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| Mark, I think that LEGO was undergoing a philosophical change in building designs. Prior to the 70's, all LEGO Town buildings had 4 walls and no interior access. After the 70's all LEGO buildings had 3 walls with the 4th being open for access for (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Set #148: Scales in Transition
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| (...) Great Job Eric!! Yes 148 (Central Station) is one of my all time favorite sets. I was lucky to find several of these sets in Germany in the 1980's. It has a wealth of white windows, and both types of older doors. Universal Building Set #400 - (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Help, looking for pieces!
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| Good luck trying to find them. The half arches in red and also in yellow are the hardest arches to find (IMHO). I have 5 pair (currently used in my Cathedral), and have always been on the lookout for more. The inverse red half arch, on the (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Awesome LEGO Arch
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| I recently won some LEGO parts in an EBAY auction that included some light pink and light green pieces (I believe they are parts of a Bellville set). Among the lot was (IMHO) the most interesting architectural element LEGO ever produced. It is a (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Direct Wants Page...
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| I was just looking at Jason Catena's "LEGO Direct Wants Page" about what we would like as our first orders from LEGO Direct. I know some folks might find this process a bit premature, but I intend on adding my name to this list, just as soon as I (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Thanks Todd. :-]
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| Welcome back Colin! Good to have you back! Now I wonder about the following people: Bill Katz ...... Matt Hanson ..... Zach Benz........ Do we have a name for when people have a 2nd (smaller) dark ages? Gary Istok (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Old minfig legs
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| (...) Yes, and that includes the somewhat rare 1x1 fat round (minifig head) in red, which can be found in only one other 1970's set - #277 the Fireplace Set (from the Homemaker series of sets). And the big people heads are (I believe) only found in (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: AT&T Service
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| (...) UGGGGHHH...HHH! Area Codes!! I used to be one of the Area Codes IT conversion coordinators for Ameritech Customer Billing. Now that metro Chicago has 6, and metro Detroit is getting it's 5th..... I am way glad I no longer have to work (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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| | Re: Lego layout from the seventies
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| Yes gray bricks were not available during the 60's, only gray plates. But that doesn't mean that LEGO didn't produce them for their models. They still do it today with bricks and pieces that are not produced for the general public. Just go to a (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Where to Get LEGO in Germany?
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| (...) The real "treasure shops" are the very small family owned toy stores that are located in small towns and villages around Germany. Unfortunately these are becoming scarcer with the people retiring or dying off. The ones that are still left (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.general)
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| | Classic era damaged windows/doors.
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| Anyone who has LEGO from the early classic era (1957-1977) probably has old windows and doors that are either faded, discolored, pitted, without glass, or old faded Cellulose Acetate (the red windows are almost orange in color). Well I came up with (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Bulk Prices!
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| (...) Richard, I agree with you on the prices, but I was expecting them to be higher anyway. I think that what you propose (ignoring common pieces and concentrating on the rarer stuff - tiles, windows, etc), will be a naturally happening (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: How many Lego® posters are there?
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| (...) This thread is pretty old, but...... Hi Brendan! The oldest LEGO poster that I am aware of is from 1975-76 and it is for set #396 Thatcher Perkins model locomotive, a very attractive 1863 locomotive. The building instructions for this big (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Classic era damaged windows/doors.
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| (...) Hey no problem with the questions, I don't mind sharing info. I'll check the paint spray can tonight at home. But you should be able to take any new black brick (2x4), take it to a hobby store, and compare the brick color/gloss with the top (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Classics LEGOstrated presents: OZYMANDIAS
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| (...) Great job. I vaguely remember Ozymandias being referenced as Ramses II or Ramses III (can't remember which), Pharaoh of Egypt. Now how about Rudyard Kipling's "East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet......" Gary Istok (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A new scan for 371 (fake?)
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| (...) The 4x4 turntables arrived in 1963 (soon after the wheels in 1962). The first occurrances were the white turntables without a square base. They were produced in parts pack 401. I am not sure as to the authenticity of this set, but it sounds (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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