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(...) I'm on the younger end of the spectrum (17), but I started reading RTL (cause LUGNET didn't exist) at 14, like you. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Really? Wow. :) I'm 20. BTW: I posted the Z-95 mark 2 pics on my site, I just forgot actually upload them before, I guess. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- jmbrown@mines.edu (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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(...) OK -- got it! It's not blue, and it's not purple, and it's not even indigo -- but in fact it's violet -- the same exact hue as the new DUPLO Dinosaur. :) Waycool! Here's a webpage from April showing a comparison of LEGO "purples"... (URL) it (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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| | Re: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
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(...) I send ya the pics if you like:) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Tricerablock's horns
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(...) SPUD, POOP (URL) "Big Ugly Rock Piece" Ben G. (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | *** MODEL TEAM 2000 ***
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Heya all ! Where can I find pictures of Model Team 2000 sets ? Can you give me URL where on internet can I get S@H ? Thanx !!! e-mail: virsik@sco.svf.stuba.sk Rene (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oooo...oooh!!! :o Time to get out the old hobby tools-of-the-trade, dust off the airbrush and shake up all the old paint jars. That's unbelievable!! I've seen some customising before, but this takes it to a whole new level!!! Thanks Mark, and (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | Re: Animals in 2000
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(...) Well, I'm not Jason, but the new lego animals are starting to give me a reason to combine my two favourite themes, Town and Space and making a space town, minus all those air tanks. Kya (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: In need of castle helmets, torsos, and shields.
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(...) Any pitchforks? (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | What is pictured in the inset by the MF on page 8?
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I am new to posting and I have a thought to the what is pictured by the MF on page 8. It kinda looks like the SLAVE I attached some way to the MF. (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: A note about the new SW
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(...) Well . . . on one hand, you have the point James made about sets competing with other sets for sales. On the other hand, you still have the fact that, regardless of which set they sell, TLG makes a profit. In addition to that, you'll have some (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
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(...) Doh! And I just found the thread today and was about to go look at them. Bother... Kya (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: architecture and the new castle sets
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(...) Hey, what with all the Bat Lord and Witch stuff cheap, it would not be much of a strech to say that the "cow people" as you say are just hired thugs to beat the heck out of the Royal knights and such. I always considered the Royal Knights to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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I too picked up one of these catalogs at TRU, since it had a coupon in it that asaved me money :) They are listed as Summer/Fall 1999 on the front. It has info on Legoland California, has the standard line of toys with suggested retail (does not (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | architecture and the new castle sets
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It seems like most people don't like the new half-octagon tower wall pieces. Well, I like them, so I guess I'll be buying them from some of you :) I also like the new tan(?) lion's head sculpted elements. They'll be great for adding some detail to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | 4558 Metroliner on eBay
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I put a mint-in-box sealed 4558 Metroliner 9v train on a 7-days eBay auction: (URL) bid is $1, no reserve price; good luck for bidding... Giulio giuliof@iol.it (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Minifigs in Dino Land
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(...) I took one look at Johnny Thunder and those chains, and we don't need to look any farther for our villian! :-) Bruce T-Rex Rights Activist (from a very safe distance) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: 8001 Battle Droid IS available online
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Ian Bishop wrote in message ... (...) You think Ayr is far from anywhere? You want to try Easdale, tis on a little island south of Fort William, and from memory, twas about an hours drive to the nearest shop that even stocked Lego, and yup, I used (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Teaching robotics
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(...) That's my posting so let me just qualify that your ambition will decide this question. If you make "guided tours" through the Mindstorms Universe - then you can of course do it in 1-hour steps. However, I think Mindstorms is at it's best when (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Mike's Train and Launch Command Auction Update 22
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For those who have finished bidding and are ready to send payment, please email me with your address and preferred class of shipping (I will be using USPS), and I will tell you how much it will be. 1. This is a Once, Twice, Sold auction. 2. To bid (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 2000 SW
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(...) I wish I had a hobbies budget. (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Lego 2000 and Beyond (was Re: Sadly a look at this group...)
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(...) makes (...) Don't shoot me, I'm just the piano player! :-) (...) Rock Raiders. Eyuck. I'd love to see those dumped for Pirates, but remember what I said about "hipper". (...) Great for adult displays, not so good as toys for kids. Wish for (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Trading 18" Alien (Not ready for eBay just yet...)
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Hey all: I have, in excellent condition, the Tsukuda 18" Series No. 2 Alien from 1984. It has the clear head shield and everything! I even have most of the box, but I collapsed it down and discarded the bottom half -- I retained the half with (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Age average
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(...) Sean, I can't speak for everyone but I think there is a fair mix. I am 29 (Very close to 30). I know that many others are in the AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) range but there are also many JrFOL's (Jr. Fans of LEGO). Welcome however and can't wait (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Wild West FOTW
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(...) Crazy synchronization... I found one last night at the Wal-Mart in Manassas, VA under similar circumstances. Hiding on the overstock shelf and for 25 bills. Keep your eyes peeled kids, there may be more being dusted off and thrown back on the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: In need of castle helmets, torsos, and shields.
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(...) Brendan: Regarding the classic black helmets, I can help definitely help you out. Regarding the black knight, do you mean the one that comes with a crossbow and the oblong dragon shield? - I have one in very good condition that I'd part with. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Age range 16+ (was: Re: 2000 Scans are Online!)
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(...) My guess, FWIW, is that TLC is still reticent to admit that the products they sell actually appeal to very, very wide age ranges. IOW, if they'd marked it "from 11 years," then they'd be admitting that what 11-year-olds play with is also what (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Tricerablock's horns
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Since I'm pretty new to lugnet.com here, I should take this opportunity to ask about some acronyms I keep seeing -- BURP, SPUD, and POOP. My best guesses so far are Big Ugly Retarded Piece and Some Pretty Ugly Dude. :) Oh yeah, and someone also (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 2000 SW
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(...) I wish I had a wife. Sean Frantz (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Age average
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Just curious,what is the age average of this newsgroup?I'm 14 and I suspect everyone else might be in the 20-30 range.Just curious. Sean Frantz (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 2000 Artic theme = space
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(...) space. (...) Wha? Did I miss something here? I don't see anything in this message referring to the upper/lower case issue. -Duane (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 2000 SW
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(...) Mine too. I've shown her the Y2K catalogue, pointing out the cool sets I want to get (I'm gonna be an Arctic collector now, too. They look excellent!) and she just rolled her eyes and reminded me that I am WAY over my hobbies budget this year. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Orange bricks in Artic 2000
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(...) In my view it depends. More colours is better if it means we're getting clearly distinguishable colours that happened not to exist before - I like the introduction of bricks in orange, tan, brown and green that's happened over the last 4 years (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Latest 2000 Star Wars Lego
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(...) is a (...) Actually, the color of the real thing was in between tan and brown, but closer to brown, nowhere even close to red. Ryan (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in article <FKzztL.8CK@lugnet.com>... (...) a (...) saw 1 or 2 of the black ones. One of the sets I put in contains two of the 1/2 width black that are 5 long each. I'm not sure how popular they are (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | BrickRemote ideas for discussion
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Greetings, Mike Kory (author of BrickRemote) and I have been corresponding via email regarding a number if ideas for BrickRemote. We'd like to make this a public discussion for further illumination! Sorry for the lengh of this post... USER INTERFACE (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: Soccer Sets Wanted...
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Steven Broughton wrote in message ... (...) anyone (...) purchasing (...) myself (...) like (...) Busy Bee in the UK is probably the best source but shipping a starter set back to the US (if they have any) might be expensive. If you haven't see one (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | "AFOOL" acronym (was: Re: Letter to the LEGO President...)
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(...) Heh heh!----I like that!!! O, for the possibilities of personals ads! ;-) AFOOL Adult Fan Of Older LEGO ACOOL Adult Collector Of Older LEGO ADROOL Adult Dogmatic Restorationist of Older LEGO AFOLMS Adult Fan of LEGO MindStorms AFOLSW Adult Fan (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Highlights
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(...) Thanks! I plan on actually building one sometime, even if it will end up being the wrong colors. ;) Um, I found your blaster idea, and I think it's good, but those hydronaut suckers will be hard to find... and your C-3PO sounds good, but I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Orange bricks in Artic 2000
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PS Todd when will the lugnet.arctic group be created? or should we be discussing this in lugnet.town? (FU set to admin.general) (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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