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(...) Having chatted online with Travis on numerous occasions, I can say he was good company and he'll be missed. -Tom McD. (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) My God, what terrible news. Truly shook me. I only knew Travis from the Space MOCs he posted on Brickshelf. I greatly admired his work. There was something very innocent and beautiful about the creations he built. None of them were violent in (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) Oh my gosh. my heart is in my stomch. I met Travis once at a Nelug meeting a couple years ago, he was really cool to talk with, and his enthusiasm & love of the hobby really showed thru there & here in his posts, MOCs & curatorship (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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I too have just heard this by phone. There are not many of us, Travis was one of us. He was one of the best of us. I spoke to Travis on the phone just two weeks ago. I wanted to firm up plans to come visit him after the holidays. Travis was one of (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I meant to say awful, not aweful. Different meaning. Sorry. ~Trev (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Wow, I'm at a total loss for words. I met Travis at BrickFest this summer, what a great guy. I was enjoying getting to know him over many AIM chats and email exchanges, and I was looking forward to seeing him again in Portland. This is a very (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) This is very sad if it is true. My heart goes out to his family. He will be missed. What an aweful thing to happen right during the holidays. ~Trev (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I talked with his father via AIM. I certainly feel bad for him, Travis, and the rest of the family. I don't dare know what to say in situations like this except that he will be missed. --SteveR (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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I and a couple of other's have been contacted with sad news. From an e-mail from Madchucksinfo@aol.com hi my name is chuck senesac , i'm travis kunce birth father . i am having a hard time writing this so bare with me . sometime on the the morning (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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Further to my previous posting and a few emailed replies, I've scanned in the stickers I have at the following website: (URL) 600dpi, along with an edited version of the big one better for printing out. I hope they're of use, Alastair (22 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Don Heyse wrote in message ... (...) change (...) same (...) <shudder> That would be even worse than changing the greys! (...) Even brand new white parts have a slightly creamy tinge, when compared to bright white. To me, that's part of their (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I thought the yellowing of the white bricks was due to age and reaction to UV or something like that. Perhaps the new colors use a dye that doesn't do this? Nah! They'd have said so by now. (22 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)
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I have looked in my area and there are none that are in my area. I am in the DixieLug area, but they have an adult theme (mostly adults attending) and that is not what I need (no offence). We also are not really into the Trains (the North Georgia (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well first, i am DEFINATELY not a master of mecha, in fact, i am quite far from it :) Your post has humbled me, it might just be my frustration in only being able to use technic ball joints and slizer arm joints in my mocs that has caused my (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Why should the new joints do that any more than any other of the joints that have been released over the years? I for one am looking forward to getting my hands on some of those new joints, but I reject the assumption that any use I might put (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I would say the hard hat in Maersk blue is more rare than the yellow hard hat. It was only in one set (AFIK - #1651), and that was a promo set. Plus there are 2 yellow construction helmets on BL now and 5 sold in the last 6 months - as opposed (...) (22 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Mr. Wee Lean hasn't said anything, for a few days so I'd assume he doesn't have any leads yet. I'm sure he'd be glad to get them! Josh (22 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I have just built the new minifig-scale SnowSpeeder, and have the following observation on my first encounter with the new greys. Putting the new greys side by side with the old, the yellow tint in the old is very apparent, but when the old are (...) (22 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Christain, Great work, thanks for sharing it and also that piece of information. I was just wondering, does anyone knows if TLC of anyone else ever build something that is actually flying made from LEGO bricks? (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general, FTX)
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First of all, I would like to say I have been out of the loop for a number of years. I used to follow RTL pretty regularly and even post once in a while if I had something useful to contribute. In the last few weeks I have been regaining a lot of my (...) (22 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)
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