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Hi all, I've seen various models on Brickshelf which have nice roofs - one main roof with a perpendicular roof jutting out, joining neatly. I believe the correct term is "cross gable roof", but I'm not sure that's right. One such example is on this (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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Well, I posted the original message and didn't even tell my favorite theme and piece. So here they are... My favorite piece is the 30149 Car Base 4 x 5 with 2 Seats. See it here: (URL) is my favorite piece because, hey, TLC didn't make many five (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, age seems to have little to do with it these days... Robert Rodriguez Directing Princess of Mars Source: The Hollywood Reporter Monday, March 1, 2004 Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids" series) is set to direct Edgar Rice Burroughs' science (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well I don't have the Knight Bus, but I can tell you that Vince's uniform very closely matches the violet plates that I have. There is an almost imperceptible variation; the uniform might be one percent more red, but you wouldn't notice it (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Replying to yourself is okay when correcting a typo, right? :) Realized that it shouldn't be February *14th*, but 21st. Sorry! -Mike (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(URL) - select Saturday, February 14th's comic. Tom Armstrong's comic strip Marvin, featuring LEGO today in that familiar way we can all relate to. Notice where the stars are coming from in the third cell. The only thing is...he tried to use the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thats the easy one: space, or to be a little more specific: Blacktron-I That theme was the first all-evil/misundersto...-childhood group of sets with the coolest colors ever. (...) Hmm, a harder choice. The minifig-with-standard-smile, does (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Jeff Barnas" <jmbarnas@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Hu4M1L.1In8@lugnet.com... (...) this set? (...) Will building instructions help? You can find building instructions at (URL) Steinnes (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.boats, lugnet.scala, lugnet.general)
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I got one and took some snapshots of him. (URL) The pictures are here.> Like was said, the only piece that seems to have any practical building value is the leg section, because of its compatibility with both bricks and technic pins. Though, as you (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Space, and to a lesser extent Town and Technic. Space, because it allows me to create everything I visualize without worrying about its "suitability" for the theme, and Space is really the only theme where you can do that. Space owns all. Town (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think you may have heard wrong. I first read Destination a long long time ago. I read CoMC about the same time and I've reread both of them several times since, and in my considered judgement, they're not at all alike. Not even close. Sure, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (Ahem..) Alfred Bester's job was writing and editing Detective Comics through the 1940s. Batman worked for him. However, what I meant was, the movie version of Batman and Joker leap out of the pages of Bester's Tiger, Tiger. The momentum of (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That would be a bit difficult, since his story wasn't published until 1956, 17 years after Batman first graced the cover of Detective Comics #32, and 16 years after the Joker was introduced in Batman #1. Ironically enough, the first Joker (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (snip lots of good reasons why the book is indeed, a top 10 on many lists, and why thiis movie would rock!) All I can figure is that it's too obscure... that or there is a fair bit of introspection on the part of Foyle (his motivation for (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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A novel which has, inexplicably, never been filmed, is Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination. This is surely one of the top ten greatest Sf novels ever. It was written by a veteran radio and TV writer as an intensely paced male action hero (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Oh, BIONICLE, without a doubt. There's a certain organic versatility to the pieces that opens up a completely different realm of possibility than square bricks do. Prior to the release of BIONICLE, I've never once picked up a piece and been (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I took it apart. Unfortunately, the head is NOT like a minifig head - there's no top to it! The hair has a stud about 1-1.5" long that runs down through the torso and the black locking piece in the torso. The triangular screw screws into the (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm right there with you, man. I felt the same way about Hudson Hawk. It's so incredibly hokey it's good. Allister (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Here is a mosaic my son Ross (14) made for his sister (of her) for her 16th birthday. We are now trying to decide the best way to hang the thing:-/ The (URL) LUGNET Mosaic Maker> was used utilizing 6 colors. (URL) More pics (URL) HERE> JOHN (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I read a script once of a proposed movie based upon Isaac Asimov's short stories that never got to filming. The explanation was that Asimov's stories are very adult, concerning deeper issues and themes than most Hollywood sci-fi. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Sure, why not. I think I know who to ask for ACES! But where did he palm that 5th one from, that's s what I want to know... This series of pics is hilarious, very well done. Kinda reminded me of the "dogs playing poker" paintings we all have (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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(...) Space, Castle, town, adventurers, Alpha-team, Xtream Sports, Sports, Make and Create, etc. (not in order) It would be shorter to say I simply like LEGO bricks and plates sets and dislike, or rather like less, themes like Bionicle, Dinausaurs, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My friend has it in DVD and I'll probably be seeing it very soon. I'm reading the books right now and I'm afraid of what the movie will be like. Considering the actors that are in it, I'm pretty sure it will be horribly bad. (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Does anyone have any this set and some better or more detailes pics of this set? 5848 (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.boats, lugnet.scala, lugnet.general)
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(...) We don't get a lot of that around here, Just Johnny. (I'll be seeing Henry Rollins Spoken Word here in Seattle next week. :D ) (...) Udo Kier (URL) is your friend. :) -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) If they bugger this up, someone will have to die. (...) Too bad, I could see it being really cool. Hopefully it'll get moving again. What I want to see is a film version of Cherryh's Cyteen, or maybe Tripoint. 40K In Gehenna would be cool, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: StudWars presents : .castle vs. .space !!!
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(...) Not true. Choose not to, most of the time, perhaps, but "can't"??? I don't THINK so! Ask Shaun Sullivan about use of his German rail mounted BFG in a Brickwars scenario... Or ask me, I played with some of the BLOC at Adrian Drake's house and (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) my favorite themes are PARADISA, CLASSIC TOWN, WORLD CITY, HARRY POTTER, CASTLE (ANY), BELVILLE if it can only be ont it would be town in general idk if i have a fororite part i like these tho. <<http--ldraw.org-li...3633.png>> (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Easy there, Admiral! Just making a jest at the expense of Canoe. (...) I'll buy that--it's not as if there'd been a whole lot of mainstream film exposure to cyberwear by the time that JM was released. (...) Fair enough. I also like the actor (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, what about you? I'm not trying to say it's a great movie that was just misunderstood by the general public. It's a hokey corny movie that was misunderstood. I don't think the average moviegoer knew what 75% of the stuff in the movie was (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.castle, Daniel Rubin wrote: snip (...) Apropos of much of this thread, I'm just glad when a movie resembles the book it was based on at all. John LeCarré once said: "Watching your novel being made into a movie is like watching your oxen (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Snip (...) Hey //ark, Me? Serious? Yes and no... The fantasy element is very real, but by that I mean that if you can imagine it and build it then it becomes real. There is a vast stock of inspiration out there in books and movies for Castle (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Right now, my favorite is the Adventurers series. Mostly because I'm an Indiana Jones fan, I think. When I was a kid though, it was Space, and then Castle (thanks to my wonderful grandmother who bought me the King's Castle after my parents (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Okay, so maybe I was a little harsh in my initial post. I went and got one of these to check it out. These are better than I thought they’d be (probably better than the recent BK Bionicle Promo and better than the Galidor promo a while back). The (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No, man, by all means! I always get a kick out of those who have fun with their MOCs outside their theme (and outside LEGO bricks as well). Joe Meno comes to mind when he was over here for the Houston SciBrick event. He seemed to have a good (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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Hey, I am just curious... What's your favorite Lego theme and Why? What is your favorite Lego part and Why? Please reply to these questions:} Erik Bush (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Did anyone ever see the British TV serial version? I thought it was "charming" is the only word I can think of. It did seem to me to catch the essence of books, even if it ended oddly. I particularly liked the way it switched between the story (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | BIP Contest II - Update
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We've reached another milestone on the (URL) BIP>, we've passed 800 added building instructions! The site has had a (URL) running for a while now to help encourage link additions, and it's worked like a champ. Joseph Gonzales won the Teaser Prize at (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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Blog -- (weB LOG) - A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily (or regularly) using software that allows (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX) !
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(...) Ah, the old "didn't get" it trump card. What about those of us who did get it (and paid to see it in the theater!) but still didn't like it? 8^) It was cool to see Henry Rollins as a streetdoc, though. And the monofilament whip was nifty... (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Boy my reading comprehension skills are fantastic! I'll just chalk this one up to having started spring break last night and something to do with the Law Review Right on. I hope that the Hitchhiker's Guide movie is better than the BBC series. (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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"Daniel Rubin" <hppyweasel@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Hu4229.D1A@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) stick (...) saw the (...) he (...) yup, apart from thats Red Dwarf, not Hitch Hikers Guide Red Dwarf starts filming down under in May (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) with the original cast from the TV show. Too bad Rimmer's like 45 now. I saw the guy who played Lister hosting some robot battle show a few years ago, and he still looks pretty young, so there is hope. -Dan Rubin (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Inventories for 744-1 & 30-1 (112-1)
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Hi, I'm trying to add my childhood sets in my newer collection and I'm left with bunch of parts which must be from the above sets. Peeron does have inventory for 744-1, but it's very incomplete. It doesn't have inventory for 30-1 (US number 112-1). (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: StudWars presents : .castle vs. .space !!!
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(...) I wouldn't describe LOTR as the best trilogy in history. Not even second. To me, the original SW trilogy is superior. I'd also put the Godfather trilogy ahead, even though it's far from the topics discussed here. And, oh, and Back to the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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nope, its very much back in production. They have been casting for it the last few months, filming starts next month (URL) James Stacey ------ www.minifig.co.uk Lugnet Member #925 I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado "Andrew" (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmm.... You may have a good idea there... The baddest LEGO villain.... Ogel, Sam Sinister, Jack Stone... :-) Terry (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.castle, Mark Sandlin wrote about some scifi stories being made into movies. (...) I've heard that Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is being made into a movie, but apparently it has fallen into the same black hole. (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm greeting this update with a huge saltlick. The Ender's Game movie has been stuck in about the same spot as it is now for at least 6 years. I recall looking up details on it back in grad school, and seeing basically the same information (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Bicentennial Man was (not faithfully) adapted from Asimov's short story of the same name, as well as his novel The Positronic Man. Supposedly there are talks of doing something with Asimov's Foundation series, and I Robot is currently filming (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Oh No! BrickShelf is now ad-supported?!
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(...) Kevin, My donation will be in the mail ASAP (unless you allow PayPal before I get a chance to find a money-order place). All, Working for a mailorder fulfillment house makes me unable to resist saying...if you're snailmailing your donation, (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Dozen LEGO Roses
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John, are you loosing your touch, where are the TRAINS!? Josh (nice roses, ran across them yesterday in BS) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) (URL) pretty excited about this too, but it's probably a few years away from the screen. It looks like they've only aquired the right's to Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, and combining them to make one film. Um. Getting a bit OT. (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ender's Game?!?!? Ooh, ooh! *drool* Of course, they've been "going to do" something with Pern for years now, and it keeps falling to the wayside. Besides, the problem they'd have with doing the Ender series is that they wouldn't need to get (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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ya know, for years people have been telling me to set my robots up like this. Its good to see you do this, (as I've said). In directly flattery to you, you you mind if I set my Little Bots up like this and do a shoot? e (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
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In lugnet.castle, David Laswell wrote: snip (...) Allegedly there is a movie based on the Chronicles of Narnia in the works, as well as an Ender's Game movie. -Daniel Rubin (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I don't think I've ever personally experienced that. Maybe it's a result of coming from a more enlightened geekdom that embraces both (and sometimes combines them). Might come from growing up on Pern novels (which, ironically, the local (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I can explain it. It derives from the literary rivalry between fantasy and sci-fi. The fantasy nerds and sci-fi nerds have always each been claiming superiority over the others' literary genre. I remember the second-last time I bought a sci-fi (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Oh No! BrickShelf is now ad-supported?!
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(...) What about PayPal? You could easily add a PayPal donation button or link to the bottom of the page. Also, a question: what is your policy on requests for enhancement? Do you have a preferred method for that? Also, have you considered making (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Oh No! BrickShelf is now ad-supported?!
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(...) Brickshelf outgrew my personal ability to support it several years ago. Since then the LEGO Group has generously provided financial support. Without that support there would be no way to keep Brickshelf online. However, we are under a mandate (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Oh No! BrickShelf is now ad-supported?!
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Hey all, Just popped on to BrickShelf to look at Adam Skelding's mosaic and noticed Google Ads in the footer! It appears to me like BrickShelf is finally consuming so much of everything that it's costing Kevin more than he can singly afford, thus (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX) !
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| | Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
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(...) product is (...) Yes, for Australia S@H, our calls go to the UK, but the goods are shipped from Denmark. Kerry (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) How's this for European Shop At Home trivia: All calls that consumers make are charged at local rate (thus cheaper) but are all routed to the single contact centre here in the UK. In the call center, each country has a team responsible for it. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Also... I think the Trains war is an inner-struggle... 6-wide v. 8-wide... and should I dare include 4-wide (monorail). But until we hear Darth Vader say, "Harry, I'm your father," the showdown of the century is going to be between Ogel and (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LUGNET t-shirt sale!
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I have an update on qtys. This is what we have left: XL: 26 black, 13 tan L: 3 black, 10 tan -Suz (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What !? You want to say it's NOT real? I believe that about .castle, but space? You serious? /\/\ark "next you gonna say the minifig isn't realy alive!" de Kock (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Australian Brickfest? 2005 - Survey
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BTW, non-Aussies and wanna-be Aussies can fill this out too ;)... I guess I should fill this out ;) From reading past comments of others... I guess it won't matter if I display some of my own sarcasm... (silly cap on) (...) A place that reaches (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) HERE>. (...) This really made me smile... Good Stuff!!! Oh, and i'm happy you're keepin' Formeanthan together, she's my fav'. --==Richard==-- (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | LUGNET t-shirt sale!
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As mentioned here: (URL) rumors are true! I have some remaining LUGNET t-shirts to clear out! Cost is $10 USD, via PayPal (payments@lugnet.com), and includes: FREE SHIPPING!! in the U.S. and Canada. Send e-mail to me with your order. Shirts are sold (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: Lego Playmobil-like figures at McDonalds
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(...) What? FREE Exclusive Clikits?!?! with food!? Wooo! I am SO there. :-D -Suz (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.clikits)
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Hmm, something's fishy here. The black dragon has five aces! I foresee some serious flames if he gets caught. Bruce (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) Classic! (...) Good luck with those plans. Definetly sounds interesting. e (22 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) Do they come with coupons? I remember back in the 80's that the Happy Meals which contained small Lego sets, also came with a mail-in certificate. Send in a certificate and 3 UPCs from other Lego sets, and you got a free set in the mail. In (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) aside, I would have been really happy, because I've been looking for a minifig face to represent me ever since I grew a goatee (at my wife's insistence) several years ago. And this guy: (URL) pretty much looks like me. (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It does say "Compatible with the retail versions". (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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In the last act before their disassembly, my four dragons had a poker game: (URL) The entire post-mod gallery can be found (URL) HERE>. Enjoy! --Anthony NOTE: Not all the dragons will be or have been disassembled. The large red dragon, Formeathan (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX) !!
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In lugnet.general, Terry Prosper wrote: snip (...) snip Okay, here's one. Racers vs Trains - coming soon to level crossings everywhere. Peace and inner childishness, Professor Whateverly (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Those are fairly bad. I got some pretty nice McLEGO promo sets a few years ago, with all the foofy pink and purple colors, and these don't live up to those by any means. Even so, they're still better than the run-of-the-mill crud you get with (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.castle, Terry Prosper wrote: snip (...) Well, it occurs to me that both Castle and Space are more battle-oriented than Town and Train, so it's a natural fit. Weapons seek weapons. There is also a greater fantasy element in Castle and (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh, that's just so wrong... The only thing even remotely good about them is the fact that you can mix and match the pieces. But, will those pieces work with our existing bricks? I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't! <sigh> JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ... or not - I believe LEGO sponsored Brickfest PDX in at least a small way, I think it would depend on the amount of sponsorship involved. (...) Well yes, but there will likely be other bricks involved too, in small amounts. (...) LOL! (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi Eli, another point why you can get some sets in one shop and not in the other: The item might be sold out and discontinued. Yes, the Legend-Metroliner will be discontinued, when it is sold out and it will be sold out _VERY_ soon (at least in (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Is it possible that the variation is intentional? Even with a new purple, there were other purple shades before. Are the variations in different parts in different sets? Just wondering. -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That could be. But whenever I order from the dutch store, the package comes from Germany. But when I call, I get a belgian female on the phone. S@H is very international over here :-) /\/\ark "gonna order some basic grey bricks; they're still (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) So what do you guys think of these? -Galidor vs. Jack Stone -Bionicle vs. Knights (big fellows) -Minifigs vs. Jack Stone (not in a popularity contest, but rather in a royal rumble wrestling match) -Bricks vs. Plates Keep in mind that the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Has anyone seen these new sports figures at McDonalds? (URL) are they thinking?? Man, this company has totally lost focus. Better pictures here: (URL) Evans (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think you'll find the telephone calls are terminated in the UK, but product is actually shipped from Denmark. Jason Railton (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) That'd be awfully one-sided. However misguided they may be, there are some people that actually like Bionicle. Wait until the big Rainbow Knights hit U.S. shelves this summer. They might be a better contender than Galidor. (But then, the same (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) See, that's funny, because when we here in Denmark buy from S-a-H, it's served out of Lego UK! I've tried to call TLC in Billund, but was re-routed to UK. Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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"Todd Lehman" <tsl@tsl.bu.edu> wrote in message news:HtzIqv.1o6p@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) definitely (...) of (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Can you add ILTCO? (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) Bionicle vs Galidor? (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Can you imagine a StuWars between .train and... hmmm.... ? That's the thing here. There's a rivalry between .space and .castle that I can't explain, that I don't fully understand, but it's there. People laugh about it, people make jokes, etc. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) On that note... There's now a small grid of sites on the www.afolnet.com splash page, to help folks find places online. It could stand to be a little more user-friendly and also help people find theme- and location-specific sites, but it's a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) Yeah! dontcha just love it! (...) Last time I had a problem with S@H, they told me that LEGO from this side of the world (Australia atleast) came out of Denmark... but after solving a problem for me (which was their fault), they were quite (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The latter For those that don't know Australia does not have a shop@home dept or wing of lego oz .But instead comes out ofthe US somewhere?? (...) Also a problem in Australia but it's the other way around ,an example is the santa fe loco it (...) (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'd grant the point on the prefab walls (though Allister has a great use in the thread below), but personally I never use those for castles. My structures tend to be all about basic bricks and plates, add in some slopes and arches and a few (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You know what would be even better yet? --> afols.com <-- It's available, and it directly matches the name of the comic. --Todd (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) That's stores. There are at least two, possibly more (based on availability discrepencies, I believe they have at least three locations set up currently). North America is served out of Connecticut, and Australia (I believe) is served out of (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Since the comics list it as AFOLnet and not AFOL.net, I suspect the intent was for the name AFOLnet.com to parallel LUGNET.com. (22 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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