 80 sets right here in the sneak preview chapter on 90 wooden box sets. Wooden boxed sets are the most (...) (11 years ago, 12-Jun-13, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide Steep Discount for LUGs/Train Clubs
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Offering the 2800 page 6000+ image LEGO DVD/download with 73 chapters (including 2 chapters on LEGO Trains, 8 chapters on LEGO Town, 3 Castle, 3 Space)... includes every known set of 1949-90... including "hundreds"... not found in any online (...) (11 years ago, 12-Jun-13, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Mad Legos
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(URL) By Gillian Spear and Tracy Connor, NBC News BEGIN Quoted Article: Do Lego Minifigures need an attitude adjustment? A team of academics who studied hundreds of the plastic people prized by children and collectors thinks a little anger (...) (11 years ago, 11-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: The mysterious "WDR" version 6661 Mobile TV Set...
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In writing up the story (or lack thereof) of the mysterious WDR version of the 6661 Mobile TV Station Set... I've been thinking about my upgrades to my LEGO DVD/download (all upgrades are free to current/future owners)... and decided to start adding (...) (11 years ago, 10-Jun-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Drink - rtlToronto Dinner
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I've been posting more at the Brickfete Forums page. (URL) in, and join the banter. We talk about Jeff's balls' and Chima's Chi. In other news, This Friday is rtlToronto dinner where Janey will be bringing a tiny selection of friends balls for GBC (...) (11 years ago, 10-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | sales June 7-13
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Ther is no LEGO in the Target flyer for June 7-13. ---...--- There is no LEGO in the Walmart flyer for this week, but there is a container that might be of interest. I don't know if it is on sale, or if it is decent quality. Stanley 2 pack sort (...) (11 years ago, 9-Jun-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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(...) there's still a(n) Lugnet app for that... :) its in.... (URL) was going to set one up, but I got too excited and said I wanted 50 choices, but then stopped at about 7 or so real choices and decided 43 other choices was just too lame.... o_0 (11 years ago, 7-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | BrickLink.com has been SOLD to a Hong Kong company.
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The announcement was made on June 6, 2013 on BrickLink.com Statements made both Eliska Jezkova Mother of Daniel Jezek and Jung-Ju "Jay" Kim the new owner of BrickLink.com From BrickLink website: To the BrickLink Community: About a week ago I posted (...) (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.people, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO House design unveiled
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(...) --snip-- Like I commented on Facebook, I wonder if this one will turn tan over time like their white bricks do? JohnG, GMLTC (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO House design unveiled
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Published: June 4, 2013. From LEGO.Com website. About Us. New Room. The right look for a LEGO® House The LEGO Group today revealed the design of the experience center “The LEGO House”. The center, which will be built in Denmark, illustrates the (...) (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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(...) snip Since Chris is so obviously enamoured with Chima (since he's going on about his love affair with that theme in every conversation...), I think it's time for a poll-- Chris should: build a 10 x 10 MOC for BrickFete using only his Chima (...) (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | NASA Partners With the LEGO Group for Design and Build Contest
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NASA Partners With the LEGO Group for Design and Build Contest WASHINGTON -- NASA and the LEGO Group are partnering to inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers by offering a new design competition. The competition will spur students of all (...) (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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Great info here. Just a note to add that I think Chima is going to be Amazing. Yep. Chima - I said it! (...) (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | New Logo Etc.
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The VLC is still alive and growing! With the second LEGO Store coming to Vancouver this year interest in LEGO has never been greater in Vancouver. Is there some way to change the VLC Logo here? We recently updated it to (URL) you're looking for us (...) (11 years ago, 5-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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(...) Plus everyone still subscribed by email. (11 years ago, 4-Jun-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Quarterly LEGO Fan Survey update
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From LEGO Community Engagement and Events (CEE) Dear LEGO Fan community, In April 2013, we ran an installation of our quarterly LEGO Fan Survey, and we would like to share the results with you. Over 5,000 LEGO fans over the age of 13 participated (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jun-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO® StarWars™ 10236 Ework™ Village (video)
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Set was revealed at Lipno Point Event in Czech Republic. LEGO® StarWars™ set 10236 Ewok™ Village Ages 12+. 1,990 pieces. Recreate classic scenes at the Ewok™ Village! US $249.99 CA $299.99 DE 249.99€ UK 199.99 £ DK 2,099.00 DKK Travel to Endor™ and (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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People wonder why I still post here, since there are very few replies... At the time of me posting this update, the original post has over 800 views, so people might not be posting, but they are still reading. Anyhow... on with the news. We are (...) (11 years ago, 31-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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Our room rate offer ends June 10th! Dont miss your chance to save! (URL) (11 years ago, 31-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Future LEGO DVD and Book...
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Thanks to many of my LEGO collector friends, many new and improved LEGO images will be available in the current DVD download, as well as the companion download for years 1990s-present. One area is the Pick-A-Brick selection of classic windows/doors (...) (11 years ago, 29-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | The all-apocryphal SS Work-in-Progress
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Thanks for looking! (4 URLs) (4 URLs) (4 URLs) (4 URLs) (4 URLs) (4 URLs) (11 years ago, 29-May-13, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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| | Re: The World’s Largest Lego Model Is A Life-Size X-Wing [Video]
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(...) While this is a great model, I'm not sure it can claim to be the world's largest in most dimensions it probably is, but it's definitely not the tallest, not by a long way: (URL) ROSCO (11 years ago, 27-May-13, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | LEGO Education changes owners
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LEGO Education changes owners By Andrew Nash The Morning Sun May 17, 2013 PITTSBURG, KS - While it may seem like a major change, business will continue as usual for LEGO Education employees in Pittsburg. As part of an announcement Wednesday, the (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | The World’s Largest Lego Model Is A Life-Size X-Wing [Video]
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The World’s Largest LEGO Model Is A Life-Size X-Wing - Video By Corinne Iozzio May 23, 2013 This morning, LEGO opened up a gigantic box in Times Square. Inside: a full-scale replica of an X-wing fighter made entirely of LEGO bricks. It’s the (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Inside LEGO Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing Fighter With a 7-Year-Old
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Inside LEGO Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing Fighter With a 7-Year-Old By Robert Kolker NYMAG.com “Dad, you’ve got to tell me.” “Dad, you’re torturing me.” “Has it been an hour yet?” “How do you read that clock?” “What are you writing down?" We’re in the (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO Group Unveils World's Largest LEGO® Model: Star Wars™ X-Wing starfighter
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The LEGO® Group Unveils World's Largest LEGO® Model To Delight LEGO Star Wars™ Fans Across The Galaxy -More than five million LEGO bricks used to create life-sized X-Wing starfighter in celebration of new LEGO Star Wars animated TV special "The (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | sales May 24-30
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No LEGO in either the Walmart or Target flyers this week. ---...--- TRU flyer good from May 24-30. 20% off all DUPLO sets 20% off all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Chima Speedorz sets. 20% off select Hobbit sets (flyer shows 79001 and 79002) (...) (11 years ago, 24-May-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Controversial 'Mr. Gold' LEGO figure is $1,000 windfall
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Controversial gold LEGO figure is $1,000 windfall Individually numbered and mixed in randomly with LEGO’s other collectible minifigs, Mr. Gold is gold-chromed from top hat to toes -- except for his classy white gloves. And he’s apparently worth his (...) (11 years ago, 23-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | Re: Brickfete 2013!
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(...) AFOL attendees there are only 3 more weeks to register for Brickfete. We have some fun news... We will have both a Master Builder and a Set Designer speaking at our event. Dont miss it. (Tentative) Schedule of events can be found here... (URL) (...) (11 years ago, 22-May-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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