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(...) Heh, I wondered about that too. I have quite a few copies of the 2152 set that has a bunch of them. +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Pat, since no one else had stepped forward, here is the info you need to get any answer about your 700/0 set. It is of European origin. All US LEGO sets, which by the way started selling here in 1961, are made by Samsonite (1961-72) and are in the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Rob, All you needed to do was ask!!!! I seem to have better luck finding these shutters than I am at finding the old castle minifigs that some folks are waiting on me for... Do you want only the large ones or also the ones for the 2x2 windows in (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Hi. Walking by a used toy store here in town, I found a 6382 Fire Station from 1981, at a fotw like price, I suppose. Anyone interested? it's $30 + shipping from the Netherlands. I don't know about completeness, because I haven't bought it yet. I (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Ok, then it's probably safe to say Pirates are recently old correct? They've been pretty well cleared out of all the TRUs and I only know one store in my area that has a single Pirate set left (Rocky Reef I believe, at full price, and with the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I found Marsbase to be a lot of fun. I especially liked the mail exchange between you and Pallas Spaceworks. Very authentically red-tapeish. Nice job! However I would like to suggest that the detailed discussions of how to get things to work (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Glad I was able to help. You are indeed correct, my access at work is governed by a proxy server. Now if only we could work out why it was happening. Having got the menu to display I have spent a fair chunk of the morning looking thorough the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's 50% off????? Woohoo!!! I feel a long Lunch coming on! Maybe I'll just take off the rest of the day. :) Jeff P.S. My adrenal glands just went into overdrive. ;) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Neil, Thanks for the heads up. Those links are fixed. I do just so love case sensitivity. 8) As for the missing 404errordoc message, I just havent' gotten around to putting together the page for that. Maybe later. In regards to having problems with (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I totally aggree! When TLG only had the classic smiley faces, my friend and I painted some of them to make our town look nicer. We also painted torsos and arms to make T-shirts and short sleeves and such. (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Dave Forrest wrote in message ... (...) Exactly this one, (AFAIK) although it is possible that there may some bigger sets from dacta, but not from Lego System. Building it is a real fun (I finished it in approx. 4 hours, without break) Selçuk (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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I just got the 5571 Model Team Giant Truck for 50% off at Zaney Branie in Rockville MD. I was amazed at the number of pieces ... 1734! It's going to take forever to finish this. I was wondering what the largest lego set is? Thanks, Dave (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think there's a green apple in there, as well. And some shellfish. When does a LEGO animal stop being an animal, and start being food? Steve (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There still seem to be a couple of problems. Selecting the Assult Team link from the Tophil page produced; Not Found The requested URL /Assault/assault.html was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think you mean me. I don't think it's a dumb idea. It's just an idea that goes against all my feelings about Lego and minifigs. But I don't think it's dumb. Sometimes I look at those yellow smiling faces and think of the improvements I could (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) LOL Isn't it comforting to fall asleep at night (...) SOL (Sobbing out loud...or something else?) (...) Yeh...I sort of thought of trying that, but it was too late last night to pull out the roofing bricks to see. Thanks. Rob (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Also sprach Ben Vaughan: : I just finished putting up the new look for Marsbase. : No content changes (those are coming over the holidays), just html and coding : stuff. Feedback would be great though. 8) Huh. I have to say I liked the old look (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Someone asked 'why would you paint your minifigs?' because to them the idea seems dumb. Well, it isn't. I need a minifig with grey hair, so I'll make one. I need to paint one of their faces, so I'll do it. No problem there. (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Works for 3.0 as well. Cool menu! Very slick. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah, a nice philosophical question. I'd say something is NEW if it's new this year, CURRENT, if it's still theoretically available and shown as part of the product line (Insectoids are CURRENT but not NEW), PHASED OUT, if you can find it in the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) At once your Majesty. 8) Ben Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com www.marsbase.com ---...--- The few,...the proud,...the plastic (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Although, if you don't post some different view of the Kingfisher soon, Her Majesty will be forced to send a Candiru and a couple of Drafa your way. Cheers, - Sproat (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ooooooooohhhh. I like. I like. Cheers, - Sproat (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Netscape 3 works too. Great job! --Bram (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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After Lars gave us his Christmas gift with the L3P update, I had top finish my tutorial update. (URL) included are an easy to print version(s), a reference list of all LEdit keys (please let me know if I missed any), text links at the end of (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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The menu should now work for Netscape. At least for Netscape 4.x Thanks, Ben Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com www.marsbase.com ---...--- The few,...the proud,...the plastic (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Cool! Nuts! Great! 8) Ben Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com www.marsbase.com ---...--- The few,...the proud,...the plastic (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ben, I'm using Netscape 4.5. The front graphic works, but the applet is still broken. Details are flying your way via e-mail if you haven't already seen it. Cheers, - Sproat (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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So...I'm having a hard time identifying if Netscape 4.x will display the new java menu. Could someone let me know? I think I might have some messed up numbering in the config file. As for the front graphic, it should be fixed. And! A big thanks for (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I was able to order 5320 and 5321, the two white plate sets from S@H on Monday, Dec. 21 for $4.50 each. They also had the new Road Signs. Unfortunately, the black roof bricks, black plates, green bricks, and all the new Technic packs that I (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My 'cursory glance' was a bit too cursory The tail comes off, and it is held onto the model by 4 thick antennas :-) The decorations are all stickers, luckily. Huw (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Although I am not in the habit of commenting on web site updates (or my own double posting for that matter), I love the feel of the website. You've done a great job with the nav bar. Keep it up, and when you're done updating your site, you can come (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Ben Vaughan wrote in message ... (...) coding (...) What can I say. Your page is really distinguishes itself with it's quality, attention to detail, and imagination. Your models sound in on all the above points as well. If you normally skip the "my (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, I noticed that when I tried it in Netscape at my work. As for Netscape 3, I hadn't tried it. Netscape 4 works. I'll probably put together an alternate menu for Netscape. sigh...oh the joys of a multi-browser world...bleh. Thanks, Ben Ben (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Looks great in IE 4! However, I tried to use Netscape 3, and I noticed that there is a "\" instead of "/" in the first image (marsbase.com). Also, the Java menu on the side (which is really cool) wouldn't load. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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This set has appeared in the UK now, and I bought one today. I have not seen mention of it here before, so here's a few notes, based on a cursory glance, since I have not yet made it: The airship part is made of thin plastic and doubles as a storage (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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I'm sorry. LEGO '98 bricks are not backwards compatible with your old outdated plates. We suggest you upgrade to DirectBrick7.0 technology and reinstall. Isn't it comforting to fall asleep at night knowing there are idiots ruining the company? The (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The full list of 1998 Adventurers sets is: 2541 Adventurer's Car (Shell promo). Not available in US so far. 2542 Adventurer's Plane (Shell promo). Not available in the US so far. 2879 Same as 5909 and 5948 (found at TRU stores in UK) 2995 (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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I just finished putting up the new look for Marsbase. No content changes (those are coming over the holidays), just html and coding stuff. Feedback would be great though. 8) Thanks, Ben Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com www.marsbase.com ---...--- The (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Hey all. I just bought 6453 Com-Link Cruiser. Something about it yells "THIS is what you wanted for that monorail design!" Okay, great. But I'm trying to build it up a bit in the front, and I can't find pieces that match the angle. I guess that's a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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I found this on the Palm Pilot newsgroup! (URL) HEacock (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Please, post! I'm sure that it would enrich many would-be photographers here. Cheers, - Sproat (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here's a big tip: increase the distance between the subject and the background. Unless you want to pick up detail from the background and the subject at the same time, it's not important for the background to be in focus, so it can be far (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Seasons Greetings to Everyone, Some 1999 sets have finally made it to South Eastern VA.... Toys R US in Newport News had these sets as of 12-20: 4805 Ninja Knights $5.99 5925 Pontoon Plane $5.99 5936 Spider's Secret $12.99 5976 River Expedition (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: STAND BACK! Rob Farver is going to have a heart attack!!!
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(...) Well, when do you consider new sets to be old? I kinda figure since the 1999 sets are out and are "NEW" then anything older than 1999 is now old right? ;) Rob +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Heh, if I'd have read a little further before posting I would have seen the words "with this card" indicating this is NOT a storewide sale, only for those on the mailing list. Rob +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) With the digital we have (Sony Mavica), I have found better results by not using the flash at all. Good ambient lighting and no flash seems to help cut down on the discoloration and glare associated with the flash. Your mileage may vary Barry (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) So, (...) At least one set has multiple numbers. Treasure Raiders (5909 on the box my seven year old will open on Friday) has additional numbers 5948 and 2879. The Pause guide suggests maybe non-us issued numbers (?). Shop @ Home rarely has (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What is the Lego world coming to? Is this what we're left with??? The '99 stuff is Jr.ized so much that we're all doing back flips over a couple of new service packs!!? l;ksjaioue][ (sorry my feet hit the keyboard that time around on the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Sproaticus wrote in message <367EACF8.670829BA@g...es.com>... (...) Shadows are caused by your flash going off (but you already knew that, right) There are a number of solutions to the problem. 1. Aim your flash to the ceiling to "diffuse" the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Does anyone know how many, the names of, and numbers of all the first Adventurer (Egyptian) sets? I just started getting them and massed a list of 9. One of them I have listed doesn't seem to exist. I got it right off the Lego site, but the Shop at (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Rob Farver wrote: <I'm pumped, I bet Gary I is too> Ditto. Believe me! (...) ?? You mean they used to be new but they recently became old?? :-) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Too bad it'll just have carrots. The green thing is the carrot's leaves, BTW. I'll probably get some of the sets themselves for various reasons, like getting a bunny! I can have a large bunny rampage through the carrot market! :) Jeff (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have this problem when I take pics - which is why I haven't shown too many on my Web site. Does anyone have any tips on watching out for the shadows? (1) I was also playing with the idea of using a backdrop, like a blue or orange screen. (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Got a card in the mail today saying take an additional 20% off all clearance items at Zany Brainy from 12/26 to 12/31. Wonder if they'll have any 5571's left? If they are at $69.99 now, that would make them about $56 on Saturday. That works out to (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You know, Nellie the Elephant! To Bombay, a travelling circus came They brought an intelligent elephant, and Nellie was her name One dark night, she slipped her iron chain And off she ran to Indistan and was never seen again... Nellie the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ...or Timmy heads. Why waste perfectly good blank yellow heads? Rob +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wouldn't that spruce up Suzanne's Minifig Generator! :) You could do it with anyone's face. Next step is to make decals to put on blank yellow heads... From Tom McDonald Anti-spam block in place. (URL) what you can, but behave yourself. We'll (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Is that orange thing a carrot? Could it be lego food? Okay, who wants to make the first town supermarket? :) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) At least it has a few nice parts, I guess. (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, that's the thing. I don't have time to deal with auction back and forth stuff now, so until Lugnet brings its auction engine online I think I'll be doing straight sales. I was thinking of selling them for $5 each but decided not to. I (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Furbies? (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've sent elements - but not minifigs - in a normal envelope with no crushing blows. Under what circumstances is this an issue with which to be concerned? (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Jeff, If you wanted to take the trouble to learn to use POV-Ray ray-tracing program, you could scan an actual picture of yourself, turn it into a POV-Ray surface, and wrap it around a minifig head. Maybe I'll try this for my son. He'd get a real (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) line up with an actual brick, you know, with a spacing which every other Lego brick uses? Jeez, what a waste of ABS... Sorry I'm so bitter, but I was *really* looking forward to getting one of these, I bumped so many people in an auction to (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) minifig. (BTW, for my Power Suit, I got the hands from Karim Nassar.) "Anathema". A brilliant name for a walking tank. I'm going to borrow your Explorien Transport Shuttle cockpit idea. You have been warned. :-, Spiked Fist Pirate Ship - very (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I came out of my dark ages about 3 years ago with about 150 pieces. Until about a week ago, I sorted by color -- with about 20,000 pieces. Now I sort roughly by LDraw category, which works out better than I imagined it would. Cheers, - Sproat (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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A different method a friend and I always used: Pine point Sharpie Markers. Last a long time as long as you let them dry and are *gentle* with your minifigs. Plus, a little rubbing alcohol takes it all off! (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Has anyone been wondering how TLG will supply the demand for catapults, now the Euro-Castle is inactive? Looks like they've sneaked them into Space Port. (URL) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Interesting. Castle for Belville. Or "Princess" is probably more accurate. They've got wider variation in the different faces--a fair-haired boy, an older man, witch (at least she's better looking than the minifig witch) etc. Why didn't they (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Set the initial price high enough that you won't kick yourself for selling them. Steve (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Now this I've GOT to see. :) I had a friend who made all the characters and many monsters from FFIV. He used a lot of model paint! He painted a pig-tail hairpiece green for Rydia. :( Jeff P.S. Although I can't make myself as a minifig, I do (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, unfortunately. I'm guessing the holey bags are being phased out because they cost more to produce. Steve (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Have you tried acrylic paints from Games Workshop ((R), (tm), whatever)? These paints are specially designed to be put on plastic figures. Please thin the paint down with water, before use. Btw: Why would you wanna paint minifigs? Mark (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Imho: the holes are put in the bags by TLG for us maniacs to get confused about why they are there...It's really a conspiracy. B-) Mark "WinErr:00A Promotional literature overflow - Mailbox full" (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's the one with the pulleys and belts, right? (Sorry, I'm reading in VT100 in Copenhagen Librabry.) Well, the old pack with belts had one per colour, while the new one has two per colour. Otherwise they seem to be very similar. I didn't (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Also sprach Felix Greco: : (URL) Great Mech. Great name, too. Be sure to let us know when you get more pictures. If you could swing it, building instructions would be great, too. This is why I rant about the abortion that was RoboForce. It could (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And so are metal detectors! I like their helmets for the new Spaceport guys. Too bad they did a bad job depicting the space program :(. I like the space simulator concept. But there's another appearance of the pointless 2x6x2 with a 2x8 base (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Definitely noticed this, just the other day, with the little Space port rover. I was very annoyed, as I am somewhat picky about saving packaging and of course now the baggie (with the pic of the Rover on it) is ripped.... Going forward I'll (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Anders Isaksson wrote in message ... (...) as (...) Has anyone noticed that recent no-hole bags in lego sets rip much more easily than before? Jesse (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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Jeff, I have a red beard and glasses. When I saw the technician in the new space port sets I thought that looked the closest to me so far. DJ Zorn Jeff Johnston wrote in message <367DB0AE.790EBD@med...ne.net>... :So...I was thinking...(dangerous (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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BTII Jetpacks are back! Take a look at: (URL) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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I am trying to paint minifigs to certain colors. What paints work best with the plastic minifigs? (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Self as Minifig?
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I can't make aminifig out of myself. I have blonde hair so it negates the reality of making myself as a minifig...until that Luke Skywalker minifig gets into my hands. The rest is easy. Tan pants, red shirt...insane. I have made minifigs for some (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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So...I was thinking...(dangerous occupation, I know) If and when I ever get my LEGO page up and running (sometime after I get my scanner working again and take some pictures of whatever I'm working on at the time - alternately, if I ever spring for (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Very nice. Some of the pictures have large shadows, though. Also, more pictures would be nice. :) I must say, the Anathema is definitely one of the coolest mechs I've seen. Keep up the good Work! Jeff (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: STAND BACK! Rob Farver is going to have a heart attack!!!
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(...) Heh, already had my shock reading about this on RTL (yes, I still read there first, don't know why). I am of course ecstatic about this as I'm sure Gary Istok is too. I've completed a 15 brick high black sloped pyramid except for 15 (out of 60 (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: US -> UK Shipping times
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(...) It all depends on how much the item weighted and what service was used to send it. Letter Packet and Small Packers sent airmail should get there in about a week. On the other hand, if send via surface, it could take two months or more. If the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Using Netscape 4.05 and 4.5, I found that to send a message to either RTL or Lugnet I had to first select the specific news group, and then hit "new message". Somehow which news server to send the message to is encoded someplace. Just entering (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: About that FAQ ...
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Also sprach Larry Pieniazek: : Problem here is that how do you manage a transition without stepping on : anyone's toes with no one that is the actual final arbiter? :-) : Sometimes hierarchy is good. I agree. If Tom's situation is temporary, and he (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Compatible Play Tables
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I have received literature from Koala Corporation about Lego compatible play tables. These items are from their commercial literature: DELUXE BLOCK TABLE Solid maple construction with 3 1/2" side panels. Double storage pouch. Bright multi-color (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes. What a guy! Thanks for offering. I know Todd had someone else lined up to do it too, and was trying to organize a letter writing campaign. Dunno what happened or if Tom ever responded. Problem here is that how do you manage a transition (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I know what you mean. It was late when I posted and I didn't feel like going into it. My page updates include a castle theme farm, many space theme creations, a time cruiser's model, and a giant hair. I've also written a short response to my (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: lego.com catalogue updates
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) guess (...) (which (...) black (...) I was so freaked out by this post that I immediately went to the catalog site and found the listings for the green bricks, black roof bricks, black plates and white plates. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: If you sort by color. . .when did you start?
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(...) I watched this one languish on the shelf for months at $29.99 until. . one day I picked it up again to contemplate it's value to me (not being a big pirates enthusiast) and it is priced at $14.99! Other items I've scored from the past 6 months (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm really glad people post about page updates, but I wish folks would put at least some clue as to what the page is about. That makes it easier to know if I should look right away or save it for later. (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: If you sort by color. . .when did you start?
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(...) Shoot. I bought my at Pic N' Sav for $29.99. :( Alan (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | About that FAQ ...
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(from rec.toys.lego) Also sprach Larry Pieniazek: : The situation is deteriorating, though, this site isn't even accepting : connections anymore. It gets posted to RTL periodically, but not since : April. Todd inhaled it: : (URL) (thank goodness!!!) (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Technic accessories
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(...) I like them too. But I wonder something, are the links above only for the European market? Note the /eur/ in the url. It would suck if they didn't offer them in NA. (1) I know there are some accessory packs not available here, as I had to have (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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