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| (...) I don't believe that's true. LEGO targets the yound children with "cool" products that are all fresh and new. Most kids would rather have the newest theme than an old set they saw in a catalog a year ago. And if these kids wanted these sets in (...) (20 years ago, 24-Oct-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | So why all the whining about the color changes?
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| I started a poll with the basic question: "How long before the Lego company beats a shame-faced strategic retreat and returns the old grays and browns permanently to production?" (URL) So far, over half have answered "Never". If you believe that (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Activity on .castle
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| (...) Thanks very much! That roof is heavy, heavier than the whole rest of the building. Upside down v-things? White hinges two fingers on one side, three fingers on the other. (...) The lower sides below the window arches? They are another silly (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Project: Gundam Completed!
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| I really like these models. You really seem to get the most out of any of the parts you build with. Who needs curved wedges when you have 2x4 bricks :). The RX-79 has a pretty good form, and i am astonished as to how you managed to make a gundam (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Akro-Mils Storage Unit Order?
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| (...) IMHO the 11, 23, and 36 are definitely the way to go. I have a few of each although I prefer the 23 over the others. The 3 big drawers on the 11 are good for some things but not a lot, and the 36 drawer unit with all small drawers is not real (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Res-Q-fan-attic
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| (...) Yes, this line is one of my recent Town fav's having picked up multiple copies of Aerial Recovery and Emergency Response Center. And the minifigs look really cool under a black light! To me they look more like astronauts in their in- cabin (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Very Sad News....
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| I'm not really sure how this is going to come out. I'm still in a state of shock. Travis, you were one of the first people to talk to me on lugnet. Your friendly, helpful personality is one that really made lugnet and .space a great experience for (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | FOTM (so far)
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| Unbelievable. Well, I spent $200Cdn, but got a used lot from a consignment store with the following sets totaling over 11,000 pieces (the list is not complete, but I cannot figure out some of the sets) and totals almost $900US retail: 6559 Deep Sea (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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| hi! Wierd or strange is always a question of the point of view, so after reading this thread I guess I can ad something to the "rare" section and maybe ad the new aspect of wierd feelings. The object I have that I Have wondered most about is a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Oct-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | LUGNET Roll-Call (Update)
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| Name: John J. Ladasky, Jr. Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1968 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Was called a "35 year-old midget" when I was 10; now that I'm actually approaching 35, sometimes I'm 10 inside... other days, I'm 65! Location: San Jose, (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: TLG investigation 1st answers
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| (...) <snip> (...) Thanks for listening. I realize that you might not get anywhere with this back at work, but I definitely appreciate the effort. I have been watching a bit and decided it was time to chime in. (...) I have a question about this: if (...) (26 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Greetings from a fellow CNY'er
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| HOwdy, and welcome! So, you want to become a member, eh? I guess that means you have to go through our hazing routine--it differs for ever member, but we generally have initiates do things like walk barefoot and blindfolded across a floor littered (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | Re: Schedule of events
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| (...) See, that's why you are so much more efficient than me at this stuff. I usually have *everything* at the planning stage... (...) Something GBCish (probably not new, but we'll see) Trellis (old line-follower; maze, basic & advanced(?) line (...) (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: Appraiser for collection
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| (...) Some very good observations and points. A set only has a value if someone wants to buy it. To sell a substantial collection at one time would probably be impossible. If the collection is large, few people would have the money at one time to (...) (16 years ago, 14-May-08, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: Announcing new legend!
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| (...) Together, yes, I can tell. Takes a second, but I can tell. It's not overly hard. Put them together on a MOC? if they're on a flat surface, side by side, then, yes, you can see that something's slightly off. Put them together on the same MOC a (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Jake did good?
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| Hello Ben, I don't want to interfere between you and Jake. This post is only about some of the things you said about Lego and LEGO. It's not about any other considerations. First i would like to express my solidarity to you. I fully understand you (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.color)
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