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I don't have a beef with the click-hinge parts at all as an addition to the Legoverse, but if you look at Purple Dave's post he'll give you some examples of how click-hinges are, in fact, replacing all the old fingered hinged pieces. I don't mind (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here here!!! Thank you, Jake. Time for the rest of you to GROW UP!!!! Play On!!!! M (22 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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On 20:20 07/13/2004, Larry Pieniazek wrote (...) So monthly they could get a message 1 or 0 with the magic of IT, of course --- wubwub aka stephen f roberts wildbrick.com - Jain's Guide : Promoting more than just the MOC (22 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Too many characters. Why not just do a Geek Code subset to explain how peeved (or unpeeved) you are? (22 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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On 16:55 07/13/2004, Kerry Raymond wrote (...) You do not go far enough! We could further save bandwidth by taking everyone's generated opinions and converting them into a handy string of numbers that represent their feelings on issues. (all done (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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To LUGNET users: For the past 7 months I have heard too much about the color issues. It is time to put the issue behind us and move on for the good of the community. Sometimes I think that all of you forgot that this is a toy. A toy for kids that we (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) It all boils down to the fact that nearly all hinged pieces are being replaced with click-hinge equivalents. One particularly noted instance is the conversion from (URL) this part> to (URL) this part>. The second pic doesn't really do a good (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Including other groups on this too, as I think this is great news all around! Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) While a message template is useful, I think what we really need to do is fully exploit the magic of IT and instead have a WWW form on lugnet with little drop-down lists and checkboxes etc, which is then automatically posted to a set of (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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On 14:38 07/13/2004, Tony Alexander wrote (...) When he mentioned poisioning, that was the first line that came to mind :-) "The poison! The poison chosen specially to kill Kusco. Kusco's poison... that poison??" Love that movie :-) --- wubwub aka (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You owe me some new LEGO pieces. Squeeker Squeek Sqeekety Squeeker Squeeken Peace and Long Life, Tw0nst3r (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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I'm not at all desiring to get involved in this flame-war. I want to ask a simple question to you about this post though. What is the click-hinge conversion you are talking about? I like those click-hinge parts and I use them when I need them, but (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Pat- I agree with most of the advice, though recommend against 2 of your conclusions: 1.We sort by color after sorting by type. 2.We do not label containers (at least not transparent ones). We've been growing a sorted collection for 14 years, and (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Another part that has been changed is the black friction pin. (URL) am not entirely sure which is old and which is new actually :) Has this been noticed before? (...) -- Peter ---...--- Only when you try to build with Mega Bloks or you try to make a (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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BrickFest is only one month away! BrickFest 2004 Washington, DC AUGUST 13-15 You don't want to miss the Best Three Days of LEGO fandom! with community members from all over the world, community leaders hosting seminars, over 30 sessions, the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.pa, FTX) !!
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Glad to see you have a sense of humor, Stephen! :-) That post just felt a little too specifically aimed and I was not laughing. :-| Let me try this one more time and then I'll shut up for good. I (and we) have watched TLG go up and down in many (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm with Orion. Just so long as he forgives me for what I said about studless technic. I'm young (14) and inexperienced... I didn't know what I'd started... Well, I probably did, but I didn't have enough sense to stop it. (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks to all of you who replied!! Every single reply had a snippet (or better) of useful information. I am putting all of them to good use. - Sorting by color first - Take each color, and sort out the really large pieces, then slightly smaller (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I wasn't talking about clones; I was talking about other types of toys like K'Nex. But you're right, it's an interesting irony that the one on the right might be closer to say MegaBlocks than the one on the left. (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There was a problem that affected members who had contributed more than $20 this year so that ads were not displayed in their personal folders. The number of files/folders displayed per page and the next/previous links were not being (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.db.scans, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think the general view expressed so far suggests that many long-term TECHNIC builders are still firmly married to the studded system, that many people who have gone heavily into Mindstorms have found reasons to cross over, and kids are (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The ironic thing is that there is no TECHNIC clone on the market (making the one on the left more distinctly "LEGO"), and parents often get confused about what is truly LEGO product vs. what is a clone product. (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Corey I to belive sum better pics would be really REALLY nice if they could be found. I hope someone can do this. But, being that the builders do not use instructions this will not be happening,,,,,sad. Tom (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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On 20:21 07/12/2004, Kevin Blocksidge wrote (...) Hey! I'm good with the sarcastic crap! I definitely do not think LEGO is above criticism... Its mostly that its like a repeating thread. wub doesn't let too much upset him... tho "next"ing thru an (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, and that's my whole point. Technic _was_ part of the System and it's not anymore. It's more Znap than System and that's what I (and probably some others) don't like. (...) You misread what I wrote. Modern Technic is cumbersome, not (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Richie Dulin wrote: <snip> (...) I'm going to go on the record in saying that there *nothing* too serious to joke about. -Orion (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The form letter left out a key sentence: This subject is far too serious to joke about. (...) But was he actually complaining, or just commenting? Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I thought Stephen's post was humorous. He's got a point: people need to lighten up. I know of a lot of great builders who've gotten fed up with all the complaining that goes on at Lugnet, so much so that they don't read or post often anymore. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Jeez, Stephen! Granted my post wasn't positive, but I think you now look the bigger whiner here. In my post I addressed completely legitimate complaints with a product I've loved for decades (and which I feel completely justified in offering an (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You know, even though you probably weren't trying to, I think you just answered my biggest question. I've always been looking at the old TECHNIC parts in terms of combining TECHNIC aspects into System constructions, which is a big advantage (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not true. I've been collecting since the days of the maxifigs and non-articulated minifigs. Yes, I've found a new degree of freedom in the BIONICLE series that wasn't present before, but I do still build with basic bricks. I've just never done (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You expressed several good points including some I had. I think a lot of the rants are coming from people who remember the first technic models and how easily they could mix basic parts in technic models and vice versa. Today it is a bit (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I guess I should have been more specific and restricted my request to just TECHNIC models. As I've said before, I use TECHNIC bricks quite a bit when I want TECHNIC functions in a non-TECHNIC MOC, but I rarely use them instead of liftarms in a (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The advantage of Technic bricks over liftarms comes when you want to add some Technic features (gears, etc.) to a mostly-non-Technic model. But for a purely Technic model like these dune buggies, the studless liftarms provide a much cleaner (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Use the following message to explain why _you_ are a "Fan No More"(tm). Save this message for next year when a whole new batch of "Fan no More"(tm) messages will surface... ---...---cut here---...--- standard FAN-NO-MORE complaint form v0.9.3 [ ] (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Bam! There's my objection, I think. Lego used to be more of a system, and it's gradually turning into several different systems. It's not that they're not compaitable, it's that they're LESS compatible, or less related. Studded beams, while (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Personally I prefer the stud-free version of this model, but I prefer the studded beams from the standpoint of a non-Technic builder. Studded technic beams are a great SNOT element in normal bricks-and-plates construction, either by sticking (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm biased basic brick user. You're biased Bionicle user. (...) Stud free Technic liftarm is {almost} useless when you want to use other (non-Technic) studded parts. Technic bricks with plates make better frames for stuff like cars. Usage of (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How about whenever you try to use Technic parts in a "non Technic" model? Something like (URL) my theatre>, for example? Stud-free is great for some things like (URL) Dan Siskind's bascule bridge> (on the right), but for most stuff I'd prefer (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I can't speak for anyone else, but I wasn't angry. Every time this subject comes up, I keep hoping to see some more specific instances where the old-style TECHNIC works better, but all I ever see is "everything". It's clearly not true, or (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yep, that would be me. I actually bought 4 x 4753 on sale, but ended up returning them solely because of the grey/dark-grey and fleshtone minifigs. It was difficult to pass up on the great parts selection though... -Bryan (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks, I'm pretty sure that was what I was trying to say when I got everyone so angry. You said it a lot better though. A lot of old technic models had studdless beams, but they didn't go overboard. I was asking what now defines Lego. Current (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Damn, Duq! You come along and make me feel like such a big baby! Here I am crying over the color change and you just pop my little bubble of sentimentality with the rusty edge of reality! No fair!! Seriously, I totally feel where you're coming from. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Anthony and All, I definitely think that this is a different plastic. A softer (and slightly different colored) one. (Not unlike 1x1 lightgrey plate with clip when compared to regular 1x1 lightgrey plate.) I've noticed this change some (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Is anyone else with a contribution icon experiencing an omission of the Next link in their Brickshelf galleries? The next links in my brickshelf galleries don't appear to be working: (URL) folder has many more images. If you manually put the page (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.db.scans)
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(...) And I don't buy Harry Potter or Spiderman sets ... oh wait ... I did buy a Hogwarts Express ... but only to get a large supply of 2x2 spoked wheels for my crane pulleys :) Everyone has their preference, I think there are many technic builders (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Jindrich, Just like you, I hope to see *more* studded/studless mixed sets in Technic's future. Last year at BrickfestDC, I asked Brad Justice what kind of training was needed that would help me get hired by LEGO as a Technic builder. He (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm not a technic guy, I bought the new ones as 'new' from various bricklink sellers in order to build my Red Dragon, these were left overs. The old gears come from sets I bought and parted out. I've never used any of the gears that I compared (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) This depends on the axle and the gear and how much they have been used. Are your 8T gears very used? The plastic used seems malliable. I have to match gears and axles to get a good fit. Kevin (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hey, this is a my clumsy pidgin, sorry, I'll try to reiterate ;-) I just wanted to say that most people admit that studless beams may be useful sometimes and that people are usually not against studless beams, but against studless sets. For (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's true that it's not recommended. The TECHNIC hole is smaller in diameter than the inside of a 1x1 round brick, which is what allows TECHNIC pins to be inserted into round bricks without damaging the split tip. That doesn't mean it doesn't (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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I looked at my two maces - one has the old gear and one the new. The new one grips better than the old, not worse, but neither slips. I don't feel like disassembling my flails to test the fit on the gears. I'll dig out more gears as I come across (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (URL) mentioned it shortly after getting back from Toy Fair. I hadn't noticed any in the HP sets, but I did catch them in the 3579 NHL Street Hockey (kinda hard to miss them, since they're part of the rink barrier, and there's very little else (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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In a recent discussion over at Classic-Castle about maces, something came to my attention. The whole discussion is over this: (URL) It's a design for a minifig mace that I've been using for five years or so. I've never had a problem with it, but (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I noticed it the other day when the new Shop At Home catalog arrived. It's also featured in set #3579 - NHL Street Hockey. Looks like there are 4 tan ones in that set. I'm glad to see a new part like this for two reasons: 1) It's a new part (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Yesterday, I purchased set 4753, "Sirius Black's Escape." The main reason I bought it was something that intrigued me from the photos - what looked like a large radius macaroni brick. Sure enough, the set contains 8 of them in (new) dark grey and (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) Hi Gary, I meant to post to this thread when it was new, but better late than never I guess. :) Anyway, I was thinking about this issue of printed vs. CD again today and wondered if you'd thought about doing both? Sort of like what Eric (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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(...) I've seen a AD 1762, and a Anno 1762 brick. If you have a picture of a plain 1762 brick that you could share, I'd like to add it to my gallery (with picture credit as shown). (2 URLs) (...) I always thought this was intentional in order to use (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Where exactly? No studded beams in 8436, 8451, 8453, 8454, 8441, 8455, 8434, 8433, 8435. These are 'Technic' sets from last 2 years. (...) I don't think the people have issues with studless beams per se. I think they have issues with (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Our family knows an Afghan, and he was telling us about how he visited one family, and the child was complaining about school, and didn't want to go. He said that if this boy went to Afghanistan, he would be very thankful for school and all (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, I suppose when you look at too many fantastic models you can start to feel a bit pathetic. Thanks for the advice (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think that when TECHNIC bricks are used, a more solid appearance is given to the model. I personally quite like 8455. I think the previous technic excavators had a too blocky appearance. There are a lot of pneumatics in a small area and (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Thomas, Last December I went to the Art Institute in Henderson, Nevada to try out when TLG came here for the Master Model Builder Search. I had one of the worst colds of my life! :) I remember cursing myself because they had a lot of neat models (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd be genuinely curious to see some specific uses where you feel this to be the case. I'm one of those people who mostly just uses the old-style TECHNIC bricks when I want TECHNIC features in a standard brick construction (like Moonbase (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) For me, building out of LEGO is theraputic. I have fun building things, and appreciate the inventiveness that LEGO provides. I like your ship. I particulary like your uses of pneumatic hoses for non-pneumatic purposes. Don't worry about (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You seem to be saying that today's technic is wholly incompatible with the rest of the LEGO product line. Nothing could be further from the truth. Do you have any evidence to back up this outlandish claim? Studded beams (that are still (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Duq, Bless you for reminding us of the big picture. We all live blessed lives as indicated by us being able to have hobbies. Many difficult events have transpired in my life in the last year that helped me realise how blessed my life is. My (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Tonight I've been watching 'Sport Relief' on the BBC. For those of you who don't know the program: it's a fund-raising event where all sort of celebrities do sport-related stuff to raise money for various projects. And of course they show those (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's not that I'm bothered about so much. It's the gratuitous use of liftarms where standard technic bricks could be used to better effect. However, it's no use trying to dig myself out of a hole. I can hear the mention of 8466, 8455, 8448, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) With the weird and wonderful variety of models that the Master Builders come up with, you'd think they'd occassionally take a stroll through the parks with the idea of finding a small marketable model in mind. (...) I'm sure you'll develop a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Indeed. I used a 5-piece stud-free TECHNIC construct as a way to interface between the standard LEGO bricks and a BIONICLE part in (URL) these MOCs>. There wasn't room to squeeze any studded TECHNIC parts in, and the handlebars/side flares are (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, I suppose so, but I don't see it happening. While technically it IS owned by TLC. It is just a model built at Legoland, therefore TLC has no knowledge of it, or probably any desire to make it into a set. But is is quite nice.... (...) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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This followup was sent to just lugnet.inst. However, I am reposting it to lugnet.general, since my reply is of a more general nature..... G. Istok (...) This set was produced from 1957 (when classic Lego windows first came out) until about 1963. The (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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I agree 110% with everything you just said. Not only I agree, but I think exactly as you do. I got my 2004 summer catalog yesterday, and it's the worst they're ever been. A shame, considering they looked like they were on the right track in 2003 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Point taken, sorry about that (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Peter Roberts wrote: <snip> (...) Whoa man, back up the bus! The Technic system is still very much compatible with the LEGO system as a whole. This is evidenced by the fact that Technic parts are found with increasing frequency in (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Perhaps this is why we're not seeing real technic any more. The new technic sets put into question what defines Lego. They have none of the features of a 2x4 brick accept for the fact they're made of ABS. Technic has evolved into a separate (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, William P. (Pat) Hough wrote: Hi Pat, I recently had to unsort all my LEGO, resulting in three 16 gallon tubs of LEGO. Emotionally this was hard to do but it served its purpose well. Now I'm at the task of unsorting my modest LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Soooo...TLC basically owns the design and could produce it as a set if they felt like it? Dude, I would so buy one if they did. (...) You mean like the eight used in the chameleon from #4101 Wild Collection? (...) Instructions, at least, would (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) While that is true, the flimsy connection very much suggests that this is pure coincidence. I also can't see any possibility that they switched to the click-hinge system solely because of patent expiration. The looming expiration date was (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We just got feedback from the organizer of Railfair Ottawa, and he says that the attendance was between 2500-3000 with 20-25% being children. That works out to 500-750 children, which matches my conservative guess. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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"Scott Lyttle" <datafx7@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I0K0uG.8Cr@lugnet.com... (...) understands (...) market--in (...) there is (...) the (...) Scott, you're missing my point. I can understand that you feel it's a dead issue from the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That frog was designed and built by Darren Ward. He was a model builder at Legoland Windsor and Legoland California for about 6 or so years. He's featured on page 40 of the Ultimate Lego Book. In my opinion, he was one of the most tallented (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think that the sorting method varies by both taste and collection size. I used to sort specifically by shape without regard to color. Once my collection reached about 50,000 pieces or so this method of sorting began to become more trouble (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi All, The new AFOLs Comic books are NOW available!!! You may have seen Jake's announcement several months ago (URL) These books are for handing out at shows and events as a “recruiting” tool and to tell people about AFOLs. In a nutshell the comic (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
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(...) Sort what you need, leave the rest out. I have individual boxes for sorting bricks, plates and slopes in the basic colours. For some color/shape combinations I even splitted boxes, like in "Red slopes 45" and "Red Slopes other", or "Black (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Kevin Richey" <kevinrichey@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I0KI3o.I3A@lugnet.com... (...) Personally I (...) some (...) First sort (...) Start (...) else. (...) and (...) your (...) while (...) into (...) that (...) into a (...) until (...) dig (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Another advantage is that they are compatible with clips. For example a 1x1 plate with clip can interface with a 2-fingered click hinge. I dislike the lack of "airtightness" of click hinges and the bulkiness of them, but as a system they are a (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi I am wanting to know if anyone knows who made this frog or the person that did. Would they e-mail me so I can talk to you about maybe getting sum more pictures. I would really like to make one and as always you would get the credit for it. (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Pat, Keeping your parts in good sorted order is a never-ending chore. Personally I find sorting to be relaxing, similar to the way knitting is relaxing to some people. Or maybe I'm just weird. Don't sort by color, it's too hard. Don't sort (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Can I have a HUGE round of applause for Dave here? This sounds like someone who loves LEGO, but at the same time, also understands that LEGO is trying to do what it can to get sales from a larger market--in light of many companies who have grown (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:I0KBxI.1qn6@lugnet.com... (...) it (...) I postulated the same thought some time ago. (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Train Club (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:I0K9M9.1GG2@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) change (...) better (...) over (...) 1x5 (...) their (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Have to disagree with your take on click hinges. They (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Snip lots of good analysis (...) Or the patent protection on it would last longer than the older versions it replaced. (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I was more or less responding to your bit on the fact that you thought Lego seemed to think kids were stupid and needed to be spoon fed. However, I suppose the color change and the set design issues are related to what I'm talking about. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Two things that I've seen pop up often enough are to pay "interested parties" (your kids, neighborhood kids, fellow AFOLs, etc.) in bricks to help you sort, and to sort by shape rather than color. It's probably faster to sort by color than (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Help!! What on Earth was I thinking? A few weeks ago I looked around at all the various tubs, cans, boxes, and other containers I have lying about, filled with various LEGO elements, so I thought I would be smart (HA!) and inventory it...y'know, get (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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I was looking for something on Peeron today and quite by accident stumbled upon this set: (URL) there are no instructions linked from Brickshelf. The design of the building struck me as interesting, especially when I saw the piece count for the 1x2 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.inst)
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IMO this all is summed up in the change from the slogan "Just Imagine . . . " to "Play On!". Bruce (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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My complaints don't really concern the "fad" aspects of the Lego themes. I think licensing is an awesome way to diversify a product if it's done right. I would buy some of the new Castle, Star Wars, and HP sets regardless because there are some cool (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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