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(...) I'm a Belgian. But I only lived in Belgium for six months :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: Buying the 1.0 to 1.5 upgrade kit in the UK
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F-M, I ordered all my Mindstorms gear from Lego World Shop, just because it wasn't available here in the Netherlands at the time. One of the deliveries came from Switzerland, the other from Denmark. Payment was in US dollars though. Arjen (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!
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(...) Lego Mug with your name on it?! Crap, I wish I'd known. Open offer for any Knoxville Lego people - if you're gonna make an order check with me first - I know I want a mug with Mike on it - I'll split shipping costs with you. Might want some (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) names (...) mean? (...) is. (...) I've (...) out of (...) I (...) to (...) to 1990 (...) tomorrow. My (...) at (...) Ah, the basement. Those of us whose bricks out-number ants in the yard seem to dwell in basements of ABS hysteria. We are dark (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Black Thunder? (was LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!)
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Does anyone know if the LEGO Outlet still has the Black Thunder Model Team set? Even though it is supposedly still part of the product line for 99, the only place that seems to carry it anymore is S@H. By any chance, are they clearing out old stock (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) Whenever I add a new bucket to my "master bin," I tend to measure how full it is. That's how I get my ballpark figure; I assume that my "sorted special pieces" probably number about 3,000. The total is probably close to yours, Aaron--I (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Just curious
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No need to smuggle anything. Just write down the UPC number (all 12 digits, sometimes they want them all). Find someone on the floor doing pricing with an RMU (electronic wireless price gun). Ask them to look it up for you. Ray (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 600 dpi scans of 2000 Catalog Insets
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(...) I've voiced my negative opinions of the Lego MF here before, but lately (until today) I'd been having a change of heart. I'd made a real effort to like the "Falcon." It didn't even really have to be the Falcon - I'm sure the Correlians (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!
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Hi Folks .... The correct number is : 703.490.1335... heehe I dailed the other number and this guys answers ... .said it was the Women's Detention center and did I want to speak to the warden... LOL... not sure if He was talking about his Wife or (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Please help, I need a 6557 set
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(...) This probably won't help but they have a Divers set at KBkids.com,though I can't tell if it's the one you want. They cleverly don't provide numbers. It's 23.96, on sale, plus there's coupons at Flamigoworld.com, $10 off I hope I was of some (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | RE: Lego trains and the RCX
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If you just want to turn the trains on and off, without speed control from the RCX, you can build a relay out of a motor, and a Lego switch. Run the trains from the train controller through the switch. Hook up a motor to the RCX to move the switch. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Please help, I need a 6557 set
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(...) The big exclusive across the name scares me that this set may have been available only from S@H. I would give them a try. Will (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Following-up on Ooops!
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Hey y'all: I find it shocking that so many people having read my post about not wanting to reveal the names of bad traders, have then asked me to reveal the name of the bad traders I barely alluded to. All I can say is that there are definitely (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: FreeNetnames comes up trumps!
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(...) It looks really spiffy! I *really* like the random set idea! The hitbox add is submerged at the bottom of my window though (Netscape 4.6), ie - the bottom is going off the bottom of the screen. I'm curious though why it duplicates a lot of the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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I could spend that in 10 minutes, if it were handed to me as free money only to be used for Lego ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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Whoops! Forgot the tower case I built (even when staring right at it), that has at least 1000 pieces in it all by itself ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Just curious
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Rob posted: (...) Yep, that's a Confederate Soldier's Kepi, I've been drooling since RckRdrs came out, waiting for a fig set, and here it comes out and I have (emptying pockets) $2.78 of money free for myself, soooo, guess I'll wait for it to go on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) Naaahhh - I probably only have 200-250,000 bricks or so. Though I don't even want to TRY to add it up. 30+ 5571s is a good sized chunk of my boxed sets, along with 5 8880s (and to think, I owned NO 8880s a year ago!), 12+ 1252-1256 Shell sets, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: favicon.ico
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That's right. When you add a web site to MSIE's favourites list, it displays a little icon next to it. Apparently (as you can see from your logs) it tries to get this from the chosen site. Failing this, MSIE then defaults to his own icon (a little (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Advent Calendar Fun!
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Ralph Hempel <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:000101bf3c72$a4...@pro150... (...) [snip] (...) feel you (...) a wonderful (...) and (...) practice. (...) your local (...) Always an excellent suggestion. Every year I donate at least one Lego (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: FreeNetnames comes up trumps!
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I believe I have sorted all the Netscape anomalies, except for one - URLS can't contain spaces, which I'll fix tomorrow. Please LMK if it looks OK for you now. Thanks (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Buying the 1.0 to 1.5 upgrade kit in the UK
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(...) other (...) You can order by phone, any of the Mindstorms add on's, but if you do, the people on the phone at the other end, just use the web page, and your order confirmation is emailed, exactly as if you had typed it into the web site (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Update Auction 9 Volt Train Sets
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* * * Auction 9 Volt Train Sets * * * L Set Name St Bid Bidder 1 - 9v Trains Start Set - 50 min. 2 4537 Twin Tank Transport - 25 Scott Arthur 3 4544 Car Transport Wagon - 25 Mark & Milissa Millere 4 4548 Speed Regulator - 20 min. 5 4551 Crocodile (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) purchased. (...) think I have somewhere *around* 50,000 split between my old stuff at mom + dads house and here at home. The problem for me is what are the proper names of all the bricks? How do I inventory them so other people know what I (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | I've tried
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O'kay, I just must be really out of it today, because I know you guys are right, I just can't seem to get it right. I went this site: (URL) I chose Win32 - Although the compiler runs as a console command, it will not run under DOS since it uses (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Lego.com Holiday contest
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Hi everybody, I know most of you aren't to keen on lego's official website. I hope the fact that I scan through it every once in a while to see what's new (1) doesn't lessen me in your eyes :-). But I do, and yesterday I happened to see the new (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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Liam's Right, We don't want to forget about the J box, this is an ongoing part of the Uk scene and will grow! (hopefully) Anyone out there currently not in the J Box, want to join in? Please mail me for details: jason-shirley@brisco...erve.co.uk (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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This thread brings up a question I have mulling over for some time: How does one get a fairly estimate pieces-in-collection count? I am currently going through my boxes-and-instructions closet making a list of what I have for insurance purposes, in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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Larry Pieniazek (lar@voyager.net) wrote: : I'd go with bad manners and you were not overreacting. But then, that's : just me. : Steve Martin wrote: : <ersatz auction story> Definitely bad manners. I had a similar experience recently when buying a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) At those rates, I'll trade you some monkeys for pirate minifigs and islander hair pieces... :-) :-) :-) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Technic shuttle for £40 - SWAP!
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Hi, Would anyone in the UK, preferably someone going to the fest on 11/12 be willing to swap a MISB shuttle for a MISB 8880 supercar? I will be bringing two 8880's to the fest, but if anyone wants to trade, PLMK beforehand if possible. As I have a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35
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(...) You only think that way because you've been hanging around with the GMLTC lately... (ducking and running!) :-) JohnG (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Please help, I need a 6557 set
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Well LUGNET users I have completely struck out again. I have desperately been trying to locate a 6557 Divers set before Christmas and I finally found one three days ago on Ebay (shudder, shudder). Well the bidding started at $15.99 which considering (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Buy LEGO trains on the web in Europe
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(...) Looks like a decent internet company, with a very good selection. I think they ship to almost all of Europe, except fo a couple of countries or so, but they have plans to increase their presence there. They do not, however, ship to the States. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Educate me!
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(...) Technically, 9. One was the DUPLO set. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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I haven't gotten any nibbles, can someone suggest a group better suited to answering this question? (...) <for one part> (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | thanks
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Thanks for all the help I thought I had the newest version, but I guess not. I'll try the site and see what I come up with. thanks again. Jenny (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) This is kludgy but might work. Details left as an exercise. Your problem is that what you want is to know when a file is *new to YOU* not what it's timestamp is. Keep two complete sets of .dat files. One is an image of the state of files, but (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Educate me!
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From my experience in the US.. (...) We had eight - I think you have the same sets as we did. (...) One of the McDs near me said that they got a new shipment each week. However, I also went in on a Wednesday (and bought the purple set) and was told (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35
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(...) Yes. "Big red, an homage to the PA-1". I should build another one, when I get that one out it looks kind of primitive now. The state of the art in Lego Train Modeling has advanced a fair bit since december 1997 when that was built. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Scott Sanburn's LEGO Parts Auction - sets 7150 & 7171 - Update 2
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To All; I have posted several parts lots to E-Bay for my roommate Tony. He has a few extra sets he wants to sell off, so he wants to post all the parts on E-bay of the 7171 Mos Espa Podrace. Since he does not have access to a credit card, I get to (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) i caught the follow-up to that show... a few people complained and wrote letters/emails about Lego not being included (i looked for LUGNET monikers, but none looked familiar)... people thought it was a travesty to have not included Lego in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego trains and the RCX
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(...) What's needed in this case, I think, is a relay actuator or something similar. Basically, what you're looking at is a two-wire wire brick, one (the trigger wire) that goes to the RCX and operates a switch or "gate" and another (the supply (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 4555 still availabe
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If anyone wants to -buy- a 4555, Lego Canada still have some left. LMK, and I can order. I would expect a shipped price to be around 100 US for this set. James Powell (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Happy December!
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(...) Ummm... Stollen.... my mom used to make that all the time, she hasn't lately, though... :( (...) I have my own tradition, sleeping in! Christmas is one of the only days I don't have to work at either of my jobs. IF I have to, I get up, but, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) Yes, and I'm coming to Minneapolis next week and I WANT MINE BACK. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Just curious
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Has anyone bought the multi-pack available at Wal-Mart...the one with the plastic box, the four sers (I think). Do these sets have urls on the boxes? If yes, has anyone thought of smuggling the empty boxes back into Wal_mart to see if they scan on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Happy December!
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(...) best (...) As long as i can remember we have to eat stollen and drink some oj before we even touch the presents. Not sure why, but its a tradition now. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: IR tower timeout question
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Nope. It will not receive anything when the tower goes off. Michael- I've been real busy, but if you look in the firmdl (fastdl now?) code, you'll see that there is a "keepalive" function that tests for tower awareness somehow (don't remember the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Educate me!
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Pretty good guess. A quick search on www.eb.com then reveals... "the basic monetary unit of Great Britain, divided (since 1971) decimally into 100 new pence. The term is derived from the fact that, about 775, silver coins known as "sterlings" were (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) The 2.3 million number is an estimate, but the people who did the estimating are several current and former LEGO 'Model Shop' employees - the people that work on the big creations you see at LEGOLAND parks, Imagination Centers, etc... So, they (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | (FS) Technic Double Whamy
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FS : Technic Double Whamy FS : MISB 8880 + MISB 8480 Price : $275 (inc shipping*) I will also consider good trades (trains this week). Scott A *To the USA/Canada. Most other destinations will be less. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Crappy Plates!
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz wrote: [about bent plates in McD sets] (...) I'd take the toy back to McDonalds and ask for a replacement, first. It's probably too late now, since the promotion ended last week. But they might still have some LEGO sets (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) It's a bit of a waste of time, but it is *open*. I can choose to deal with that person - I know exactly what they intend to do, or I can walk away. Being open is the best thing as far as I am concerned. If the seller, mentioned earlier in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Sets for sale: 2556, 6543 ++
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I have a MISB 2556 Shell Ferrari for sale. The price is 80 USD including shipping worldwide. A 2556 are currently on eBay (not mine!); the price is now 76 USD + shipping from England. My total list of sets for sale is listed below. All prices are in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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That would be Conan (don't know his last name, but Larry P. does). He has 2.3 million. He is a member of GMLTC, but doesn't participate in LUGNET. But his collection is of rather recent vintage, if memory serves me correctly. In the number 2 spot (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Chains where? (was: Re: How long is a chain?)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:FM4JpJ.E54@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) (URL) 2. What kind of chain links are they? They're not... [gasping with hope]... (...) 779937 are the chain links. 779938 are the buldozer ones. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: IR tower timeout question
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My guess is that when the green light turns off in the tower, it is in power saving mode... But I think you still can get messages from the RCX. Phil michael yates a écrit : (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Slave1 .dat posted
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(...) D'ya think you could post or email(*) me the file "tlgbw1.dat"? It was not inlined into your first post. It is the cockpit section. (*) If you e-mail it to me, send it to < jeff.stembel@noaa.gov >. Thanks!! (...) Here is the AAT Entry in my (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Buying the 1.0 to 1.5 upgrade kit in the UK
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I want to order the RIS 1.0 to 1.5 upgrade kit in the UK and would like to ask if anyone knows how to order it by Internet or phone through a source other than the Lego-World-Shop (that ships its goods from the US and therefore is expensive because (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) You could try the version which comes with Cynwin32: (URL) used Beta 20.1; it seems pretty stable. If you're not too keen on using the Unix sub-layer (slow), try dmake: (URL) it seems to have gone commercial -- you have to *pay* for the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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Well, I know Gary Istok has at least 500,000+ pieces, there are a few more that he knows of, one person has over 2,000,000! :) Gary? Scott S. (...) ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Work Page: (URL) Page: (URL) LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) Yeah, if you take me, Lar, Tom, Conan and the train groups out of the picture it would be more like 12 bricks per person ......... heh-heh-heh ......just kidding. To paraphrase the famous statesman Everett McKinley Dirksen, "a billion here, a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Educate me!
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 20:04:17 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) Guessing time. Transition from the "salt" standard, to silver standard? (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) Well, jeez. I only have 44,000 bricks. And yet every person who sees my collection has said "That's a lot of lego!" It makes me wonder, idly, who has the largest collection on lugnet. Adrian -- (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Polaroid sensors
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Great link Michael, thanks! Now maybe my LEGO 'bot will get sonar. - Nick - Michael Gasperi wrote: [snip] (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: converting Mac to PC and the Lego remote
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Hi Jenny, It sounds like you have two different versions of NQC. Make sure you get NQC 2 for both Mac and PC. Regards, Jonathan (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RE: southern LUG name game
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I can't remember if I said what I liked or not. I like DixieLUG just fine, too. -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Mike Faunce Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 1:04 PM To: (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) Yep, I'm familiar with make. I even went to look for one once. Do you know how hard it is to search the net for 'make'? I never could figure out a decent set of search-words... Oh, wait. I've got a make.exe with my old copy of Turbo Pascal. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Buy LEGO trains on the web in Europe
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There is a new(?) internet site www.toycity.de based in Denmark which will supply "any" current LEGO set anywhere in Europe (only I think) at a very good price. For trains, 4560 is only £45.99 + £3.79 postage to the UK. They have the full tange of (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Slave1 .dat posted
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Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FM4otB.rp@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) and (...) before (...) where (...) Go for it! (...) I'm a good ways through the AAT. I got frustrated trying to figure out the cockpit from the scans, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: southern LUG name game
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DixieLUG does it for me. (DXELUG does not, nor does SLUG, SELUG would be an acceptable second choice). Mike mike@faunce.com craig hamilton <craigo-lego@webtv.net> wrote in message news:FM3pp1.9sz@lugnet.com... (...) needed. (...) here, (...) go (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Re: Donation Fun: Christmas toys
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www.etoys.com has a section now that has discounted toys that they're going to give to toys for tots. I was hoping to set something up with WAMALUG where we each give one little set and gather them up and give from the group (or something). (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: Slave1 .dat posted
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(...) No, but I can try modifying yours, if you don't mind. Jeff P.S. I may try some of the other new sets, too. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Polaroid sensors
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Nick Taylor <ntaylor@iname.com> wrote in message news:3846B8F0.C4D9C1...ame.com... (...) (URL) (...) I'll add John Barnes ultrasonic range design: (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) The best term would be "Breastplate Torso". If I remember, I'll find a description of platemail tonight. Jeff (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | R: Un SACCO di cose sul sito ItLUG
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message FM2wr3.J84@lugnet.com... (...) nella (...) più (...) uno (...) Ci ho provato :-) L'idea era di utilizzare come logo ufficiale quello della prima pagina, mentre l'altro era per far capire chi (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Carlo Ottolina <kruntz@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message FM4GD2.6qL@lugnet.com... (...) 1)1-A 2)1-C 3)1-B saluti Domenico (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Forbes)
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Wow! I'm amazed that this thread isn't longer... Our favorite little toy is named the Toy of the Century. Kind of brings a little tear of joy to the eye, doesn't it. :-) Naji (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: better scans of the 2000 arctic polar bears?
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(...) I'll see if I can scan one in this weekend, but I can confirm that they are stud-less. On the upside, the head moves. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, The PC world in Telford had two last weekend. That was after I bought one. I'm not certain about the availability of the "free" upgrade. I'm still awaiting a response from Lego Europe on that. Phil. Col <NumberSix@REMOVEfre...rve.co.uk> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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(...) I tried as well, both Explorer and Navigator, both crashed. :( $2,000 LEGO for life? Huh, more like a few months! :) Scott S. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Happy December!
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(...) You have time to eat breakfast on Christmas Morning?? Wow! I'm always too busy building my new Lego sets!! :) Jeff (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Model Team sets
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1 >Kieran Brady <mfmm@iol.ie> wrote in message news:FM48L5.DJq@lugnet.com... >> Hi there, >> >> Anyone know if Model Team 5563 is available anywhere yet - I can't find it >> in the shops I've tried in Dublin. >> Also, while I'm at it - anyone know (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Dave Baum is right (and he wrote the language, so he should know :-). The language IS the same across environments. Your problem is a version one: you apparently have the older 1.x version of the compiler on the PC: upgrade it to 2.x and all (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | clear 2x2 slopes available...maybe
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Hi all, I have the opportunity to obtain a lot of new LEGO including a bunch of clear 2x2 slopes. I'm trying to figure if these make the lot worth buying. How many would you want and what do you suppose you'd be willing to pay? I would have on the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Dates picked for Cleveland Lego Get Together
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I've been incredibly busy over here with actual work, so it is not looking like this weekend is going to be doable. Especially since notice should have gone out last week. I'm thinking that next weekend would be good though. If anyone has any (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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| | Re: Polaroid sensors
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Hi Dave, The Polaroid 6500 Sonar is a good ranging device, however InfraRed ranging *may* be better in many applications. You can buy the Polaroid gadgets from Acroname (as well as IR ranging devices) at a better price than from the RobotStore. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: from whence do these come? Multi-holed grey brick quest
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(...) no. these are the same size as technic holes. (i'm comparing right now) the difference is that the modern technic holes have a small bevelled "lip". thus, a conector pin won't work in these, but the axles fit through fine. later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Chains where? (was: Re: How long is a chain?)
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Ooh! You can get both in W779852! I'm psyched. I _love_ the conveyor treads, and thought Lego had discontinued them. Now to start saving my pennies ... --Doug -----Original Message----- From: Wes Matchett <wes@augustschell.com> To: (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MyFamily coupon
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(...) Their lack of limitations did them in... I ordered ~$100 worth of stuff for our next auction (I ordered Monday, chose UPS Ground and got it today!), and I was going to use that same coupon again to order more today for me. Had they limited it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Chains where? (was: Re: How long is a chain?)
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(...) Yes, these are Dacta item #N779937 Small Chain Links - $6.25 for 108 links. But I believe you are looking for item #N77938 Conveyor Belt Links - $6.25 for 36 links. -Wes (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) Only 33? Hmmm... maybe enough for a Town Junior skyscraper. :) I am sure between Gary Istok, Larry P, the train groups, and Tom Stangl, etc. we have definitely bumped that number up! Good selection, however, and adults were mentioned in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) A brief quote: "During the past five decades, more than 203 billion LEGO bricks have been sold world-wide (more than 33 for every person on the planet)." Hmmm... I think a lot of us here on LUGNET are skewing that 'per person' number UP just a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dimensions of a SD40 and GP35
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Thanks Larry, Looks like I'll have to head to the library. Before I try to build the power unit. Your "ersatz Alco" is that Big Red, the engine featured on your web page? Chris <snip everything Larry and I typed previously> (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Problem worked out
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Well, I haven't figured out what is wrong but I've worked around my serial problems. For the record it was mostly a problem of cables. I was using a DB25 M to F rs232 cable and that didn't seem to connect correctly. I was using a male to male (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) Are you familiar with the make utility? It allows you to describe an arbitrary set of modules, with their associated interdependencies, and then re-build only the modules which have changed and modules dependant upon them. Of course, using (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to FORTUNE!)
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(...) Sorry, that was Fortune, not Forbes magazine. Chris <>< (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | - - - Parts needed
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Following is a list of parts I need to finish various pirate sets I am working on. I have lots of stuff for trade at: www.cyberis.net/~tco...s/sale.htm Any help would be appreciated. Timbo 1 brown washtub/crows-nest (6260) head from the green armada (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Forbes)
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I was looking around on the Lego site and found this (sorry if it has already been reported) Lego has been named toy of the century! Check it out! (URL) <>< (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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