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(...) I really love this idea! Too bad theres nothing interesting near me worth taking pictures of (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Heh. No, I'm pretty sure of at least three people who are quite a ways ahead of me on that. I need more planos. LFB FUT -> fun (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(snippage) (...) If it indeed will be a shop@home exclusive afterall... and so far no official word, then I take back what I say. (...) (and whose sorry for making a brash post and replying to his own original posting) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Don't tell me, you're vying for the title of 'largest collection of old gray?' -Tim (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Josh, Your email bounces messages. It says your box is full. LFB (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi Terry Great Idea, I would like to participate and in fact I can be the first person to receive it so feel free to send me the minifig. In the meantime you can look for the next stop, of this travel. Here I will take some pictures of the minifig (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd say I'm in but we're in the same country! Grr!! I could take pics of the 'fig in front of Niagara Falls or maybe the CN tower... If that's fine, add me to the list. Dave K (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Terry Prosper" <t@rotule.qc.ca> schreef in bericht news:HxpL9v.1vt9@lugnet.com... (...) [big snip] This is such a cool idea! Count me in, you've got mail! Regard, Saskia The Netherlands (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Welcome to Zork. West of House. You are in an open field west of a big white house with a boarded front door. (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's been done before :-) Search for MWT, Minifig World Tour. But that doesn't make it a bad idea, I really like the concept, and would be willing to host a Minifig for a couple of days here in Eskilstuna, Sweden, just as I did for Colin and (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi Terry, I think this is a great idea. You may not be aware of this, but Classic-Castle.com has an unofficial mascot named Henry. This little minifig knight is traveling around the world to various countries. He was created by Patrick Morgan and (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Sweet! Nice job. --Dave (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) What I think is most fascinating is that this set is microfig scale! (count the studs on the containers).. at least if I am not mistaken. However it will form a good basis for a minifig scale container ship I think,. (probably would need (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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I'll need help to achieve my plan. A lot of help, from you. First, let me explain the concept. I want to send a Minifig around the world. First, I'll send it to someone in another country where a first person will take a picture of the Minifig in (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general) !
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Hi guys, There was another thread about this set, but I didn't want the good news to get buried!!!! I just called S@H and this set: (URL) is coming soon! Possibly by the end of the month according to the lady I talked to. Great news! Thank you for a (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general) !!
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Hi Huw, I saw the picture yesterday and I were immediately fascinated by this set. Today I called the german customer service and they said that it WILL be a shop@home exclusive set. The woman wasn't sure about the release date, but it should be in (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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"misbi" <steve@[nospam]honeygram.com> wrote in message news:HxpDKu.JpA@lugnet.com... (...) or (...) distributed as (...) I have just had the following reply from Maersk Marketing: "Mr Millington Thank you for your interest in the Maersk Lego sets. (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Figures...Lego will only sell these to Maersk, and Maersk will only give them away to their buddies...sounds like a crock of crap to me. mutters under breath... "not surprising Lego lost money last year, it has lost its good marketing sense. (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> This is neat. I remember a few years back, someone created a really nice display shelf of minifigs that was made out of white Lego bricks. I spent half an hour of looking through old LUGNET posts but haven't been able to find it. Does (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I spoke to Maersk marketing today and was told that they are only distributed as "gifts" to cargo shipping clients via the Maersk corporate sales team :( (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ok, so how do we get one then? Do we need to ship some cargo with them or something? :) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm quite interested in puting together a collection of the "Themed Flyers" for want of a better name for them. I'm referring to the single a4 / a3 sheet that comes in the box along with the building instructions. I'd be interested to know if (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow. This looks real. In the slim chance it is a fake, the person responsible should be hired at Lego and put in charge of new set development!! If it is real, which I believe, thanks Lego!! Paul (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I just asked TLC, and it is indeed real!!! Cool! :-) But as expected, it will only be available through Maersk Sealand... Kecia (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Of course you are right to be cautious, but if it is a fake, I doubt it was a faked photo. Whoever faked it, faked the box itself. The seems and lighting are just too prefect to be edited in the photo. Not that its hard to fake boxes, but they (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I had a lot of trouble with that regarding the Chrome Knights Kingdom sets. After a while I became paranoid and counted every brick while sorting. Looks like I'll have to keep my eyes open again. (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Comming in the next MONTH, an "unofficial AFOL records site". I came up with this idea today. Basicaly I'm aiming for largest, and most catagories, i.e.: Most minifigs Largest castle Largest Caslte Army Tallest Minifig Building Tallest Tower ... the (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.publish.photography, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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(...) If you squint, you can clearly see this one is done up in the New Universal Maersk Grue color. ;) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Again, I'm not holding my breath on this one, but most Promotional sets are packed much tighter than normal sets, most likely because they don't need to worry about Shelf Presence (and many are Airline promotions, which NEED to be as dense as (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I hope its not real -- Lego has said many times that the Maersk color was not a current color -- and if it turns out to be a current color that would not hold up well for thier already shakey ground they are standig on. Also, its hard to grasp (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Does anyone else have this problem? I buy a couple sets a week. This week there were some good sales and clearance items, so I've purchased half a dozen sets this week. At this pace, every few months I run across a set that has a missing piece. The (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Each year De Bouwsteen (Dutch LEGO club, name translates to The BuildBrick) organizes a trip to Billund for it's members. This year's visit was another big success. Since photo's of the vault might interest you, we made some and you can see them at (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I recycle boxes from new sets. If I buy an old set with its box, I make a half-hearted effort to sell the box on ebay or to a member of my LUG. If that doesn't pan out, I recycle it too. The only boxes I have kept are the plastic tubs from the (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The set number looks right. Its numbered right after the new legend Hotrod 10151. And nothing else looks off in the Brickshelf directory. Could be, but why no "Hey, look what I saw !!..." type post. I'm too skeptical to believe it yet. Mike (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message news:40A3DB62.DBBE0F...faq.com... (...) True, but it's a pretty convicing fake, if that's what it is. The box has the right 'shiny-ness'; the cardboard construction of the box looks right; (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Quick little note for part history hounds: I noticed that the interior of the brick known as "Slope Brick 65 2 x 2 x 2" has been given new strength. I do not recall this in any other set, but it's got triangles inside. The bracing extends as a (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -Bryan (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I hope it is real, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Too many people having "fun" (I call it cruelty) displaying "official sets" in the last few years. If it's real, I could see buying a few [dozen], maybe. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It looks too fantastic to be real. But wow, what if it was... ++Lar (not going to fool ME any more...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Interesting. I wonder if this is all using the old greys? (grins, ducks, runs) I found this cite to be not very accurate, "In total, the Lego project cost about $3,000 and Joey got no help from the Lego Company, as they only donate to certain (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I wants the Precious... (drool!!!) :p Ben (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Anyone else notice this? (URL) it's real, it looks fantastic! Huw (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general) !!
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I've been following your mods for quite awhile, Rob. Being a sucker for anything with little sparkly lights in it, I love your work! Just one question tho, when are you going to start selling them? I want Darth Vader on my desk, poised and waiting . (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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First off, I apologize for bringing this issue up again, but a promise is a promise. I said I would deliver more background info on the color change, and here it is. In an effort to reduce the almost certain flood of responses to this post, please (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) A BrickLink search finds "Engineer Max" (URL) available between 24 merchants $2.50-$12.50 (URL) check minimum orders :) -- Bill (TooMuchDew) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general)
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(...) That is wild....cool stuff Rob. Seeing the money that some SW lego stuff pulls down on auctionbrick and ebay, I think you'd have a huge winner if this little number ever went to sale. Cheers, -G (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) Good questions, At least two people at boardgamegeek have played it (there is minimal info on the game): (URL) Thanks in advance! (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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I want them to bring back the foal/pony from the paradisa sets to go with the regualr horses in the colors of the regular horses. (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It could be a horse of another color! (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd be happy to add the info for the Oberhausen shop. (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As Lego decided to copy the colour scheme of the military-dominated Megablokes, this should not really come as a surprise, should it? The german AFOLs used the term "Wehrmachtsgrau" (WWII german armed forces grey) and "Panzergrau" (Tank grey) (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) to place over the door (Yeah, "thing" - I wouldn't call it a "horse" in this colour) (...) could you give that a try? (...) Yours, Christian (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dear Huw, I used your PaBTracker before, and I am very happy about the existence of such a great service. As I didn't know whom to contact with enhancement ideas, I'll take this opportunity to put in my ¤0,02: Add a header for each shop that (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: snipped I agree with many previous posts: A tub of assorted basic bricks (mostly 1 stud wide), plates, and tiles (1x2,2x2,1x4,etc) in OLD gray. Peeron's listing of the top 100 most common parts is a great resource (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(x-posted to Lugnet.General) Hi, I figured I'd post this. I got a bunch of sets yesterday, and I looked at the side of two of them (a Harry Potter Knight Bus, and a Harry Potter Hagrid's Hut) The Knight Bus says: "Components made in DENMARK and the (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.general)
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(...) Feel free to email me with links to pictures, and I'll let you know what I think. I'm kicking this post back to admin.general, and I'd like to address posting etiquette. I can't be certain, but from reading your two recent replies in this (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.duplo, Tim Courtney wrote: Hey Tim, what did you think of my last Mecha? e (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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So, All this complaining about color problems, and here I am complaining about my shiny new Knight Bus with mismatched purple bricks. I figure Lego has good customer service, let me give them a call. Really, I am pretty sure Jake has mentioned that (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) WOW Jimi, I mean, Rob Nice job, I didn't think there would be enough room to be able to power the fig from inside, but once again, your evil modification skills have mastered the unthinkable. Janey (reevaluating purist) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Hi Benjamin, (...) You're right, also the Main Street has issues on some tiles and the USS Constelation on washing machines instead of windows. But they are great anyways. (Less greater than the originals though.) (...) Ok. (...) That's right, but (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Mark de Kock wrote: <snipped> (...) Hi Mark, Do you mean that if i send you these pieces: (URL) will send me the same but in old light grey?:-) And the list could go on... :-( Best regards, Paulo Renato (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I just finished my latest achievement. I have made another minifig lighting mod. Smae quality as you're used to, but with another added feature. This minifig has an LED lightsaber, Battary in the torso, and an on/off switch! Just push the head down (...) (22 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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"Briktrak.com" <rjmorton@AT4imprintNOSPAM.com> wrote in message news:HxM87v.s3H@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) there's (...) No need to apologise, sorry if my message suggested that you needed to. My effort has until now been a 'club benefit' for BA (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I want a Jake minifig too! I want mine to come with a cape and a flame proof suit! (Kinda like Brendan's little MOC-up from a previous BF) Dave K -not sure where to forward this too, but trimmed the BST (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Didn't know where to post this request (lugnet.parts.wanted would have been the most logical choice IMHO), but I need an "Engineer Jake" from set 4534 (the train engineer from this MOT set). Will purchase. Please email if interested. -Rob (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general)
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:HxLzBH.1A8s@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) have (...) so. (...) various (...) influencing (...) you (...) Hi Huw, My apologies - I hadn't realised that there was already an online (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Please let me know what you think. Thanks, Franklin (URL) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Got this in my Google news alert. A great story... (URL) Towering Tribute"> -Kevin (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) from TLC itself. How sad it is to read posts like this now: depressing, self-defensive posts that you have been made to feel compelled to write. How low some people have gone; how much for granted your presence, input, and output has been (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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I read with interest the annoucement over in .lego about www.pabtrak.com and, having visited the home page and read what the site aims to achieve, I thought I'd let you all know about what we in the Brickish Association have been using to track (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general) !
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(...) "Yeah, if it weren't for LEGO I'd probably be wasting my time not doing something with my kids." Kelly (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) They state that an order is being placed this week for new PaB parts, to be fulfilled sometime after mid-June. So nothing new will probably be in the mix until then, according to LLW. best LFB (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.legoland.billund, lugnet.legoland.deutschland)
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All LEGO bricks are designed to have a 'draft'; they're very slightly narrower on one end than the other to help get the brick out of the mold. I examined some 1x2 bricks fresh out of the brand-new 4496 tubs tonight, and discovered that all of the (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The tiles would definitely look better, but none came with the set, & since I had started it as a one-set-only-moc, i tried to make it better within that set. Thanks! Jeff (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Does that mean if I decide to dislike green beans, spinach, broccoli, they will rebel and start to like those? :) Melanie (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) "Well it does cut into the time I spend wanking. You should try it." (22 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, glad to see i'm not alone (for a change...). I agree 100% with you both (and with Ted Michon as well). This color change might be not reversible (1). So will not be my feelings about TLC. I'm very disappointed with this unexcusable color (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Did you consider that your dislike may be *in part* the *cause* of their taking to Bionicle? I know most kids like to go against authority in some way at some time. ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Darrell, You point is well taken. However, their choices of what particular sets/colors/parts they choose to like or dislike are well beyond my powers of influence. I can't stand Bionicle and they both know this, yet they both love Bionicle (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) "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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(...) "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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) "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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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