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| (...) (Spent 1 1/2 weeks without my PC due to the "Sasser" virus... but it's recovered).... I agree, the 2x2 inside corner bricks are missing from the new service packs, as is the 2x2 gable connector ridge slope (the one that looks like someone took (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Been away for 3 years, asking a lot of questions...
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| (...) Thanks Mark, Deja Vu.... I was looking at your store this afternoon, and saw the Maersk blue trove of goodies. :-) I was checking Peeron to see what colors the 2x10 bricks came in, and Mark, your store hit the jackpot in Maersk blue, hence my (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: 1 by bricks without center studs
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| (...) As Tom Garrison mentioned in the other post, they were produced in all the Trans+ colors. However, the 1x4 without posts underneath were not produced in any solid colors. The 1x2, 1x6 and 1x8 bricks were made as far back as the mid 50's (but (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: instructions for set 329
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| (...) I'll answer about the sign and the tree. The sign comes from parts pack #232 (1958-65) or #489 (1966-69). These were superceded in 1969 by the taller signs that could attach to Lego studs. The only sets that had these types of signs were #810 (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Errors in Lugnet Set Database
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| Is there a procedure in place in LUGNET for notification of set errors in the LUGNET database? Is there one for adding old sets not currently in the database? I was browsing some old 50's and 60's sets, and came across some errors: 1) 810 European (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Very pleased with Lego parts availability....
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| I have to say that I am very happy with the direction TLG has been taking in regards to spare parts lately! I know that some folks have some issues with quality and with color (I won't go there!). But remembering back to 2000 when we nearly had a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: new pictures from the Lego archive Billund
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| (...) Thanks Sven for the wonderful pictures of "the vault", Lego's own archives. I was especially interested in 2 photos. The first one is of 1958-59 Named Beams spare parts pack #226 (if it were from before 1958, there would be 8 named beams, not (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Future Lego Services.....
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| I have been getting a lot of requests recently about old sets on EBAY, or old sets that folks may already own. And sometimes I tell the people to avoid the set because the parts are not original. Here is an example in the Lugnet data base for (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Future Lego Services.....
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| (...) A followup to the original post..... There were some other additional supplemental sets I was thinking on offering, such as supplemental accessories for making the new classic Lego sets (like the new USS Constellation model, new Main Street (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: NBA at Toys R Us
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| (...) Nonsense! There is a use for these. Take the heads off, get some alcohol wipes and wipe those faces off. Now you have some brown and flesh colored 1x1 (minifig head) round bricks. These are useful as architectural embellishments. I've got (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.sports, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Early Lego 1x6 & 1x8 Bricks with Names
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| I was browsing thru PEERON today, and I was checking out the different 1x6 and 1x8 bricks with names ("named beams") many of them from the 1957-65 era. And I noticed that they didn't have those 1x6 and 1x8 named beams unique to the USA (Samsonite). (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Future Lego Services.....
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| (...) Thanks for the response Simon. Yeah, this probably doesn't belong in lugnet.trains, but Simon's question is about a train locomotive (yeah I know it's a model, not a working train). But his question is about, you guessed it.... black train (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Glueing old lego
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| (...) For the blue track, yes it will be cheaper (assuming it's not the electric). Check out Peeron parts 3228a (straight blue track), 3229a (outside curve track) and 3230a (inside curve track). There are Bricklink sellers that have it in inventory (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | 1957-65 Lego Spare Parts Packs
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| I was working on the Lego CD, and I decided to count the different spare parts packs that were available in the 1957-65 era, when spare parts packs were king. The count includes the different packs (under the same pack numbers) used in continental (...) (20 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Early Lego 1x6 & 1x8 Bricks with Names
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| (...) And speaking of rare 1x6 and 1x8 beams with names, I just saw a German Bricklink seller selling a 1x6 "ANNO 1762" named beam from the #309 Church set of 1958-62, for $36.75! This particular named beam is not part of the #226 named beam parts (...) (20 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: 4.5 foot tall clock tower
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| (...) Jonathan, One word, Magnificent! I love it! It has a look that is reminiscent of several famous buildings: 1) Old US Post Office tower in the Federal Triangle in Washington DC, 2) the tower of Chicago's famous Wrigley Building on Michigan Ave. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, FTX)
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| | If you could wish for new Lego elements......
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| If you could wish for new Lego elements for TLG to produce, what would they be..... here's my choice: ___...___ 1) a 3x3 low slope inside slope (double concave). This would make it easier to make low sloped roofs in more varieties, like the regular (...) (20 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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