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| (...) Thanks, Ondrew! This should be a very useful resource. I often take pictures of buildings around town (Baltimore) for LEGO purposes, and your example has inspired me to post the ones I have and take some more. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| Hey all! I've completed some updates to the Adventurers newsgroup. Please drop in and let me know if there's anything else that you think should be added. (I was thinking of making a separate page for Steampunk MOCs.) Special thanks to Marc Nelson (...) (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| (...) I recently had a similar thought - that it would be great if there were an encyclopedia of part uses. Something like the (URL) Brickopedia> in Allan Bedford's (URL) LEGO Builder's Guide>, but with links to real-life uses of each part (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| (...) Here's another resource I stumbled upon - a Library of Congress collection of pictures of buildings all across America, from the present going back to the 30's: (URL) Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record> (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| (...) Looks like you're running out of house! Good luck on the record attempt. Your posting was just fine, BTW. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Thoughts on Spy Photos of New Trains
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| (...) The white one looks like the train version of the (URL) new airliners> - i.e. like a Playmobil set. It wouldn't bother me (as much) if these were 4+/Jack Stone sets. But the airliner has almost the same age recommendation (5-12) as something (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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marc, nelson
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| | Best-Lock and COBI to merge
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| (URL) Lock Group Ltd. Is Pleased to Announce Its Merger with COBI> NUREMBERG, Germany--(CCNMatthews - Feb 2, 2006) - Toy Makers Expand Manufacturing and Distribution of Compatible Building Blocks Throughout Europe and North America Best Lock Group (...) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) I don't buy this argument. The Super Chief proved that brick-built designs can be both aesthetically pleasing and popular. And how could a brick-built design be any more expensive than that Playmobil wanna-be? 20-30 small bricks made from (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Thoughts on Spy Photos of New Trains
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| (...) Yeah, but the Super Chief had 3x more pieces than the 10157. Per piece, the Super Chief comes in at 9.17 cents per piece, while the High Speed Locomotive comes in at 17.73. Beyond the savings in not designing a new mold for every new engine, (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I'm under NDA, and have been thinking about this very thing. I have a blog entry about half-written about the subject, but - alas - I'm so busy it's been delayed a bit... (...) Yes. (...) Benefiting, with caveats, see below. (...) Absolutely (...) (18 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I love it! The use of the Clikits strings to make a frame for the bubble canopies is especially nice. My only complaint is the lack of any large weaponry - the next one needs a kitty launcher or robotic hugging arms or something. Marc Nelson (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Only if the Super Chief was three times as expensive, which it wasn't. Real bricks mean more value for the dollar than molded super-pieces. (...) I have no idea what effect price per piece means for TLC's bottom line. They seem to go to either (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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marc, nelson
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| Also, something called "Avatar: The Last Airbender": (URL) Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Looking for a silver lining to this thing: An agreement with Nickelodeon grants master construction toy rights to the entire catalog of Nickelodeon properties, including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon Movies. Does this mean we'll get a (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (URL). Jake has (URL) confirmed it> - yet another license, starting in 2006. PS - Why isn't there a year.2006 newsgroup? Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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