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(...) It will make everything plain now. How much drilling and cutting did you have to do to make it all fit? -Lenny (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) And sand red and blue? Great packs. These will be a big boon to town and castle builders. Bruce (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I want to say a big thank you to everyone at LEGO for the roof tiles packs. This announcement is great for the castle builders. Thanks again :) Could we also get this pack in other colors such as light grey or tan? That would also be wonderful. Ben (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) BEAUTIFUL work as always. I've GOTTA get me a good color printer to do these justice, I guess. I think I like the elven ones a bit better but the use of the nautilus motif is very attractive. Your ability to crank these out at such a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) i'm really frightened...run little bricks, run ! :) (...) Your mods are cool Rob. This one is another great one applied to buildings. This time more room (space?) to put the batteries ! Mods are maybe not for purist but when they are "clean" , (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) One of our club members (Kenny Paul, BayLUG/LTC) has set up a similar kind of light show using standard LEGO parts only. Well, just the marquee part. Remember the fiber optic elements used in the UFO space sets? He put two of them together to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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After a couple months work, I am proud to announce the latest mod from my scary laboratory... Jim Davis loaned me one of his MOC buildings to add few lights to. Little did I know it would end up with 41 lights in it! It's gonna make the rest of the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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I've created more stickers, real shocking news, huh? :) Here they are, the Atlanteans: (URL) me know what you think. --Anthony (22 years ago, 28-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general) !!
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Recently I got a secondhand 687, which has the (URL) and (URL) wings in blue, and I compared those wings with the white ones from my 6368. I noticed that the white wings from set 6368 have little humps of ABS where the blue wings from set 687 have (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Gary, Some other descriptions that mean more to me: Mint In Sealed Box (MISB) Mint In Box (MIB) Complete with instructions Complete without instructions Complete with stickers unused Complete with stickers applied Complete without stickers (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Nice Surprise! But it is only 9 out of 12 regular sloped brick styles in the regular roof brick "system".... What about the 2x2 gable connector, the 2x2 double concave and the 2x3 ridge bricks??? (Although this last one is not necessary.) But (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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When Lego sloped bricks came out in 1958, TLG created an entire system of slopes, namely 13 different ones. The only one of these 13 that was discontinued (in 1972) was the 2x2 peak with an "L" ridge line (back then this was made in addition to the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hey Jake, Please pass along our thanks to all those responsible for seeing this through! Oh, and also tell them: IT'S ABOUT FREAKIN' TIME!! heh, just kidding! This is great news! I've always lamented how regular roof slopes are abundant, but the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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I have 3 of the dice from the orient sets (one from each of the 3 large sets) and one has the 1 and hookhand swapped over comapred to the other 2. (basicly, as in, if you hold the dice with the 2 facing you and the 3 on the top, the 1`is on the left (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Nice alot of work you put there and the results are great as always. I like the your Octagonal shields printing much better of course then the original ones (well it's hard to do them any worse...). Yaron "Webrain" Dori (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) OK, I've been waiting for sets like that since forever, how about more colors like Brown and Yellow :) Thanks for the good news Yaron "Webrain" Dori (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) My reaction: Jumping with excitement. Stop jumping and get confused. Wait, where are the inside corners? They broke the old pack into two packs and left out the inside (concave) corner parts. Darn. Oh wait, I bought 250 black inside corners on (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Thank you for the detailed explanation Gary. I'm planning on ordrering your CD/book as soon as it is made available. Especially since I keep finding old bricks in the batch I mentioned earlier. There are several bricks without the posts underneath, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) source of information... I have it favoritized in my browser now. Also, thank you for the explanations. As I am dutch myself, I had recognized that the automatiek and the posterijen were dutch too :-). I also believe the TAXI'S is also dutch, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Mark, These printed beams were also included in large 'town plan' sets, including several variants of the 700 wooden box: (URL) British-only version 810 (URL) the Samsonite version 725 (URL) probably other larger 'generic' building sets. These (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Bill, thank you very much for this tip! I could never justify spending the $80 for this kit before. I used my employer's resources for personal purposes to print out the coupon and picked up a kit on my way home from work. It appeared to be (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) And your garage door/floor mechanism...... If it is white, then it comes from either parts packs #235 or #236 (only #236 has the named GARAGE beam that goes with it).... although come to think of it, the #235 and #236 series of sets continued (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Mark, Here is your answer...... parts pack #226, which was sold from 1957-65 in Europe and USA/Canada. This parts pack came in many different languages. The Lugnet database shows the Italian series. I am not sure, but yours could possibly be (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Or at least the ones at LD did and pushed the necessary buttons. ;) And they're a great addition that will make roofbuilding better in the basic colors, but I should ask: Why are there no inside (concave) corners What has happened to the auld, (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Since Jake already interacts with AFOL's on a regular basis, I assume that the nervous twitch is already present. ;-) Bob (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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"John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message news:HzvtJ3.Bw2@lugnet.com... (...) My wallet can't take that kind of abuse! Bryan (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Once a month!!! What's wrong with every Friday??? Just kiddin' Fantastic job Jake. I was just starting on my quest for a whole bunch of black ridge tiles too. Not for a roof of course, but another secret project .... Oh by the way, the text in (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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"Bob Parker" <cg47@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HzvsAB.2sM@lugnet.com... (...) has to (...) messing (...) Ha ha! You are going to give Jake gray hair or a nervous twitch. Bryan (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Jake, What an excellent Friday surprise. Seems pretty clear that employees at Lego heard the plea for roof packs and answered. Green, brown & blue roof packs with these elements would be great too. But the red and black elements are a great place to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Good news to be sure since more choices are always welcome! But someone has to ask...are these in the "new" black and "new" red color??? (wink - just messing with you). Bob (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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It's Friday and what better to celebrate than with... Roof Tiles (aka Slopes) Check out the (URL) new bulk> items, available for pre-order now in the US, and now (or soon) in Europe! Hopefully this will add a bit of happiness to an otherwise (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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(...) Thank you for the info Mark and James!! Gotta love the helping hands of AFOL's! I have yet to be let down. Bob (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Radio Shack is clearing out the 8376 Racers. $29.99 with coupon. Check here (URL) coupon is good until 6/26/04. Radio Shack has had clearance sales and coupons for these before. This is the best deal I've seen. I would not be surprised if it was the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here is the cataog entry for it to help you out. (URL) took pics of it, you can check them out here: (URL) this helps! Mark P (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well I got them at the Discover Mills LEGO Outlet store in Georgia, they were around 12.95 I believe. I don't know about getting them online, might want to check BrickLink, someone might have one or two for sale there. jt (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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In a batch of old Lego, I found the following printed bricks: (URL) believe the GARAGE is from set 348 as I also found a (broken) garage-floor with mechanisme for the door. Can anyone tell me where the other bricks might have come from? I'm very (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How CUTE!! Can we the general public purchase these on-line somewhere? How much do they cost? Thanks, Bob (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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All, This is not LEGO related, exactly, but being a recent project using a construction toy, I thought some here might be interested in reading about it: (URL) have directed follow-ups to .off-topic.fun cheers, eric harshbarger (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Last night I picked up a couple of the stuffed minifig toys at the LEGO Outlet at Discover Mills. They are really cool, my kids loved them and even my wife thought they were neat (thats rare when it comes to LEGO related items) I was surpised to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) $350 !! wow. I now truly regret I didn't buy this model back in 78. I believe it only costed about $20 back then, when I started collecting LEGO models (I play with LEGO since 1972, that makes 32 years in total - I never encountered dark (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Sorry, meant to X-post this to LUGNET.general as well... (...) -John (22 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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OK, I won't be posting this in any other newsgroups..... Here is how the Insurance Price List portion of my book will look like (pending suggestions by AFOLs): The examples I will use are #396 Thatcher Perkins Model Set (1976-77), the Yellow Castle (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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All, Inspired by (URL) Dan's post> from earlier today about the new LUGNET RSS feed, I created a Building Instructions Portal Latest Updates feed. (URL) And while I'm on the subject of updates, I've recently implemented (URL) BlogFusion> on the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(URL) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not beautiful by any means, but I like arbitrary and capricious (only when used in tandem). And I've liked runcible spoon since I was a child although to this day I do not know what a runcible spoon actually is. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) They're characters, all right. (...) You're not looking at the right (URL) pic>. (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You mean (URL) this>? Are you sure it is not just a pocket? (The glare on the pic makes it hard to see) Keith (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The sidebar in the mosaic group (URL) has links to the the LUGNET and S@H programs that both accept an image file, as well as other resources. HTH, John #388 (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mosaic)
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(...) Please take this to off-topic.fun, it's not really on topic for .general... Thanks! ++Lar (whose favorite English word is NOT "compartmentalised" although sometimes it looks like it is) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Nice all those German words, although most were quite familiar for a Dutchman. So my question is: What is your favorite (or actually most beautiful) English word? Mine is benevolence. I heard it first (and actually only) in a song by Nick Cave; "As (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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I want to crank out a lego mosaic but I'm having a hard time finding the program that excepts the scaned in photo and spits out the number code. can anyone help? Thanks, Steve (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hello Duq, Near Enschede is a little town called Holten. Near Holten is a Canadian Military Cemetary where my great uncle Loren Nelson is buried from WW2. Enschede was just a convienent (and beautiful) place to stay. Visiting the burial places (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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"sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HzqFvL.1650@lugnet.com... (...) had (...) store, does (...) his/herself? As someone with a very large collection, I can say that I have wondered if I would be better off with a smaller (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Does anyone know the translation of the 2 chinese characters on the torso of the chinese girl? (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) At one point I limited my collection to bricks made before 1987, which by the way was the last year a classic space set was made. The idea being I would have the same bricks as a kid and anything I built I could have built 20 or so years ago. (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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I think the idea is make a "working set" depending on what you like. Some sorted, some not. I keep a good amount of sorted Lego in 3 39-drawer cabinets. In these I am able to store a limited amount of plates and small parts of all colors. Most of (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) I agree with Eric's comment about keeping a single colour out. I have roughly 1000 lbs of Lego in the basement room and have the following rough rules that I follow. 1) I keep my basic bricks (in basic colours RYBW) in large tubs so I can (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thats awesome, i really like them. What color torso would you put them on? ...if only we could customize faces... (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I've got some notes like that as well. I think the reason it happens (and the reason I did it) is that people want to make their collection numbers public, but then they put their personal notes on the same line as the public set numbers, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hello, while I would not say I have too much Lego, I certainly have a chore in maintaining it all. So, what I do is keep one color out that I can work with. Try that. Also, I keep choice elements and parts out on my desk that I hope to use some day. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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I am thinking that i might be able to enjoy my Lego again, build some if i had less of my Lego out. While i do not want to make a big project of the sorting of stuff to store, does anyone have suggestions on what to keep out? Has anyone else felt (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for your feedback Eric. The problem with printing a book is that once it is printed, that is the final result. With a CD, I have a friend who is a computer wizzard (owns his own company) and plans on putting this together as a CD (even (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Bay Area LEGO Users Group (BayLUG) (...) one kit (...) BayLUG is based in the San Franciso Bay Area, CA. The event was at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, CA. (...) I don't think there are any, but I wasn't there. (...) I believe (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Roy, I wonder what made you go to Enschede, it seems a little odd in a list of major European cities... Duq (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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I would argue that only one of these is a "loss" in the sense of shrinkage. The other two are planned (...) This is a planned loss, you used the bricks to make something. (...) This is shrinkage... (...) This is a planned loss, you used the bricks (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) We have experienced noticable losses at three events: Shrine show, where we used bricks to make ornaments for the tree, as Paul mentioned. COSI show, where everything is hands on... I think the event kit bricks joined their brothers and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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"Stephen F Roberts" <wubwub@wildlink.com> wrote in message news:6.1.1.1.2.20040...ink.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) in and (...) trailer (...) [ ... snipped ... ] This reminds me of our GATS 2003 set up. One of the vendors started yelling at me (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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"BrickBuy" <pjanssen@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:Hzq351.12xv@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] This surprises me. We have had virtually zero loss out of our event kit and the K8 we got years ago. Do you have any (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) Central Ohio Lego Train Club (...) 1 initially, one later on to replenish lost bricks (...) Dayton, OH, GATS show: we handed out stickers/buttons, had a playtable with the bricks. Belleville, Illinois: we use the event kit to decorate a tree (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I've gone out and created a whole new faction, the Elves of the Sylvan Moon. I must say I'm very proud of them. Feel free to check them out at the link below: (URL) I state in the article, credit for the original dress that I edited goes to Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general) !
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We (I) have had no trouble with a 16' trailer we rent for some shows. Just get there earlier than everyone else to set up! As for feedback on the event kits: Stickers and other handouts are always a big hit, but the book covers were often frowned (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Well, it took a bit longer to get the final results tallied that I expected (summer vacations and all). But I'm pleased to announce that the color chosen for the new container ship is...drum roll please.... Dark Blue That's right. They were neck and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) Are you sure it's not the driver that's the cause of the trouble? I've seen you drive, you know... Actually, your point is well taken. But most of the shows we do so far haven't had drive in access anyway, except for all the Novi shows we do. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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On 11:35 06/22/2004, James J. Trobaugh wrote (...) Not if you are not too concerned with the body count... --- wubwub aka stephen f roberts wildbrick.com - Jain's Guide : Promoting more than just the MOC (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know, we have a hard enough time getting our little 5x8 trailer in and out of some of the exhibit halls we do shows in. I'm guessing a 14' trailer would be quite a chore to manuver through a hall crowded with trucks and trailers. jt (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, I just reported what people in the club asked for! ... me, I think 6x14 would be better. (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:HzpLE1.Cn5@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) there (...) This is what I sent to Jake back when he first asked for feedback. [ ... Snipped ... ] (...) NCLTC - North (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snipage> (...) LOL, yeah let me know if the next kit comes with one of those, I'll take two. jt (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I forgot about that possibility. (...) I can't speak for anyone else but I'm certainly interested, especially if there are interesting or innovative things you did with some of the items. (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:HzotDI.11H6@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) some (...) got (...) I sent out feedback directly to Jake via e-mail, I can certainly post it if there is interest in (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general)
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(...) Greetings Manfred, I do have the Wild Collection set, it is another one of my favorites. In fact it was the first Designer set I bought. You are right about the instructions count, thank you for the correction. The models in 4507 are large, so (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Larry Pieniazek wrote: (snip) I forgot to include these comments (about CKM) from one member: At the Curious Kids Museum event in March (2004), at the end of the session after the instructed build (using instructions and parts (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: (I've reversed the order of feedback and events/questions, and in order to make it flow better I stripped the quotes) Collect Data If you, your club, or your organization received a kit, I'd like to request info: (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) At first look, it appears to be the same set, just in a red tub instead of a blue one. The image on the right of sample projects is pretty close to the one on the end of 4496. Weird! Oh yeah, I think 4496 is a great tub! Lots of the bigger (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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The Kohl's in Salem, NH has the same deal. 4047, 4048, and 4101 on clearance. They had a few of each set on the shelves, and after the discounts, it came to about $31 for 1 of each. -Eric (22 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I suspect the lightish blue is the result of TLG mixing more "flexibility" into the droid arms. I've noticed this often with the 1x2 brick with half a friction peg piece, especially in blue. I think they want the plastic to be a bit softer so the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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The Little Armory Toys, Inc. is doin' some wicked-great work: (URL) there's some nifty new black armor...which is great an' all... But the stuff i read so long-ago about is finally, appearently arriving. Check the bottom images for what looks like a (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, one of last years Designer Sets (URL) #4101 - Wild Collection>, has 63 model directions in the instruction booklet. I think this is one of the best sets LEGO made in the past years, I can really recommend it. If you don't have this set (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I've given this quite some thought and have come up with: Krankenwagen which means ambulance. I was born in Germany and emmigrated to Canada with my parents when I was quite young, but that did not stop me from being sent to German school on (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.events.1000steine-land)
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I noticed a red tub 4497 on the shop @ home site. Any info on what it contains or how it compares to the blue 4496 tub? Thanks, Mark (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What about "Streichholzschachtel" (sorry if I got the spelling wrong...) which, according to my sources, means "matchbox" -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.events.1000steine-land)
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| | Article about my visit to 'the vault' in LEGOlife
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As I mentioned on my return from 'the vault' I was interviewed by LEGOlife (the in-house employee magazine) while there. Read it here: (URL) moderated: (URL) have to say, its not a bad article... Huw (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Greetings Eric and everyone, I was going to do a posting on my pictures when I checked brickshelf and saw that it had 1800 hits so I figured someone must have beat me to it...thanks Eric. My wife and I fulfilled a dream by doing a six week (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Announcing new comprehensive book on Lego on CD.
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"Gary Istok" <istokg@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HzJ6u0.1nG7@lugnet.com... (...) released (...) about 80% (...) most (...) Sounds cool. Could folks please reduce the crossposting though? I'm not sure discussion of this book needs to be in (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Gary, This is great news. However since you're asking for feedback I hope you can take this into consideration. I would strongly prefer a printed version. In fact, I just discovered the printed 1974-2004 Playmobil collectors catalogue, and promptly (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Gary Istok wrote: <announce impending CD snipped> Gary - I am very much looking forward to this CD/book, and thanks in advance for compending your knowledge of the hobby for the benefit of all. As an AFOL, the prospect of a new work of knowledge (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) maybe brue & blown :) Jeff (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Designer sets 4506 (Sea) and 4507 (Prehistoric)
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(...) Mark, I agree about the shark fins. They also look too big. You need a couple of these: (URL) can't find this part on Peeron). 4506 has one extra of these pieces (used in the tail of the red fish) which isn't enough for the shark's fins, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(URL) just got one of the Spiderman 2 sets (the one with the red bank) - and the blue droid arms in it are a new sort of blue. It is just a shy bit lighter. Also, the black ambulence driver is a different color than either old brown or reddish new (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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