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--snip-- (...) It's directly affected (URL) one of my MOCs>... for the better. The mixing of old and new brown 1 is a nice effect on its own but with the extra variation on the parts it's even nicer. Tim 1 Not my idea but a fantastic one I recommend (...) (16 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) mmm, (URL) pitchforks> ... (URL) ... I'm sorry, what was being discussed? (16 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a "false brick"? ROSCO (16 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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(...) I didn't get any funky colors in my P.A.B. from Brickworld; but I didn't get any 1X1 plates at all. However, I did notice some non-color quality issues with 1X1 False Brown bricks. I got some of the 1X1's in the Northbrook P.A.B. on Friday, (...) (16 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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(...) (URL) When I got the good news that Bjarke will attend BrickFair and will host this seminar, I considered saving the information as a "surprise" at the event, and not announcing it. One reason was that I feared too much foreknowledge would (...) (16 years ago, 15-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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/pokes head into .events, looks around... A couple weeks ago I sorted out the cardboard box of Pick-a-Brick I purchased from the Northfield Lego store at the special Brickworld event on Friday night. As I was sorting, I found a half-dozen 1x1 (...) (16 years ago, 15-Aug-08, to lugnet.events)
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(...) I think it's kind of cool that BrickFair is offering people the opportunity to actually talk with LEGO about these things. I suspect LEGO's quality control dept will be happy to listen, and the more people that comment, the more weight it will (...) (16 years ago, 15-Aug-08, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Great that you and Lego know about it, Just a shame nothing has happened to improve in the last couple of years. I am still getting boxes crushed and sets with damaged parts. But of course, everyone knows about the problem, so I guess we (...) (16 years ago, 15-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that they're aware of them. What else do you think a Quality Engineer spends his time doing? (16 years ago, 15-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure why you think any LEGO Ambassadors will see questions in a thread which has nothing to do with LEGO Ambassadors but since I've spotted it I'll respond with my LA hat planted firmly on my head. The quality control issue has been (...) (16 years ago, 15-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX) !
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(...) Well, I wish I could come. I thought that the Lego Ambassidors were there to bring concerns to Lego. Perhaps I am wrong on this. These problems have been brought up many times in the past. John P (16 years ago, 14-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) John, Well, I think that one of the following things should happen: 1) You and/or David come to BrickFair and ask for yourselves... it is always best to ask directly from the party you wish to get information from. It all could get lost in the (...) (16 years ago, 14-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(URL) Hey all! BrickFair is just 2 weeks away. Just in case you didn't think about it, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm bringing trains to set up. If you are coming to BrickFair, and you want to see trains and a train layout... please (...) (16 years ago, 14-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Could someone ask him about mold allignment? I've often heard that the part tolerances are so strict that you can't see the difference with the naked eye, but I own bricks where one wall is twice as thick as the opposite wall. If they're only (...) (16 years ago, 14-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) interesting, ask him if the quality is going to be better now they are dumping Flextronics. I buy a great number of sets and one out of five have either defromed elements or missing elements. Also, is the color going to be more consistant? And (...) (16 years ago, 14-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(URL) LEGO Quality Control We are pleased to announce Bjarke Schønwandt will be among the LEGO Group guests attending BrickFair in two weeks. Bjarke is a Quality Engineer at TLG and will give a presentation on LEGO's quality control. See you at (...) (16 years ago, 14-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(URL) Hotel Deadline Extended The Sheraton hotel has extended the deadline for room reservations to August 19th. Be sure to mention BrickFair. See you there, Todd (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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This year at BrickFair, a grand prize of a MINDSTORMS NXT set will be awarded to one lucky person. But, instead of the grand prize simply being awarded to the winner of any event, everyone who enters any of the three MINDSTORMS events will be (...) (16 years ago, 13-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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Hey Everyone, BrickFair is happy to announce that the position of "Bling" (souvenir) Desk Coordinator has been filled. Mike Maurer has agreed to take on this awesome job. If you had been asked about filling that position and were sitting on the (...) (16 years ago, 11-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Ha! Sorry, I'm not that clever, intentionally. (16 years ago, 11-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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