 | | Hi SANDLUG! Need more bricks?
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Hi there! My husband and I are getting out of Lego -- we just don't have time and would like to get our bricks to people who will actually use them, without the headache of going through Bricklink. Would SANDLUG, or someone in SANDLUG, be interested (...) (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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| | January 25th, 2014 SMART meeting
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The next SMART meeting will be in January. At our last meeting our mini-challenge was candy manipulating robots, and we decided to continue with the idea of manipulating objects, though this time it will be 4x4x4 LEGO cubes. You can build your own (...) (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I just blame (URL) Canada> in general. I mean, they're not even a real country, anyway, Dave! JOHN (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I blame the decline, as I blame everything else, on a preponderance of Canadians. Dave! (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) True, but by then Lugnet wasn't "cutting edge technology" anymore. Forums were popping up everywhere due to the availability of standardized toolkits to create and run them. I've always wondered how much of a role that played in the (...) (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) There are a lot of things that need(ed) to happen for LUGNET to thrive. My feeling is the core issue boils down to this: once the owners/admins moved on to other interests, activity waned down to the nothingness we see today. Steve (11 years ago, 12-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) Nail, meet hammer. With precision. The only thing stopping LUGNET from being "the" place is the failure to move to BBCode-style forum. If LUGNET had jumped aboard that bandwagon way back when, we would not be having this discussion. As it is, (...) (11 years ago, 12-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Displays at the Dartmouth Sportsplex, Nov 23-24
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The Annual Model Train and LEGO display at the Dartmouth Sportsplex (just over the MacDonald Bridge) is coming up in two weeks. I'm going to have a train layout there (~14' x 5'), and the NovaLUG site says they will be there as well. Public show (...) (11 years ago, 9-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal)
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| | Target sale Nov 4-28
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Just got a Target Toy booklet in today's paper. Good from Nov 4-28. On the first page is a couplon good for $5 off a $24 or higher Star Wars toy. Does not mention any LEGO exclusion. The rst of these sets are either on "Temporary Price Cut" or (in (...) (11 years ago, 8-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | assorted Canadian sales
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Please note, these sales are of varying time frames. In Nova Scotia at least the stores are closed on Monday 11th. No LEGO in the Sears flyer, but they do have toys again. including LEGO. ---...--- Target flyer good from Friday Nov 8 through (...) (11 years ago, 7-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | November -im-in-Florida -rtlToronto dinner
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Yep, that's right, I'm in Florida and This months rtlToronto dinner will be in Florida. If you are in Florida get in touch with me, and we can have the rtlToronto November dinner at some place that has a 10% off coupon right on the (...) (11 years ago, 6-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGOLAND Considers Building Theme Park in Stafford County
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LEGOLAND Considers Building Theme Park in Stafford County October 22nd, 2013 By Katie Thisdell LEGOLAND is considering building a new family-friendly theme park in Stafford County that would be only the third of its kind in the nation. Government (...) (11 years ago, 5-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND® Dubai to open in 2016
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LEGOLAND Dubai to open in 2016 LEGOLAND Dubai is set to open in 2016, according to Merlin Entertainments, as reported by Emirates 24I7. As per officials, the LEGOLAND Dubai will be opened under a deal in which it would be funded by third parties, (...) (11 years ago, 5-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) Holy crap, I should have typed "your" instead of "you're". Need more coffee... (11 years ago, 4-Nov-13, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) ... I think you're rant is a bit off base. The problem with Lugnet isn't that the attitudes or posting style of its user changed. The problem with Lugnet is that Lugnet never changed. When Lugnet first came out, it was one of the best Web (...) (11 years ago, 4-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | It's been ruminating...
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See, here's my problem, and I really haven't pinned it down concretely--it's kinda nebulous... However, the reason why I loved--i mean LOVED--LUGNET, (in the day) was that it was (mostly) all-encompassing of the hobby. LUGNET was the 1-stop shopping (...) (11 years ago, 2-Nov-13, to lugnet.general) !
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| | sales week Oct 25 - Oct 31
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No LEGO in either the Wal-mart or Target flyers this week. ---...--- TRU flyer good from Friday Oct 25 through Thursday Oct 31. The last week of Bricktober. 30% off selected Hero Factory. 30% off Star Wars Planet sets. Half price LEGO licensed (...) (11 years ago, 25-Oct-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | LEGOLAND® Operator Merlin Entertainments Plans IPO in London
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LEGOLAND Operator Merlin Entertainments Plans IPO in London By Clementine Fletcher & Ruth David Oct. 21, 2013. Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd., the private-equity backed owner of Madame Tussauds and the London Eye, plans to raise 200 million pounds (...) (11 years ago, 24-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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(...) He's always pleased--he's a ranger :) Though to be said, Marcus buys it not too long after this... and that is also in the top 5 best clips from the series--Susan weeping with Dr. Franklin--boffing comes up in the course of the (...) (11 years ago, 21-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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(...) He's always pleased--he's a ranger :) Though to be said, Marcus buys it not too long after this... and that is also in the top 5 best clips from the series--Susan weeping with Dr. Franklin--boffing comes up in the course of the (...) (11 years ago, 21-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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(...) Is that Carlos in the back seat? He looks quite pleased with himself... ROSCO (11 years ago, 21-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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So I found the 'old' thread-- (URL) the pics! (URL) wonderful memories Dave K (11 years ago, 19-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | it's been a while...
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I was inspired, first, because it's still one of the best sci-fi series EVAH!!!! but because it's been a long time since there's been a fun story linked to LUGNET (and this one also deals with Galaxy Explorers :) ) (I could try to find that old (...) (11 years ago, 19-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | sales week of Oct 18
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Nothing overwhelming, but a bunch of sales at the moment. Nothing in the Walmart flyer this week. ---...--- Target flyer is good from Friday Oct 18 through Thursday Oct 24. Target has a LEGO Halloween witch set for $6.99. It is the head and hat only (...) (11 years ago, 18-Oct-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | I built something else...
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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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| | Re: I built something...
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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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