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  Re: Okay... I'm lost here.
 
(...) If they are micro-fig scale then what are the small non-minifig promo polybags then? Do I have to invent the term milli-fig scale? Millifig scale proposal: Uses a 2x2x1 45 degree slope piece as a window Uses the inverted piece as part of a (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  TLG == Lego ? "Yes" : "No"
 
Folks, What is the difference between the Lego Group (TLG) and Lego as a company? The latter (I assume) manufactures Lego products, while the former sounds like an investment group. TLG seems to hold all the copyrights, etc. Isn't Lego privately (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Numbers and Letters set, anyone get this?
 
Pitsco in their new catalog has a set N779816 which is 276 tiles with sans-serif single letters. The description says they "connect to Duplo building plates and bricks". Anyone get these? How big are they? If they are 2x2 duplo studs that may be a (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: My new lego web pages
 
This page is art! I think we have a Cool Lego Site of the Week contender, here. Todd? Greg (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Sorry to tell you this....Throwbots.
 
All the throwbots in this area have sold out. Beside the throwbots display were all the discounted half price sets. I know this event does not affect regular collectors or does it? If Lego knows they can sell these sets easier than regular sets, I (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Okay... I'm lost here.
 
I don't recal seeing the Bears in Belleville but Bellville adults and technic fig are almost the same scale if not (sorry I can't check now ) (...) round (...) Martin (26 years ago, 30-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Okay... I'm lost here.
 
(...) What scale would you call it if you were building for the little Belleville bears that stand up? Are Belleville adults the same size as technic adults? (I'll check this tonight at home.) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: 1970's-'80's collection FOTW?
 
FOTW nothing, more like a FOTY. You wouldn't by chance be interested in selling the 0918 Space Transport, would you? -John Van Mark Harrison wrote in message <36B1BB36.E6FFBDD9@o...net.au>... (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: 1970's-'80's collection FOTW?
 
(...) (Whiping the drool from my face) Congratulations! Any chance of an auction? Mark (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  1970's-'80's collection FOTW?
 
Hi All, Just picked up a collection that appears to be complete and in excelent to near mint condition, which is great as the majority of the sets were released between 1973 and 1982. It contained plenty of classic lego sets, with instructions and (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Adventurer (Egyptian) sets
 
(...) These are the new 'Amazon' ones. Details and pictures of all Adventurers sets at: (URL) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Pyramids
 
For any of you interested, here's how I came up with the slopes formula: Layer 1 and 2 have no 2x2 slopes, they start at layer 3. Layer 3 has 4, layer 4 has 8, 5 has 12, etc. (add 4 to each layer). This gives the series: sum(0,0,4,8,12, ... (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Thoughts on having preferred customers in auctions
 
Michael Ulring wrote in message <36AE9BC8.CC361301@e...uc.edu>... :2. My preferred bidders will bid higher than they would otherwise :because they are always mentally including their discount in their bids, :thus driving the price higher than it (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Pyramids
 
Great job! You knew all that algebra and geometry had to be good for something someday. Sure enough - for building toys. Rob Farver wrote in message <36b1be61.7834646@lu...et.com>... :Incidentally, while writing Tom on this subject today I came up (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Old Window in new color!
 
(...) (Gasp!) You forgot 6375 Gas Station! ;) BTW, it had a clear pane. Jeff (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Old Window in new color!
 
Jeff Stembel wrote: <snip> (...) Thanks Jeff Stemblel and Mark Koesel!! Now it looks like the rare 1x6x5 Windows are (were) available in 4 colors. Yellow (from the old Schoolroom set) with clear window Blue (from old 80's space LEGO) with a (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: My new lego web pages
 
(...) Great tank model.(1) I like the ornamental suspension idea - good use of that piece. And the color scheme is surprisingly good, given the limitations of Lego colors. Very well done. And I noticed on the turret inner workings pic that you have (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Thoughts on having preferred customers in auctions
 
Jeff Johnston wrote in (...) This is what I've done in the past and it seems to have worked fairly well. As a rule first I offer stuff to Larry P, then to a list of others, then I'll run an auction (and Larry will bid :) Moz (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Adventurer (Egyptian) sets
 
(...) plus: (new in germany) 1182 same as 3020 1183 same as 3021 they are differently packed. and huw speaks of four sets available in the uk. 5901, 5906, 5936 and one more. rufus t. (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: My new lego web pages
 
Larry, Sorry, forgot to change the salutation when I reposted to lugnet. The studless rendering was drawn in Adobe Illustrator. Took me about 45 minutes. Thanks for the nice comments. -Michael ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)


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