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| For those of you who have prepayed for the LEGO CD, I appologize profusely for the long wait. I posted over 2 weeks ago that they will be going out soon, but they didn't. Lots of last minute changes, including the addition of another 200 images made (...) (18 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | The LEGO CD as a book, and other ramblings....
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| I inquired into making the LEGO CD as a book. All I can say is YIKES!! I checked with www.lulu.com ... a company that specialized in produced books for authors who don't want to go thru a publishing house.... and the price of making the LEGO CD (...) (18 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | LEGO CD Mailings....
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| Hi folks, The LEGO CD's are 2/3 mailed out. I got sidelined with a nasty sinus infections (taking antibiotics), and that slowed me down. The ZMAX (antibiotic) makes me soooo tired. zzz...zzz When the first person gets their LEGO CD, please post (to (...) (18 years ago, 20-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: LEGO CD Mailings....
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| (...) Sorry Jimmy, I just sent you an EMAIL reply. Your EMAIL made it past my spam filter, but I somehow overlooked it! (I received a lot of EMAILs that week.) So you're included! If I missed anyone else, please let me know!!!! Gary Istok (18 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Get a Sample Downloadable Chapter of the LEGO CD
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| Even if you don't want to purchase a copy of the LEGO CD, I strongly urge you to get a free sample chapter.... because this is a very interesting chapter.... "CHAPTER 13 - LEGO SETS/PARTS NOT PUT INTO PRODUCTION" (URL) on VIEW A CHAPTER FROM THE CD (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: My Lego CD Arrived!!
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| (...) Thanks Tom!!! I just wish that our European and Australian folks would all have gotten theirs as quickly, but as you know it takes longer to get there. I know that you haven't had time to go thru the whole thing.... IT'S 1,265 PAGES!!!...!!! (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Using the Lego CD "FIND" Command.
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| I almost forgot.... One of the nice things about using the LEGO CD is how easy it is to use the FIND command to find a set number within a chapter. To use it in the PDF files, click on the EDIT button (at the top) and select FIND. When entering a (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Get a Sample Downloadable Chapter of the LEGO CD
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| (...) Anders, (you should be getting your CD in a few days) The gray garage frame and base were first introduced in 1966 in the #325 Shell Station, and later (after TLG used up the inventory of white frames and bases, circa 1967-68) the gray garage (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | A quick LEGO History
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| Someone on a local Detroit area Historic Preservation site asked me if "LEGO By Samsonite" meant that Samsonite sold the company to LEGO. Well I went off on a long tangent, and I thought I would cut/paste it here on a LEGO forum. Since I wrote this (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A quick LEGO History
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| In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote: <SNIPPAGE> (...) Dave, I see that Wikipedia is using the Official LEGO Timeline dates. Well there's a problem with doing that.... about 20-30% of the time those dates are wrong! I wonder what KKK (who is THEE (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A quick LEGO History
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| The 1932 date is when toys were first produced. Prior to that, it's more Christiansen family business ventures. 1932 = startup of toys. 1949 = bought their first injection molding machine, and started making the Automatic Binding Bricks. The (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A quick LEGO History
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| Thanks Jim! For questions relating to the history of the LEGO company and the Christiansen family, Jim Hughes is really the subject matter expert. He has done a lot of research about both, whereas my area of research is focused more on the LEGO sets (...) (18 years ago, 25-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A quick LEGO History
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| 1970 was a very tumultuous year at TLG. A lot of bad things were in progress at the same time.... 1) the USA Samsonite license fiasco. 2) the death of Hanne Christiansen. 3) a new law passed by the Italian parliament. In October of 1969 on their way (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Additional LEGO CD Chapters to Download
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| Well the LEGO CD website is still a work in progress, but additional chapters are now available to download. Someone asked about the sets and parts chapters, so there are now 4 things that are available to download.... 1) The Table of Contents 2) (...) (18 years ago, 25-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Very Complex Early LEGO History
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| OK, I am going to insult 99% of all Adult Fans Of LEGO.... "99% of all AFOLs have no clue as to how complex 1950's and 1960's LEGO sets and parts really are!" OK, now I'll appologize.... Sorry! And now I'll explain.... :-D Anyone who has ever looked (...) (18 years ago, 25-Dec-06, to lugnet.general)
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