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| Eric Strand brought this to my attention.... I have never seen these before in yellow... From 1953-56 TLG made the first old style windows/doors that matched the classic era windows/doors of 1956-87, but they were without studs on top. These were (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | IRON MECHA
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| Ladies and Gents, Regarding recent events, and general interest abound, I am announcing a contest that shall begin Jan 1, 2006. IRON MECHA This is a contest of building talent and fun. I do not have all the details worked out yet, but it is my (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !!
| | | | | [rtlToronto] Welcome to rtlToronto.org...it's DOT COM.
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| Hey folks, "rtltoronto.org Welcome Speech, take 1" "Welcome to rtltoronto.org..." "It's dot-com" "Welcome to rtltoronto.org...it's DOT COM!" Those of you who have been linking to and using www.rtltoronto.org will find it's no longer working or (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Frozen sort of Caption Contest
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| (URL) Hey, think up a good caption for this pic I took in the freezing fog a couple days ago. The best I hear by December 25th will get a prize - this guy mailed to them (as soon as the snow melts and I can find him again). Good luck! -Matt :) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX) !!
| | | | | *** LDView Version 3.0 Released ***
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| It's been a little over a year since LDView 3.0 Beta 1 was released, but LDView 3.0 is finally done. You can get it for both Windows and Linux, as well as the source code, from the LDView downloads page here: (URL) Compared to LDView 3.0 RC1, this (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, FTX)
| | | | | Mech Bay 09 - The Cub Den
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| (URL) Mysterious Mech Bay 09> Storage (URL) for the Cub (URL) it now>> (2 URLs) Bay 09>> 75 Bricks tall Features trans clear 48x48 base plate light box construction 12 inch Florescent tube Internal Cooling System - Via TECHNIC motor and rotor blades (...) (19 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !
| | | | | TexLUG Austin meeting Sunday 12/11
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| All, The next Austin TexLUG meeting will be this Sunday, December 11. It's been a little quiet lately in TexLUG land, so come on out and show off what you've been working on! I'll be bringing photos of this Saturday's First Lego League meet in (...) (19 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting: Saturday 12/17/05
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| Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests are always welcome, if you are interested in joining MichLUG or just want to hang out and talk about LEGO. (This month's club business (...) (19 years ago, 5-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | MOTM / SOTM Voting For December Is Now Open
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| We're pleased to announce that voting for the December 2005 Model of the Month and Scene of the Month Contests is now open. Visit the voting page to cast your vote: (URL) inform me of any errors you may encounter. -Orion (19 years ago, 5-Dec-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | NGLTC LEGO tree at the Festival of Trees
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| (URL) For the past 4 years the North Georgia LEGO Train Club (NGLTC) has sponsored a display at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Festival of Trees. This is an event that consists of hundreds of decorated Christmas trees, wreaths, events, rides (...) (19 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ga, FTX) !!
| | | | | LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM Relaunch
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| I'm pleased to announce the relaunch of LDraw.org's MOTM/SOTM contest. After writing a few thousand lines of code, the core functionality for the new contest and voting module finished. There's not a whole lot different visually but the archive (...) (19 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) !
| | | | | custom track on SALE!!!
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| Hey all, Well the holidays are here again so this can only mean 1 thing. YEP it’s time for a SALE!! Starting today and running until Christmas “Dec. 25th” anyone ordering track will receive 10% off all labor. To top that I have also decided to knock (...) (19 years ago, 27-Nov-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | A double crossover
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| Hey all, About 2 months ago now I was challenged/ asked to make a double crossover. While I thought this project would be difficult I had no idea how long it would take me. In total I have between 20-40 hours of time invested in the double (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | SCLTC fourth annual winter show at SDMRRM starts Tuesday
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| SCLTC returns to the San Diego Model Railroad Museum for club's fourth annual winter show starting the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and running through Saturday January 14, 2006. The show will feature: A double tracked under and over cloverleaf Over (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
| | | | | Colossal Castle Contest III
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| Hello all, Classic-Castle.com is pleased to announce (URL) Colossal Castle Contest III> our third annual large contest. There are nine categories, ranging in size from customized minifigs to large castles covering multiple baseplates, so there are (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !!
| | | | | NGLTC building session at Egleston children’s hospital
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| The North Georgia LEGO Train Club (NGLTC) visited the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. For the fifth year in a row the NGLTC held our annual Christmas ornament building session with patients of CHOA. The children are helping make (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ga, FTX)
| | | | | ILENN Update: Alpha 4
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| ILENN has been updated with a major new interface and functionality: (URL) Lots of improvement going on, I welcome everybody to try it out. Still have a ways to go, but it's definitely moving in the right direction. Comments about layout and (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO leaving Billund?
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| Check out this article from The Age: (URL) At the end it says, "As for moving production from Denmark, a decision will be made in 2007." I think selling the LEGOLAND parks was a good move because it keeps the core company focused on just the toys. I (...) (19 years ago, 13-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | SCLTC models at LEGOLAND this weekend!
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| Members of the Southern California LEGO Train Club (SCLTC) will display a large cityscape at LEGOLAND California on Friday November 12, 2005 during the finals of the 2005 Brick to the Future Contest. The contest is cosponsored by The LEGO Company (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
| | | | | No TexLUG Austin meeting this Sunday 11/13
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| Folks, Due to an event conflict at the Little Walnut Creek library, there will be no TexLUG Austin meeting this coming Sunday. Our next scheduled time is Sunday, December 11. -Tim (19 years ago, 10-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
| | | | | Bricksmith for Macintosh 1.2: Faster, Nicer
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| The Bricksmith fairy has come again, with a shiny new upgrade to put that special sparkle in your Macintosh LDraw experience. (2 URLs) Bricksmith 1.2> adds the following features: Speed increases of up to 33% Search in the Part Browser Hide/show (...) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
| | | | | Steve B. contact info change
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| Steve Barile recently had to change his email address and can't currently post to LUGNET, so he asked me to forward his new email address. (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Lego Exhibition at Bielefeld Germany
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| Beginning on 06.11.2005 there is a Lego Exhibition at Bielefeld in Germany. More information can be collected from (URL) (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Join the LEGO® Fan Team!
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| LEGO Fan has grown in leaps and bounds, and now needs some volunteers to assist in taking the group to the next level. We are looking for people for: • site testing • posting moderation • fund-raising coordination • other tasks. If you are (...) (19 years ago, 4-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
| | | | | Announcing ILENN: the International LEGO Enthusiast News Network
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| For the last few months I've been working on a news project for the LEGO community. It's not even near done, however it's high time for a preliminary look. (URL) This page will display LEGO-related news from many different sources. The initial alpha (...) (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | BrickNebula Episode #12: A Day In The Life
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| I am pleased to announce the (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) Episode 12: A Day In The Life>. In our latest podcast, Dave & I talk about the newest S@H catalog, rant about building copyrights, & Serenity (spoiler alert!). Have fun! --Mike (& Dave) (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, FTX)
| | | | | GBC at LegoWorld 2005
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| Photos and videos of the LW2005 GBC are available here: (URL) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.events.legoworld, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Eric Sophie's Biomechanical Bricks 4.0 (!!!!)
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| Oh wow, I was just blown away by a new surprise this evening! Biomechanical Bricks 4.0 ==== (URL) Biomechanical Bricks 4.0>> ==== Site notes and fixes: A couple of robot names. A couple of Moonbase names. Video Gallery planned expansion. Exhibits (...) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Pinball INFO - passed on from builder
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| After an email exchange with Gerrit Bronsveld from the Netherlands, and due to the fact that he doesnt have a Lugnet account, he passed on the info to share, and has told me that he has taken many photos and will be posting them to Brickshelf (under (...) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.events.legoworld, lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics) !
| | | | | LEGO®FAN.org is the New Place to Find the Shop at Home Specials!
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| Hi all, LEGOFan.org now is providing information on weekly Shop at Home Specials at their website! Just go (URL) here> to see what is on sale this week! This is updated directly from LEGO Shop@Home, and will be available every Wednesday. If you want (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX) !
| | | | | BrickJournal Issue 2 is NOW available for download!!
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| Hi all, BrickJournal #2 is now available for download at (URL) This issue's theme is Mecha, with interviews with Bryce McGlone and Jeff Ranjo. There's also a couple of how-tos by Adam Silcott and Soren Roberts. There's more interviews and (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: When will the Lego CD be finished?
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| (...) Hey Paul, Finishing up the text to the Lego CD as we speak.... When I started out, I was sooooo naiive! The thought that early Lego fits so nicely into different catalog years, was well... WRONG! Below I have included a sample sub-chapter on (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Military truck
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| New MOC about military truck. Go to (URL) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | NWBrickCon Ends! - Pictures Begin!
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| I wish to thank all the FOLs (adults and youngsters) for their support of this year's NWBrickCon! There are several galleries of pictures now online. If you follow the "Image Archive" link on our (URL) web page>, you'll find hundreds of images to (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, FTX) !
| | | | | MichLUG Meeting - 5yr Anniversary - October 22nd
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| MICHLUG 5 yr Anniversary Meeting Description: Get feedback on creations, check out creations by others, and talk about upcoming shows. Guests / potential members are welcome. Send an email to (URL) Jason> for directions/address. To celebrate 5 years (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | Michiana-LTC to display at the SJVRR Swap Meet - Sunday, October 16
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| To all, The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display at the upcoming SJVRR Swap Meet on Sunday, October 16. Event Details: 10:00AM - 3:00PM CST Address: Elks lodge 3535 East McKinley Avenue South Bend, Indiana 46615 Admission: Individual $4 (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | Trailer Park Boys Lego
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| New to www.blockaholic.com ! Trailer Park Boys Lego! www.blockaholic.com/...bwpage.htm For those who don't know, Trailer Park Boys is (in my opinion) the funniest comedy on Canadian television! I've created several of the characters in mini-fig (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Hot Blasphemy
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| (URL) Brendan Powell Smith's Brick Testament was in the October 6th issue of Rolling Stone, Issue 984. The brief article just gives an overview of what the Brick Testament is about, and it describes some of the more graphic renditions of the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Hurricane relief toy drive
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| I've now delivered the toys for the toy drive, you can see the pics of the delivery (URL) HERE> A toy drive tale. When Columbia disintigrated over Texas, towns like Lufkin were littered with parts, and participated greatly in the clean up. Well, (...) (19 years ago, 8-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | News from Biomechanical Bricks
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| I'll be on the Good Day New York television show, this morning on Fox 5. The segment will feature a display of Mecha and Moonbase. Promotional appearence for this weekend's (URL) Super Fantastic KIDS DAY Weekend> PNC Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (...) (19 years ago, 7-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
| | | | | Hurricane relief toy drive
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| Hey all, Thank you to everyone who participated in the Hurricane Relief Toy Drive, and especially to Anthony Sava who has gathered these sets, bought other sets with money he was sent, and is bringing these for distribution to displaced families. (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | Wacky Races to Repeat at NWBrickCon 2005
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| For Dan Sabbath: Now in it’s second major incarnation here in the United States, straight from our friends in Freelug, we have “La Rampe Infernale” or the “Wacky Race”. Dig deep into your collection to create a vehicle that will travel as far as it (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general) !!
| | | | | Temp. Reporter Needed for GeekBrick.com
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| Hey, GeekBrick.com is looking for anyone who is attending the entire NWBrickCon event to take pictures and write a report everyday (negotiable). Basically, you would be covering the event for GeekBrick.com. You will be given special access to post (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
| | | | | BIONICLE 3: Web Of Shadows Giveaway
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| Hey! GeekBrick.com is holding a giveaway for a free copy of Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows! You can enter as soon as you see this, but we will stop taking entries on Sunday, October 10th 2005, so hurry up! More details and information about this contest (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
| | | | | NELUG appears on PBS TV show "Greater Boston".
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| The local PBS Television New Program "Greater Boston" recently aired a segment on the New England LEGO Users Group. This spot really seemed to do a good job of focusing on AFOL culture in many areas. They have put a long story and a link to the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce) !!
| | | | | Search for a Test Pilot...
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| Proudly presenting the second comic strip by my good friend, Steve Locke. (URL) always appreciated. Pete (19 years ago, 1-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
| | | | | Behold! Bricksmith 1.1!
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| I've been coding away since last month when I unveiled Bricksmith, my new Macintosh LDraw editor. And it's time for an upgrade. (2 URLs) Bricksmith 1.1> adds the following features: Shading! Fast-draw mode while rotating Piece Count utility (...) (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX) !
| | | | | (canceled)
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| | | | | | Green Classic Spacemen...
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| Presenting a rather amusing comic strip by my good friend, Steven Locke: (URL) must warn you, it's a bit racey and may not be suitable for younger readers. Hope you enjoy it. I certainly did. Feedback welcome. Pete (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.space) !!
| | | | | BrickNebula PodCast #11: Interview with Chris Giddens
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| I am pleased to announce the (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) Episode 11: Interview with Chris Giddens> In our latest podcast, Dave & I talk more about dino's, brickfest, & it ends with an interview with Chris Giddens. Have fun! --Mike (& Dave) (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, FTX) !
| | | | | National Train Show video program available for download
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| (URL) down to RFD-TV #22 to download. The WMV is about 70 MB. (Chris already posted to just mediawatch but it deserves wider dissemination.) FUT trains.org (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch) !
| | | | | Eric Sophie's Biomechanical Bricks 3.0
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| Hot off the FTP Express, however incomplete my mind is at rest! Biomechanical Bricks 3.0 ==== (URL) Eric Sophie Site Notes: comming soon Links Little Bots Moonbase Events Monkey Arms Enjoy! MANY THANKS TO NORTHCOM SYSTEMS !!! (19 years ago, 28-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
| | | | | A three wide window
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| Hi everybody, After (URL) this one> and (URL) this one>, I'm (still) proud to announce a new window : (URL) At this moment, I'm sure that SNOT specialists will count : "One... two... three... but ! it's not possible to fill a 3 wide hole with plates (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
| | | | | UPDATE: Join the LEGO Group in helping with Hurricane Disaster Relief - LAST DAY IS SEPT 28!
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| Hi All, the Edith and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Foundation matching progam for donations to AFOL Katrina Relief will end Wednesday, September 28. If you wish to participate, please mail your check or money order donations by then (made to the Red (...) (19 years ago, 26-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, FTX)
| | | | | Pictures from Curious Kids Museum
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| As announced here: (URL) MichLUG/LTC displayed at Curious Kids Museum in St. Joseph MI this weekend. Here are some pics from yesterday: (URL) ... there will be more galleries as others upload their pics but this should whet your appetite, the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc) !
| | | | | WHAT IS GOING ON.
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| Hello everyone its me again with another post. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE MOONBASE MECH BAY 07 POSTS!!!...!!! I HAVENT been on in a week due to job concerns and I see 30 million replies and messages dealing with it. Theres to many out there for me to (...) (19 years ago, 25-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.admin.general)
| | | | | Melbourne Train Expo and Hobby Show
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| M>ltc is displaying our LEGO train layout at the Hobby show again this year. Last year </announce/?n=2784 went really well> so feel free to come along and see all the great exhibits. This will be our last show with the current layout, so if you (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains.org.mltc, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
| | | | | ParLUGment layout at Railfair 2005 model railway show
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| ParLUGment, the Ottawa-area Lego User's Group, will once again be showing a substantial Lego train layout at Railfair, the local model railway show. The event takes place in Ottawa on the weekend of 15-16 October, 2005, and is held at Algonquin (...) (19 years ago, 24-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.trains)
| | | | | NEW MOC
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| New MOC and web page. Gaétan (URL) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce)
| | | | | NWBrickCon, MECHA
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| Time is short, and now that I got your attention, you need to know that if you want your mecha a NWBrickCon, you should tell me. snowleopardNO@SPAMfo...ternet.net Tell me what your bringing, how much room ya'll need. And if you want to send stuff, (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics) !!
| | | | | The Brick Link for Relief Ends Today!, was Re: The Brick Link for Relief is Underway!
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| (...) Hi all, While this effort was meant to last only one day, it was extended to Friday (that's today) by many of these sellers. I updated the list above to remove those who have already contributed. I would like to thank those who have already (...) (19 years ago, 23-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, FTX)
| | | | | Brickshelf surpases the 1 million file mark
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| The Brickshelf Gallery™ now has more than 1 million files! (URL) Congrats to Kevin Loch and all Brickshelf Users! (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !
| | | | | The Brick Link for Relief is Underway!
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| Hi all, For disaster relief, participating BrickLink shops are in a Brick Link for relief effort! These shops will be donating proceeds to the Red Cross and include: (URL) The Legobah System> (URL) ToysNTreasures> (URL) NVR2MNYLEGOS> (URL) Finder's (...) (19 years ago, 21-Sep-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.people, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Technic Award Sneak Peek
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| NWBrickCon is almost here. This is just a last little push for anyone bringing Technic MOCs. If you are bringing anything in the Technic theme please email me and let me know what you are bringing and how much table space you will need. ... and now (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !!
| | | | | Update on the LEGO Fan website
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| Several months back, a few of us announced the rebirth of LEGOFan.org and brought a new site online. We outlined a charter and a mission statement. We worked aggressively to make things happen, and we were very excited by the acceptance in the (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | Brick Link for Relief Effort: September 21
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| Hi all, In less than a week, there will be a one day event on BrickLink: The Brick Link for Relief Effort. Participating brickshops will be sending their proceeds to the Red Cross on that day, which is September 21. Those shops will have a special (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.people, lugnet.announce) !!
| | | | | Michiana-LUG Meeting - Saturday, September 17th, 2005
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| To All, We are having another meeting, finally! It has been a busy year, and we finally have a meeting planned for all of the upcoming events in the next few months. Here are the details: When: Saturday, September 17th, 2005 Time: 11:00AM EST / (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in)
| | | | | LEGO toy drive for disaster relief
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| Hi all, Along with the (URL) Red Cross donations matched by LEGO>, we also wanted to develop a more personal giving opportunity. Huge numbers of families have lost everything in the hurricane and subsequent flooding. Since a large fraction of these (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, FTX) !!
| | | | | Join the LEGO Group in helping with Hurricane Disaster Relief
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| Hi all, We have all seen the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left in New Orleans, and with it the displaced families and children. They all have little or nothing from their homes and have been placed in shelters around the country. Companies and (...) (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, FTX) !!
| | | | | PromoBricks.com Turns One Year Old!
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| It is with GREAT joy that today I celebrate the one year mark for (URL) PromoBricks.com>. In the last year the popularity of these bricks has risen to an all-time high with countless new collectors of these great limited edition bricks! The list of (...) (19 years ago, 10-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.promo, FTX)
| | | | | WARNING: Minifigures under 18 exit now!!
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| Hello everyone it's me again with another Starwars Vignette. This one is a rare sneak peak into the real Mos Eisley Cantina at its Peak. WARNING: Minifigures under 18 please exit due to some adult Preferences! If you are of age minifigures please (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
| | | | | Custom track available at NWBrickCon!
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| Hey all, At this year’s NWBrickCon, my first BTW, I will be selling custom track as I did at this year’s BrickFest. However unlike BrickFest, I have taken liberties so that I don’t run out of track again. I will have a large assortment ready to go (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !!
| | | | | NWBrickCon Pre-Registration Extended!
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| For all of you who just did't get to the (URL) site> to register yet, we are extending on-line Pre-Registration until Saturday, September 10th. Starting the 11th, the price goes up, and we can't guarantee you'll get all the goodies. Be sure to take (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | The Dirty Brickster is Coming!!!
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| Yes, once again it is time for the Dirty Brickster at NWBrickCon. Yes, it is once again time to peruse your various Lego and Lego related stuff to find that perfect gift to exchange, that thing you don't really need but that someone else may go (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.sealug) !!
| | | | | TexLUG Austin meeting Sunday 9/11
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| All, The next Austin TexLUG meeting will be this Sunday, the 11th of September. I'll be showing some of my photos from Brickfest 2005. I took over 600 shots, covering just about everything, so whatever your interest, come by to see the great (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
| | | | | New MegaBloks forum!
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| Attention Mega Bloks fans! An appreciator of the brand has established a posting forum specifically for discussions of Mega Bloks. He's never posted here on LUGNET, but I've corresponded with him on and off for quite a few months, and I can attest (...) (19 years ago, 5-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | Call for Presenters at NWBrickCon 2005
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| NWBrickCon 2005 would like *you* to present, facilitate, or run a talk, round-table, class, or special activity. NWBrickCon schedules several classes and special events throughout the Con---seeing and sharing MOCs is fun, but a Lego fan convention (...) (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.ca.bc) !
| | | | | Photos from the toy museum at Valdemar Slot
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| In the beginning of August I visited the toy museum at Valdemar Slot with my parents. They have a nice collection of LEGO products (not only bricks) which we took some pictures of: (URL) well, Jacob (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
| | | | | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Castle
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| (URL) NWBrickCon> is coming up fast, and the Castle layout will be great this year. If you’re planning on attending please e-mail me. Let me know what you’re planning on bringing so we can get a general idea of how much area we’re going to need. If (...) (19 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Technic
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| NWBrickcon is quickly approaching, October 7th - 9th will be here sooner then you think. It's time to order those last few parts you need to finish that killer Technic MOC or start working on that new project you've had trapped in your head for a (...) (19 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce) !!
| | | | | More Vendors Wanted at NWBrickCon Brick Bazaar
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| This is somewhat of a repeat, but the deadline for pre-registration is fast approaching... Bring your Lego wares to NWBrickCon! NWBrickCon will be held October 7th-9th at the Seattle Center. And the Brick Bazaar is a fanstastic time to unload your (...) (19 years ago, 30-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.sealug) !!
| | | | | LDraw Design Pad v1.5.7 Released
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| LDraw Design Pad (LDDP) is a tool for editing and handling LDraw files in a very comfortable way. The new version can be downloaded here: (URL) are: -Fully customizable editor with syntax highlighting -Open multiple files at the same time -Unlimited (...) (19 years ago, 30-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | | | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Haunted Mansion Module Contest!
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| NWBrickCon™ 2005 Haunted Mansion Module Contest!! Once more, NWBrickCon is happening near Halloween. So, once again, we are going to have the Haunted Mansion Module Contest. Using the techniqes of Moonbase and Castle, we are going to build a modular (...) (19 years ago, 29-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Draft
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| As hinted at earlier, we are going to have a Draft! Okay, so what IS a Draft? It is an event where everyone brings one copy of the same (unopened) set. We open the sets, sort the pieces into piles and take turns Drafting the piles of pieces. The (...) (19 years ago, 29-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
| | | | | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Pre-Registration Ending Soon!
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| There is just over ONE WEEK left for pre-registration! We'll be closing Pre-Registration next week for our Fourth Annual NWBrickCon! This may be your last chance to save money and get exclusive goodies! If you register (and pay) by September 7th - (...) (19 years ago, 29-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | Starting a LUG
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| Hey there. This coming school year, I'll be entering high school. I am going to get some of my friends and a teacher sponsor and start a LUG. As this LUG is going to be a club at my school, only registered students will be able to join, but it's a (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ak, lugnet.org.us)
| | | | | New Mocs: Classic Spac
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| Hello everyone.. it's been a long long time since I've posted. Here are a few of the Classic Space Mocs I've been working on. The Galaxy Explorer inspired ship is the Galactic Explorer Mark II.. The original was destroyed in a car wreck I was in (...) (19 years ago, 26-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce) !
| | | | | Allan Bedford "Unofficial LEGO builder's guide"
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| Hi, The "Unofficial LEGO builder's guide" by Allan is announce to be available in September. You can yet read a sample chapter here (URL) and visit his blog there (URL) Regards, Didier (19 years ago, 25-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !
| | | | | Announcing Bricksmith for Macintosh
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| I thought I would save my first post to Lugnet for something good. (URL) It is time to announce the completion of (URL) 1.0>, my new LDraw editor for Mac OS X. Bricksmith provides a number of features which have hitherto been lacking on the (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX) !!
| | | | | A little quiz!!
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| This is a quiz. Everybody can try to answer. The answer is hard to find, but don't worry, try it anyway! Take a look at this picture: (URL) There are 19 bricks. I didn't altered the original picture (I didn't used any photoshop or other programs!) (...) (19 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOFan.org Now Hosting LEGOFactory Forum!
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| Hi all, It was announced at BrickFest™ that LEGOFactory would be launched this week. In conjunction with the launch, LEGOFan.org has opened a LEGOFactory forum. What makes this forum special is the Product Manager for LEGOFactory, Mark Hansen, will (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !
| | | | | Plays with the Heaven and Earth Creative Thing Abnormal Play
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| I finally got my hands on a copy of the Japanese language publication of (URL) The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis>, which apprently was released last December: (URL) "Plays with the Heaven and Earth Creative Thing Abnormal Play" (...) (19 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.loc.jp, FTX) !!
| | | | | AudioBrick - Episode 2
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| AudioBrick is the official podcast of GeekBrick.com. In this episode, I welcome our new administrator, Erik Dahl, and discuss a few of the announcements from the keynote session at BrickFest 2005. I also briefly talk about cycle two of the LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Announcing the first BrickJournal Contest...
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| BrickFest™ has become a major event in the AFOL community, with hundreds of attendees coming each year and the number of visitors growing each year. BrickJournal will be celebrating BrickFest 2005 with articles and photos from the displays and the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people, lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX) !!
| | | | | NWBrickCon is Coming! Vendors are Needed!
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| I'm in charge of the Brick Bazaar at NWBrickCon again this year, and it is comming up fast! This year NWBrickCon will be held October 7th-9th at the Seattle Center. The Brick Bazaar will be a much better location this year (the Olympic Room) than (...) (19 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.sealug) !!
| | | | | Administrator Position Open at GeekBrick.com! (For Europeans ONLY)
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| Attention! GeekBrick.com is looking for a LEGO enthusiast who lives in Europe to join our staff. They will have administrator access/responsibilities, and they will be a full time staff member. Here are the terms: - GeekBrick.com must be one of your (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.eu)
| | | | | James Jessiman Memorial Award for 2005
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| The James Jessiman Memorial Award was established by the Jessiman Family to honor an individual who has contributed to the furthering of LDraw, the DAT format, and James' memory. This year, in consultation with the Jessiman's, the LDraw.org Steering (...) (19 years ago, 15-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) !!
| | | | | Announcing NWBrickCon 2005 Theme Coordinators
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| NWBrickCon 2005 is coming up on October 7--9 in Seattle. Registration is possible at (URL) September 9. If you plan to display MOCs or other displays, or have any related questions, please contact the appropriate coordinator (preferably by October (...) (19 years ago, 15-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.western) !!
| | | | | BrickFest Photo Gallery Online
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| BrickFest Photos! Some preliminary photos (sans captions) are now available on the (URL) BrickFest web site> in the new (URL) Photo Gallery>. There will be many more in the next hours and days, take a few minutes to browse through them. Note: the (...) (19 years ago, 13-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | LEGNET to change hands while continuing normal operation
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| Dear readers, As some of you may have already known, Todd Lehman and I recently decided to limit our involvement in LUGNET to the end of this Fall. We both will always love LUGNET and feel great pride in what its users have grown it into, but we (...) (19 years ago, 13-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, FTX) !!
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