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| I haven't posted in a while, since I have been busy trying to tie up the loose ends to the Lego CD. Eric Strand has found sooooo many new things that I didn't even know about, such as USA/Canada only department store sets only found in Mail order (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| Eric Strand brought this EBAY auction item to my attention. (URL) is an early Lego spare parts pack for Lego windows/doors from 1954-56. And it looks quite interesting. The windows/doors are the variety made from 1949-56 without glass. The (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Ancient Lego Windows
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| (...) Note also in Eric's catalog diagram there are 3 other classic tall windows, a 1x3x3 (it looks like a 1x2x2), a 1x6x3 with shutters (the catalog incorrectly shows the shutters as unpainted, in this instance they are red) and also a 1x6x3 3 pane (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Update - CEO Letter.
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| (...) Hi Ben, As you already know, translating between German and English (and vice versa), can be very tricky. I know a lot of USA AFOLs thought that the letter was too harsh. But I was sure that it was just translated without getting the spirit of (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: bricks & plates forever!
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| (...) Burkhard, I think that there is major difference in the building styles between German and USA AFOLs. In Germany you have 11,000 Castles, thousands of historic churches, hundreds of medieval cities, lots of medieval gates, walls and other (...) (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Oldest Lego Parts of 1949-57
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| I just purchased on EBAY (from a Danish seller) a huge lot of ancient Lego bricks and windows/doors from 1949-57. This includes Automatic Binding Bricks (1949-52) early Lego bricks 1953-54, Town Plan System early bricks (1955-56) and the forerunner (...) (20 years ago, 17-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Oldest Lego Parts of 1949-57
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| (...) Joakim, Thanks, but there are a lot of very knowledgeable people out there who know a lot about Lego! I just happen to have the biggest mouth! ;-) I believe you are talking about the Cadmium found in red and yellow Lego color pigments. This (...) (20 years ago, 18-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | 50 Years - Lego System of Play
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| Well it looks like (based on the NYC Toy Fair) that TLG is celebrating 50 years of the "Lego System of Play". When if first came out in 1955 "Lego System of Play" was "Lego system i leg" in Danish. 1955 also happens to be the first year that Lego (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 50 Years - Lego System of Play
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| (...) OK Mark, now I'm stumped.... what parts did you consider juniorised? The 2x4 half circle macaroni bricks? Or? I missed 3 new Lego elements in my 1955 tally. One was the #200/#1200 Town Plan board, which originally came out in thin soft plastic (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 50 Years - Lego System of Play
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| (...) OK, what confused me was that some of these things are still one piece today juniorization?), such as trees and roadsigns. And the 1:87 cars/trucks were in existence 7 years before any Lego wheels came out. So some of these things that might (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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| (...) OK, Here is a "teaser" cut/paste Train Info from my (still unfinished) Lego CD. (Still finishing up 1972-80 train info and 1949-56 early Lego sets). Enjoy Gary Istok P.S. Sometimes my years match the Lugnet DB, sometimes they don't. 1966-72 (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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| (...) OK, I forgot #107. This is the Reversible Power Unit, available in USA/Canada during the same time that #102 was available in Europe. They are basically the same set. In the 70's another #107 came out that was an updated motor set. Gary Istok (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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| (...) OK Eric, go check when you get home! :-) I have 10 #6075 (10! where the hell did he get 10! - from a 1983 Kmart sale for only $23 each) and they all say #6075. BUT the instructions all say #375/#6075 (Eric, that is what you might be thinking (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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| (...) Thanks Clark, I knew my list wasn't 100%. Eric Strand also mentioned to me the #080 largest basic set of the late 60's (known as #080 Ambassador Set under Samsonite in USA/Canada). The #080 is a hybrid basic set/train set. Maybe Ben would be a (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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| (...) Hey Dave, Yes please let us know. While doing my research on old Lego sets, I sometimes find that USA and Canada have the same sets. Then other times Canada will have some sets the same as Europe, but they are not found in the USA. Then other (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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