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(URL) is the result of trying to sort my black pieces all week--it was a bit of a break. Anyway, it's been done (many times) before, but, really, it was just there with the pieces I was sorting and I didn't have to put too much effort into it. Well, (...) (11 years ago, 17-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space) !
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| | The most valuable LEGO part.
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Except for LEGO items that are made of gold or platinum, and have a high intrinsic value, the most valuable LEGO part ever produced is likely the very rare and highly collectible Opel Kapitän LEGO HO scale car of 1957. This car was a prototype that (...) (11 years ago, 16-Oct-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | October 26th, 2013 SMART meeting
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We had a very interesting BrickHeap Wars competition at our September meeting. Following the meeting we voted on our mini-challenge for the October meeting which will take place in two weeks, on October 26th. The meeting runs from 2-5pm, and we'll (...) (11 years ago, 14-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Beautiful Alphabet LEGO bricks...
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2 years ago my German Friend Lothar found some beatiful blue Norwegian alphabet bricks with gold printing from a 1957 #1234 Norwegian Alphabet Bricks Parts Pack. In all other countries these bricks were only sold in white with blue lettering. (URL) (...) (11 years ago, 12-Oct-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | sales Oct11-17
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No LEGO in the Walmart flyer this week. ---...--- Bricktober continues at TRU this week, Friday Oct 11 through Thursday 17. Get Vol3 of the 2013 minifigure collection when you spend $75 or more before taxes on LEGO Building Sets. Min 10 per store, (...) (11 years ago, 11-Oct-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The Most Insane LEGO Machine: GBC (video)
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Wow! Amazing work, hard to believe it was done by one person. (...) (11 years ago, 10-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Happy Thanks Giving - rtlToronto dinner
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This Friday is the second Friday of the month, and that means Turkey Day Weekend. Come join AFOL's from the Greater Toronto Area for a Canadian Thanks Giving meal. What better place to celebrate Thanks Giving, than at Swiss Chalet Chicken (...) (11 years ago, 9-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | For LEGO, Rising Wealth Means More Play - and Business
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For LEGO, rising wealth means more play - and business By Eveline Danubrata and Laura Philomin SINGAPORE. Thursday Oct 3, 2013 (Reuters) - The boss of LEGO Group carries two business cards - one the usual kind and the other a LEGO mini-figure in his (...) (11 years ago, 6-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO® set 10243 Parisian Restaurant
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LEGO® set 10243 Parisian Restaurant Ages 16+. 2,469 pieces. Have an unforgettable evening at the amazing Parisian Restaurant! US $159.99 CA $189.99 DE 149.99 € UK 132.99 £ DK 1299.00 DKK It’s very busy in the Parisian Restaurant. As a scooter zips (...) (11 years ago, 5-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: I built something...
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Wow. I like everything about it. You should post this to Classic Space .com too. (11 years ago, 4-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E
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Unfortunately it appears that Medium Azure (as the color is called in the Bricklink Database) is a new color that will likely replace Maersk blue. While this color does more closely resemble the actual recent color of the new Maersk line of ships... (...) (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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I love how you can tip it on end, and it looks like a space station tower. Nice work! David Gregory (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E
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LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E The set was officially unveiled at LEGO Fan Weekend in Skærbæk. Ages 12+. 1,518 pieces. Build the Maersk ‘Triple-E’ container vessel – a true giant of the seas! US $149.99 CA $179.99 DE 129.99 € UK 109.99 £ DK (...) (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, lugnet.licensed, FTX)
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| | LEGO Launches Wrist Watch Collection For Adults
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LEGO Launches Wrist Watch Collection For Adults Written by Ariel Adams for ABlogtoWatch.com on October 2, 2013. We are proud to be the first to announce a new collection of LEGO brand watches for adults. That's right, LEGO, which has had a large (...) (11 years ago, 2-Oct-13, to lugnet.licensed, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | I built something...
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And it is big... (URL) built it for Shiptember. I really haven't built anything for a 'competition' since rtl stopped having robot competitions many moons ago... I had thought of building something at a larger scale that would complement my space (...) (11 years ago, 2-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | I built something...
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And it is big... (URL) built it for Shiptember. I really haven't built anything for a 'competition' since rtl stopped having robot competitions many moons ago... I had thought of building something at a larger scale that would complement my space (...) (11 years ago, 2-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Trans-Clear and Trans-Color LEGO Bricks...
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LEGO transparent bricks have been produced by TLG since approximately circa 1951. The first trans-clear bricks were slotted bricks with no LEGO on the logos, but LEGO on the underside in block letters. This continued until 1956, when the slotted (...) (11 years ago, 1-Oct-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: *cough* Chris *cough*
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(...) Dave, You do know that I sell 3D Printers to Friends and Family???? On some of the 3D printer forums I read there has been talk about the Peachy Printer. Its a very neat idea. but the $100 price point is a bit of a misleading point. For the (...) (11 years ago, 28-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGO® Model of the United Nation
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First ever official LEGO® Model of the UN completed by Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General puts finishing touch to LEGO model of UN Headquarters NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today added the last (...) (11 years ago, 27-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | The First Model LEGO Sets...
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When TLG first started the LEGO System of Play in 1955, TLG immediately created 4 small spare parts pack size LEGO sets (1210, 1211, 1212, 1213). But the first real model sets came out a year or two later in 1956-57. These were larger Town Plan era (...) (11 years ago, 25-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | *cough* Chris *cough*
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(URL) ordering one :p Dave K (11 years ago, 25-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | *cough* Chris *cough*
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(URL) ordering one :p Dave K (11 years ago, 25-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | MASSOLUTION NYC 2013: LEGO ON INSPIRING THE BUILDERS OF TOMORROW
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MASSOLUTION NYC 2013: LEGO ON INSPIRING THE BUILDERS OF TOMORROW By Eric Blattberg Sept. 19, 2013 NEW YORK — Onstage at Massolution NYC 2013, LEGO Senior Business Developer Troels Andersen highlighted some of the company’s crowdsourcing initiatives (...) (11 years ago, 24-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Leadership Lessons From LEGO
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Leadership Lessons From LEGO By John Kotter Sept. 24, 2013 My colleague Ken Perlman is a devoted father of two girls. He feels that many of the lessons learned in fatherhood apply, on a certain level, to teaching our clients change leadership. Here (...) (11 years ago, 24-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf greatest hits
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Looks like they're using automatic hit generators. (URL) front page of "most popular" is now a collection of people who have decided to cheat. Disappointing because I used to direct people to the greatest hits pages to see some truly exceptional (...) (11 years ago, 23-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | sales
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No LEGO in the Target flyer this week. Finally have one opened near me. Lots of LEGO, all at MSRP. One set was miss tagged on the shelf at $31.99 but scanned at $39.99. Lots of staff around and one told me you get it forth lower of the two prices. (...) (11 years ago, 19-Sep-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Nazgul In Lego Store
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The Nazgul mounted on a hideous flying beast visits the Lego store! (URL) Click the pic for more details... AC (11 years ago, 19-Sep-13, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | LEGO Batman vs LEGO Superman (animation video)
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LEGO Batman vs LEGO Superman The LEGO Batman Vs LEGO Superman video created by Keshen8 on YouTube.com. A very creative animation of stop motion using LEGO elements. Video time: 1.03 minutes of action. YouTube.com channel: Keshen8 (URL) LEGO Batman (...) (11 years ago, 17-Sep-13, to lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | In NASA LEGO Contest, Students Aim For Space
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In NASA LEGO Contest, Students Aim For Space By Elizabeth Howell Sept. 15, 2013 Designed to gaze at the sun, a proposed satellite called "Sunbeam" has the usual radio dishes and rocket engines you would expect of a spacecraft. The difference between (...) (11 years ago, 17-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Mini Mi - To create and share your own custom Minifigure
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I have been enjoying it as has my youngest son. I will probably even pay for the "expansion" packs of items. (11 years ago, 13-Sep-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND California Water Park is Getting Bigger
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LEGOLAND® California Water Park is Getting Bigger By Lori Weisberg Sept. 12, 2013 LEGOLAND California three-year-old water park will grow by more than two acres next year when it introduces a new themed area tied to LEGO® Legends of Chima product (...) (11 years ago, 13-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf?
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(...) Hello, I can't access brickshelf. Is the site down? I hope not, it is such a great site. I have some direct links to my bricklink store and they don't show. Good luck, Jean-Marc (11 years ago, 13-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mini Mi - To create and share your own custom Minifigure
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(...) Unfortunately, the page says it is still to be released for Android. Let us know when its available! (11 years ago, 12-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mini Mi - To create and share your own custom Minifigure
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If you always want to create and share your own custom LEGO® Minifigure. Well now you can. Mini Mi: From Seven on Two Design, Inc. (URL) Mix and match different unique elements. Choose different colors and backgrounds. Give it a shake and see what (...) (11 years ago, 12-Sep-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | movn' on up - BRICKFETE
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To quote a classic theme song from my youth: (URL) right, Brickfete is moving from the Hilton, to a brand New Location!!!! And much like the TV show, I am going to have someone walk on my back. (1) This is the post Janey made in the Brickfete forums (...) (11 years ago, 12-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Dentis? Drills? Dinner?
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Come one, come all to this September -back-to-lego dinner 7pm Swiss Challet Dundas St Etobicoke When you arrive, ask me about how I was rear-ended Ask me about losing a filling, Ask me about the subsequent parking ticket whiling getting the other (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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You can call me Chris :) (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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(...) Hey Tai, Under the Edit Menu there is a Change Language. Mine only shows English when that option is clicked. Seems to me, the software is setup for localization. Maybe you can contact Lego and get the SDK and provide the Vietnamese language (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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(...) Hey Tai, Download the commercial EV3 software from www.lego.com/mindstorms link provided by bennetc5 who owns an EV3 set. I'm reviewing the language manual and acquainting myself with the User Interface. As they say, once you know how to (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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Glad the EV3 software download is free. It would definitely support the students working on their programs outside of the lab. Of course, in many of the Title I schools, many have no access to home computers. It's going to be interesting how younger (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO® Education Looks to Inspire Writing Skills in Elementary Classrooms
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LEGO® Education Looks to Inspire Writing Skills in Elementary Classrooms Company Launches Storytelling Essay Contest in Celebration of National Literacy Month PITTSBURG, Kan., Sep 09, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) - NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: • LEGO® Education (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO sales in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Faroe Islands.
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About a year ago on Eurobricks, I posted a thread about LEGO sales in Norway, Sweden and Finland. I had forgotten all about this thread until a Finnish LEGO collector found the "Barn" in Finland that originally produced 70% of the LEGO produced for (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump
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LEGO was first introduced to Asia in 1962, when sales started in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Sales started off very slowly, and remained so for a very long time. One of my new chapters in my LEGO DVD download (free to current owners when the (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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(...) Love it! My young students haven't melted anything yet, but they've sure twisted a lot of axles in battle. Is the software only downloadable with a purchase key? It would be interesting to have my students download the software onto their home (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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Also I got an interesting reply from lego. I asked them why all of their motors were slow. I MOC'ed a 8090 Supercar together with a 30,000 rpm 7.2 Hobby RC motor. Great in theory… reality not so much. I got it to move quickly and I spun a tire off (...) (11 years ago, 9-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Activating an EV3 forum?
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Saturday Academy, the non-profit I taught summer camps for, provided my class with pre-ordered NXTs the week they became available. That was before the recession. They are in no position to replace their 60+ NXTs with the same amount of EV3 in the (...) (11 years ago, 9-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump
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LEGO® Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump By Christian Weinberg, Sept. 5, 2013 LEGO A/S, the Danish building-block maker, said first-half sales jumped 13 percent with the strongest growth in Asia amid a slower start to 2013 (...) (11 years ago, 5-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf hacked???
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(...) And can anyone explain why this folder (URL) is showing 3746713986 hits? That makes it the second "most popular" folder on Brickshelf. Again, the images within have less than 500 hits. Very suspicious. -Steven (11 years ago, 2-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | SR 3D Builder 0.8.11.5
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Hi everybody !! As promised, even if a week later, here is another program update. ---...--- Before continue: if someone downloaded the program on September 2, 2013 before this announce, probably got a wrong version. If this is the case, download (...) (11 years ago, 2-Sep-13, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: RCX plus parts for sale
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(...) I forgot to mention the RCX Remote control (URL) It is of course also in the package... :-) Ardjan (11 years ago, 2-Sep-13, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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