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(...) Thanx all, The lot contained some 2x4 duplo bricks as well (only 2x4s). Including some white bricks, I didn't know there were white duplo bricks back then. I never had much duplo when I was young, I guess I only had a small boat with a figure. (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Niels, You are correct. That is a system-size brick that was used in early Duplo sets. It had a rope attached that allowed the child to turn a Duplo wheeled base into a pull toy. Here's a pic of the part: (URL) part has recently been added to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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There are enough obviously real Duplo pieces in there (horse, pot, 2*2 and 4*2 bricks, various plates, sloped bricks, ladder, ball) for me to think this is probably real, and as Mark pointed out the figs in the picture do compare well with the new (...) (20 years ago, 31-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) One of the things that made me question it are the figs. Those are NOT Duplo figs as we know them.... BUT then I saw the new Duplo sets on S@H - well see for yourself: (URL) -- check the fig standing. So it looks like Lego is changing MORE (...) (20 years ago, 30-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Although it looke like that cauldron over the gate has a hay bail in it. Maybe the guys in the castle are trying to feed their enemies' horses. That would be OK for 3 year olds. ; ) (20 years ago, 29-May-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Eric, I do realise that this is a "joke" but I would disagree with your assessment that it's an "old lugnet joke". I've been on lugnet for years and as far as I can see this redirection has been instigated only by you (although there have been (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.admin.general) !
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Its an old Lugnet joke. e (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I agree with Diedre here. Eric - while the duplo joke is funny to you and your friends, and while it can be used as a cute joke once in a while among the same, please reconsider FUT'ing Duplo and using this joke when expressing sincere (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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Please don't redirect irrelevant threads to .duplo. I don't think this is an appropriate way to handle behaviour that you presumably consider childish. I've cross-posted this to admin.general as this has happened before eg (URL) Would you please (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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The man owns up and stands by his decision. You gotta respect that. Ok, only half a day. e (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.duplo)
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(...) dude, your so banished to (URL) .duplo> for saying that. Try to be a little more friendly around here. (URL) e (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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Hi guys, I've just been lurking for a while, and my dad and I finally took pics of my first BrikWars army. Well here it is. (URL) He Hee>> (go ahead and click me, punk!) ... He was a quick doodle (URL) My spider mecha. >> I made my mecha from half a (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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FUT: lugnet.loc.se,lugnet...one-brands Hi all! I found this clone "High Good" in a local store called "Dollar Store". It costs SEK 30 or aprox. $4US. Did not bother bying one. Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.duplo)
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For those who aren't aware, FBTB is covering the Toy Fair in New York and pictures of new 2004 sets are starting to appear there. So far there are Duplo, Quatro, Dora, Creator, Designer (mecha!), and Technic pictures on there. I'm expecting Star (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.harrypotter) !
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(...) I thought the use of those prefixes goes waaayyy back to earlier times...like maybe latin? The main source of most of the romance languages? DU --- double/two QUAT - Four primo--perhaps coming from "prime" meaning "first"?? (or some (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Shya. Not lately. --D (20 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Yes. (20 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) maybe some guy at TLG are portuguese. DUPLO means "double" QUATRO means "four (4)" but PRIMO means "cousin" :) i think PRIMO means "first" in italian LBaixinho (20 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Hm...wonder if a 2 x 2 round brick will fit inside a Quattro stud? would be interesting if the quattro studs lined up with the tops of the creator buckets as well... Scott (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) I think LEGO QUATRO is a great idea! Smaller than PRIMO, yet bigger than DUPLO. And hopefully much more compatible with SYSTEM than PRIMO is. From the pictures, it looks like this is 4x the scale of LEGO SYSTEM (hence the "quat-") and 2x the (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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| | New Duplo figs?
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Hi, have a look at the 'Duplo again' press release. There are pictures of new sets - they contain photos of new fig forms. 1) Different legs 2) Hands with 'fingers' 3) Manga-ish eyes 4) Maybe also possibility of larger degree of freedom of hands and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Hmm, sounds a lot like what PRIMO used to be....? Oh well, as soon as my wife and I have a little toddler, we'll be buying whatever toddler bricks LEGO will put on the market :-) /\/\ark "nop, nuffin' yet" de Kock (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) From another press release, about the second Mars lander landing on Mars: "Sandy Moondust is the second LEGO Minifigure on Mars. She and Biff will write a dairy during the journey to Mars, and in this way the exploration of space could be more (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Good grief. And the dumb just keeps on dumbering. --D (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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From Lego: (URL) Company is positive about its pre-school business with plans to introduce twelve new DUPLO products this year and the launch of the new QUATRO brick. The new QUATRO brick is eight times larger than a traditional DUPLO brick and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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TLC has confirmed, that the name DUPLO is to be re-launched for pre-school bricks. The change from DUPLO to Lego Explore has costed the company about a billion Danish Kroner. The article (in Danish!): (URL) Copenhagen (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo) !!
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I was just at a local Bartell Drugs and came across Duplo Zooters for the first time. Goofy little sets, but my 2 year-old and my 6 year-old are having a lot of fun with them. They only had the green Goozle 3263 and the red Tez 3264, for $9.99 each. (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.duplo)
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I'd heard that the change of name from Duplo had been received very badly in Lego's traditional markets of Germany and Denmark. It's a poor show though for any modern company that there's so much inertia (read: spent money) in a re-branding that (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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Hi, I found this excellent database, made by Hanne Wiener: (URL) for info.....! Arne, Copenhagen (20 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: LEGO fires CEO Plougman - concentrates on bricks
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I can't tell you how many people I have helped in the Lego aisle this past year. People looking for Duplo size Lego were confused. These people were buying products for children that were not their own. (Individuals not familiar with the product (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) In the Danish TV tonight Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen said, thet the change from Duplo to Explorer had been a fatal mistake, as the sales had HALVED!! So, yes, I guess that'll mean that they'll return to the DUPLO branding. Arne, Copenhagen (20 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: BtB, 3273 Lofty & the Mice problem?
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(...) My daughters and I have had the same experience - it's most definitely a 'bug' in my opinion. Reassembling Lofty got old real fast! He's now become more of a display piece - like the Wright Flyer - Very low whooshability! (20 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | BtB, 3273 Lofty & the Mice problem?
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Hi, I've bought my 2.5 years old son 3273 Lofty crane. Set is nice, but the problem is that front and back parts of the car chassis are too easy to disconnect. It's not possible by 'drive' it by the cabin, nor lift it in the air - the parts go apart (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti banished to the Phantom Zone
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(...) "Profanity is the parlance of the fool. Why curse when we have such a magnificent language with which to discourse?" -Theodore Roosevelt, United States of America's 26th President I've left other forums on cause of profanity and vulgarity. I'm (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti banished to the Phantom Zone
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(...) "His mouth to build ratio are off." (Even though what Jon said is true.) Heeee heee heeee heee heee eheee heeeeee. Ok done. Heee heeee heeee hheeeee eheeee eheeee. Good Night / Good Morning. e (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti banished to the Phantom Zone
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(...) I swoop down from yonder mountain top on my Mecha to dispense justice for all. Jon Palmer and Richard Marchetti are hearby banished to .duplo and .primo respectively for the period of no less than 24 hours as is custom here on LUGNET. They may (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo, FTX)
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| | Re: When did Duplo blocks switch from Lego to Duplo?
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(...) Hi Cynthia, While I don't know exactly when the bricks began saying DUPLO inside the studs (my guess is the late 80's), from what I understand they have switched back to saying LEGO once again (this appears to have been happening gradually (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.duplo)
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(...) I hope I'm redundant in saying that the smaller bricks fit on top of the Duplo/Explore bricks. If you're building large scale, they are really helpful working as filler space on the inside of a project. However, as I learned from SCLTC, when (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | When did Duplo blocks switch from Lego to Duplo?
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I just discovered this wonderful website! *** My son has outgrown his duplo blocks and I'm getting ready to sell them to buy him regular Legos. Some were bought new for him, some were yardsale finds. Some are complete sets, most are loose basic (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | New baby sets
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The pictures are all I can read here: (URL) interesting to me are the 5451 Musical Sea Mobile, and the 5450 Discovery Bird. Has anyone seen these in the US, or anywhere else? Thanks John (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo)
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(...) This set was listed as #1957 in the program for the LEGO auction in Sacramento last year. The year of release is listed as 1985. Two different sets that had the number #1957 were auctioned off: a "Preschool Basic Building Set" containing only (...) (21 years ago, 21-Sep-03, to lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) Any idea how this set is worth now-a-days? The set is in used condition (playable) but all there. -AHui A&M LWorks (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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(...) That was a storage bag. The bunny was red plush with a rope carry handle, zipper along the back, and a Duplo or Lego logo keychain. I've seen the bag several times, but I don't know which set it came with. It may have been an 'extra' attached (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | Looking for an old DUPLO set
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I'm looking for an old DUPLO (I think) set that came in a bunny rabbit (pink, I think) looking bag. Does anyone know the set number or have any images of it? Thanks, -AHui A&M LWorks (URL) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | New variation of Explore polybag promo set
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Hello all, Here in the Netherlands a color variation of the Explore polybag promo set #1384 emerged. It has set number 5437, and has been found in a range of promo sets issued by the Dutch supermarket chain C1000 (URL) The mentioned promo involves (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jun-03, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | Re: TRU discountin' like a over stocked Walmart.
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(...) I just wanted to point out that my local TRU had 3511, 3512, and 3513 for only $4 each and 3621 for $10. I took all they had and would take as many more of the first three as I could find. I'm off to the next closest store later today. Chris (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Fun with Duplo
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(...) Cool! i'd worry if you each started speaking different languages ;) ! Jeff (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.duplo)
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Would you believe that my 2 1/2 year old niece built this tower entirely by herself? Apparently she brought out her toddler chair to reach the top of this monstrosity. Ahh, a kid after my own heart :) (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: My complete(?) list of Duplo Promotional 1x2x2 bricks.
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I (...) Mark, I do know that the "Brick or Treat, 2002 - Version B" was given out at the LEGO Outlet stores, but don't know about the other LEGO retail centers. Also I have a 2x4 Duplo brick that is green and has the text "October 1999", this was (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jun-03, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.general)
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| | My complete(?) list of Duplo Promotional 1x2x2 bricks.
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I love Duplo Promotional Bricks, I have been working on my collection of them for some time now. I am pretty sure I have most of the ones that have been put out. I only know of 3 bricks that I do not have, and there are 2 others I need one more of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jun-03, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: Compatibility of Duplo Intelli-trains with older Duplo trains
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Hi! I have one of the Duplo battery trains from when I worked as a model builder. We pulled out the old track and new track that my new daughter has when her cousins were over. Old train with new smart elements: Sometimes it stops the train, mostly (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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(...) Yes, same track. But I think it is a different color, nothing major. (...) The way the sound elements interact with the train depends on which driver you have driving the train. The instructions tell you exactly what the differences are. Here (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Compatibility of Duplo Intelli-trains with older Duplo trains
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(...) I believe they are 100% compatible. (...) Don't know, but I'm guessing they are used to make different sounds similar to the smart elements from MyBot. -Rob. (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Compatibility of Duplo Intelli-trains with older Duplo trains
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I am looking at buying some of the new Intelli-trains for my nephe. To what extent are the new Intelli-trains compatible with the older Duplo trains? Can they use the same track? Can the new "smart elements" be placed on old track? Obviously I (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo)
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Yes, it adds new songs. Hopefully there will be more than one song cartridge released. I just wish that the different instruments and sounds were available without having to buy another "player." George "Mark P" <mark@landofbricks.com> wrote in (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo)
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Does anybody know what the "song cartridge" does? One can be found in the Music Extras 2 set (#3371). Does it make the sets play different music or something? Anybody have is that can comment on it? Mark P (URL) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: My son's MOC: Duplo Spaceship!
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(...) Yes it is :) I have a one year old that is just getting the idea of how to attach the Duplo bricks together and it is really cool to see him study and learn how to use them - and get excited when he gets a few bricks stacked up. (...) Well, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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That's just too cool. It's good to see that the hobby is transferring nicely from generation to generation. Lego good, Lego.space better! So how does dad and kiddo play together? (asking as a soon to be dad) Ever get nervous with him handling your (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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AWESOME!! Peace and Long Life, Tony Alexander (21 years ago, 8-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) (or maybe he's just found the perfect successor :-) -paul (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) It looks great! It looks fast, for Duplo. Jeff J (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yes, very powerful :) And Tommy says thank you! Mark (and Tommy) P. (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) Oh ya! I have brainwashed him well ;) I have always been into classic space and that has rubbed off on him. Some of his greatest creations are space ships. He is well on the path to .space, and a good road it is. Mark P (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) Oh ya, he has been building with the regular bricks for years now. He won a building contest when he was 6 and that was using regular bricks. So he was already a master by the age of 6 :) The Duplos are for my 2 youngest children. I have a 2 (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks! (...) It was in the 25th Anniversary Tub that was out a few years back. It is just like the regular 2x4 silver brick that was out in tubs at the same time. It is the sme material as the Star Wars ship that has all that chrome in the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) He tells me it is the main laser gun, only to be used when they get in trouble. He says they only use it when they get in trouble because the 2 piolts in front do not like the laser shooting over their head that much. (...) And he says thank (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) Jeff (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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Looks like he's having fun! Are you gonna introduce him to the 'small bricks' anytime soon? :) -JHK (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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Looks like he's having fun! Are you gonna introduce him to the 'small bricks' anytime soon? :) -JHK (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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Great job! One question. Where did you get that chrome/silver brick? Is it made of metal? (21 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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Great work from the young lad! He's on sure-footed on the road to excellent, spacey things! Cheers, -G (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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(...) silver brick. Is that a laser cannon? Or perhaps part of the engine system? Great work! :) -The Galactic Mediator (21 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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*salutes* Fine job young space cadet!!! Chris <>< (21 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space)
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| | My son's MOC: Duplo Spaceship!
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My 8 year old son made one awesome Duplo Space ship the other day. He tells me it is the fastest ship that has ever been made and does its part to protect the universe from alien life forms. It is made out of 100% Lego Duplo parts and if you have (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.space) !!
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| | Re: Concerning the 3325 Intelli-Train Gift Set
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(...) Yes, it does shut down after 3 or 4 minutes like the older ones do. Mark P (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Concerning the 3325 Intelli-Train Gift Set
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(URL) anyone tell me if the little engine in this set automatically shuts down like previous DUPLO® versions, or does it now run indefinitely? (unless you stop it with one of those code bricks) -HRH (21 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Disney Pre-production Pooh Figure - Duplo
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I uploaded a few images of a Prototype or Pre-production Winnie the Pooh figure. You can see the obvious color difference; the more yellow figure on the right is the pre-production version. I thought this would be fun to share since not many LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.disney, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Review of 2942 Explore Logic (Duplo) Play House
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(...) Ah, no - on mention of the bath I've checked the set numbers and realised I thought you were talking about the new (2002) Explore Playhouse 3620 which has a shower but no bathtub and overall is a fairly poor set. Duplo 2942 Playhouse (2000) (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Review of 2942 Explore Logic (Duplo) Play House
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(...) I don't recall seeing anything that looked like a shower head in the set, only a bath. Maybe it was there, but I didn't recognise it? Kerry (21 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Review of 2942 Explore Logic (Duplo) Play House
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(...) Just a difference in description I think, they're the same piece. I've got 3 of these things and they all sound a bit different to each other, just the luck of the draw. One is much more ding-dongey than the others, one is a bit of a fizzer (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Review of 2942 Explore Logic (Duplo) Play House
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(...) I was worried that the parents might not like the working (...) Hi Kerry, thnaks for the extensive review, I have bought this set in Denmark, and in my set the doorbell DO sound like a "ding-dong", and DO irritate adults the 100th time!! It (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Review of 2942 Explore Logic (Duplo) Play House
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Set #: 2942 Theme: Explore Logic (Duplo) Play House Set name: Play House (a bit unimaginative) URL: (URL) 3-6, 89 pieces, 4 figures. (C) 2000, no instruction manual. Price Range: US$70 on Shop@Home, bought retail in Australia for about A$100. As an (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.duplo)
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| | FS/FT: Lots of Duplo Parts and Sets
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I have several sets of Duplo, plus lots of parts, animals and figures for sale or trade on my web site at: www.cyberis.net/~tco...s/sale.htm Take a look and check back often. I update frequently. Sincerely, Tim (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | DUPLO creations at NWBrickCon
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Just for fun, I intend to bring some DUPLO creations to the NWBrickCon. I hope to show off the creative potential of what seem to be underrated bricks. So far I have built a 20 inch wide by 18 inch tall bust of an alien, a bust of a human and a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Are the printed walls in the new Playhouse #3620 cardboard?
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Or are they some kind of plastic? Doesn't seem like they would last 5 minutes if they're cardboard (well not with our kids anyway!) Matt (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Duplo eggs for anyone interested
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I have 2-3 full cases (12 eggs per case, basically 3 of each of the 4 types of eggs) left from a batch of 6 cases I found at a local supplier. 3$ per egg or 35 USD per case. I didn't want to wait till they did the 50% off discount since then there (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: Duplo WTC Memorial
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(...) I think it's a very eloquent statement. Well done. My thoughts are with you. Joe Meno (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Duplo WTC Memorial
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(URL) created this little memorial out of Duplo. Originally it was just the tattered American flag. (I don’t have much white Duplo.) I wanted to have the towers in the flag but couldn’t decide how to do it, since I only had the basic Duplo colors, I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: LEGO Suggested Ages of Play
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(...) Decide for yourself. One Step Ahead (and I'm sure other vendors) makes a simple choking hazard tester that's great for evaluating small toys. There are lots of Primo/Baby stacking toys available. Also, check out the new Explorer musical toys. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo)
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| | Updates to the DUPLO Printed Brick Database
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During the last few weeks the DUPLO Printed Brick Database here on LUGNET has been updated a few times. I have received several information updates and pictures of older bricks from Christian Boeker and Sabine Mayrhofer. Some recent purchases of Bob (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.general) !
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| | New DUPLO bucket 4086
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Hi, To my big surprice I saw a DUPLO (actually, Explore) bucket today, with the number 4086. This is the first time DUPLO moves into the 4xxx-numbers. The bucket itself contained 90 bricks, mostly basic bricks, with some trans-blue 2x4 and 2x2. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Poll example on member page: DinoTron mecha
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OK, here's an example of a poll included right onto a LUGNET member page: (URL) do this, I simply added [Poll 14] at the bottom of that page. And then the system displays the poll automatically when it renders the FTX[1] into HTML. Any poll can be (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.duplo) !
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| | New Explore sets, 3615
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The new Explore sets are now promoted in Denmark; TRU has some of them on sale, e.g. 3615 Theatre. I don't like all the cardboards - they won't last long in the hands of a 3-year old. Anyway, there are some nice things in this set, such as swords (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.castle)
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| | Bob The Builder's Cat, Pilchard/ chart
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While bumbling around, I found a knitting chart for Pilchard, Bob The Builder's Cat. It could be used for a Lego mosaic also. (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: 4085 Bucket (Explore)
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(...) They have to not be able to fit down a tube of a certain diameter, which I gather is slightly larger than the size of a baby's windpipe or esophagus. Adrian (22 years ago, 28-Jul-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: 4085 Bucket (Explore)
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(...) How do they test it? I'd hate to be one of the babies in their panel of experts... Chris (22 years ago, 28-Jul-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: LEGO stops DUPLO
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(...) I bought one yesterday (in Copenhagen); it's number is 4082. All the red and light green bricks were imprinted with "Duplo", while all the blue and yellow and trans-blue bricks has "Lego" imprints. Arne (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: LEGO stops DUPLO
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(...) I just saw this bucket today too. It's different in its construction from prior buckets. It lacks a handle, having instead a curved lip around the rim. Also, the studs on the lid said, "LEGO" rather than "DUPLO". I was a little frustrated by (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: A little more info on Explore
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(...) Did anyone else notice, that 3273 Lofty has changed? In 2001 Duplo version Lofty sports a grab, but in 2002 Explore version it's been replaced with a hook! I can't see any reason for this change?!?? Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 26-Jun-02, to lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: LEGO Explore and independent toy sellers
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"Suzanne D. Rich" <suz@baseplate.com> wrote in message news:AF54FE8A-8833-1...ate.com... [ ... snippage ... ] (...) In my area (Raleigh, NC) it seems that the smaller toy stores have been the first to get some of the new LEGO sets, specifically the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.lego)
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