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| | | | | Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | (...) Off the top of my head, I think they were 2x2 cylinders. (...) I wish I had more than just two. They're more useful as decoration when the studs can be seen, and they make better cans of soda for Minifigs! ;) Jeff (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | (...) Definitely red 1x1's for Coke. white for Diet coke or Diet Dr Pepper. Yellow I've used for Mountain Dew or Squirt. Green for 7-up or Sprite, Blue for RC Cola. Brown for Root Beer, Mug, maybe. For any non-alc beverages, has anyone ever used (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | (...) LOL! Great list!! (...) Well, cooffee, duh! That's what I'm drnking right now. Oh wait, you said non-alc. --Todd (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | (...) Hmm. Irish cooffee, eh? That explains your drnking problem. :) For regular coffee and hot chocolate I use the minifig mugs with handles. But maybe black 1x1's would be good for Guiness in cans. -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Justin Kopp
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| | | | | | | | | but you're not suppose to drink it out of the can!! (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | | | | | [ I deleted the message I actually wanted to respond to, so this is in the wrong part of the thread. Sorry. ] For long-necked bottles, what about pushing a short piece of technic tubing through the hole in a 1x1 round? --Bram (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Or stick a light-sabre hilt on top of the 1x1 round. The chrome is just the label. Steve (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I like that. On top of a black or green one, a light sabre hilt might make it look like a champagne bottle. -Tom McD. when replying, friends don't let friends drink and eat spamcake. (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Hmm. I don't know. In my head, I see just a 1x1 with a stem. For me, that wouldn't work as a glass bottle, but maybe it looks like something else, like a waterbottle with one of those really long straws. Actually, those "sportsbottles" would (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | | | | | Alright, I'll put in my 2 cents worth (incessant ramblings...) about minifig accessories (since I do loathe minifigs so - no wait, their heads do make such great gothic pinnacles for cathdral towers....). Anyway, those really old 1x1 round bricks (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I can only think of two types: The ones that came in the Train sets used trans-yellow 2x2 cylinder bricks, and the single basic set with these type of lamp posts had trans-yellow minifig heads. I don't think there were any other sets that (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Thanks for the info Jeff. It looks like some of my Lampposts have part of a Homemaker Coffee Pot as the lamp. I wonder if these 1x1 (fat) minifig rounds in regular clear are rare? Were there any recent sets that had these? As for the gable (...) (26 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Mike Poindexter
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Gary, Check out the star wars line. The x-wing has 2 and the snowspeeder has 2. One has the convex, one has the concave. They are in gray. It should be REAL easy to pick up a lot of these sets. :-) Mike (...) in (...) (convex) (...) (1/2 (...) of (...) (26 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) They are fairly rare--I don't know of any set with more than one of them. They've appeared in Belville sets, and some other sets (can't remember which ones right now) in the past few years. What's more rare are the plain minifig heads in (...) (26 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Joshua Delahunty
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) 6372 Town House (1982) had 3, the rest 1: Qty Set (Mostly U.S.) Set Name Year Theme --- ---- ---...--- ---- ----- 1 6365 Summer Cottage (European) 1981 LEGOLAND Town 3 6372 Town House (European?) 1982 LEGOLAND Town 1 6374 Holiday Home (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) a (...) rounds in (...) Don't forget: 1 6031 Fright Force 1998 Fright Knights 1* 5802 Princess Rosaline 1999 Belville 1 5807 Royal Stable 1999 Belville * pictures in a European catalog seem to indicate it has 2 (...) Possible (it may just be a (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) The Fright Knights Minifig pack had one, that is probably the cheapest set in recent times. Have you checked out the Star Wars sets yet? They are an excellent source of pieces. Also check out the soon-to-be released Sith Infiltrator. It has (...) (26 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) But where are the grey peak pieces? I have enough grey medium slope pieces now - including 16 corners (courtesy of 4 River Expeditions and 4 Snowspeeders) - to make a small roof, and I have a few half-pyramid pieces... but no normal pointed (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Joshua Delahunty
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I don't have this set, but isn't that the new crystal ball, rather than the clear Mini-Figure Head? -- joshua (26 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) It's hard to tell from the catalog picture (see (URL)), but it sure looks like there's a stud on top of that crystal ball in the witch's hand. Steve (26 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) of a (...) rounds (...) in (...) It is not a trans. minifig head. The crystal ball does not have a stud on top, though I was it did. Just as a small side note, this piece is not the same as the trans. bell-jar found in the Adventurers (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) So the Fright Force set comes with a 'fright knights crystal ball' rather than a clear minifig head? Steve (26 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) top, (...) Yup. I remember seeing the box last year thinking that it sure would have been nice for the price. If it were a clear minifig head, I would have bought half a dozen on the spot. I also combed through all the other Fright Knights (...) (26 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) as (...) I have two copies of the set and it *does* come with a clear minifig head. I know this for sure because I don't have *any* crystal balls and I have two brand-new clear minifig heads. ;) Besides, that was the reason I got the set in (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —John Matthews
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | I will second that. I picked up 2 of these sets on the cheap at a Walmart. I didn't really want them, but at 2 bucks a set I couldn't pass it up. They definately have clear minifig heads. John Matthews Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) been (...) Wow. I must've been smokin something.. Garshk, I sure missed that one. :( Thanks for letting me down easy :) -Tom McD. when replying, please don't weep on the spamcake. (26 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Ed Jones
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | | (...) Well, maybe with a black 1x1 plate on the top or bottom to elongate the can. eric, who knows all too well what Guinness cans look like (26 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | (...) When reading this, an idea just popped into my head. I've nver done Lego surgery before but with a craft knife, you could cut the side bar off one of the faucet/tap/lamp base pieces, and stick it onto a 1x1 cylinder and have a fair rendition (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) Belville sets use a 1x1 cone on top of a 1x1 cylinder. Not very long-neckish, but it doesn't require major surgery, either. Steve (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables) —Tom McDonald
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| | | | (...) You should probably have those removed. --Todd (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) ... and puns aren't the only form of bad humor. (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | (...) But they're so fashionable! Besides, the surgery would be too painful. Have you seen the Lego Scalpels? They're quite dull! I mean, just listen to their monotonous speech! ;) Jeff (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | (...) I saw the Lego Scalpels at Abravanal Hall a couple of weeks ago. (1) Anyway, I thought they were pretty funny. Sure, a little on the dry side, but only before the audience took out their water balloons. Cheers, - jsproat 1. Some scalper sold (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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