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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: <snip> (...) First don't sweat the disenfranchisement. Seriously. I mean don't go out of your way to annoy people in the group, but if 99 club members want Mindstorms competitions and 1 guy wants to have an Aquazone (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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Here are some pointers on planning from the Brickish Association and NBLTC. Larry P was quite surprised by how the last NBLTC train display planning meeting went, so I thought I'd share it. Some clubs elect a 'Straw Boss' to draft the layout, (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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(...) Thanks...I was very anxious when Lego was going to open up and allow some fan-input for the future Legends. However, I was hoping for another 5 or 6 potential legends that we could vote on. To me, all this input is for the future of the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) However... the set database is what I would call "highly subjective". Yes, there are a few sets that are generally favorable to others, however some "haters" have deliberately given sets below 50 rating in order for their favorite sets to make (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) Lately I've just been puttering in the basement with my collection, seeing where the whimsy drives me--started a roundhouse project that looks promising (maybe pics to come!) When it comes down (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not that I'm trying to derail this thread, but our club has added one very cool addition to our drafting. Before we sort the sets out, we have a series of mini-building contests. In other words, everyone opens their own set (only one if (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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(...) snip (...) Thanks for pointing that out, you're right - I'd forgotten they used the same color masks for the "studly" Matoran as they did the McD's Tohunga. Back to Alfred's point, there are a couple of black Ruru that were Euro misprints and (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) 1. 2x2x6 in 8 wide (2x2x8) in a variety of colors 2. Inside and outside corner bricks for these pieces (2 URLs) Slopes with the same plate indent as the above pieces in a variety of sizes and colors 4. Train Buffers, Trucks and motor (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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Along the same lines as Jonathan Wilson's post, what 5 parts would people like to see that are hard to find in your desired colour (ie. not in production or low quantities)? For me it would be: 1. 1x2x3 Train Window Glass in clear 2. 1x4x5 Door with (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) 1. 1x4x5 Door with 6 panes in (original) grey, or black 2. 2x4 Slope Brick Double 33 (peak) in (original) grey, and dk grey 3. 1x3x4 Slope Brick 33 in (original) dk grey 4. 6x6 Train Roof in (original) dk grey 5. 1x2x3 Train Window in (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'll write up something more complete this weekend, but on the topic of drafting, I wanted to note that MichLUG does it a little different, which I have docemented here: (URL) Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) I answered never because I beleive that's the most probable outcome (you could have constructed a poll (somewhere) that let me assign probabilities, but you didn't). That doesn't mean that I wouldn't like them to take this decision back, or (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's easy to make: - Rub off the 2 of 2.0 with brasso - Carefully draw a 3 there ;-> Jürgen (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Bruce, I'm not sure if the data you've collected can be easily interpreted in that way without knowing which people have complained. It's possible that those who answered 'never' are the ones who are happy (or have settled for) the change. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Benjamin Medinets wrote: (snip) (...) I agree here. I believe that TLC thinks that AFOLs are not a large enough segment of the market for them to consider when making decisions about the product line. (...) I honestly believe that (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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RCX 3.0!!!...!!! -brickmodder (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Dan for reminding me of an important point. I should have mentioned this originally. Assume I have zero info for this collection. If something has been stated elsewhere, assume I've not not seen it. Help me out and point me to that (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
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(...) You mean the sand-blue Akaku and dark-orange Kakama from these sets? [LEGOSet 8582] [LEGOSet 8584] Neither were tremendously common at TRU stores, but they did show up sporadically. (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) trans-purple Toa eyepiece purple Toa torso white Toa leg glow-in-the-dark Toa eyepiece glow-in-the-dark Bohrok eye (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> This has probably already been mentioned elsewhere, but one activity that I truly enjoy at our local meetings is the set draft. In brief, we work it like this. All members who want to participate (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)
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