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| | Dave and bubbleheadedness...
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| So I'm looking at one of my MOCs, and thinking, "Gee, 2x2x1 old style white windows would be better suited for that..." I go into my window bin and search... and search... and search some more... and yet no 2x2x1 old style windows. I found 2x3x1, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Ideas and Suggestions for LEGO S@H
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| Hi there, (...) I was delighted to see this posting this morning. But I wanted to think about my response for a bit to make sure it didn't just end up as jibberish. :) One thing did cross my mind. From the description above I wasn't sure if you/they (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Ideas and Suggestions for LEGO S@H
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| (...) Well first and foremost THANK YOU for asking and providing a positive thread on lugnet. (...) Additional % off on bulk packs- up to 25% would be preferable for 50+ packs New metal rail train track geometry!!!...!!! stubbies, crossovers, half/ (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Moonbase Module - Mech Bay 07
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| (...) Oh Mr. McLaren, on par as ussual. Nothing nice to say. (...) I'll do as I please. If I want to talk about Lego this is where I come. If I want to just say, "hey, I've been sorting this old MOC and wow, I found a lot of cool parts I can reuse, (...) (19 years ago, 21-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space) !
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| | CaroML development
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| Hi Dan, Thanks for these clarifications, as i said i am not a native english speaker, i usually use english when writing technical documents, i am a terrible diplomate and things get even worse if i have to negociate in a foreign language. So i (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 1955 'idea book' Byggebog, translation help needed
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| (...) I'm of absolutely no use in helping translate, but I just had to say thank you for posting this wonderful bit of history. The artwork (as much as the bricks) is what I really love about the pre-1970s LEGO ads and package inserts/instructions. (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Gothic Cathedral
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| Hello! I like that cathedral. It captures the Gothic building style very well. So I like it both for its architectuural appearance and its more traditional LEGO building style. The choice of red bricks certainly was due to their availabilty but (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Brick versions over the years
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| (...) I even have quite a few transitional ABS bricks with the old font, or at least a different type of stud decoration. (...) These are the years I was ignorantly calling "vintage". Sorry if I gave you the impression that I was talking about (...) (19 years ago, 28-Aug-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Lego Dacta set 9702
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| Hi, I bought this old set in a street market, but I could not find the instructions. All help thanked in advance Pet (9 years ago, 22-Jun-15, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Lego Parts You Hate....
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| (...) I agree that the SNOT technique is great for the 1x1x1 headlight bricks. I just detest them because TLG uses them as a poor substitute for the old 1x1x1 classic windows in the remake of the USS Constellation Ship model. And again in the Lego (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 10133 BNSF Mod using BBB wheels
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| (...) These look great. The technic disk are way to wide for a 6wide engine. I've done something similar for a GP9's fans. But I used regular plastic 9v era wheels. If you remove them from the metal axel, they have an almost stud on the back. The (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: On creating life-sized sculpture
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| (...) The Lego software does in fact only give the outline on a lego grid rather than where each brick goes. It works pretty good most of the time. When building large scale models, it is a bit of a different way of building than the Staue of (...) (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Collecting Rare Lego in a Binder....
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| I'm starting this thread in lugnet.general because it is sort of an off Lego topic.... I have many old Lego parts from the 1949-70 era. I was thinking about getting a 3 ring binder and somehow putting together a collection of the various old and (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: On creating life-sized sculpture
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| It depends on what the sculpture is going to be used for. If it will be on display where random people will touch it you'll probably want to have a metal skeleton within. For the 5'6" (URL) angel sculpture> I got away with it being exactly 2 bricks (...) (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Parts You Hate....
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| (...) You don't like headlight bricks? o.0 Wow. I never thought I'd hear someone say they disliked one of the most useful and beloved pieces out there. The piece I "hate" (its more of a love/hate relationship) is the old technic ball socket: (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 30-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Parts You Hate....
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| Hmm... To redeem some of the parts that have been mentioned before: 1x2x2: this was originally introduced for various printed bricks (including with a train window print on a clear one - now that's a nice window). Now the current use in plain solid (...) (19 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Parts You Hate....
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| I didn't want to bury this thread under lugnet.parts.... so I put it in lugnet.general... We all have Lego parts that we really like..... But what parts don't you like at all.... what parts do you really dislike? (Yes I know it sounds like Lego (...) (19 years ago, 30-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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