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(...) I suspect AFOLnet.com was meant to LUGNET.com. Otherwise it should have been AFOL.net, right? (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) I think its one issue that needs to be addressed. For Lego Shop @ Home to really be a global operation, you should be able to get something whether your "local" fulfillment center is out of stock, or doesn't carry that particular item yet. Of (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Hi, have just been to lego's online store to buy 2 metroliner sets with the extra tourist car add , it's called "metroliner kit". Now you can buy the extrta car on it's own as well as the metroliner on it's own,but when I what looking for these (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not sure if AFOLNET.xxx was a deliberate choice, or because AFOL.NET was already taken, but a quick check says that the registration for AFOL.NET has recently expired: afol.net Registrant: <snip for privacy> Domain Name: AFOL.NET (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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The poster Contest has been extended to March 15th. This decision was made because not enough entries were received by now for to reach the minimum of 15 submissions. Please read the Contest rules at (URL) for details about the prizes and more. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general) !
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(...) Let me add (having cavalier disregard for the 'three choices' request): Of course, if Lego sponsorship were involved, they would probably want 'Lego' in the name... and I think having 'Lego' in the name would be far better than 'brick' in (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Just on a sudden hunch, has anyone compared the Knight Bus purple against the color used for Vince Carter's Toronot Raptors uniform from the #3462 NBA #3 minifig pack? (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Melbourne (...) Chemical Engineer, currently before jobs (recent graduate) (...) Oz-something (or something-Oz). If it is a 'Brickfest', it should be called Brickfest OZ, as opposed to SYD or MEL or WGA WGA or whatever. (...) Would prefer (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Wow. That's awesome :) They really do look like flowers. Congrats on your 20th. We just hit our six-month :) -Anne (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Thanks, Dave. (...) Ohh, sounds complicated:-) Here, I'll make your job easier: (4 URLs) I think these pics reveal the basic idea here. One note-- the interior ring of petals is being held by pressure between the sections of the "stem" (a Ross (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hmmmmmm. Daaark Reeeed... ~Drool~ (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I've had a few, but most of them have been in the very early US availability of the sets. I bought one of the first two UCS X-Wings in town, and it was missing a 1x1 round plate (I ended up substituting with the included spare piece in the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Looks like Todd got both of them. (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) No way!!! whoah... I can't remember *ever* missing pieces, even when we did AucZILLA auctions and I handled millions. Maybe there was a time or two, but not that I recall. That record has (had?) always impressed me enormously. (...) it's half (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Lokks great John.I have but one question...where is the dark red petals :-) Chris MichLTC (URL) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yep, they were selling them as early as early December. They are glued together, with a different petal arrangement (made from sloped bricks). I didn't do too badly in the wife favor department after delivering her one. Especially since it (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ah! Indeed, yours are better. Terry (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) lol I spent my 18th wedding anniversary at BricksWest 2002! 8^O JOHN (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Matthew Hamand wrote: ... (...) ... They were still selling them a week later. I got one as a belated Valentine for my wife. (But it's a really good thing that Valentine's Day 2005 is on a Monday, and therefore a winter BrickFest (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) It's a beautiful job, John! I like yours better than the originals. Nicely done! I may, at some future time, try to 'reverse engineer' your roses ;) Take care, Dave (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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This is a great series of comics!!! It takes a bit too long in the introduction of each word perhaps, but all the jokes are so spot on it's not a major issue. And it's for everyone else anyways. I was rolling reading these! And yes, I even thought (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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(...) Mine design is more complicated. Compare these pics. The first pic is from a person who claims to have reversed engineered the original TLC rose. The second is mine: (2 URLs) As you can see, I made a better attempt to simulate more petals on (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) On Valentine's Day LegoLand CA was selling (Lego) roses. Eight bucks or so before discounts. Glued together. My wife and I were there with several sets of cousins and I scored big points buying her one. Matt (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) What's the difference? (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Nope. Mine are vastly superior in design:-) Initially I thought to simply copy those, but when I actually took a look at their design, I knew I could do a better job, so I did. JOHN (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) lol I simply kept it in the LEGO room (she doesn't go in there;-) (...) Thanks, J-1! J-2 (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (URL) out the above link for the story on Maersk blue! (if ya hadn't seen it already!) Bill (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Offhand, I can't think of any sets in particular that have an abundance of greebly bits in black that are on the shelves. I've noticed that the mini sets tend to have a fair amount of greebly parts, and they are cheap, but I don't think that (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) Aren't these exactly the same roses LEGO sold in a eBay/LEGO auction for charity a year or so ago? They look identical to me, except for the vase of course... (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general)
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(...) It's funny you mention barrels in the .castle category, nowadays, we see barrels as reactors on space ships quite often. As for the prefab walls, you are right, they do serve mainly to create structures, but big engines can't be used in (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Brisbane (...) Distinguished Research Leader, Cooperative Research Centre for Enterprise Distributed Systems Technology Adjunct Professor, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland E-tail (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) Uhm, yup - we already guessed that... *grin* My only question, how did you keep this project secret from her? Congrats on 20 years - that's a good start! JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) How about Bricks Down Under? (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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Hello all again! Delurking permanently this time I think! (...) Adelaide (...) Restoration/Nightfill for Kmart (Btw, there's some new sets coming shortly to the west lakes kmart :) (...) Either: 1. Brickoz 2. Brickfest OZ 3. LegOz (No, not "Legos" (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) Always sunny Brissie (...) Retail at Myer... in the toy department no less (...) I don't know sorry, to tired to think... legopalooza...... um no..... (...) 3 days.... I would attend three days..... (...) Maybe there could be workshops... (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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LEGO® to cut up to 1,000 jobs Business Newswire March 2, 2004 COPENHAGEN - Beleaguered Danish toy giant LEGO®, will lay off up to 1,000 employees worldwide, or 12% of its staff, after registering record losses in 2003, the Danish financial daily (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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It comes in a big dark blue can is basically a giant beige cotton ball soaked in a solution. It's easier to use and works faster, IMO. Dave Besides, Brasso gives me Army flashbacks! Brrrr! "Terry Prosper" <t@rotule.qc.ca> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dang, I always forget something... The "official" is in quotes because there were lots and lots of other pictures taken of the winning MOCs, including Todd Lehman's photos (can't find the URL right now). But the BF PDX 2004 site has the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi all, The "official" MOC award pictures (courtesy of Todd Thuma, mostly, and Frank Filz) are on the BrickFest PDX 2004 web site: (URL) MOC Awards Page> The thumbnails link to larger versions on BrickShelf. And while you're enjoying those pictures, (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, the main problem I find is that the Castle-related elements in my collection (prefab walls/roofs, bows, flags, barrels, flames) are so much less versatile than the Space-related ones (e.g. wings, laser guns, windscreens, radar dishes) (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm. Maybe some select photos might be better after all... (...) Well yeah, it took me about a dozen BL orders, and I had many of the parts already... (...) lol I'll take that as a backhanded compliment;-) (...) Yeah, I already told him I'd (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thank you, Dawn. I had to go back and check to see if you were one of the Bricklink stores to which I had to go to acquire the necessary bricks to complete them. Ends up you weren't, but when I get around to taking some pics of my waterfall (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I know about Bricklink and Peeron but what I want to know is, out of all the sets currently on store shelves (or at shop @ home), which set(s) are the best ones to get for the parts I am looking for. (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) Perth (...) No job at the moment, studying for my degree. (...) Brickfest Downunder 2005 Brickfest.AU 2005 (using AU or AUS in the name would be better than using SYD, MEL, BRIS, PER, ADL etc since this is an Australian event first and a (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe you can leave some of the petals off, all that rotational stuff will be time consuming, the key points are the directional transitions, I think. Since we were working from an event kit we had limited SNOT capability in red. I gotta ask C (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. That's a good question. I didn't even know you did it until the moment they were presented to her! I will say this: it took a rather long time to collect the necessary parts to put 12 roses together... (...) Yeah, I'm going to get Ross (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Don't know! But the rivalry is there (a friendly one, of course). Don't take this too seriously Allister. It's meant as a humor confrontation. My whole website is about humor and LEGO. Terry (URL) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) John, the roses are absolutely beautiful. I love how graceful the stems look. It's amazing how lifelike they really do look in a few of the pics. I'm assuming you're wife supports your Lego habit (can't remember whether you posted in the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) VERY nice roses, John. Where were you when we were trying to make roses for Christina on the spur of the moment? We had a lot of trouble with connecting the flowers/buds to the stems (although I would argue that we did pretty good for the (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I gave her: (URL) You can see a few more pics and read more about these on one of my MOCpages (URL) Here> Straight to the Brickshelf folder (URL) Here> Schleim On, JOHN (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX) !
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(...) Well, one day, my Dad loved my Mum very much... (...) 50% Management 30% Legal 30% Accounting. (...) Brickfest (Oz/Downunder) (...) Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne (though not necessarily in that order) (...) 2006 is too far away to plan for. June (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) What's wrong with enjoying both? Allister (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Late last week I e-mailed Jake suggesting that AFOLnet.com be picked up as a site to web-publish the comic for that specific reason (didn't want to mention it until it got picked up...which it apparently has). Nothing like handing out (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) Tasmania, but I live in Brisbane. (...) Draftsman. (...) Bob. (...) Dubbo. Alright, Brisbane. But only if Dubbo isn't available. (...) Brisbane is nice in June. (...) Up to 3. (...) 3 or less. (...) Yes, there should be a fee. How much I'd be (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) This strikes me as a good thing. Better that someone in the community get it and preserve it, than that it go to a porn site. (there must be some vast spider somewhere looking for mentions of URLs not yet registered and registering them and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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In lugnet.lego, Pamela Hale wrote: What AFOL resources will you point them to? It (...) The content of the additional non-comic information hasn't been decided yet. But I know that I would like to see a wide range of different resourses being (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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Thank you for providing us, the AFOL community a chance to review your internal comic. Overall, I believe that it does a good job of explaining us to its originally intended audience. One concern I do have regarding the eventual distribution to the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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| | StudWars presents : .castle vs. .space !!!
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Hello .castle community! Hello .space community! It's no secret there's a rivalry between the two themes, so here's the perfect way to settle things out. It's called... (URL) For the next few weeks, you guys will have the opportunity to vote for the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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(...) I couldn't see the details for afolnet.com (whois claimed there's no record), but for the org, it seems Todd managed to grab it: Domain ID:D104031608-LROR Domain Name:AFOLNET.ORG Created On:26-Feb-2004 23:46:55 UTC ... Registrant Name:Todd (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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Based on this whois (URL) Todd Lehman is the one that registered afolnet.org Jonathan (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) Hey Jake, I responded more to the content of the comic in a thread over on FBTB, but just to give a personal testamony, for me it was Cool LEGO Site of the Week that got me out my dark ages, just seeing all the things that AFOLs were building. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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(...) I checked, and someone has registered afolnet.com and .org, but the owner's name isn't shown by whois. But the date of registration is 26-Feb-2004! --Bill. (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) Go back and reread exactly what I said, as I'm pretty sure you didn't understand it. I mentioned specifically "light yellow, light orange, and bright green". Why? Because they're all about the different from basic yellow, basic orange, and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Both cost considerable amounts of money. In fact, I'd be surprised if designing a new Hogwarts didn't cost significantly less than a huge advertising campaign would (and anything less isn't going to have the impact that you seem to desire). (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Oops! Peeron is of course at: (URL) Peace and sloppy copy/pasting (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hi Jonathan, Please excuse me if I'm stating anything obvious here, but some of this wasn't obvious when I first found my way to Lugnet once upon a time... Your best bet dollarwise would be BrickLink (URL) you can either browse (if you're not (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) Cary, That's about the best laugh I've had all week. Disturbingness of its inspiration completely aside, it's brilliant. LFB (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I fear that we may already be there. This appeared a while back on Brickshelf: (URL) and yikes, Professor Whateverly (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hope you don't mind if I chime in on the subject! The Maersk blue color was made to match exactly the official color of the Maersk company to use in sets using the Maersk name. The color was not available to the LEGOLAND modelshops until the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Two years ! So this means that the color swap planning goes back to almost the same time (2002 model year) that they dropped the TECHNIC moniker from Star Wars, Bionicle, et al sets. Interesting. Sounds like there was a sea change back then (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Bill Vollbrecht" <mwv1970@juno.com> wrote in message news:HtwrD8.x49@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) grey, (...) to (...) retired (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Can you comment on Maersk Blue (the light blue color only available to model (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | The BlockCAD Homepage is moving, please update your links
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The BlockCAD Home Page has moved: (URL) old adress will continue to function till the end of the year, but will of course not be updated any longer) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I want more! -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) The purple in question is indeed a new color. Along with light grey, dark grey, brown, light pink, magenta, our dear purple is also one of the old colors to fall victim to "improvments". All of those colors have been permamently retired and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, you are right, I didn't catch that part. I guess it was so realistic I did want or need to read any more. :) Still, I think you really have something here. Seems a lot more logical explanation to me than what has been officially provided so (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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"Ken Nagel" <knandjn@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HtwMIE.4CE@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) to be (...) more (...) words (...) licencing (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Maybe but I don't think so. Over the years there has been speculation (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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you missed the (...) bit diddnt you ;) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Greg, You missed the words "DISCLAIMER: The above is a parody. It is not true. I made it up." I shudder to think what craziness is going to be posted on April 1st :) -- Bill (TooMuchDew) "Remember, no matter where you go, there you are" "Put (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Of corse I've heard of supply & demand. I'm the first to admit the castle sales slowed. That left Lego with two choices... 1)redesign the set 2)increase the demand. One of these choices is signifgantly more costly. Since they are whining about (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Awfuly bullheaded of you just because YOU don't find them useful. I've wittnessed hundreds of PAB purchases and the overwelming majority of them are because the people buying them because they enjoy them. As for MOCs I've seen many including a (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I wonder how much it costs them to assemble a focus group that will say a quality reduction is exactly what they would buy! This is absolutely ridiculous. There are so many different colors in the Lego color pallete that it is absurd to think that (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Australian Brickfest? 2005 - Survey
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(...) Sydney (...) Not at all sure what this has to do with a fest - feels like idle curiosity, but I'll keep the vibe of the show going... My job title says Manager Business Integration, and its something to do with change management. I think. I (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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The truly sad thing about your press release is it is believable. A couple of years ago I'd have laughed at the concept, nowadays its almost believable. I feel sorry for Jake. Every stride forward made in fostering closer relations with the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This issue added to the "new gray" issue makes me wonder; Is the new gray just one color, or will we look back in a few months time to see a whole range of new grays, just as we are now seemingly getting a range of purples :) JB (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Anyone know of a good source of non-basic black parts?
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Are there any sets out there that are a good source of specialized system parts in black (i.e. not bricks, plates, slopes and other basic parts) I am looking for more black greebles to make my next space creation look cooler :) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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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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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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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