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OK, I did the best I can with the pics. While I can't get the overall tint of the pics to match real life, I think they show the multiple shades well enough. I brightened them a bit to get them closer to real life, but brightened the entire pic, I (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: LEGO, kids, and how it has come to this
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(...) I address this in my 3D CAD class - it's very interesting to see how adults approach building instructions as users (and then creators). There's some very complex thinking going on there. Ever read any of Tufte's books on Graphic (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, kids, and how it has come to this
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(...) I think the Yoda statue uses both the parts list and the step highlighting which is very helpful for a set like that. Dan. (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) I always find parents' assertions that their children "think for themselves" to be dubious, as more often than not it's a euphamism for "I'm proud they think just like me.." It's funny to see these same parents later on, when their (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Someone's Got too Much Time On Their Hands!
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(...) "Wow. It looks to me like someone is stupid." or "Wow. It looks like someone has too much idiocy on their brains." or "Turn off the TV and you might some extra time on your hands." :) -Lenny (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Someone's Got too Much Time On Their Hands!
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(...) "Well if you had more time on your hands you could think of a better cliché." (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Someone's Got too Much Time On Their Hands!
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This is a thread to collect and spread zippy responces to the most cliche responce so many of us have heard time and time again. Reply with your best zippy responce! "Hey look at my lego creations online. Look, a three foot spaceship!" "Wow. It (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) I agree with this assertion, sounds like Mel has raised people who think for themselves, not that she was influencing them. But I xfut to market theory because I have a tangential question... how much an hour do you guys (Troy, Mel, whoever (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Corellian "Corvette" in the Coruscant skyways
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(...) Right on! Do you have any 1x6 lt.grey tiles instead of that plate? It looks like one stud of the 1x6 plate is holding up the side mirro - so how about doing a 1x4 tile and then a 1x2 plate, then but a 1x2 grille-tile on top of the exposed stud (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Enough about colors already
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(...) "Think calmly?" You obviously don't know who you're dealing with here! 8^) (...) Perhaps the doom and gloom *has* been a bit overstated. I think the whole situation strikes a number of nerves at once: 1. "They didn't check with us first." (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) influence" (...) "influential" to (...) If you mean that Mel has influenced her daughter to be able to think for herself and make wise decisions, then I agree with you. Everything in her post does sound like she has raised her daughter to (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Color Change - Final Update
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Dear Jake, I'm sure you have likely had your fill of AFOLs micromanaging TLCs business, but I really can't resist here. There are two things off the top of my head that I hope that you and TLC will consider: 1. Master Builders get any part in any (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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After describing that whole scenario you honestly believe you had "no influence" on your kids' reaction? Everything you described sounds pretty "influential" to me. (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Reasons for the color change
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(...) It would also be less expensive. Oh wait, that's probably what you meant by "cheaper". Something I found out last year about recycling plastic is exactly why the quality degrades so much each time it's recycled. Plastic is made of a bunch of (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Corellian "Corvette" in the Coruscant skyways
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(...) Added/changed some stuff based on Leonard Hoffman's suggestions: (2 URLs) 10> (URL) 11> (pictured) (URL) 12> (URL) 13> (URL) 14> Jeff (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Corellian "Corvette" in the Coruscant skyways
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(...) Added/changed some stuff based on Leonard Hoffman's suggestions: (2 URLs) 10> (URL) 11> (pictured) (URL) 12> (URL) 13> (URL) 14> Jeff (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, kids, and how it has come to this
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(...) I personally doubt my experience would have been as good had I not had the "trial and error" phases early. I think this engenders persistance, which is IMO a Good Thing. Sure, they may get frustrated today, but more than likely they'll go back (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, kids, and how it has come to this
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(...) This is something that isn't just their fault... I've been a long time LEGO collector, having built for over 20 years, starting at 2.5 years old. But since around 1998 I've had hard times with some instructions, since colors are no longer (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Announcing new Legend!
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On Fri, 7 May 2004 14:33:17 GMT, "Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote: <snip> (...) </snip> Boy am I disappointed.... There is only one legendary Model Team set, and that's the Black Cat (5571). Just read the notes in the Lugnet guide. (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Request for Feedback - focused thread
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(...) These are what I think are the most important things to keep in the original colours; 1 x n bricks, all plates, all round bricks, tiles, wedge bricks and slopes are a must in real grey, dark grey, and brown. In brown ones: cowl, hood (from (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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