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Is there any possibility of getting a discussion group for lugnet.db.inv? It seems like we have enough non-data posts in lugnet.db.inv to warrant at least thinking about it. And almost every one of them starts out with "I know this isn't a (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: peeron updates?
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I appreciate hearing back from you. It's nice to get confirmation that the inventory was noticed. I think I prefer getting an e-mail simply because it clogs the newsgroup up less. It also starts an e-mail thread that I use to communicate mistakes, (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | peeron updates?
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I know this group isn't for discussion - but I'm not sure where else this should go. As you may have seen, Dan or I have been posting updates to peeron.com here, but I'm not sure everyone wants/needs to see all that - but I could be wrong... I'd (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.db.inv) !
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| | 8226 Mud Masher
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Set: 8226 Description: Mud Masher PrintedMaterial: 71820/4114727 Sticker Sheet 4115770 Instruction Manual Count: 125 Box count: 120 Qty Part Color Name ------ ------ ------ ---...--- 2 2654 Black Boat 2 x 2 Stud 2 3710 Black Plate 1 x 4 4 4032 Black (...) (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 6769 Fort Legoredo
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Here's an inventory of the 6769 Fort LEGOREDO set. This was done from an unopened package so I think I got everything correct. Anyone who wants it can use it. Inventory for set #6769: Fort LEGOREDO Theme: Lego / SYSTEM / Western Year: 1996 Pcs: 668 (...) (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Set inventory for 4285 (red bucket) in XML
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I couldn't find a pre-existing inventory for this set, so I made my own. <?xml version="1.0" ?> <inventory set="4285" canonical_part_count="254" date="20010731" author="Gary Williams"> <insert description="Idea Book" width="105mm" height="148mm" (...) (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 6766 Rapid River Village
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Here's an inventory of the 6766 Rapid River Village set. This was done from an unopened package so I think I got everything correct. Anyone who wants it can use it. Inventory for set #6766: Rapid River Village Theme: Lego / System / Western / (...) (23 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Peeron Guidelines
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(...) How about 'built set from instructions' That is how I do inventories. Using sets I own, I build them per instructions, then disassemble and create the inventory by counting the actual pieces. I also double check the count by counting the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 6765 Gold City Junction
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Here's an inventory of the 6765 Gold City Junction set. This was done from an unopened package so I think I got everything correct. Anyone who wants it can use it. Inventory for set #6765: Gold City Junction Theme: Lego / SYSTEM / Western Year: 1996 (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: 1846 inventory
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(...) right - this is an error in partsref, Steve promised it'd fixed with the next release :) (...) right. What we usually do in such cases is put in the piece with the generic number (6213), and put a note about the printing. That way, the piece (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Peeron Guidelines
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(...) right, good idea. (...) or at least make a .db.inv.discussion? and have posts to db.inv auto-followup there? (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Peeron Guidelines
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(...) I agree that we should make sure that we have source of inventories whenever possible. We do try, and encourage others, to put such things in the comments section, but we haven't been pushing that... eventually, it would be nice to add a field (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Peeron Guidelines
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(...) I'd like to echo the above sentiments. Most of us are unlikely to find MISB sets from 1980, but it would still be nice to have an inventory. . .and know that the inventory was not as reliable as one from an MISB set. (For example, I bought a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Peeron Guidelines
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(...) Samuel, this a really important point. A great number of the inventories at Peeron are converted from other sources, and some are from years ago when world-wide AR levels were not as high, so it'd be nice to know just how much accuracy you can (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Easiest way to get an inventory
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(...) For sets with a high percentage of normal-type pieces, I use ML-CAD - if there are instructions I'll build it, approximating position to save time, or for freestyle and the like, just a grid of pieces with multiples stacked. I have a horror of (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Easiest way to get an inventory
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(...) Yeah, I have been doing them manually, too. A ton of parts lookups in partsref, let me tell you... I like databases since I can work with the keyboard and forget the mouse so I create inventories as a database (.dbf) and then save again as (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Peeron Guidelines
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I realize this isn't supposed to be a discussion forum, but I'm not clear on where else to put something like this. I am wondering if it would be possible to mark up inventories with some verification data. For instance, with some inventories (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Easiest way to get an inventory
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(...) heh, we kept meaning to put up a howto page, but somehow, never got to it... (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 1846 inventory
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I received this set second-hand (with pieces and idea sheet, but no polybag), but I can build all of the models on the idea sheet and the part count (25) matches that shown in the Lugnet set database. The formatting may not be quite what people (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 7000 Young Ankylosaurus
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The formatting may not be quite what people like, but it's short enough that you can convert it yourself. :) The part numbers used are those from the Peeron list. One part (used in the tail of 7000 and in the neck of 7001) does not appear to have a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.db.inv)
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