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(...) I was typing my message and did not see yours .Sorry, I dont know how to copy & paste. So I have just replyed.(My computer skills are not the best) (...) Melbourne Australia (...) Panel Beater/Auto body repair (...) BrickFest (TM) MEL or SYD (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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| | Australian Brickfest? 2005 - Survey
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RE: An Australian Brickfest type event for the year 2005. Hi all, To help things move along, I thought it might be a good idea and some fun for all interested, to answer the below... (copy and paste the following questions) Where are you from? What (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 40 DKK / 100 gram
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(...) If this "wide range of colours" includes colours like orange, tan, brown, pink (magenta?), light-green, light-blue,... then it's OK. Thanks for your reply, Maarten (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, This is what happened to our LEGO PRIMO Elephant : (URL) A broken axle: I don't think this is supposed to happen... Is there a maximum age (or maximum weight) for this item? My daughter who was playing with it is only 2 years old. (it is the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Removing print with Brasso
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(...) I've just started using brasso too and I use a dry cloth to scrub the printings off. I've seen no scratches or blur in my transparent parts and I don't do lightly on the scrubbing. My suggestion is to use a soft cloth, something that can't (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Minifig Hall of Fame Winner : Classic Policeman
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Hello Everyone! After a tough first round, Classic Policeman really outclassed the competition in a great secound round to win the first MHoF spot of 2004! (URL) to the MHoF rules, Yellow Castle Knight Blue is automatically nominated for round 2 of (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.western, lugnet.underground, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Removing print with Brasso
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The topic has come up a few times and I've used the technique myself with great success. I recently bought a bunch of the NBA sets that were massively discounted. Along with the brick and plate, I found myself with piles of parts I would be hard (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's not always true. Ever heard of something called the Law of Supply and Demand? Demand has dropped because all of the people who absolutely had to buy it did. Then the people who kinda had to buy it did. Then the people who sorta wanted (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) They're selling because they're rare colors, not because they're particularly useful. And I'd be surprised in a large number of them weren't bought specifically to put on Bricklink. I still don't see many MOCs that actually use them. (...) You (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Nicely now. What do you think of the new colors?
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(...) Well it's be over a month since I've had the new colors and I think I have to say I'm sorry for my earlier post. I vented my fustration on the new colors and how I did not like them. But in this past month I've actually used them in some small (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The store only sells merchandise. If it's not selling then somebody is doing a pretty poor job of marketing it. That would be... oh, yea the guys with the weak shoulders... Hogwarts was expensive to produce because of the licencing fees. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I have no idea what brought you to that conclusion. One of the hottest sellers keeping the Lego stors afloat right now is the pick a brick. People are gobbeling up the colors you seem to not find useful. (...) That is the whole point of this (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | The story behind the mom jokes (and the story of Keith's mom's behind)
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So. I've had a few people email me asking what's up with all of the mom jokes and the references to my sainted mother here on LUGNET. Well, now that I have a camera again--which is itself a story for another time--I thought I'd let the folks that (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !!
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| | Re: 4755 - Knight Bus Colours
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About colours being "all over the place" Is NOT new. I have observed this in many bulk tubs, where the yellow 2x2s do not quite match the 1x4s for instance, just prior to and during the 25th anniversary tub years. I have even got different 2x2s (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Please Include the Mecha Community
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(...) Cool man, I know, It's not ment to be a whine. (...) Again, I know, and I appreciate that. Fabuland deserves a shout too. Kust kidding, darn those animals with their cool hats. (...) Yep, totally, understood. (...) Save some for me. LOL! (...) (...) (22 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sets in the $90+ range sell in such small quantities that most stores won't even stock them, which is why TRU can get away with jacking the price another $10 over MSRP. Comparing a $300 toy to a similar $90 toy is simply a matter of scale. The (...) (22 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) ...and yellow and blue. I'm sure there are people who would be happy if every piece that was produced from now on would be a 2x4 in one of the original five colors, but that would pretty much drive the company into the ground. They do have too (...) (22 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Please Include the Mecha Community
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(...) Hi, Eric. I hear what you're saying. In retrospect, I shouldn't have included any specific themes/generes, since these were site-wide issues. Rest assured, .build.mecha wasn't intentionally excluded, nor was .pirates, .aquazone, .town, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: The Knight Bus has arrived... but it's not all good news
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(...) I'm assuming that those plates are violet and purple (left to right.) It appears as if they dumped some purple into the violet vat and then didn't stir it enough.(1) 'Tis a shame, if that's the direction things are heading; it would have been (...) (22 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: AFOLs - The comic!
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Jake, I think the comic is great. I had a really good laugh at a few of the strips. Even though the colour change is a bit of a stinging point with me, I found myself reacting very positively to the strips. Humour is a wonderful tool. As you (...) (22 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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