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(...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes. They are to be released in April. The Spider-Man sets are to be released in May. Kecia (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) already? -Orion (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, I did some scans of the upcoming Ferrari Racers and Spider-Man sets featured in the new Danish January - May 2004 catalog. See them here: (URL) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I did manage to get it working. You just have to look at the installed files and edit the .ini file to point to the correct paths (I think the path to 'my documents' was set wrong). At least, that is what I remembered. I now have Windows XP (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Did you email them to ask permission prior to using their work? Perhaps you could have simply gotten their o.k. to use a small snippet for non-profit purposes. (...) Obviously you didn't change it enough that it was completely unrecognizable. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I have been unable to get the Lego Studio (set number 1349) software to work with Windows 2000 Professional. Does anyone have any tips to try? thank you (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi there, I just got the new January - May catalogue her in Denmark. And set# 4856 Doc Ock's Hideout does indeed have a blue baseplate. Kecia (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Cool website. I did not see any other movies on your site? Did you have to pull them all down? That blows what they made you do. I won't be buying that game. =) -AHui A&M Productions (URL) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Todd- This collection of photos is AWESOME. The four of us spent hours just skimming through for a first look. We are all looking forward to viewing a lot of it frame by frame. A wonderful piece of work and another great gift to the community. (You (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I never did nor ever planned to make money off any of my movies. They were there to simply add another dimention to my website and online story. Like I had said, I thought I had changed it enough to where the music wasn't theres anymore, thus (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yaaayyyy! :D (...) Not intentional, no. It should play smoothly all the way through. What speed is your CPU and how fast is your disk? (...) Sorry about that...I only have 10Mbps CAT5 to my office -- that's probably the weakest link in the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) djpeg pnmscale cjpeg pnmpaste perl awk sed bash sort vi ppmtompeg --Todd (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Just some scripts I crufted together in Perl, nothing fancy or exciting. --Todd (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This sort of stuff makes a larger moral difference and a much, much smaller legal difference. (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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--snip--- (...) Were you making and $$$ from the FLASH file? Or was the movie a free download anyone could take? Did you provide a list of credits at the end saying that the music was the property of "xyz"? -AHui A&M Productions (URL) (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hey, Does anyone know if TLC still produces the 4x4 Off Roader #8466? Thanks Erik Bush (22 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Indeed, it IS too quiet. It's awfully quiet in .space overall. Just a very faint clicking sound as .spacers prepare for the trip to PDX. I shudder to think what 3vil is up to now, especially since the 3vil Skull Module appeared to be finished (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Apparently they've got good enough images to release the next entry on Planetary Society's web site: https://planetary.or...unity.html They're right, this one is much easier. It only took me 45 minutes, and I didn't even need any clues. Now I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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Great! What software did you use for the montage? I've been looking to do a clip from pictures too, not anything like that, but still the same process. My webcam doesn't offer good enough quility images... Thx Terry (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Todd, Out of curiosity, what (if any) software do you use to manage all your photos? I have Adobe Album 2.0 on my XP box. I'm satisfied with it. But I'm still not sure if it is up to snuff for managing the 10,000 + photos I have taken of my family. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know. But I wanted to mention that I just realised something... Used to be when I saw a post on LUGNET with a subject of "Another new colour" it filled me with a sense of excitement. This time, the sense I got was dread... as in, what (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:HsAs2w.Aru@lugnet.com... (...) complain. (...) In this case, I don't believe it would matter that much. DivX (and all popular codecs, like RealVideo, XviD, WMV, ...) rely on the fact that (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Arrrgh. Brain hurts. VERY cool though, don't know if it's intentional or not but the "movie" freezes on certain frames causing a very interesting effect. (...) Have still to do that, but I will. (...) I do, you (or something along the way) (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I just bought one of the new racers, set 8385. The wheel hubs (part 2958, Technic Disc 3x3) is in a strange very dark grey metallic colour. Does anybody know, if this colour has been used before?? kind regards Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Very slick! Take care, Gary (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep, the latest LEGO press release on it says this one will be "more accessible" whatever that means. Easier, maybe? Hmm. I've been waiting for better resolution pictures of this one, but they better hurry up. The scientists want to take their (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) I just want to say that New Seattle better be at 10 bricks above the moon's surface or we're gonna have words. Your Lord and Master, 3GA (URL) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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It's too quiet in New Seattle... click the image to see what is (isn't) up! (URL) Where is everyone?!?>> (URL) Where indeed?> Brenda Rhodes has landed the Matriarch at New Seattle Moonbase, where she is making preparations for the journey to (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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Hey everyone, Its been a while since my last post, but I'm back with some pretty impressive teasers for chapter 4 'A Dark Ritual' I can't really say how close I am to finishing it, but It will be well worth the wait, unlike my first three chapters (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.animation)
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(...) Don't get me started on copyright, mega-corps and little non-prof non-com individuals. Oooohhh. Can you hear my teeth squeaking yet? Been there, done that (except I didn't complete the film, I just got the $150 quote). I know exactly how you (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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I've been taking a lot of photos of LEGO people and their creations over the past 18 months, and right after I got back from NWBrickCon 2003, I thought it would be fun to see what all those photos looked like in an ultra-fast chronological photo (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.or.por, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.people, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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I doubt that I'll have much to add to this debate that hasn't already been said Not too many years ago, one of the pillars of Lego's marketing strategy was that every new Lego product you bought multiplied the value of the Lego products you already (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Ikros and Copyright Infringement
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I recently recieved an email from The Creative Assembly, makers of the game Shogun:Total War. This is the same game from which I used the music for my fourth movie, the 'Garadaine Movie' for my website. They claim that I infringed on their (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Jake, This change means that I will spend most of my money on Bricklink rather on new sets. I will only be purchasing the original gray colors that match my current collection. While my dollars won't make much of an impact on The Lego Company, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I've been looking around for pics from the Master Builder competition, but haven't found much. We've seen the winners' entries on the Jimmy Kimmel show (Thanks Jeff and Dan): (URL) Sanders (aka Maskatron) has a gallery here: (URL) can see (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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I can't seem to get my Lego cam to work in Yahoo instant messenger. I go to -> tools -> start web cam and the little window comes up with me in it. The little red light comes on. I invite my friend and she cannot see me. She gets a message that says (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brickshelf x newer catalogs?
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(...) (URL) about replying to my own reply, bad form and all.) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Check out Google catalogs searchable scans: (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Probably the same way they are doing the new Pirate set, just a "play mat". At least that is my theory. You know the company line... "it ain't dead". (so you never really know for sure). Ben M. (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) short while. We spent hours digging thrugh the large crates and got home with terriffic amounts of single pieces in ugly colors - but boy was it a dream come through! I tread the day I set foot at a "real" pick-a-brick :) Here's more info for (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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Hi, anybody knows the reason why there are no newer catalogs on Brickshelf? 2002, 2003 and new 2004 catalogs are not there, but Lugnet links them anyway. I can understand why there are no instructions for newer sets, but I don't see the reason for (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | New colours (Re: My collection of colours)
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I've updated my stack to include the new colours: (URL) I'm sorta adapting the Bricklink names for these shades: bluish grey (#46), bluish dark grey (#47), and reddish brown (#17). Also, I added trans medium blue (#4). -Henry (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I just wanted to say that I've added more pictures to the gallery of the windmill. Said gallery can be found (URL) HERE>. I've changed out the ladder entrance for stairs, which is more historically accurate. I've also added pictures of how the gears (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Blue 32 x 32 Baseplate Discontinued... nooooo!
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Yes, the 32X32 blue as a single item has been discontinued for a while now. The glimmer of hope is that Pitsco Dacta still sells a pack of baseplates (4 or 5 I think) that includes the 32X32 blue. You have to buy large gray and regular green with (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Blue 32 x 32 Baseplate Discontinued... nooo...ooo!
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(...) It lends itself to a bigger problem with S@H: they continue to display things that are sold out (discontinued)...while it's noble of them to let us know that there will be a restock, far too often they leave things up which they know have been (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) ARRGH! I've needed several of these for months, and been waiting for them to return to SAH, there are barely any on bricklink already. This is terrible. A new look! Psssh! -Daniel (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I've got to find the time to do this. It's a neat code (& a great way to teach kids about cryptography). Just downloaded a letter frequency table, so maybe I'll hit it again... (...) And while they've not yet "released" the image of the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hm...methinks Sawaya is that lucky and talented dog that's moving to Carlsbad area in the next few weeks....Got his 15 minutes of fame on the Jimmy Kimmel show last Friday. He'll be joining Aaron Sneary and Megan (forgot last name). (At least (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) Hm...then how are they going to do that Doc Ock lab on the dock set? Didn't the picture show a lab built up on a dock on the water? Maybe they aren't selling it as an individual item anymore... And would the baseplates be coming (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Ha, perfect timing. I get to check in and answer some questions. (...) Well, I'm assuming that not everyone was accost- I mean... interviewed by the media, unless I was the only one :) Call me crazy, but it seems to me they already had the winners (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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This may not be news to anyone, but it was news to me. I just got an email back from LEGO-Direct saying the blue 32 x 32 baseplate, though it says "Sold Out" on the S@H website, has been discontinued. Though I should look out for other items that (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | 2004 Large Dealer catalog or 2004 Large Dealer launch folder catalog
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Anyone have scans of the inside of these two catalogs: - 2004 Large Dealer catalog - 2004 Large Dealer launch folder catalog I saw the covers at www.bricklink.com and I'm really interested to see some pictures of the new items coming out later this (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Don't know about tours, but on most of my Technic boxes there is Made by Lego Produktion AG, CH-6340 Baar, Switzerland. On RIS2 there is notice: Components made in DENMARK and SWITZERLAND Packaged by LEGO Produktion AG, Switzerland, CH-6431 (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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I've finished my Windmill MOC. This MOC is designed after the classic medieval windmill style called a 'Post Mill.' Learn more (URL) HERE>. Here it is: (URL) The whole gallery is (URL). Here's a shot of Miller Gustav and his Post Mill. (URL) And (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) Um, I can't get any more accurate that "Switzerland". Sorry. One of the books I got at NY Toy Fair 2002 has the following paragraph: "LEGO elements are molded and decorated in Denmark and Switzerland, while they are packaged into finished (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Purple Dave" <purpledave@maskofdestiny.com> wrote in message news:HrxEoE.1v4G@lugnet.com... (...) (early (...) later sets Where is Lego Switzerland? Do they have tours or anything? (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here are some more pictures of it from BS. (URL) know who "sawayadog" is??? Adr. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I believe these were built by Nathan Sawaya, who recently won the LEGO Master Builder Contest. See here: (URL) stuff, thanks for the link. ~Kevin Blocksidge (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Signing off...till March
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(...) While LUGNET WAS down, but is back up now, I didn't think the outage would have impacted confirmation mails. It's a Todd question, I think. XFUT admin.general so he sees it. You might follow up with an email directly to him as well if there's (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Yeah, it was mentionned before. éit's still very cool and deserves to be mentionned again I think :-) Terry (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There are two things that can make this task a lot easier (besides picking a color that's a lot more common: 1. Peeron.com. Search for the shape by general description (or by looking through the inventory of a set that you know uses that same (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Cleaning old Lego
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(...) It's entirely possible. I've noticed that there are two distinct versions of the old classic brown when produced in ABS (just the harder plastic used for 2x4 bricks, not the softer plastics), but they only really show up under blacklight. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hello all: I am very pleased to announce that an updated driver for the USB IR Tower has been released. This driver fixes the system crash problem experienced by many users running Windows XP Pro on very new machines (usually 2.4Ghz or faster). (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Searching for colours on Bricklink?
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All Dark Blue parts...1,168 items (URL) - non listed or ever sold 1x3 - non listed or ever sold 1x4 (URL) Millere Visit Milissa's Lego™ Store, Millere's Spares™ (URL) Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general)
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Odd - I posted an answer to this a few days ago, and I still havent got a mail for confirmation? Has lugnet been down or? (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Searching for colours on Bricklink?
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Hi all! I am searching for colours on bricklink, to be exact I am looking for bricks or plates in Dark Blue, up to 3 studs long (1x1, 1x2, 1x3) I haven't found them, but I am not going to look through every single shop there to find it. Is there (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general)
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(URL) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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I've got an old electric toothbrush which is great for dusting and cleaning (as long as the dirt isnt to heavy - or sticky) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (I got six of those grey slopes; *all* are defective :-) (...) Yeah, I remember when I was parting the bags with ITLUG members, and we found a whole bunch of orange left wings... quite odd! (...) Yup :-) The best parts, for me at least, were (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Øyvind, Tobbe has inventoried his finds as well: (URL) in Copenhagen a toy store had these boxes in November, where you could fill the zip-bags yourself; I bought 8 over a couple of weeks (50 DKr / bag), and at average it was 411 grammes (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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"Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message news:Hs0suv.9xH@lugnet.com... (...) ourselves. (...) wings (...) know (...) is (...) and (...) Herer you can see contents of the four bags I have purchased so far: (URL) have probably (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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(...) Lego has produced different shades of white and I always wondered if they were experimenting with additives. Some of the white bricks are just milkier, less brilliant, out of the box. One commercial product which absorbs UV (mainly for plastic (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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-----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Allan Bedford Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:30 PM To: lugnet.general@lugnet.com Subject: Re: Problem with integration (...) Actually, I forgot (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The simplest solution is to buy duplicate sets. The cheapest is to suck it up and part them out. Somewhere in between is parting out sets that you're no longer very interested in and buying other parts on Bricklink. (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Bleach is great for dirt, but yellowing of ABS is caused by a chemical breakdown of the plastic molecules, not surface dirt. ABS is not UV-stable, and natural ABS (which has a milky beige color) will turn brown and brittle/powdery over time. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I know what you mean... Right now I have 2 collections (well 2.5 actually) One is my sets, which are taken apart to conserve space and sorted into about 50 boxes. Then the other are bricks I buy on Bricklink/eBay and other occaisions. Those I (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) These boxes were most likely filled with production leftovers... quality is a mixed bag (I've had half a dozen bad 2*3 sloped light-grey so far) but there's a nice selection. I've so far "raided" about 12 stores and have discovered that (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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| | Re: Nicely now. What do you think of the new colors?
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(...) I just saw the new colors in person, so now I can make an informed assessment. I ordered a few sample pieces from BrickLink so I could see what all the fuss is about. In simplest terms, looking at the new and old colors side by side, I prefer (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually, I forgot to address my childhood collection in my reply to Orion's original posting. I'm one who keeps these sets completely separate from my 'adult collection'. In fact every piece in my current collection, used to build original (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Orion, Just the other day I had a conversation with a friend about this very topic. Now he is not a LEGO builder or collector. But he is into plastic model kits, Hotwheels etc. so he has an appreciation for my hobby. I sent him a link to the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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I can understand your confusion, I've gone through it myself in the past, and still do somewhat now. All my old sets that I got when I was younger are still in their original boxes, they've never been (as I call it...) 'assimilated into the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Geoff Snell" <geoff_snell@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Hrzrq1.o82@lugnet.com... (...) quite (...) In addition to other suggestions, I use Dawn liquid detergent and a toothbrush for tough spots. Rosemary (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I do it as Dan suggested. (in previous mail) But, to add something to your question: Has anybody tried to bleach yellowed parts? (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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I love LEGO but I have a problem that's hampering my creativity. I have a large general collection made up of several lots that, over the years, I won on eBay. In addition to this, I own just about every Star Wars set and a good number of recent (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We appologize for the recent access problems to Peeron. They were due to intense traffic into the site, coming from a single source. Our host recognized the problem, and has taken steps to prevent it. Peeron is now running as expected. Thank (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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Anders Isaksson wrote an innovative word: (...) ***...***spend*** -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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(...) This number, 3258, is printed on the bags I got at the 'bulk' sales of Lego here in Sweden before Christmas. Many toy stores had this setup: One or more *large* box(es) with mixed Lego pieces, you filled the bags yourself, psend any time you (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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(...) <sniped> Surely! I had written an e-mail regarding my discontent but, after i read your post i phoned rigth away and began to write a letter also that i will send next Monday. The lady on the phone was very nice. I was expressing my points (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Wayne, Me too. Yesterday and the day before it didn't work from time to time. Now it's working just fine though. Great site BTW :-) Best, PR (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I am using a mesh bag that I purchased at Linens 'n' Things, a store similar to Bed, Bath, & Beyond. The ~$5 bag is designed for washing lingerie, and it has pictures of pink undergarments as decoration. The nice thing about this bag is that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I suspect these are the same bags that we saw at LEGOworld 2003; only there the price was 5 EUR per bag, and we could sort the bricks ourselves. Very cool. The only bad thing was the parts without match (ie, left wings without right wings), (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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I was in my town today to search for some of the new 2004 or late 2003 LEGO-sets. Or just to see if I could be lucky and find anything on sale after the christmas rush. Found 2 boxes of 4107 (399NOK). I have one of these boxes from before and like (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no)
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Hello Jake, I've been unpleasantly affected by the color issue, especially because of the surprisingly sudden and unannounced nature of this change. During the past year, I've been collecting an extensive range of special parts in light gray, for a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Hi all, Just requesting a bit of advice from you Lego experts. What the best way to clean old Lego? I have some vintage Lego that is quite grubby from years of play and wish to restore it as best I can. Any suggestions will be gratefully received. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Replying to self - is that like talking to self? Anyway, I got it! Yea!! JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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Anyone else getting server errors? Seem to crash on me about an hour ago. -Evil Wayne (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The bouncing pov animiation is smooth, but the others are a little jumpy, like not quite enough frames per second jumpy. I am on a College campus, so the connection is faster than a dial-up connection. Chris (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, unfortunately this is still North American based. The kits (and their mailing) were funded by the North American marketing team, so it is directed there. I have been speaking with European colleagues aboutthe possibility of bring a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Hi Jake! Am I correct in asuming this is still an US only offer? (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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