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(...) Can you get a little better provenance on this for us? I've been fooled by fakes before... this one has some aspects that make it look fake to me. But then my German isn't good enough to puzzle out everything it says and I am too lazy to type (...) (22 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Huh.. neat. I don't think I would keep this set together, but probably would be interested in it for the parts. I wasn't able to read the text, but it says 2005 in there, so is this a sneak peak for next year? Also I wanted to mention that for (...) (22 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color, FTX)
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Dear AFOLs, found this in the discussion forums of 1000steine.de - a big thanks to Thekla for the picture. (URL) So, if TLC really, really wants, they still can make decent sets, even usable for world city & co. Now lets see how it is priced... (...) (22 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Now just stop that stinkin' thinkin' 'cause your dirty minds are all workin' overtime! I can hear you sweatin'! Anyways, after our first trip to Legoland in Carlsbad, which was too much fun, the wife is jonesin' for a stylin' Lego t-shirt. Trouble (...) (22 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Did anyone else notice that the Spiderman/Doc Ock battle in the most recent Lego Magazine takes place in Erik Varszegi's New Gothopolis? (For those who haven't heard, check out this amazing cityscape at (URL) (22 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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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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