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Howdy all! I just posted some new pictures of Lego models I have been working on in my spare time. www.weirdrichard.com...lipper.jpg A picture of an old style grain cutter-mechanical sickle. www.weirdrichard.com...hopper.jpg A series of levers that (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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Hi Yet another Lego page has been uploaded to the internet: Mine! You can find pictures of some of my models and the new year will bring even more great pictures! The adress: (URL) do you think of it? Send me an e-mail. Esben Kolind, Denmark (26 years ago, 13-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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I know this isn't RTL, but I have had trouble posting there, even w/Dejanews. I would like permission/feedback on this: The Lego Maniac's Webring is getting a new members' area in a few months. It will have interactive message boards/commerce, etc (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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I got a mailer from Carlsbad. The short version is Annual Passes are $99.00 for adults. Call 1-877-534-6767 Ext. 101 now. First 5000 are invited to a soft opening on 14 March 1999. Order before 15 January 1999 and get the Legoland California truck (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.general)
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I know this isn't RTL, but I have had trouble posting there, even w/Dejanews. I would like permission/feedback on this: The Lego Maniac's Webring is getting a new members' area in a few months. It will have interactive message boards/commerce, etc (...) (26 years ago, 12-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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Dropped into Skopko today (Eau Claire, WI) and found a selection of 1999 sets. Space port, town center, adventurers. And the best part is that they are all 20 percent off!!! (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Wall Street Journal on Lego Mindstorms
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The Wall Street Journal has a nice (albeit technologically simplified) article today on Lego Mindstorms' popularity among adults. It's not, to my knowledge available on-line, and for copyright reasons I won't post it all here. But here's a couple (...) (26 years ago, 10-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Legoland Carlsbad Job Fair
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Heard on KNX Newsradio on 4 December 1998 at about 11:15 in Los Angeles: Legoland Carlsbad is holding a Job Fair 13-14 December. Open positions include Food, Security, and other departments. Builders was *not* one of the positions mentioned. The (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.general)
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| | Merry Christmas All!
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Just did a quick POV rendering! <A HREF="(2 URLs) Looking forward to presents! Richard rwright@pcsedu.com www.weirdrichard.com (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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Howdy all, ...Mike Rosenblatt at the Colorado School of Mines just posted an article about PCS and our use of Legos! Check it out at: (URL) feel like somebody now! Yeah! Richard rwright@pcsedu.com www.weirdrichard.com (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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Anyone else at the Usenix LISA conference in Boston? There's a BoF session on Lego Mindstorms Wednesday night at 8 -- you should come. Actually, people not at the conference could probably get in too... I don't think security is very strict for BoF (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Clearer catalog images of new 1999 sets
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[Crossposted to lugnet.announce & lugnet.general; followups set to lugnet.general] Richard LaCalamito <docrich@gte.net> of Florida is producing 150 dpi JPEG scans of the new 1999 catalog, which is out now at the LEGO Imagination Center in Orlando, (...) (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | MODEL TEAM 1999
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Heya ! What are the two new Model Team sets for 1999 and how looks they out ? Thanx ! e-mail: virsik@USAF.org Rene (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | 1999 catalog discovered in Orlando, Florida store
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[followups set to lugnet.general] Johnny (last name not yet known) <jhncooker@webtv.net> discovered a 1999 catalog tonight in an Orlando, Florida store (the LEGO Imagination Center)! He posted a cover shot to RTL and e-mailed some more photos -- (...) (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Pictures of LEGOLAND park Billund
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I finally got to scanning +100 more pictures I took in LEGOLAND park Billund. About 25 were added today to LEGO ON MY MIND and more will come during the next days. The Aiport was already there, now the Germany theme is too, including impressive (...) (26 years ago, 2-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Lego Contest on my ISP
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My ISP is having a Lego contest! I have no idea what is on offer, and who can enter, as my ISP is rubbish at the moment, and I can't find out! Anyway, go to (URL) and click on the Lego logo!! -- ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam (...) (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Grotestque LEGO pictures
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Someone pointed me to this site. I'm not sure if you will like it, minifigs are dying! (URL) I think it'll only be there this week. Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 1-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New LEGO Newsgroups!!
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I found some new newsgroups while Netscape was messing me around (*). They are news.admin.toys.lego and news.misc.toys.lego Why they were created only them news people know. Now we have somewhere to put the binaries :) No-one cares if they get (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Received this e-mail from Lego
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if you are a member of the web-club, you'll get it too. Hello LEGO WEB CLUB MEMBERS Thank you for making (URL) one of the best sites on the Internet. We have a great Holiday season lined up for you - so don’t wait any longer - check out some of the (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Collector's Items
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I'm a minifig nut... I'll admit it. I collect them like action figures. I've thought TLG aims for my kind to a certain degree. Let's examine the facts: 1)When I got my last S@H catalogue, they advertized an Insectoid set (2965) that pushed the fact (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.announce)
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