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(...) There is 1000steine, (URL) , and the FGLTC (First German LEGO Train Club), (URL) Jan-Albert van Ree | (URL) Piles | Santa Fe B-unit GnuPG key | (URL) (22 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de.by.mue)
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So weit ich weis gibt es in Deutschland [noch] keine (offene) LUG, oder? Wenn das nicht stimmt, wuerde ich es gerne wissen. Wenn doch, dann gruenden wir eine, oder. Ich finde das wird hoechste Zeit. Hoffentlich kriegen wir da bald was zusammen... (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de.by.mue)
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(...) Thank you for finding these excellent pictures! I do think that Lego will be releasing these sets in North America, too. Last week I e-mailed them to ask about the sets, and a representative e-mailed back a day later to say that they are going (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.general, lugnet.fabuland, FTX)
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(...) But this is the US naval classification system (or perhaps Jane's)--and it is therefore that also used by those of us operating in retrospect. Remember that German battleships and battlecruisers in WWI (and in WWII--Scharnhorst and Gneisenau (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well actually, Russian/Soviet classifications of warships were slightly skewed to gain a 'numerical' superiority over the United States Navy. By announcing the construction of a battleship/battlecruiser, they could claim a superiority in (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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After a long hiatus in doing anything new with the Building Instructions Portal, I'm coming back! In the coming months, I'm going to be putting quite a bit of effort into re-writing the site's code, and adding new functionality. So in preparation (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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(...) True. But the Soviets (and now the Russians) might disagree; the Kirov and her sisters? are sometimes classed as "battleships" or "battlecruisers." We in the US more often call them "very heavy cruisers" or "command ships." all best LFB (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. What I was suggesting was that someone should be able to build a fully Lego skyscraper taller than my under 8 foot one. I think it is also possible that there are people who could build a Lego skyscraper taller (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Cross post to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade and lugnet.general (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.basic, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) In lugnet.general, John Riley wrote: (...) I ordered mine through Shop@Home Europe and it was delivered yesterday (May 22th, to the Netherlands). The instructions are clear, with an inventory for each step. It is indeed a stunning set. Even (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Actually, I'd say it the other way around. LEGO used to look like what Mega Blocks is focused around now, but MB uses more action elements in their sets. Basic and model building sets look a lot like what people who grew up with LEGO are used to. In (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Actually, I'd say it the other way around. LEGO used to look like what Mega Blocks is focused around now, but MB uses more action elements in their sets. Basic and model building sets look a lot like what people who grew up with LEGO are used to. In (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) They didn't have much choice in the matter. The main guns have to be fed ammo in a specific sequence to compensate for changes in gun barrel geometry due to heat from firing the previous round(s). Rumor is that they've just been working (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I don't think TLC will even do such a thing! But that has not stopped others from doing it already. Like this guy: (7 URLs) In addition there has been at least 1 instance that I know on ebay in which someone (do not remember the name and (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Mark there are NO more battleships in any navy in the world the last time I checked. The aircraft carrier replaced the battleship as the "main ship-of-war" in modern navies of the world. The only battleships you can still see/get on are those (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) True. See also the Patriot Jet, circa 1996: (URL) a modern "fighter jet". It just doesn't have any weapons. Does the 4403 model have visible weapons? if not, it doesn't undercut the argument (although it slices pretty close if you ask me) that (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) The way I've heard it is that they don't produce any weapons developed in the 20th century or later, and that the only reason why we have the Sopwith/Red Baron pair is because LEGO Direct operates under slightly different rules when developing (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"J. Spencer Rezkalla" <srezkall@peoplepc.com> wrote in message news:Hy554B.13Fw@lugnet.com... (...) want (...) toy and (...) like (...) and (...) much (...) battleships. Note that set 4403 (Air Blazers) includes instructions for what would best be (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The U.S. Navy has apparently decommissioned all of its battleships: (URL) any other navies have battleships, or is the battleship pretty much obsolete nowadays? Mark Note: Still no generic lugnet.off-topic group to send this to... :-( (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think it's more an issue that they don't want to produce toys that look like they can be used to emulate the modern warfare that they see on the news and such. Nobody fights with bi-planes anymore, but fighter jets are pretty much fighter (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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