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| (...) Good Answer Clark!!! These 1x1 round bricks with Esso labels are NOT the same as those shown in the Ultimate Lego Book. The ULB picture shows a 1:43 scale truck, one of many that Lego sold in the 1950's, but they were larger than the 1:87 cars (...) (23 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) On the space sets, I was never that concerned about looks. I guess the Star Wars movies got me used to thinking of spaceships as something that got kicked around and beat up a bit when used. Now, if I was going to build a spaceship-dealer's (...) (24 years ago, 11-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Classics - some questions to explore
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| Hey Lar, I've been back to Germany a dozen times (after having been born there), and I've visited about 150 German toy stores. I can't see anything that you said about the German market that I wouldn't agree with. I too would be curious with (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I sort of agree with you Kyle, because I consider classic TOWN to be the era from 1955-1965, when it first came out. But the 1955-57 era is sort of pre-classic, in the sense that the bricks didn't have the binding tubes underneath until 1958. (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| Dave, I have shipped about 50 envelopes with US Currency to Germany in the last 2 years. None was ever lost. Here's what you do: get a Christmas Card w/ envelope (any card, such as Birthday or Sympathy will do). Tape your money to the inside of the (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| Good observations Tore! The #049 Samsonite Parts pack you have was made from around 1968-71 (possibly earlier). Here is where you can find it in a late 1960's Samsonite catalog (from the Bill Katz/Joe Lauher website): (URL) enough is that the (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: why parts yellow (was Re: Sopwith Camel pictures)
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| Recently I was checking some of my Classic Lego windows & doors for yellowing. The older ABS white windows (from 1964-72) were quite prone to yellowing. However, ALL of my Cellulose Acetate white windows had sustained NO yellowing (I have hundreds (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I knew there was something about the baseplates in 6332, but I don't own it and it's too new for Brickshelf, as are the others you list. I'm making a list of scans I need, and will call for volunteers soon. (snip) (...) Pre-minifig stuff I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| One possibility is late 1960's truck sets such as 334 (or possibly 310). These sets had 5x6 plates in blue, some possibly with a hole in the middle for the steering column. In the Samsonite versions (North America), some of the yellow and red plates (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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| I kinda agree with Kevin (although the weather in Michigan has been more like England for the last few weeks, cold and rainy). Maybe people are waiting for the July surprise from Lego Direct. Anyway, I look at it as a good opportunity to BUY! Gary (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| Lawrence, I agree with you 100%. Bulk Sales have kind of been pretty stagnant. I would love to see clear bricks in many sizes, macaroni bricks, 2x2 round bricks, and more town windows available. Ditto for sloped bricks, especially steep slopes. Gary (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| I too am happy about the Legends series. It is great that LD is making so many people happy. But I still want expanded Bulk Orders. Some clear bricks and 2x2 windows (blue, yellow) would be nice, as well as some macaroni bricks in many colors. Ditto (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Great job Eric!! You and Henry built some great skyscrapers. And your skyscrapers should be made into a poster and sent to TLC..... to show them that we (AFOLs) need windows!!!...!!! I wish LD and LTC would stop being so miserly with windows. (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.build)
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| I will be curious when the Guarded Inn arrives in July. Will it have the old style minifig heads with no open top? Or the newer style with the hole on top with what looks like the Mercedes emblem over the hole. I tend to think that the Legend sets (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| Hey Lar, don't forget the four 3x3 low slope corner bricks in yellow. Another great rarity. I'm not into Lego trains, but had I ever decided to buy one the 7740 would have been it. A great set! Gary Istok (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: And the July Surprise is...
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| Richard, I couldn't agree with you more. I bought 12 of those Blacksmith Shop sets back when they first came out (and I am not even into the castle theme) just for those two glorious red steep sloped corners (and the 1x4 red arches). We do need more (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| Folks, Today is my last day working for the University of Michigan as a consultant. So my gistok@umich.edu email won't reach me anymore (try my home email at: gistok@earthlink.net). Starting tomorrow I am planning on taking all of summer off and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | Fanzine- Update 06/09/2000
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| Hello, Fan-zine STILL needing a proof checker. but at least I-ve now got some writers. (If they recognise thier names here could they get in touch on the hotmail adress to confirm. I did send out response to thier intrest but suspect technical (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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