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(...) To be 100% clear, the comic that Greg and I created was positive, humourous, and informative. We didn't make fun of the AFOLs at all. I'd be happy to email you a copy for your review if you like. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) And that's precisely why he should look here instead, for what EuroBricks is about: (URL) it as a kind of knowledge center platform where newer LUG's can profit and share the experience from the longer established LUG's, for instance in the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general)
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Here they are: (3 URLs) AndroDan>> Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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(...) If I did it as a custom I'd either have to source a LOT of purple from Billund or somewhere (it used up about 1/2 of the stash I got there after LEGOWORLD) or change colors. But I can't see doing it, I have too many other projects awaiting (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Hey all, Everybody and Derek's mom has been writing up one of these threads since PDX ended a couple days ago, and I felt my experience was significant enough to warrant another new topic. First off, my Brickshelf gallery of the weekend goings-on: (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Geoff, I'm looking forward to hearing the results of the roundtable. I'm curator of the lugnet.build.minifigs group. All of the websites previously mentioned in this thread appear on the minifigs portal sidebar (minifigville being a recent (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Yes and no. I mean, yes, in that comments can be added if you view the 800-wide image (clicking on a thumbnail brings you to that), but no in that the thumbnails don't show any of this metadata beneath them. (...) That plastic tube that Gary (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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Hallo Jojo, (...) (URL) only in German regards Marmaris (Volker Draschka) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It doesn't offend me. I find it bizarre and hilarious. No offense at all. (...) Are you now attacking me for expressing my feelings? What do you get out of attacking Lego for expressing their feelings that the new greys are better than the old (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Gosh, thanks. And thanks for building it Mark. It's interesting that all three mocs are kinda wacky. I think I commented on the TM before, but I gotta say Nik's little Rooster Mechs are awesome. Long live the Wackymechs! :^) Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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I'm rather embarrassed but there was a snafu in the shipping of the prizes and I didn't quite got them in time for BrickFest PDX. They arrived to me on Monday the 16th, and I am proud to say two of the three are already mailed out. The awards for (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hi all, Could anyone who was at BFPDX answer this? See the creature in the lower right of this photo: (URL) assume that's a Nazgul on a winged fell beast from LotR: RotK. Who built that, and do they have better photos in a Brickshelf gallery (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle)
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(...) A lot of nice things can be seen in all these pictures. If only the purple didn't make it such a "loudmouth", I would love to buy Larry's building as a custom set. Several other pretty and original buildings, carts and siege-machines catched (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I have also talked to Greg in person (at last year's Brickfest), and he seemed like a swell guy. He was very humble about his outstanding artwork, and was kind of amused when I suggested that he was undercharging for it. But I find his (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) As someone who has met with Greg on more than one occasion, that some of this is crazy. I don't really care with what Greg does on his on-line posts and stuff, but as someone who does some great stuff and is a very cool guy in person.... ... I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I've just uploaded my photos from Brickfest PDX and from DC last August. (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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(...) Greg Hyland works for TLC, at least part of the time. It's generally not good business practice to mock the people that pay your salary. I know we complain that TLC ignores us AFOLs, but having TLC make fun of us isn't an improvement. What is (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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That was an awesome fest! It was great visiting with everyone and putting faces to those I had not met in person before. Just to name a few it was great visiting with... Keith Goldman - You got a Brammy! Ryan Rubino - Looking forward to the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space) !
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(...) I am not Todd Thuma, so I assume it must have been public at one point and now he's added more pics. Sorry about that! I should have done some deeplinks! (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) 'This folder is not yet public' :( (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) That was great! The only thing missing was a crowd of little kids running in to scoop up the parts, piñata-style! James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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Hm.. It seems to be a tad rear-heavy :) Good thing it's not that very stable so there's not that much forces on the bricks as it hits the ground. Still very amazing not a single brick was damaged! I'd guess some plates, technic bricks and pins would (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) "Personal Service Agency" ;-) SCNR, Christian (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Hi- Inspired by Jake's post some months back for "great LEGO moments", here's a list of personal moments from BrickFest PDX 2004: 1. Checking in at LAX with 7 travel cases (plus carry ons), the agent asks "What's in the bag?". I say "LEGO". Next (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !!
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In lugnet.space, Nathan Wells wrote: (snip) PS, this (URL) folder> of Todd Thuma's has about the best pics of the Inn of the Fallen Angels I've seen so far. Lots of details visible in the various views. (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) That one is going to be hard to top unless someone builds an accelerator or we do it in a higher gravity environment, I'm thinking... :-) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I prefer the term "Visiting Trainiac" ... However if you want to call me a Castler, it's OK by me, but check with the REAL castle guys like Lenny, Steve Fisher and Tony H. first... I just dabble, those guys are SERIOUS! (...) I prefer the term (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Well while we're thanking people, I'd just like to thank y'all, especially Steve & Christina for doing sucha great job, Frank for putting up with Todd & me saying "schleim" all weekend, and just everyone for making us foreigners feel welcome. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) (URL) (...) The SR-71 was built by Kim Toll, and is a sheer beauty! Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) 3. Joseph Sibilia-Young's sigfig 8. Nik Pieniazek's sigfig 9. Aaron Sneary's sigfig 19. Matt Chiles' sigfig (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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Just wanted to say a big thank you to Steve Barile, Christina Hitchcock, Larry P, and all the coordinators for a well organized and extremely fun event. I really enjoyed the "International" aspect of this event and the wide range of activities. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: SigFig Lineup- can you help me ID the rest?
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(...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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Lots of good pics of the festivities... Who built the Blackbird? (URL) Spencer Rezkalla (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) So it's okay for fans to mock Lego's ideas (focus groups! brighter colours!), but not okay to mock the mockers (Boo hoo!) ? (...) Should know? *Must* know!. No, they *need* to know! Better yet they have a *right* to know! (...) Of course not! (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Gary McIntyre was there as well on the front of the ISD. Check out some of the reactions of the crowd when you can see the pics. I think that one of Todd Lehman's with the tower separating in mid air is incredible... Geoff Gray, Binkmeister (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Scott Lyttle wrote: <snip> (...) I second that. Getting your truck broken into really blows. Anyone hear how he managed on the drive home? Last I heard he was heading for a Home Depot for plastic. Dan (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) I think Derek Schin would have liked a malfed camera as opposed to what happened to him. Turns out someone broke into his truck on Sunday night and stole his digital camera. No MOC's taken, but he now has a broken window on his truck, a lost (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Allister McLaren wrote: snip (...) I think it should also be mentioned that the color change's delta (i.e. the difference between the old color and the new color) is probably less that the delta between the actual color (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) The castlers had a Brothel at their display??!! I bet some touring parents with their kids were sweating as much as the poor Prof.! (URL) Nathan Wells (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Set the thumbnail size to 400 and view page by page (20 per page). (...) Yes, on the 800-wide versions. --Todd (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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(...) I don't think anyone is accusing Jake and LEGO Direct of lying. But Jake can only tell us what he knows. He was completely in the dark about the color change when it happened. Who knows if Denmark is giving him the real story now? The best (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Where did he accuse Jake of lying? The gist I got from the post was that if that indeed was the reason for the change, then it was a stupid one and the people in the design lab need a boot up the clacker. I do know that from the perspective of (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Accusing someone of lying is serious. TLC and the people of Lego Direct do not have a history of lying. Everything I have seen in the last 2 years shows that Brad and Jake to be honest and straightforward. When they can't answer a question, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) It only sounded like that because you were so upset about losing the colors. Seemed totally reasonable to me. (...) They did communicate it! The thread is still there! But people disbelieved them! (...) Oh Christian, what about the new (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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"Bryan Wong" <green_paper@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Ht8wxp.zHK@lugnet.com... (...) I was amazed by two things: 1. the portion of the frame that remained intact 2. the fact that none of the Technic beams broke. I was figuring that some (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Professor Whateverly, in the interest of promoting peace between .space and .castle, made a brief trip to the Castle table. He did some research there, at ++Lar's Inn of the Fallen Angels (did I get that name right?) (URL) After checking out the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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In lugnet.space, Mark Mueller wrote: (URL) (...) Nothing you did, just that you were the only blonde there, you were drinking beer, and he had to try. (...) Fazoom was a little loopy after getting out of the ship full of women. You can't really (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, it was Scott Lyttle and Nik Pieniazek helping out. And I finally got my movies uploaded too. Mine has sound! If you're looking for a nicely compressed .wmv weighing in at a nice light 378K, try (URL) this one>. If, however, you like the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin wrote: Seeing your SigFig made me think: where will you be when diarrhea hits you? ;^D JOHN (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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(...) #24 is me. Adrian (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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(...) It looks like Scott Lyttle, based on Todd's photos. John (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) I'm pretty sure #15 is Snake Plissken, but I don't remember seeing him at PDX. -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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(...) That is probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. Unless Gary has like 3 hands, who else was involved in the toss? (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Congratulations on a great build! (...) Here are mine... (URL) Unless you were one of the builders, you'll probably find these photos extremely boring. I took an excessive number of shots while experimenting with different shutter speeds, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(URL) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates)
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I have updated the info page for my presentation with the detailed notes from the session, which are more detailed and better organised, and with more links, than the presentation on the CD. They are available in HTML or Word DOC format. I've also (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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Bryan Wong wrote in message ... (...) Hey Bryan, when you eventually want to take your ISD apart to use the pieces for something else, bring it to a VLC meeting and we'll drop it for you! LOL Kevin ---...--- Farmhouse kit: (URL) TOWN PLANNING (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Uhm... What did I do over the weekend that would explain why Daniel is lookin' at me funny? And why Capt. Fazoom is pointing a Frap cannon in in my back? (URL) It musta been one helluva PARTY! -Captain John “aka Mark Mueller” Founder and Chairman of (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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I didn't want to pollute my above post with this unpleasantness, so I'm separating it here. I closed the above post with quotes from Jake's notes that were particularly disheartening to me. The icing on the cake, however, was "I’m working with the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) snipped I really hate to say this, but rather than feeling inspired about the great future to come, Jake's speech has instead left me completely disheartened. The bottom line is this: TLG has betrayed my trust. And unfortunately, the only way (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Any company that disregards %5 of its customers is bound to lose money - for excample the Lego Company;) If I told my boss "ups I made one of our wells blow up, but it was only %5 of our revenues" I would be fired so fast I would not know what (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) OMG I can't believe they actually did that! And no pieces were damaged? Quite funny to watch though - as long as it's not my ISD... -Bryan (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Actually the Coca-Cola formula has changed many times over the years (for example they switched from sugar to corn syrup when sugar prices went up) and only the New Coke was advertised. (...) Just like Coke does not advertise its minor changes (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego)
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(...) The velvet rope needs to be pushed back. I saw a few people get "wet" from the "splash." :) John (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) some funny sequences! Thanks for sharing. --Bram (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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(...) I'm #2, "El Capitano Wood" of PCS. --Ryan W. (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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Sorry, let me try that again. :) (URL) ISD Drop> (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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(...) rating each one? Or is that your sneaky way of getting people to rate em all? --Bram (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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| | SigFig Lineup- can you help me ID the rest?
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This isn't an official pic... Joe took all the good ones. I just wanted to supply an ID picture with the names of all the characters and the people to whom they belong: (URL) If you can fill in some of the blanks, mail me (Lego (AT) hafhead (DOT) (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for posting pictures for those who could not attend. I have to say that the racer track integrates quite nicely with the moonbase. -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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And here we go. Video only, no audio capabilities on my little digital camera. <members.cox.net/mee...dcrash.avi ISD Drop> --Ryan W. (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) I have to agree with you Jojo. Gray is the one color I will never have enough of. Now it is impossible to ever purchase anything but the neon pink tinted gray. I am very concerned that when the Bionicle fad dies (as all fads do) the LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I had dinner with Jake Sunday night, he said there is a new set that he *really* wanted to premier at Brickfest PDX, but it didn't work out. He gave zero indications as to what type or what theme set it was, but he says it is really a great (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) (URL) (That's Mrs. GA.) -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(URL) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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i had a really great time at Brickfest PDX. i saw some very impressive mocs, but i got to say that the crane table was the best. those space and train guys don't know what they are missing. i have placed my pics here: (URL) i really have not had (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Hier, Hier! I was also extremely gratified to meet those guys-- they are truly the heart and soul of German AFOLdom. Thanks guys for coming! And also to the Aussies Ross and Teunis, and Simon from the UK, and Pierre and all of the Canucks-- (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Do you need an auctioneer? I'm there for you man! Also I would like to ask a favor of attendees... post those pics! In particular if you have any pics taken during the ISD build, especially ones that have Nik in them (or any other pics with (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) My fourth and I have to agree. I'm wicked glad that Holger, Rene, Axel, and Ben could make it too. Meeting and hanging out with them was awesome. I'm very seriously thinking about going to 1000steine-Land in July. (...) s/none/nun/ (...) Dude (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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"Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message news:Ht7EJ5.s62@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) or (...) involved (...) change (...) like. (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Did TLC make a big splash about the color change at the Toy Fair this (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego)
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At BF PDX 2004, as wwe all know, there was the timed build to get the Imperial Star Destroyer built faster than the previous time (1:13: The Team: Holger Mathes Christopher Schermann Bob Kojima Thomas Garrison Nik Pieniazek Ben Schwartz Scott Lyttle (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars) !
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(...) lol. (assuming not already mentioned) even the official 'light pink' color got a bright-n-clean update, back in the days of Paridisa sets. (I for one was disapointed because the older pink had a nice warm creamy color to it.) -Suz (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Suz - Really wish you were there. The fest was an absolute blast. All of the sessions I went to turned out really well, the vibe throughout the conference as a whole was so positive and friendly, the venue top-notch, the coolest organizers, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Awesome!! These are the kind of pictures I LOVE to see. :-) The car journey, meeting people up close, adults being silly (and drinking strange beverages), families and kids crowed around the models, the best dang moonbase gallery I've ever (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(URL) sort of had an idea we might get coverage) Great article, it hits the fun aspect of it very very well... (although a video of the ISD impact/explosion might have been nifty) I have much else to say about BrickFest PDX... I'm home and (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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My fifth Fest was a blast. Great to see old friends and meet new people. Thanks to everynone for a great weekend in Portland. I took mostly Moonbase and people related pics. Check them out: (URL) There was a ton of other amazing stuff that I did not (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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(...) I can see how the new colours may be more appealing, but I don't buy that as a valid excuse and I am sick of reading it here. As if this would ever happen: Mom: "Hey son, do you like this new LEGO Star Wars set?" Son: "No, the tone of the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) This isn't necessarily true, but it's got some good parallels. Popular wisdom holds that Coca-Cola pretended to change their formula to be more "Pepsi-like," then staged giant well-publicized "protests" against themselves. They got a couple (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego)
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(...) My thinking on this was even broader than just AFOL's. I was thinking of the lack of marketing to the masses. When laundry detergent or toothpaste or automobiles or shampoo or razors or pizza are changed, the marketing departments and (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) For all who might hear: In a recent talk with a very nice (and honest) person at Customs Service, this person told me that the major reason for this color change was to match Mega (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Now THAT would be a pleasant surprise. I've brought up such an idea briefly before, but like you said, it won't be very likely. Even if they had a minimum order amount, that wouldn't be too much of a problem when groups can combine their (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) what EuroBricks is about: (URL) it as a kind of knowledge center platform where newer LUG's can profit and share the experience from the longer established LUG's, for instance in the field of participating with events. It's an initiative by (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general)
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It would be more accurately stated: Nobody goes home happy! How could anyone possibly go home happy when the answer is TOUGH, maybe we will offer some limited availability elements but after that too bad we could are less. It is wholly and (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I completely agree. I don't think anyone at LEGO will lose their job for this. I also don't think "that Lego was trying to sneak the color change in the back door". This statement implies that they actually thought the color change was (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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You are absolutely right Bryan. Look at what happened to the 4400 tubs that came on S@H for a VERY short time. A few BrickLink sellers were able to order tons and many that would have liked a few missed out. Availability of classic grey and/or brown (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Even if they made 10k bags of various parts, I can still see a small number of people buying up HUGE quantities of the bags. So we are still left wanting more of the original colours. Either way, the problem will be un-resolved. *sigh* -Bryan (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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I wouldn't hold my breath for this to actually happen. This sounds like something to make us AFOL think they care about our concerns, but it will never materialize. I seem to remember something a while back about Lego having too many SKU's already. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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