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(...) believe you me. i can't wait to add photos of my models. i'm not all about customizing. i do that just to augment the pure LEGO building. i'll update when i gain access to an acceptable scanner and competent help. the images on my site were (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Dragon Magazine comics, again! (Was: Lego in the Onion!)
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(...) Yup. :) That is my description of a Joseph Pillsbury comic from an issue of Dragon Magazine. I'll scan it if I can find it, but I wouldn't be able to have it up for too long (copyright issues). Joseph Pillsbury does some of the funniest comics (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Holiday Catalog-2000 Adventurers
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Mark Lindsey writes: Hiya Mark, (...) I *think* what you were referring to is this posting: (URL) the standard UK Lego Club magazine "Bricks'n'Pieces", which isn't really a catalogue like the sort you get - it's more of a glossy (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | An interesting find
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Hello all, I was just burning up some time online and I was reading archived articles on the local newspaper website (www.news-observer.com) I typed in Lego in the search engine and along with the staple toy press releases I began to notice Student (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mechanics of proxy bidding?
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I'm trying to figure out how to do proxy bidding (with multiple instances of a lot). My current assumptions are: - Each instance of a lot stores the following information: the bidder, the max. proxy bid placed by that bidder, and the timestamp of (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Trade Maersk light blue bricks for...
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Some more info... The windows can be found in set 4031 Fire Boat on the lower deck and in set 6375 Freight Plane. (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: McDonald's Promo Set #2
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Scott Smallbeck wrote in message ... (...) if (...) mention (...) Limit one rebate per address, not per person. Must be redeemed by 10/29/2000. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Ball joints and the 8440
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(...) seem to have (...) that the very (...) which could (...) That's one of the things that really impresses me about Lego. The way they recycle old parts, or old dimensions, in new and totally surprising ways. The arms from those old Lego men have (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Cannon info
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(...) The first year of production (1989), all the cannos fired. I think the next year(1990), they replaced all firing cannons with the black-ended non-firing ones. I'm not sure when they replaced those non-firing cannons with the single piece ones, (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: stalled motor detection
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Thanks for pointing out the 'dead reckoning' thing. I meant 'object avoidance'! Heh, I think I'd better make another coffee run... Gary Livick wrote in message <381762F1.D9E4F391@p...ll.net>... (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: UK to US money transfers
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(...) Why foil? I have sent cash through international mail ok, but did wonder if it could be 'sniffed out' by dogs, machines or people with very sensitive hooters. Maybe I have answered my own question. Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Entertainer Offers
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(...) You *have* trained her well :) Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Holiday Catalog-2000 Adventurers
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Where did you get it from Richard? Be sure to take it to Glasgow next month so I can see it! Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: McDonald's Promo Set #2
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(...) Is there mention of a limit on how many of these rebates one can obtain and if multiple rebates be submitted in one envelope? Also, does the rebate mention when the set had to be purchased? Let's see, 25% off of a $12.00 set makes $9.00 less (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: no minifig in my Island game
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(...) Nope. The 'first edition' of LEGO Island included both the limited-edition InfoManiac minifig, and a manual/comic book. I'm not sure if that's the same comic as you mentioned. But the minifig was definitely in the first wave of the software. (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Last Call for Adventure movies poll
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(...) here's some more films that haven't been mentioned yet: "The Deceivers" ~ a 1988 Merchant production starring pierce brosnan as a british officer in india who infiltrates a brotherhood of kali-worshiping assassins. "The Island of Dr. Moreau" ~ (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Bulk Sales Proposal - Please Read
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(...) Simple. Sell those Darth Mauls on E-bay and whoever is doing the parting makes a tidy profit. He and Vader are very popular figs. And just give out a Luke or two free with each purchase. Adrian -- (URL) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: McDonald's Promo Set #2
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(...) Yah -- minifig wallets must be pretty painful to carry around... And don't even bring up coin purses... :-, Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: McDonald's Promo Set #2
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(...) Probably printed on a 1x2 tile... :-) Eric Kingsley Remove ".nospam" when replying by E-mail The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: McDonald's Promo Set #2
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Following up on my own post ... there is also a coupon for a $3 rebate ($5 CDN) on the purchase of any LEGO purchase of $9 ($15 CDN). This is not a store coupon but a mail in rebate. I (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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| | McDonald's Promo Set #2
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At lunch today I picked up set #2. It is some sort of a combination helicopter and boat. Here is a quick breakdown of the pieces: 2x6 Plate - Red (x5) 2x4 Brick - Black (x3) 2x3 Brick - Black (x1) 2x3 Low Slope - Yellow (x2) 2x3 Inverse Low Slope - (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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| | Going1: 4554 Metrostation, MISB
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Hello, I have a 4554 Metrostation going1 at Serious Collector: (URL) for looking! /Eric McCarthy/ (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: UK to US money transfers
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On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, dakershaw (<FKB9Bx.Mq1@lugnet.com>) wrote at 11:31:09 (...) IMOs do exist. I use them all the time. But until recently, I worked for a bank, so it was easy. I believe they cost GBP7.50. For $12, I'd just send it in a letter, (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: NELUG at Mindfest - Signs and Information that would be nice when presenting in public.
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I guess my point was that alot of people don't have any hobbies other than shopping and watching tv. To them free time is an opportunity to switch off the brain. KL (...) world (...) to (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: 6977 Arachnoid Star Base
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(...) The 6198 Sting Ray Stormer has 4 of them. These are a nice piece. They make the saucer tops much more useable. It is possible to build a flexible wall using 1x3 bricks and 1x1 cylinders which mates with the saucer sections. Doing that makes a (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 6977 Arachnoid Star Base
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(...) Hi Paul, The majority of the plates are blue (though there are also some black) and most of the dark grey bricks are sloping. Those black saucer bottom quarters also appeared in the 6198 Sting Ray Stormer. Hey, black saucer TOPS would be kind (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Utah Legomaniacs group name nominations
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(...) Galveston, TX was the biggie for me. But then, everyone in the Houston area thinks the world revolves around Houston... :-P Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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| | Re: adventurers villainess
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(...) Glad you liked them. Feel free to contributre more. By the way, when does your next update for Craigo-lego happen? Another note- Are you a Piers Anthony fan? Later, Mark (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Last Call for Adventure movies poll
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Hey Adventurers Fans, This is just a reminder that I am posting the 100% Unofficial List of Greatest Adventure Movies that somehow Relate to the LEGO Adventurers Theme tomorrow. If you want to weigh in with your opinion get it in by about 3:00PM (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: adventurers villainess
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(...) how could i miss 'em!? i'm still groaning! but i loved 'em! ~ guess i'm a glutton for punishment later ~ craig (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: 6977 Arachnoid Star Base
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LOL It would look really stupid, wouldn´t it? --Tobias (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: BT2 *mostly* bites (Was: Picture of Falcon?)
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(...) Like the M:tron shirts were any better? I very much like some of the BT2 sets. The rest look, well, clunky. But theme-wise, it's obvious that TLG was just trading on the Blacktron name. The ship designs, set names and the minifigs imply more (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | NELUG on Rebelscum.com
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It looks like thanks to a plug from Kevin Loch the people at rebelscum.com have picked up on our Star Wars setup at Mindfest. (URL) thing that has really supprised me about the NELUG setup at Mindfest is all the attention it and the other Mindfest (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Another idea about sw lego future
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I just thought of something. If they're going to have this license for nine years or so, in order to stretch it out, and also to keep it viable, there's a good chance TLG will reissue the same sets every couple fo years. Not ALL of them, but it (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: adventurers villainess
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(...) and (...) Thanks for the clarification Craig. I will indeed need to practice that technique and you can bet I'll use Timmie! By the way did you catch all the puns flying around this posting group this morning? Be sure to check 'em out if you (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: adventurers villainess
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(...) yeah, i'm using the blade to literally scrape off the re-printed image. it's the same rules and technique as shaving. be sure to use a very sharp blade, and move it in clean, light strokes. keep the strokes going in one direction. brasso will (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Prices of 2000 Star Wars sets.
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(...) it (...) We can only hope. Jason F. (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Your McDonalds sets
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(...) Well, more to the point, if you don't want the food, you can walk into a McDonald's and just buy the toy. Collectible people will tell you that McD's doesn't do that, because they didn't- with the Beanie Babies. For every other promotional toy (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Your McDonalds sets
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If you don't like McDonalds Food (I don't). If you don't want to wait for the sets (I don't). You can get them here (this auction as no connection with me - other than the fact I have bid on 3 sets): (URL) A (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Prices of 2000 Star Wars sets.
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(...) Well, the AAT is an alternate model for one of the droids (Droideka, I think) and is coming out as a System set. Keep in mind, this is the first liscence TLG has gotten, and they're probably going to do a lot of new stuff. What would they have (...) (27 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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