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| (...) Dave, The castle, in all those colors, has the unfortunate resemblence to a MOC that kids would make up if they didn't have enough pieces to build a big building all in one color. Like Eric said, the castle was earlier than the other Weetabix (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex / Double Concave
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| (...) A (nearly) complete roof system is available in blue, yellow and white, and possibly gray. They can be purchased on Bricklink. Some parts, such as the yellow 1x2 double/inverted (what I used to call the "gable connector") are only rarely (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Set #271 Policemen
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| (...) Hi Ronald, I have seen that page. I believe that there is an old Netherlands catalog that shows this as well. I even have some old 50's parts packs with the extra "1" (written with Danish "System i leg") that were sent to Germany. The problem (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: I Just Don't See It
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| (...) Peter I agree. I too have a lot of old bricks. Many of the white mint bricks I have from the 1970's have "tanned" as well, due to sunlight. Interestingly enough, I think that Cellulose Acetate white bricks keep their whiteness better than ABS (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
(score: 2.079)
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| | Re: Color change: **CEO Draft Letter**
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| OK Folks, I know I made a fuss about still whining about the color change after a year, but you folks are now NOT whining, your actually doing something. Yes, I would support and sign that letter. Although I rarely build with gray parts, I do use a (...) (20 years ago, 1-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Color change: **CEO Draft Letter**
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| (...) Hello Arne, I have to politely disagree with you. If what I am thinking is correct, you are seeing what appears to be grey parts in the #218 (2x4 bricks), #219 (2x3 bricks), #220 (2x2 bricks), #221 (1x2 bricks), #222 (1x1 bricks) #223 (1x1 (...) (20 years ago, 4-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
(score: 2.077)
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| | Re: Samsonite LEGO in 1960s SEARS catalogs
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| (...) One thing I forgot. Allan, you grew up with Samsonite in Canada. Well you had more time to get Samsonite sets than USA folks. Samsonite Lego was sold in the USA from 1961 to 1972. In Canada Samsonite had a longer run, since it was sold there (...) (20 years ago, 5-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Samsonite LEGO in 1960s SEARS catalogs
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| (...) Allan, I can't speak for Eric, but yes he has found a whole new genre of Lego items, namely Samsonite Lego catalog sets, which are not found in any Samsonite catalogs. Eric keeps an eagle eye on EBAY, and surfs the net looking for new stuff. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
(score: 2.077)
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| | Re: Samsonite LEGO in 1960s SEARS catalogs
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| (...) Yes, for some reason TLG doesn't like to include the Samsonite years onto the years of Lego in the USA. They view 1973 as year one, instead of 1961. And in Canada they view 1962 as year one. That's why you have a 25th USA bucket and 35th (...) (20 years ago, 6-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
(score: 2.076)
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| | The Lego Logo
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| I was reading a thread on lugnet.lego about someone using the word "LEGO" in their domain name. Then I went and read the rules Lego has about using their trademark names. It stated that the Lego Logo could not be used in a website. But that made me (...) (20 years ago, 7-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
(score: 2.076)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Rarest Old Lego Part
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| It has been soooo quiet in Lugnet.general for a while, so I thought I would mention another old Lego item. That would be the very very rare 1x1 old style round bricks (without the tapered base) with an Esso Motor Oil sticker wrapped completely (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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gerhard, istok
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| | Clear Bricks in 2x8 and 2x10
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| Clear bricks were available in many sizes, but in 2 sizes, 2x8 and 2x10 they seem to ONLY have been sold in the USA, and that was during the 1960's. This was recently confirmed by a Bricklink purchase I made from Europe of 4 2x10 and 2 2x8 bricks. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: I must leave...
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| (...) Devin, don't take it all too personally. Bickering happens even in the best of families. I have noticed that the sniping between folks happens in a lot of different chat groups, it isn't just lugnet. Having all these creative Lego juices (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
(score: 2.074)
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| | Rarest Lego Road Plate
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| It has been very quiet in lugnet.general lately.... Most collectors are not aware of this road plate (on EBAY, two are shown): (URL) was the first ever ABS Lego road plate, and was produced from 1970-72, only for the USA Samsonite Lego market. It is (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: Esso Garage
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| (...) Very nice Bill. I especially love the way you used 1960's parts with modern Lego. The original Esso Service Station #310/#1310 was produced from 1957 to 1966 as part of the Town Plan system built in the classic scale (door = 3 bricks tall). (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Maersk and Lego
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| I was going to post this with the debate on the 10152 sets in Maersk blue instead of dark blue, but I didn't want to get involved. Forbes Magazine says that in Denmark there are only 2 billionaire (milliarden) families. The one that owns Lego and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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gerhard, istok
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| | Re: rarest printed parts?
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| (...) Great pics of the named bricks Clark! The highest price I have ever seen for a named beam is $35 for an "AD 1762" from the #309 Church set. The #309/#1309 sets from 1957-63 had 3 different names "1762", "AD 1762" and "ANNO 1762", and are all (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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gerhard, istok
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