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| | Re: [WTB] Plates and slopes
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| Larry, I think (and Rob Farver - "Der Roof Meister" can back me up here) but they don't make low sloped outside corner blue bricks... at least not until the '99 sets are available, where they will make their debut. Gary Istok (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: collector lego???
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| (...) And I want to kiss the employee with the Postal Service who made a big boo-boo with the LEGENDS OF THE WEST stamp sheets about 3 years ago, where the Bill Prickett stamp was not Bill, but his cousin. They only distributed 150,000 sheets (and (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 50's or 60's ?
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| Pat, since no one else had stepped forward, here is the info you need to get any answer about your 700/0 set. It is of European origin. All US LEGO sets, which by the way started selling here in 1961, are made by Samsonite (1961-72) and are in the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Gothic cathedral pictures
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| Joe, Great job on Cathedral II!!! I really like it. I can't wait until Cathedral III. You did something that I try to avoid, namely the Chevet (curved east end of French cathedrals). There are a lot of logistic problems in building one, as I am sure (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | New LEGO 1:43 Chevrolet Collectors Guide (1952-57)
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| Well besides expanding my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide on DVD from 1949-90.... to 1949-2000.... I'm also working on a 1952-57 LEGO Chevrolet 1:43 Trucks and Wagons Guide... which deals with all the large trucks that were NOT part of (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jan-14, to lugnet.general)
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| gerhard, istok (score: 1.127) |
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| | Re: Robert G. Carney, Jr.'s castles!
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| (...) I too like Conwy better. Isn't it the one with the suspension bridge very close by. Everytime I see Caernarvon Castle, I think of Prince Charles 1969 investiture, where Queen Elizabeth II had a "bad fashion day". (No offense to the Windsors, (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | New Service Packs for 1999..
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| Dear LEGO, You've gotten some good new 1999 service packs. First of all the black sloped bricks are great (even though 2 important black sloped pieces are missing from this set). The green bricks as a separate pack are great also, as are the black (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New Service Packs for 1999..
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| Whatever you folks would like, is fine with me. By the way, does anyone know if Peter Eio is still the President of TLG/USA? He knows who I am (he's replied to several letters about bulk orders several years ago). I would probably also send a copy (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New Service Packs for 1999..
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| (...) Kevin is correct, I DO want all of the old "Classic Style" windows & doors (but I was being more realistic). However, as owner of one of the largest Classic window & door collections in RTL, I would love to get more. So..... Dear LEGO, please (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Light Blue LEGO not made in sets since 1980?
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| (...) Does this mean that Orange LEGO could become as rare as the light blue LEGO that was made in a promotional set (like the Target Store Orange Buckets) for Maersk Line Airlines (Danish) in 1980, and hasn't been seen since? Gary Istok (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 40 new Photos of my City; more
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| Great Job Sean!!!! I love your city! I especially like your Art Deco and Beaux Arts building styles. Awesome! Keep up the good work, and keep them posting! Gary Istok (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Old Window in new color!
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| Jeff Stembel wrote: <snip> (...) Thanks Jeff Stemblel and Mark Koesel!! Now it looks like the rare 1x6x5 Windows are (were) available in 4 colors. Yellow (from the old Schoolroom set) with clear window Blue (from old 80's space LEGO) with a (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Service Packs for 1999..
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| You're right. When you try stacking those macaroni bricks, they become very unstable. I usually use only 3 or 4 on top of each other, and then a curved plate on top of that (sort of an overhang). The only stability with these is if you make a light (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | LEGO Dowager Edith Kirk Christiansen turns 90 in May...
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| The Grande Dame of LEGO, Dowager Lady Edith Kirk Christiansen, mother of Kjeld, widow of the late Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, and daughter-in-law of the late Ole Kirk Chistiansen... turns 90 years old on May 29, 2014. I was doing my due diligence in (...) (11 years ago, 22-Jan-14, to lugnet.general)
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