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(...) Yep. If the instructions were on TLCs site, there would be much more exposure and probably more utilization. 100GB/day ? Who knows. (...) Hear, hear. That motion is seconded. That or for TLC to buy enough of the banner ad space to make it (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) While I applaud your sentiment I suspect that I'd rather the instructions stay on BrickShelf(tm) and that Lego(r) fund the bandwidth expense of making them available. If they were on the TLC site, there would be issues with quality. Many (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yes they are :) You can see them here: (URL) (the Giant Minifigs that you can see in shelves and flying around). I know they have the sculptures... but I want one of the others that you can see above :) Thanks for trying to help though! :) (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Are these different from the ones you can buy from LEGO's internet store Shop at Home, for $149.00 excl. shipping? See Exclusives & Treasures -> Sculptures With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I was just discussing this with a friend the other day... I personally love the Giant Minifigs that you see in some of the stores windows and shelves... (Japan and American stores I have seen via net). And also when you had them for auction on eBay. (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Lego this is important so I beg of you read it and respond
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First off I WOULD LIKE TO SAY that I am sending a simalar letter to lego. Dear Lego Inc. My name is Daniel Ravenda. I am 13 3/4. I am writeing to you representing lugnet.castle, in a way. I would just like to say how pleased I was with The (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I dunno about how IP rights to the concept of hosting LEGO instruction scans online would work. If someone else wanted to host scans online, I don't think there would be anything Kevin could say about it. (...) This is a major point I think (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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However this brings up an interesting dilemma....Brickshelf (now Brickshelf LLC) was founded to originally display the scans of instructions and catalogues....the hosting of MOC's and other stuff was secondary. The compilation of the scans was the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Or perhaps LEGO could host the scans on one of their servers, so that BrickShelf LLC wouldn't use as much bandwidth as before!? Just a thought... JohnG, GMLTC (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Lego-- Please authorize Brickshelf LLC to continue to display the old instruction scans that had been available on that site. The scans are a vital resource for the Lego community and are badly missed. Having scans of old sets available only (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Another example of the use of the new smooth technic beams is the Caterham Super 7 replica by Neil Everett. If you look at the pictures or DAT files of the chassis, or the front suspension/steering assembly, you'll see what I mean. I've built (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Just back after a short trip down to VA. Of course I stopped at the Lego Store at Potomac Mills. Now this place is a Lego Company Store - right off a major interstate in a location that generates tons of foot traffic. You might expect it to be a (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Not wanting to be too argumentative, but most of the ways listed use parts that conform to the "traditional" technic model - something that mounts to studs on a brick or plate and then uses a connector or pin to interface to the "newer" parts. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Some great points have been made here. I actually really like most of the new parts (particularly the various axle connectors), but it does seem that the functionality of the average Technic model is less advanced than that of five years ago. The (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I would agree, looking at the new technic, where are the big machinery type sets of old, like the "claw rig" and "crane"? It just seems to be lots of trendy styling with not a lot of functionality as with the old sets. These new styling bits (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) This subject is curiously similar to the "how do we connect znap to system" issue. I posted some pictures of various ways of doing that on brickshelf ... (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:Grv2G6.zH@lugnet.com... (...) bricks. Forgive me if I am missing something obvious here, but it is possible to use the holes in studless beams and liftarms to clip directly onto studs in bricks (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:Grv2G6.zH@lugnet.com... (...) [snippage] (...) Not to beat this to death, but this is plainly false. Here are some ways to connect non-studded technic parts to studded parts. - simply stick the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I don't mind SOME of the new style smooth beams. My complaint is that the new style smooth beams and axle/rod/flex tube connectors have almost completely displaced "traditional" technic components. It's like the new "Technic" is a whole (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) If you removed the 'excess' you would lose a lot of the strength of the part. Although I always thought if you removed the sticky out bit you could make an excellent heavy haulage tractor hitch. Steve (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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