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i think that more movie based themes would be a good idea... lego has done star wars (which is REALLY popular) and kind of indiania jones (adventurers) which is also a popular theme... both are lucas arts for some reason... but i think that if you (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: lego vampires?
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Check (URL) to see my haunted house. The current bats do hang upside if you use a small grey technic pin inserted into the base of the roof brick. (...) ...Allan (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmmmmm...this sounds a good idea.Why not ,for example, 10 wide narrow gauge trains or tramways? Gianluca (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) haunted houses would be cool... lego needs more ideas that are for older lego users like them... and they need bats that can hang off the ceilings... (...) a duckula minifig would be so cool... and they could make models with collapsible (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Until TLC gets hip, customs is the way to go here... Two miniheads come immediately to mind: the lego skulls and the gasgano head -- and the latter is essentially not even a custom, but very useable as a zombie or vampire head (I happen to (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Great Idea, I suggested Haunted houses ages ago... But you might have to tone it down a little. (ie Duckula Rather than Dracula). Alex (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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i think that lego vampires would be really cool for someones lego castle... i thought that bat lord was an attempt at them but they need little fangs like the bats do... if TLG released a minifig pack of them i would buy heaps and have vampire (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Im thinking rolls royce type here. (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) A lovely idea, but they have already half-built two Italian motorcycles already with the technic series - just add shaft drive with some bevel gears and you have a Moto Guzzi. This is one type of 'Model Team' set which could combine technic (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I've decided to offer to maintain a "wants" web page in anticipation of Lego Direct. This will be a simple web page, along the lines of the kind of database discussed in the thread (URL) will accept email to catena@xnet.com with your name and email (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Yes,I agree.Think to an Harley-Davidson,with many chromed bricks...or a red Ducati... (...) Why not Luna Rossa? (...) Yeeeees !I want 16-wide trains!!! (...) so (...) 6 bis. a vintage (doubledeck,why not?) trolley,electric or horse-pulled. (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:Fu03yK.IxJ@lugnet.com... (...) could (...) unless (...) "usually " "significant" To very vague words. To somebody who is new to LUGNet or not aware of this thread, the welcome could be argued as (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
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(...) On the contrary, we're very pleased to have received it! In fact, we thanked Brad on the phone a few days earlier when he mentioned it prior to sending it. (...) That part wasn't 100% clear. Here is an excerpt of the letter (I hope Brad (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Todd is right IMO. "Sponsorship" in the disclaimer means a formal contractual relationship, and usually accompanies significant financial support. Since that is not the case here, the traditional disclaimer is appropriate (and in fact still (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:Fu007I.37x@lugnet.com... (...) to) (...) No mystery - I did not like the tone of it. I thought there may have started some sort of angry debate - so to be on the safe side I scrubbed it. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
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(...) That's absolutely correct, Eric. In addition, the amount of the donation ($5,000 USD) is so tiny that it could not even remotely be thought of as sponsorship or financial support unless LEGO sends these sorts of things often and regularly, (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
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(...) shortly after I posted my reply...? (...) I don't see any misleading text there (LEGO still does not officially support or endorse LUGNET), but it can't hurt to add some sort of modifying statement after the legal disclaimer (perhaps a link to (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
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(...) We hope to change the text on the homepage as soon as we have more information from Brad and his counsel/attorney(s) about exactly what the donation means in his mind. His letter which accompanied the donation mentioned that it was "made with (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: neither sponsored nor endorsed by the LEGO Company? (was : Re: an update -- and an apology)
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I think I agree with Scott. It's not that I think LUGnet's integrity has been compromised (or anything even close to that), but given the situation I think the disclaimer is inaccurate through omission. [Followup-To .admin.general] (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) From : 1. The American Heritage® Dictionary 2. Cambridge International Dictionary of English Sponsor: 1 One that finances a project or an event carried out by another person or group, especially a business enterprise that pays for radio or (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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