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Mmmmm... Perhaps this is why my addiction seems to be getting worse, not better? I think I should take 10 or 12 weeks to study this. Evil Wayne ___...___ "There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) Er... You realize that LUGNET as a rehab center for brickaholism is rather like having your AA meetings at the beer tent during Oktoberfest, right? J (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Wayne. (...) We all have this problem, they tell me that people like us are sick, but I simply believe that our mental disorder is one of passion and creativity. (...) We all have to go through the twelve-step program together. And Lugnet (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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Hi, my name is Evil Wayne, and I'm a brickaholic. Yes! I made my wife a promise last month that I wouldn't buy any Lego sets until after the new year. Guess what? I think I've manage to buy a small set or two EVERY WEEK! Oh, I have a problem all (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun)
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I have a confession to make, and I was wondering how many of you do this also. I, being addicted to ABS LEGO have a habit of curbing my shopping to stores that sell my drug. I get everything I am *supposed* to get and then (if I have enough room to (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Thanks for the feedback, Nathan. Prior to making the Santa Express I had been thinking about creating a Psychedelic Train which would have virtually no relation to reality and would go round and round inside a Fun House like set that would (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) John - Thanks for the compliments & feedback. I had thought about "bragging" in my original post that I am at least clued in enough to know that the proper train width is 8 studs wide. I picked up this tip from the GMLTC folks during (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Really great work, Greg. I'd have to say that's my favorite LEGO train I've ever seen =). I'm not a trainhead or anything but now I've got the urge to buy one and build theme trains like that. We need more silly trains, less excruciatingly (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) Nice work, Greg! I like a lot of the details-- lights, wreaths, etc. Though it seems, however, that you have already picked up the most valuable building tip you could get -- to build your train 8 wide!! {:^D As an aside, trains which run (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.trains)
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LOL!!! I loved the pics! I wanted to go up to legoland for the halloween celebration they were having, but alas, things do not always work out :( So I kinda did it through your pics, lol. I have some pics of my visits from legoland, will try to get (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.space)
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Season's Greetings Fellow LEGO-Fans! I saw Adrian's post the other day about the Christmas Train that he had built and it inspired me to get mine finished. I finally finished it a few days ago and have it now set up under our table-top tree. Today I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Massive brik sighting on Malcolm in the Middle tonight...Dewey and his dad built a massive civilization out of just about every construction toy currently on the market, including lots of LEGO and knock-offs. I only caught one verifiable LEGO set (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Oh, now that IS COOL! It reminds me of something out of the old Ray Bradbury F' 451 movie from the 1960s. Love the color divided rooms. Not to offend but it looks like the residence for those Time Cruiser characters from 'bout the same time! (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun)
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(...) That's another reason why they're cool. I used to play with action figures and wonder how they worked. Like, I had this dinosaur that lowered his head and opened his mouth when his knees were pushed together. Now with Throwbots and RoboRiders (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.fun)
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(...) Ummm, sane people. ;-) (...) Sure! I took the idea from fort Legoredo. (...) <grin> Probably! Thanks! -Shiri (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun)
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Couldn't help but noticing it on today's comic... definitely not the first time! (URL) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) I really like the way my steam engine turned out. Considering I limited my self to primarily red pieces, with trim in white and green, I think it turned out pretty well. I've discovered that the key to a good looking model is the proper (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) Nice, Adrian! I've yet to try holiday theming with trains. I tried to build a replica of that Hallmark Christmas Ornament from 1995, but that's about it. Kevin (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) Hehe. The scene started out yesterday with the three minifigs (minus the cop) sitting down in the sandbox, and the joke was the LUGNET minifig in the box. I decided to elaborate on it today for a much better effect. :-) -Tim (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun)
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(...) Heehee! Much to my surprise, there were no Timmies that I saw on the layout. But, it would have been cool if we had a 'parade of the Timmies' with just a bunch of em marching down the street...or Timmies getting into trouble somehow. Glad ya (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun)
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