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(...) And exactly WHAT is wrong with a spoiler on a Model T? Especially if it has a bigblock, big'n'littles, and runs over 150 in teh 1/4 ;-) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Someone on RTL sez that they all use the same frequency. :( It's possible though that there are several standard frequencies, and it was just bad luck that the ones tested were the same. (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I would assume it would be a collection of FEQ. but I have noticed, LegoG has only a single car racing on the box. This could be a bad sign. I'll look around my San Jose to see if anyone else has one and I'll race him. we'll see -- Shayn Raney (...) (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree -- and, they've opened the whole sexism can-o-worms by making only a tiny percentage of the people female. Back when the faces were generic, that was totally up to the person playing. (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I dunno. They've got the legos, which would be more useful if they were movable, but still can be applied elsewhere. And the wings are pretty special-purpose, but they look cool anyway. :) What other specialized pieces are you referring to? (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I like the variety of newer faces for lego minifigs, but in some cases, I think TLG's gone too far*. I mean, printing a very intricate face on the standard yellow LEGO head seems a bit like putting a spoiler on a Model-T IMO. That's not to say (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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This is my first post to lugnet. I've been lurking since it came online. I have to say I like lugnet so far. It's relatively organized and has better people/control than RTL does :) (Not that I hate RTL, it's just a tad bit disorganized) I've been (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't see much in Insectoids. The main reason is that they have so many specialized pieces. If they built the same shapes with the pieces they had five years ago, I would be all for them. Lego can't really go anywhere with Ninja, what other (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I do like the classic minifigs, but I do like a lot of the new ones too. I'd love to see a re-issue of classic sets, but on the whole I'm pleased with the current line. Sure, town is looking terrible, and the last few years of space and castle (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I couldn't disagree more. Lego should go back to simplified minifigs, they look much better. I think it is a mistake for them to go away from the classics they built their toy empire on. Also, I have noticed that since I have been off of RTL (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I am wondering what the proper identification is for the following piece, it is used in alot of sets but the one I have handy is set 6818 Cyborg Scout and the radar dish is attached to it. The piece is a black 1x2x.6 brick with 7 studs and a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I want to believe. They look really good. (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) So am I. It looks like the next year's installation of the continued downgrade in quality and imagination that Lego has been dishing out. Some of the space people had EYEBALLS! AAAHHHHH! I'll be happy when they make a minifig scale shuttle (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Check out this URL again... (URL) stuff, new themes, new figs... There is a lot to ponder about here: 1) 2 new ninja colors - red and white. A new Ninja minifig set? 2) Lauch crew - more... 3) Orange usage in figs (go vols?) 4) Rock Raiders - (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I just -barely- got mine from US S@H back in the fall of 1993 when they were almost out. Darn things were only like US$2.25 I think... But even if it's going to cost $10-$20 to get one from Japan, it's just cool to know it's at least possible. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's the only Space Police 2 Set that I haven't got - I was an hour away from getting one from a LEGO Club Show in Milton Keynes, UK. They sold out. Carbon 60 ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's privately held. (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Dave Jost wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Well is Lego on Wallstreet or familie owned??? Anybody have an idea?? What symbol?? Thanks Dave (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Don Forth wrote in message ... (...) I did. The very first time I ordered from S@H this year they had it out to me in three days. And I live in Hawaii. The next shipment wasn't quite as fast. I wonder if orders earlier in the week get out faster? I (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I wish Shell do Brasil did the Lego promotion here, they have cool sets and the Ferrari too.They did a Burago Ferrari promotion two years ago and it gone very well. Shell has a lot of gasoline (and alcohol too) stations, they would have to buy (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm just bowled over that they've re-released 1916 Starion Patrol (under a new number, 3015). Starion Patrol is my favorite Space polybag set ever. (Wasn't actually a polybag set, though -- was a boxed non-U.S. set -- but would've been a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't think so.It seems black to me... 8^( Paulo (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I like it too, seems cool, but acording to posts at RTL this sets are availble at Japan only,as a promotion of candy. But even if they availble at S@H I could not buy, I am in Brazil. 8^) I think that maybe these sets will be sell at stores or (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I ordered 5 small items on Tuesday the 20th : 1 - 5225 2 - 5116 2 - 5117 I got the order today the 23rd. Wow - quick turn around. All my other orders have taken more than a week. Any one else ever have this short a time for them to process and send (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Louise Belles wrote in message ... (...) remove (...) which (...) that (...) spots. (...) that (...) been (...) great (...) a (...) I hear you, one of my ex's, Donna (sister of RTLer Denny who doesn't post much these days) is a Structural engineer (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Please tell me you can buy those polybags from S@H I want that catapult really bad. And if so how much are they, typical 1.50 or how much? Paulo Caparica Junior wrote in message ... (...) Matt Marshall $%#$% Vacuum Cleaners Always get my pieces!!! (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Is that a new color of dragon wings I see? Sarah Heacock (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Say you've posted an article, and you find that you've written something incorrect. What do you do? Well, you can cancel the article and post a new one, or you can supersede the incorrect article with a new one, which is a tad more simple. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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What do you thing about the Ninja polybags for auction on Ebay? They are: (URL) Catapult. (URL) Canoe. (URL) Cart. (URL) Ninja with Dragon Wings. Paulo ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I might be able to contribute to something like this pretty soon. I'm working with a friend on a workgroup bookmark system which would be very similar to what you want. The best part of it (in my view) is that it has a Windows client (also works (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What is a supersede? I have heard about and know how to do cancels. But never heard of supersede. Sarah Heacock sarah@eskimo.com (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Because it really messes up using Lego dragons for Pernese dragons when the wings are a different color! I've been forced to create my own dragon! Out of blocks! And I have not figured out yet where I am going to get bronze or gold blocks! (Or (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I resolved a building difficulty which would also work to stabalize a pyramid. I wanted the roof of my train station to be durable enough to remove in one piece. I reinforced the underside of the roof with narrow plates which spanned the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Some sort of sites-index is planned, yes. --Todd (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The Lego Maniac's Search Engine already does that. -Tim <>< (URL) Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And supersedes as well, it turns out. I misspelled cancel in the original article, and superseded with a new, corrected article. I'm happy to see that the server supports this. Fredrik (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Does the NNTP server support cancel and supersedes messages? There is no test group, so I haven't actually tried using them yet. Fredrik (This is a test to see if it supports supersedes as well. I misspelled "cancel" in the original posting, and am (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It supports cancel, at least. (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Tom Stangl wrote: <snips> (...) <...and more snips> I am just getting around to sorting through my BB loot from last month. I would love to trade 4 3331s for 3 3330s and 1 3332. Let me know if you're still interested...or anyone else. -- Thomas Main (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Some Questions...
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(...) I think the green dragons with opaque red wings look really cool. And so do black dragons with black wings, IMO. Not that I have anyone myself, though. I can't really see why the colour of the wings should match the colour of the dragon. But (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Bookmarks - TODD, read this
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I see this as another addition to Lugnet - expanding the links currently there, adding them in a searchable database, and then having the server automatically check for dead links every day and remove ones that are dead for more than a few days in a (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I just found the "Newhoo..." site today. Nice set of links. But more to the subject, I just finished 2 weeks worth of work on a page of boxing links. I started out with over 200 links, and after getting rid of the dead ones, reduced it 120. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Jesse Long wrote in message ... (...) Obviously I can now. Just can't cancel the message. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Title says it all. Just a test. -- ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) trying to pass themselves off as GNU-related, but the idea in general is good. (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) Have you seen (URL) was hoping this would become the centralized source you were talking about, but I don't think many people use it. I am thinking about copying this structure and these links into my bookmark file and going from (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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> I will just ask again - If you have a large, organized > collection of Lego bookmarks you wouldn't mind sharing, > please e-mail the file to me. Well, since you seemed so intereseted, I figured I'd share.. I have things organized in the following (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My collection of Lego bookmarks is large, but unorganized. I thought at one point either Netscape or IE included a way to verify that sites were still where the bookmark said they were, but I haven't been able to rediscover it in IE if it was (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And if you can't find it there, there is always the search engine on adequate.com which is really nice if you only know a person name. See the link on my homepage. (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <362f6960.22426084@l...et.com>... (...) already (...) Ha that's funny, I didn't say anything cause my Lego bookmarks consist of several Technic links, and a link to Everything LEGO. I thought that would be a boring (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sorry -- I saw your message, and thought: yeah, that's kinda interesting. I wish all my Lego bookmarks weren't in total disarray. :) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's: (URL) Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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_Why Green Dragons Have Trans-Orange Wings_ by Colin R. Gutierrez Cast: Lego factory worker #1 (Joe) Lego factory worker #2 (Fred) Lego factory worker #3 (The hopper guy or, Sir Not-Appearing-in this play) Lego factory line lead operator (Elmer) (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Might be because Michael Dorneich already has pretty much everything already organized on his webpage...sorry I don't have the URL handy but it's called "MCPD's Everything LEGO." --Todd (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote: <snip> (...) I think TLG's been calling Psychic Network for market analysis. Oh, and let's not forget the bingo-machine for really tough decisions. __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <cut stuff about bookmark hierarchy> (...) Well, I am a little disappointed that nobody wants to discuss this...so I will just ask again - If you have a large, organized collection of Lego bookmarks you wouldn't mind sharing, please e-mail the (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Could we possibly move this topic back to another NG? I feel that it is a rather non-Lego subject and could be put into the off-topic.debate NG. (...) ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I used to hate this. But, after taking several years of German, I feel a lot better. Why? I realized that German 'recycles' a lot of pronouns for various uses. For example, "sie" is "she", "they", and the formal "you". So I figure, why not (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Spam from Andreas Stabno
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Thank you, Jesse! Incorrect (but politically correct) understanding of pronoun usage with respect to gender is one of my favorite pet peeves. I remember seeing my father's "Alumni/Alumnae Directory" obviously written by someone who understands Latin (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Promtional LEGO set database beta test - participants wanted!
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It looks pretty groovy! What might be good is a pause-like text-entry box so that you can type in your own keyword. Ie - I was trying to see if you had the Canada3000 Aircraft in there, which I don't think you have, but if there was the box I'd be (...) (26 years ago, 22-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Announcing my newly completed website
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Tom McDonald wrote in message <362CB77A.FCADC5D9@f...io.com>... (...) likely (...) Hey, thanks Tom. That was exactly what I was going for. Lovecraft is awesome inspiration for evil gothic settings. One day I would like to do a true gothic castle (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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test ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote in message <362D944B.D5C6CFFB@vfaq.com>... <snip useful Dacta info> (...) err, sorry about that I though I saw green dragons in the witched Transport but I guess I wan't paying enough attention. Sorry about any confusion (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe not quite on topic, but while thinking about previous guesses/wishes that people have made for future themes, the perennial favorite Gothic (ghosts, vampire hunters, that sort of thing) came to mind, and it occurred to me that this would (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Dacta sells educational sets, most of which are overpriced for what pieces they have in them. However, they occasionally have a killer set like the Minifigs are old Community Vehicles set that is worth the money. Check Kaplan online ((URL) and (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You are. :) I Don't Know Jack about Dacta, to paraphrase one of my favorite games. Lots of other people do, though, and thanks for helping to contribute to my reputation as all-knowing with respect to things Lego. :) (...) Never seen green (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) While we'll probably never know if Intel actually paid TLG for the ad, I'd say it's a safe bet to assume Intel paid for most, if not all, of the cost of the ad in Newsweek. Intel subsidizes the advertising campaigns of nearly every major (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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not off hand, the soonest I can check is this weekend, sorry, I'll post as soon as I find out if someone else doesn't post it first Brett Carver wrote in message <362D6386.3F45@sr.hp.com>... (...) Matt Marshall $%#$% Vacuum Cleaners Always get my (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Do you happen to know what set that is for ~9. The only set I've seen (don't know the number) was in the high 20's or low 30's range for a motor, battery holder, and a bunch of parts. Thanks. (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I'm not so sure that Intel paid Lego, I mean they can advertise well enough to not need any other things. I think that it's more of a deal to split the cost of a full page ad in Newsweek, not cheap stuff there. But I would agree Intel going to get (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Colin R Gutierrez wrote in message <362D67E2.48AF@nospa...cp.com>... (...) The education department of Lego, some intresting stuff and some packs from them. I think Mike Stanly has more info about them but I'm probaly wrong about that. (...) Not (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Some Questions...
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Hope none of these make me sound horribly stupid, but: 1) What is Dacta? 2) Do green dragon wings exist? 3) Why does the 9 volt technic motor cost so much, when I could get a similar one (sans the ABS casing,) for a couple of dollars? Are the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I wouldn't be so sure it cost TLG anything. If it was a P2 add then I'd guess Intel paid TLG for the right to use Lego bricks or whatever. I'd say Intel is the real beneficiary of this ad - some kid sees Daddy's magazine with Lego stuff in the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Bookmarks
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I am interested in how other Lego enthusiasts organize their Lego bookmarks. I have mine organized in the following heirarchy: LDraw Mindstorms Reference Retailers Scan Sites Master Model Builders RTL Webpages LDraw Castle Town Train Large Models (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Last year around this time, people started spotting the 1998 Catalogues. I haven't seen any speculation on RTL or here about the 1999 Catalogues and it's October 20. Any ideas about why the delay? I'm assuming it's due to the Star Wars product line. (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I was looking through Newsweek this afternoon and I saw a full page add for the PII processors from Intel. It had Lego's flying out from it. At the bottom it had a combined blurb of Intel and Lego. Wonder how much that cost Lego, I mean Intel (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Promtional LEGO set database beta test - participants wanted!
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I have changed my Promotional LEGO set database from a static collection of pages to a database-driven ASP application. I would therefore be grateful if you'd give it a beta-test-drive before I scrap the old pages. The new URL is: (URL) do not link (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Very few are willing. I work off set piece counts. After awhile, you probably won't really care (I don't anymore), especially if you start selling or trading pieces. I just say "10,000+" and that is about right, even though it might be closer (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Copious pix. All was wonderful. I took a couple of notes, though I'm not likely to do any serious copying, as I've no room for something like that. IMO, Imbruglio's could double as an evil castle. It's got that look... (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Greetings, I'm a Castle fan but haven't got this set. While browsing through catalogs half-wondering whether it's worth buying, something struck me: its left side is different in the 1997 and 1998 pictures. Compare for instance (URL) with (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I've heard that I should check out places unlikely to have any great selection. So on my recent 4-day vacation I checked out an out-of-the-way, run-down KMart. They were having a 20% off sale. That was great to begin with, but their selection was (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Crikey.. that must be about what.. 1/2 of Auczillas selection? ;) Richard (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, that must be a zillion semi-trucks full! OK, if each set is about 50mm x 100mm x 100mm (roughly the size of a SHELL promotional set?) then 2,000 fit in a cubic metre, which would mean a total of 2,500 m^3 or a cube 13.57 m (44.5 ft) on a (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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As a supporting addition, one of my favorite theme is lovely paradisa, though I'm a male. (although most beloved are model team and technic) By the way, I don't like space or castle either, as many males/boys love them much. Selçuk (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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moz wrote in message ... (...) I'm moving this off-topic. So make sure you take the rest of the headers out if you reply. Proper English uses a masculine pronoun when there is an unknown person involved, or requires the longer "he or she." If the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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The signing of a cooperative agreement with the Walt Disney Company will result in seven DUPLO sets being released from June 1999 that feature Winnie-the-Pooh. Mickey Mouse and friends may feature in the LEGO SYSTEM programme in year 2000 sets. The (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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New LEGO BASIC sets are to be launched as LEGO CLASSIC in the Americas in 1999. Currently there are 15 new LEGO BASIC sets available. LEGO SYSTEM Freestyle has been discontinued. Prices range from approximately $3.50 to $65 USD. There are 20 percent (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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There were 20 small sets available for the LEGO promotion run by a newspaper company in Brazil earlier this year. The company purchased 5 million sets (250,000 per week) for release over the 20 weeks of the promotion. 5 million sets! It’s hard to (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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The plastic being used for the new ZNAP system elements is POM (PolyOxyMethylene). POM is more elastic, stronger and harder than ABS. There are 22 new elements, and 11 sets in the range currently available. There are 7 small building sets, 3 (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Was this tonight, monday? if so, crap, didn't read your post in time to set the VCR to record it. Any chance they show Don Polec's world on the 11pm news also? Bye Bruce the pa newsgroups have been might quiet lately! ======== Posted via the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.all, lugnet.general)
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James Aldrich wrote in message <362BAD61.3049C63C@u...ge.net>... (...) Ouch! Hope you feel better about me than that. I'll remember not to send your X-mas card. ;-) (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I was opening my silver bucket and realized I now have over a thousand new pieces that definitely belong to sets that I have. 1,459 pieces in 19 sets and 18 minifigs. I have probably over 3,000 pieces total but I really am not interested enough to (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Chum? Isn't that the fish guts and stuff you throw off the boat to attract sharks? Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies . . . JSA (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpien@ctp.com> wrote (...) His response claimed to have got my address from my roll call form. Which is NOT what that's for. To add insult to injury, it means that he claims to have read that my interest is Technic rather than town. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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I've started on this myself. You can see my first try at: (URL) look under the M:tron HQ section. The page isn't well done yet, and I haven't put up my best movie so far, because it's quite large and I've been buzy. Basically you use pov-ray's clock (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad)
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I want to reiterate, since I've gotten a concern that I might be looking for LAnce because he did not follow through on a trade or something. That is NOT the case. Rather, I am concerned that *I* have neglected to follow through on a trade with him (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scala = why Town will continue to be so poor.
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(...) Exactly! I will freely admit that girls play different from boys -- some of my first sets were the kitchen and bathroom Homemaker sets (I wish I had more of those now...) Though my VERY first was an airplane set. (At least, that I remember) (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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FYI, Don Polec's World on Channel 6 Action News will feature my Lego story at 6:00 pm. -Tim (...) (26 years ago, 19-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.all, lugnet.general)
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