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(...) Darned Intertubes! ;) -Ted (11 years ago, 9-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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I've decided last week (when I had some internet issues at home and was cut off from the world)... to adding a slightly different approach to telling the story about LEGO sets and parts, and their evolution through the years. It seems that so much (...) (11 years ago, 9-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO... in wonderful colors...
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LEGO found in wonderful colors... Here's a "teaser" from my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide... next version update, due out in just a few months (free to current owners as a desktop DVD download... and extra 500 images and several new (...) (11 years ago, 5-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Conversion file for ldraw to ldd now version 4.34 with 1,607 working parts
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Just finished a major update, LDraw.xml now at version 4.34 with over 1,607 working parts. Will have another minor update soon, once i make some more fixes for minifig arms and hands. you can find a working only and a beta version for your use. You (...) (11 years ago, 5-Jul-13, to lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: PRIMA... the Swedish LEGO Connection...
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(...) Opppps... forgot to add the image... ;) (URL) (11 years ago, 5-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Thief Pleads Guilty
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LEGO thief pleads guilty July 3, 2013 Prosecutors say 67-year-old John Strang shoplifted as much as $600,000 worth of goods since 2007 BY ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — A Burlington man who stole books, Lego and other items from retail stores in (...) (11 years ago, 4-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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No LEGO in the Target flyer this week. ---...--- Wal-Mart flyer good from Friday July 5th through Thursday July 11th. No LEGO mentioned, but they have some toys on clearance, $20-$30. ---...--- TRU flyer is good from Friday July 5th through Thursday (...) (11 years ago, 4-Jul-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: PRIMA... the Swedish LEGO Connection...
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... then in later 1955 the REAL LEGO came to Sweden. GEAS KONSTHARTS likely had their license revoked to produce LEGO like bricks (using real LEGO molds without the logo on the studs)... and another firm started producing actual LEGO. That company (...) (11 years ago, 4-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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Unlike Italy's MINITALIA, and Japan's OLO, PRIMA was a LEGO product that appears to have NOT been produced by TLG. It appears that a Swedish LEGO plastics producer by the name of GEAS KONSTHARTS of Gislaved Sweden (in south Central Sweden) produced (...) (11 years ago, 4-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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How can we trust ANYTHING you say when clearly everything you've posted appears twice. 4 GBC mocs, carry the 2 - ummm, I think at best you have 1 GBC, and its some boring STEP unit. Bring it. (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, the border guards didn't have a good time with that one... I'm sure they've forgotten by now... (...) I detect... what's that?? Jealousy??? Got it. Put yur Chi where yur mouth is... I'll see you at Brickfete! Dave K (...) Note to (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, the border guards didn't have a good time with that one... I'm sure they've forgotten by now... (...) I detect... what's that?? Jealousy??? Got it. Put yur Chi where yur mouth is... I'll see you at Brickfete! Dave K (...) Note to (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ummmm, NO. If Steve comes back to Canada it would be bad. Remember what happened LAST time? (...) Cute video, So it looks like you make ONE step unit, and then copied it 3 more times. How original. I do not think that should count towards the (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) We'd love to have Steve take a visit to the great white north... (...) Well, the only thing Chris can do is dream about his video... whereas, I actually have one-- (URL) my cute builder, Josh. Yeah, see, I get Josh to do the testing, and if my (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) We'd love to have Steve take a visit to the great white north... (...) Well, the only thing Chris can do is dream about his video... whereas, I actually have one-- (URL) my cute builder, Josh. Yeah, see, I get Josh to do the testing, and if my (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I got a private email from Steve Hassenplug: ---...---copy-------- Wish I could post to Lugnet, because that's totally not a rule... :) Good luck with everything. Looking forward to pictures & video. Steve ---...---end---...--- Steve, fire off an (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Ladies and Gentleman, LEGO fans of all ages...
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Ladies and Gentleman, LEGO fans of all ages... Don't miss a great LEGO festival in Toronto, Canada. July 13th & 14th, 2013 10am until 3pm www.brickfete.com (URL) The public is invited to view the awesome LEGO Creations on display and we can not wait (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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Dave, dave, Poor sweet simple Dave. There are rules to GBC, and one of them is it can't be bigger than a HOUSE!! So just put your ball's back where they belong, and try and see how to reduce the size of whatever it is your bringing so it will not (...) (11 years ago, 3-Jul-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGO OLO... the Japanese Connection....
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Unlike Italy, where politics played an important part in the creation of a LEGO "clone"... in Japan it was economic and cultural forces that produced another LEGO "flavor" called OLO... Unlike in Italy, where Minitalia started out as a locally (...) (11 years ago, 2-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Minitalia... the Italian Connection...
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Minitalia was recently discussed on Bricklink... and there is still a lot known about the reason for its' existence... In early 1970 the Italian Parliament passed some toy import restrictions that affected the importation of LEGO in Italy. So by May (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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