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| BrickFest, the largest AFOL event in North America, is three months away. Registration for the event opened over a week ago, with many people already registering and planning to attend the Fest. (URL) year marks the 5 anniversary of BrickFest. From (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.org, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.events) !!
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| | Re: Protests too much
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| (...) Not quite (URL) true>. (...) Yeah... but many of the recent conflicts were aided by Washington. Think about how SH got WMD. (...) Tell that to the millions slaughtered at the hands of Washington in South-East Asia. What about Washington's (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Pics: JAC Bethgon Coalporter
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| Although I built this MOC last year, I never got around to posting pics of it. It is a model of a Johnstown America Corporation's Bethgon Coalporter, a rotary dump hopper. I have posted the MOC and a pic of the proto here: (URL) can read more about (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Western LUG Convention
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| Matthew Gerber (in (URL) suggested calling it "BricksWest" and I think that's a great idea. It should be different enough from "Brickfest(sm)" to avoid offending the owners of that service mark, yet similar enough for it to be clear what it is to (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.events)
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| | So we're back to school yard politics...
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| (URL) which this editorial goes on about... " The failure of the Bush team to produce any weapons of mass destruction (W.M.D.'s) in Iraq is becoming a big, big story. But is it the real story we should be concerned with? No. It was the wrong issue (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Voltron?
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| (...) Voltron was originally a Chogokin or Godaikin in america or europe. He was originally called either Go-Lion or Lion bot (I always get these confused...one was a Korean knockoff) Anyway the name "Voltron" (and Vehicle Voltron) is an american (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: 8851 MIB - approximate value?
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| (...) Here's the catalog entry on Bricklink: (URL) if you look at the sets listed, figure that if you are in the U.S. you can sell a set in comparable condition for a few dollars more than ones listed in Europe (assuming your buyer is in North (...) (22 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | 7184 MTT: additional instruction leaflet
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| Hi, 7184 is widely distributed only in North America. In Europe the distribution of the set is very limited. In Germany (where I do live) this set is exclusively available at ToysRUs shops. I bought my copy some weeks ago, but now it seems that with (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Virtual Amtrak
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| The Trains magazine issue October 2002 has a nice interview with "America's Only Train Designer", Cesar Vergara. Inspired by this article and the design sketches and computer illustrations of the Amtrak Genesis and the proposed Amtrak Talgo (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Microsoft and IBM in secret plot?
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| (...) However, daily I read news items like -- (URL) mean, a person gets fired over a bumper sticker? I'm sure that if someone were to do some research, they'd find someone who may have been shown the door 'cause they had a 'Bush/Cheney' sticker on (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | New Items on The Vault: 10/25/00
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| We have a new internet address - www.insidethevault.com! And a new baby if you were wondering why things have not been updated for so long. There are nearly 50 new items on The Vault including many Maersk Trucks, train items, Aquaraiders, Wild West, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | New Items on The Vault - 4/22/01
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| There are several big changes at www.insidethevault.com! First, almost all sets have been reduced in price. Second, a flat shipping charge of $3 will be added to every order. Third, a limited selection of quality, rare used sets are available in (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Parallels
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| (...) Jeff - everything you said is dead on (since we *WERE* at your house at the time). Let me just add a thing or two: Nathan and I got lost on our way back from Arlington and took that time to talk about Castle World. We both agreed that in (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Rolling Blackouts
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| (...) there's an interesting project being run by PETA looking at these very issues ( (URL) ). I first looked at the site last year and found it pretty interesting. Probabaly the only thing PETA has ever done that I almost like. (...) Larry, I think (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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