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| Hello Train Fans Some of you might know me as a builder of heavy equipment like cranes or mining shovels. Here I would like to present my first train MOC, an EMD F7 of the Australian Mt. Newman Mining Company. (URL) The real loco has been hauling (...) (19 years ago, 13-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | BrickFest 2005 Keynotes
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| Posted for Larry P. Please forgive spelling mistakes... I'll be posting an .MP3 file of the notes sometime later.... ---...--- Keynote presentation notes 13 August 2005 Joergen Vig Knudstrup focus of talk is where LEGO is going. LEGO is going (...) (19 years ago, 13-Aug-05, to lugnet.events) !!
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| | Re: ABS... but which one?
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| (...) I don't know any of the technical specs of bricks now or then, but let me share my feelings on the subject. I know that by comparing my old childhood bricks (20 - 25 years old) to bricks I've bought in the last 5 years there is a distinct (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | The largest assembly of LEGO Display Models....
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| Several LEGO fans have recently offered the use of the images of about 150 display models covering the last half century of LEGO retailer displays, for my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide next edition (free to current owners of my DVD or (...) (9 years ago, 3-May-15, to lugnet.general)
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| | Beauty
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| It's been ruminating in the back of my mind for years--nay, decades... It bubbles to the forefront every so often but I didn't get the perfect vibe to write it down with clarity. However, whilst trying to find a completely different quotation, I (...) (9 years ago, 27-Apr-15, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| It's been ruminating in the back of my mind for years--nay, decades... It bubbles to the forefront every so often but I didn't get the perfect vibe to write it down with clarity. However, whilst trying to find a completely different quotation, I (...) (9 years ago, 27-Apr-15, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| (...) They are the quintessential Schrodinger's cat. A big pile of bricks is *everything* waiting to happen. (...) Lasting interconnectivity. There's are very few parts that can't be connected to every other brick produced. Bricks made 20 years ago (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| (...) It's an eternal toy, I have bricks that are 30 - 35 years old and they are still compatable with the modern stuff. Lego creations are only limited by the imagination of the creator and as a result they've crossed galaxys, explored uncharted (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| (...) Open-ended play; that is, the ability to create what I want, limited only by imagination and the physical limitations of the bricks. Durability; I have Lego elements in my collection that are at least 30 years old, and they still work as they (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sorting Bley and Chocolate Brown
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| Very old topic I know, but here're my comments. Initially I was stumped as to what to do with the new colors. It didn't make sense to segregate them totally from the rest of the collection, but I also didn't want to mix together brick colors that (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| (...) They are toys that stimulate creativity and they helped me develop mathematical and spatial skills as a child. The toys are a connection to my past (I am still playing with the bricks I got 28 years ago), yet they still allow me to look (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Rulers 4 Pirate Game
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| (...) Yes. I've found that having 2 basic sizes will serve you well - a relatively long range (say about 20 inches or so) per player or (less preferable) pair of players, made of 2x4s, with 4-5 layers of bricks/plates so that it's pretty sturdy. Use (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| (...) The are a great toy and I believe they have educational value and are just great to let your imagination run wild (...) The fact that no matter what I build if I dont like it I can change it and the fact they are so cool most of the times. (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| (...) I've had LEGO products since I was a little child, and they've shaped my way of thinking. I'm a programmer, and bricks taught me how to think more efficiently about object oriented languages. (...) I like the concept of bricks, I always have. (...) (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| Wow, David Eaton just pretty much hit the nail on the head... Here's my $0.02: (...) They're fun to play with, and they'll never go "out of style". I can pass them down to my kids in the future. (...) Best quality compared to other building blocks, (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sorting Bley and Chocolate Brown
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| (...) I, too, sort by shape and have given the new colors the same treatment as any other color. My big problem comes in quickly identifying the two close colors. A large pile of new greys looks different to me from a large pile of old greys but (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| (...) 1. I can build anything I can imagine. 2. No matter which "set" the pieces came in, all of them can be used collectively, to enable me to build whatever I want. (Exception: Special decorative pieces, such as Bionicle, I find to be too (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: ABS... but which one?
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| In lugnet.general, Pedro Silva writes:> (...) I fail to see the logic in this statement. These stories talk about how older bricks *today* click differently than new bricks *today*. But I have seen no reference to how well old bricks were when (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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| As I write this I have not viewed any other responses. (...) They are fun for me, fun for the kids, they are great for building anything you want, they are fun to collect and display. Through Lego toys I meet a lot of interseting people. (...) The (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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