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(...) Impartial? Well, sort of, but not in the way that you seem to think. It's called PRNewswire. PR, as in Press Release or Press Relations. This appears to be a website where various corporations can upload their press releases for various news (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I1vw1n.131J@lugnet.com... (...) 25th, (...) will (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) brick (...) way? And (...) a (...) Those are great! One way you could make the motion a little different is to (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Eric- What a great concept! And implementation! And effect! You cut to the heart of what makes a really cool MOC. I'm certainly going to want to put some cows in our pasteur when I get back from BF. -Ted Michon SCLTC (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Jake, please add the date/time on this page showing us when it was updated. Thanks, Saso (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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Hi Matt, (...) don't confuse trademarks (which don't expire), patents (which do 20 years after filing), and copyright (which expire 70 years ofter the death of the creator). Here LEGO had a patent on the shape of the blocks, which expired long ago, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, that's fair enough. The LEGO trademark on the standard brick must have expired years ago, it's only the fact that the community automatically associates said brick design with LEGO that prevented Megabloks taking it for themselves ages (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Erik, these are awesome! You have inspired me anew to add automation to our future layouts. A big thanks for providing the instructions as well. Jason (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I missed the initial post the first time I read about this, but my first thought was magnets. My wife (a non-AFOL) thought magnets too when I showed her the video. I've noticed the train magnets are strong enough to make the magnets twitch on trains (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip (...) Wow Eric, Spotlighted! That is SO totally cool!!! I showed my kids and they were amazed, as am I. Truly, imho, it's MOCs like that, that will make HO modelers think twice about the "limitations of the brick". Way to go! Nicely (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's exceedingly cool. But since I don't have an RCX, it makes me wonder whether something similar could be done without it. Perhaps a small lever that's pressed by the train as it goes past, which is connected by a hidden string to the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) So simple and so very cool! That is a great piece of eye candy for a train layout, super job! jt (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks :) (...) Well, the only limit I see is from the power of the RCX and/or its number of outputs. You can easely modify the programm, by example in order to add sensors or outputs to control 3 or more cows. For my part, I have only two (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My new creation + my life story.
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(...) that I'm currently working on. (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is officially the coolest MOC I have ever seen. Other than space and brick constraints, is there a limit to the number of cows you could rig this way? And is it possible to vary the rate of motion slightly between animals? In any case, (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Any LEGO fans in Russia
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I have just had a strange request (probably thanks to www.brickset.com) from the editor of Maxim magazine in the Russia, who is looking for a LEGO fan in Russia, presumably to feature in the magazine. If you fit the bill, drop me a line and I'll (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wrong Dori, JM! :D Shiri hasn't participated on Lugnet for a while... :( even though she is still in Israel. If anyone gets dibs on this excellent plane from Israel, it should be me (tongue-in-cheek). ;) Benjamin Medinets (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Shiri, T'is the 1st time I see one. Can you tell me how it is possible to get one? I know, ordinary question, but I'm not travelling with one of these airline sooo... And it's a cool airplane! Thanks in advance, JM (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I had no problems connecting to ragnork7.com. Also the mountain looks fantastic. Really well done landscraping. I hope you post more pictures, I'm keen to see it from a few different angles. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(URL) Apparently, Timmy has find himself a job as security officer :-) With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yay its working now, looks great. (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Magnus! The Hammerfall is a technologically advanced airship, so it's a combination of sci fi and fantasy. The giant walker robots from the beginning of Final Fantasy VI are what inspired its super-mechanical feel. Once the fair display (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm, I don't know what to tell you. It works from every computer I've tried so maybe it was temporarily down or something. Try again now that I know it's working. Thanks for the comments, Wilson www.ragnarok7.com (22 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for the information and for posting! JOHN (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi As far as I know the only place you can buy them is on the El Al airplane itself (or the other airlines Iberia and SAS). Unfortunataly they had a very small limited quantity so I couldn't get my hand on more then 4 (and I already gave 2). (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Wow! That is cool! I'd love to get some of those. Yaron, did you actually buy this set at the airport or is it available retail or online somewhere? JOHN (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hey, Very nice mountain, and I'm REALLY digging your Hammerfall ship. Is that meant to be a futuristic sci fi craft or a fantasy airship? Very nice posters too ;) Magnus (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) some (...) (URL) Neat... How many airlines has this set been found on? I can name only three: SAS, Iberia and now El Al. Huw (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general)
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| | Hobby Show Update (WAS: Gauging interest in The Hobby Show 2004 - Toronto, ON)
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Hello Everyone, A quick note to let you know that the LEGO booth for this year's Hobby Show in Toronto (Nov 5, 6, 7/04) is a 'go'. We got the invite and I accepted on behalf of the group. This information was sent today to the mailing list I have (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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OK, maybe an old news though I've just purchased the EL AL (Israel) version of 4032 and wanted to share some pictures (URL) Yaron Dori (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) Ragnorak7.com isn't working. The mountain looks cool! (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | My new creation + my life story.
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Hey everyone, how's it going? I've just completed my project for the Montana State Fair (more can be read about that here: (URL) and I set up a little webpage to go along with it. The page is designed to give non-Lego-enthusiasts a view on what it's (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mt, lugnet.people)
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(...) I think that's the one! It's not exactly how I remembered it, but it's been a long time. Thanks Markham and Dave! (22 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) (Awkward image) Does this look like the picture? (URL) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Well, you must be right about the pictures being different...the cover does look very familiar. Anyway, thanks again! If you ever scan it, you can just e-mail it to me. - Ian Lauer (22 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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"Ian Lauer" <humveeij@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:I1q4MA.qxt@lugnet.com... (...) threatening a (...) It's the American version of (URL) It has the same cover picture, but as far as I can tell, the other pictures are very different. I don't (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Global AFOLs Group - details
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(...) Hi, I'm not Jake, but I think I can answer this (at least partially). I know it might be confusing, but there are actually two different Eurobricks organizations! Hence there are two reps! I believe Eric Brok is primarily representing (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hello Johannes, What follows are my opinions only... based on your questions. (...) I would respond, 'no' they're not. They would be construction parts compatible with the LEGO building system, but since they weren't actually made by LEGO, (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts.custom)
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(...) Hi Jake, First of all, I think it's a good idea to get some heads together from all over the community. Looking at the list of represented communities/groups/sites I wondered: if you want to keep the group small, why have 2 reps for (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, I think that's the one! Thanks for looking it up. Any chance that you could scan the picture, or tell me what year the catalog is from? Thanks. - Ian Lauer (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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"Ian Lauer" <humveeij@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:I1pBwH.18Lq@lugnet.com... (...) crowd of Futuron guys and holding up a monorail. It seems to be taking place on the top of a hill, and on the bottom are more futuron space station sets. In (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Friday Surprise
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(...) (URL) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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New trains sets!?!?? Which ones? - Ram - "Sonnich Jensen" <sonnich@hot.ee> wrote in message news:I1LvKu.12t8@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) But (...) as (...) building. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Mystery Catalog Picture?
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Hello all! This has been bugging me for a few days, but here goes: I remember a certain picture in one of LEGO's half-page size catalogs, and I can't seem to find it...it had a few Blacktron I minifigs storming down (or over?) a hill, rayguns in (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Been away for 3 years, asking a lot of questions...
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(...) You know... lugnet.clikits needs a curator...(1) Interested, Manfed? Drop Frank or me a mail. 1 - so does the new lugnet.parts hierarchy. I sent ModBoy a note about it but either it didn't reach him or he's ignoring me... (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.curators, FTX)
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| | What colour are the Knights' Kingdom 2 rectangular shields?
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Hello! The inventoty at BrickLink claims they are white. But they are not. There is a very distinctive difference between those shields (their back, since the front is printed) and regular white parts. It's not very light grey as found in the Mosaic (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Been away for 3 years, asking a lot of questions...
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(...) LOL. You would be most welcome at the frist group, Gary. Especially since Larry helped me to break the magical "twenty posts" barrier recently. :-) And don't be intimidated by Suzanne, one of those twenty posts is hers. With friendly (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | What to call this scale?
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Check out this really neat folder on Brickshelf: (URL) creator calls it "microscale" but I think most would agree it's not really microscale (smaller than minifig scale). Instead these animals are sculpted at a scale much closer to real than minifig (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: Are custom made parts LEGO?
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(...) What follows is my opinion, not any sort of Lugnet Admin official stance by any means... I think there's a need for a custom parts discussion group but I'm not sure it belongs under off-topic. You can argue it both ways. This argument has in (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Are custom made parts LEGO?
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Hello! And therefore: Are custom made parts subject of lugnet.general or any respective theme-newsgroup? Though I do not at all deny the creativity that's put into custom made pieces I still wonder. I could take a knife and a piece of wood and carve (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Been away for 3 years, asking a lot of questions...
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Hi Gary!!! (^.^) Welcome home. ..just in time for our 5-year anniversary! (...) A lot. heee! can't know for sure. Have a look at the traffic reports for kicks: (URL) are lots of NEW groups for YOU! Like, (URL) this one> and (URL) this one>! -Suz (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Could it be a Dim Age?
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Well, I'm one of the lucky few who has never had a Lego® Dark Age. I never felt that I was too old to collect the brick, and I was never embarassed to play with ABS. But alas, if anyone's been wondering why my presence here has been almost nil of (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Friday Surprise
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(...) But it can be replaced by 1 ordinary roof peak, 1 half pyramid on the end of that, and a gable connector. Now where can we get the right gable connector... (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Thanks Mark, Deja Vu.... I was looking at your store this afternoon, and saw the Maersk blue trove of goodies. :-) I was checking Peeron to see what colors the 2x10 bricks came in, and Mark, your store hit the jackpot in Maersk blue, hence my (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Been away for 3 years, asking a lot of questions...
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(...) Aside from the tent sales, Pick-A-Brick is responsible for a lot of weird parts showing up in huge quantities (like the little gems), particularly the Pick-A-Brick at the Billund LEGOLAND park. (...) Already answered... (...) Just one. Me. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Friday Surprise
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(...) I believe this is the part Lindsay and Gary are referring to: (URL) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | RE: Been away for 3 years, asking a lot of questions...
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Hi Gary, I will answer a few..... Welcome back BTW. Thanx, Mark Millere Visit Milissa's Lego™ Store, Millere's Spares™ (URL) (...) Most of Our parts come from clearance sales, some from the LLCA tent sales. The MAERSK Blue.... *I* got REALLY lucky (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Been away for 3 years, asking a lot of questions...
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OK, when you've been away for 3 years like I have, there are a few questions that bear answering. Like where do the Bricklink folks get their parts? I assume that they get much of it directly from TLG. Otherwise how could one come across so many (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Friday Surprise
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(...) (Spent 1 1/2 weeks without my PC due to the "Sasser" virus... but it's recovered).... I agree, the 2x2 inside corner bricks are missing from the new service packs, as is the 2x2 gable connector ridge slope (the one that looks like someone took (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Looking for font used in the LEGO System sign
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(...) I don't recognise the font for "system" but I suspect that its actually a logotype/emblem - that is the characters were designed especially for this usage, and you won't find the rest of the character set. (...) I am pretty sure the Legoland (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | New 2x2 Round Plates
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Hey All, I don't know if this has been brought up before, but I noticed this when I grabbed a few white 2x2 round plates for a project I'm working on: (URL) (the left being the older version) I think this has been brought up about some Technic (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Agreed I just looked at the shop.lego.com page, and found these (and 2 new train sets!), but - I need 19 red concaves - why does TLC not make them, as well as the small 2x2 top tile for those? They would be very useful! 2x2 convex/concave (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Looking for font used in the LEGO System sign
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(...) hi huw, maybe my request wasn't as clear as it should have been - sorry for the mess :-( I'm looking for the fonts used in "System" and "Legoland" NOT the LEGO logo itself: (2 URLs) w. (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A first step
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(...) Well, mother-in-laws DO have a reputation for being evil. ; ) I would have to agree with the other posters to your message--superior building inspires young LEGO builders. They think that if they work at it, they can be like you one day. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A first step
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"Mark Jordan" <mark.jordan@oracle.com> wrote in message news:I1G0KI.vK2@lugnet.com... (...) basic (...) she (...) of (...) together. (...) Congratulations! Wonderful news. (...) She (...) will give (...) Is the mother-in-law kind of cool on the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | teaching lego class
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well, i'll be teaching a lego class for the U of Utah in a few weeks 7 - 9 yr olds gears, pulleys, etc. and a brief tour of what's online to keep them hooked :-) -p (22 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Willy Tschager" <willy.tschager@tin.it> wrote in message news:I1Koy5.tK6@lugnet.com... (...) years old (...) There's a font here: (URL) page 4. Looks like it could be useable... Huw . (22 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Looking for font used in the LEGO System sign
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hi folks, I'm looking for the font used in the LEGO system sign. I found this 3 years old thread about: (URL) obviously the link is dead. has the Brick'n'Brack site mentioned in the post ever been launched? does someone still have the font (for (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: AFOLs Comic book distribution @ BrickFest 2004
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Previously, in lugnet.events.brickfest, Christina Hitchcock wrote about the AFOL Comic that will be distributed at BrickFest. Here is some more information: We're very oversubscribed, there is a lot of interest, which is really great. Jake has (...) (22 years ago, 28-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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| | Re: Do you mention Lego in interviews?
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(...) Follow-up: Thanks for the stories everybody. There was a practical motive behind the question and I'm happy with my decision. After a short, enthusiastic presentation on why Lego building activity is important and rewarding, I was offered (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Global AFOLs Group - details
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I'm catching up after a whirlwind tour of the US these last few weeks. Seems like I've been on the road all summer! Some of you may have heard about something vague called the "Global AFOL group". (URL) In this post>, I covered a bit of overview (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | What You Should Bring to BrickFest
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As the time draws closer to BrickFest, the question always arises: What does one bring? This is an open-ended question, but here are some things that should be brought: MOST IMPORTANT 1) Bring yourself. There's nothing like being at BrickFest and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.games, lugnet.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: A first step
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"Mark Jordan" <mark.jordan@oracle.com> wrote in message news:I1G0KI.vK2@lugnet.com... (...) Congratulations, that is a fun moment. (...) basic (...) she (...) of (...) together. (...) She (...) will give (...) I don't think so. I have four kids (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A first step
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Having my now 9 year old son brought me out of my dark ages and we had many happy years discovering and sharing our Lego hobby together, but then the birth of my now 2.5 year old daughter put me in dark age II (no time, no money, my Lego room became (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm a *huge* fan of setting a high bar for performance and watching people rise to it. If there's no option of lower expectations, people will perform at a high level as if it were normal. I've watched this succeed in my own life when mentors, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Congrats, a heart warming moment to be sure. (...) Well I'm sure it's all in how you handle it. Comparing her creations to yours won't help her feel better about things. But encourage her and it should be fine. Now I'm sure there are other (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That worries me a little too - that because she doesn't see me enjoying Duplo, that she will want to try the "little bricks" too early and then get frustrated. (...) I wonder what my daughter's first MOC will be. Brought up with 70's feminism (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How far is BrickFest?
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(...) My best estimate: somewhere over 8000 miles, about 22 hours flying! ROSCO (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
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(...) Congratulations. (...) I agree with Tim. I think the opposite is the case. I have a six year old boy that was born four years before I came out of my 'dark age'. However, he's had Lego almost from birth, starting with Primo (which he wasn't (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know ... but I would think the exact opposite. I think it would stimulate her growth and development, and help her see the bricks in a non-traditional studs-up fashion. She'll grow to have better building skills than a child not (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Yesterday was a wonderful first for our family. My 20 month-old daughter attached 2 2*4 bricks together for the first time! Its great to see the delighted look on her face when I open the box of basic bricks with its bags of pretty colours, the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The Brand Retail stores in the North East have had VERY little turnover in the last 6 months. Usually, the only time something new is placed on the wall is when one part runs out. This does not occur very frequently. None of the employees like (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I know at LLCA the location of the parts DOES change - mostly when new items are added, but it does change. Mark P (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Would you consider a lifetime membership system? (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This "wall format" is very beautiful but can only be used for one single store. We would need a different document for every shop (they could all be derived from one database of course). I also wonder if they would keep the elements always in (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I like your document. That would have made it easy to grab an initial inventory of a store. Once the initial inventory has been done, I take a sheet showing the last know location of all parts to easily verify if the contents of any bin has (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) With the notable exception of the homepage, which currently is static. That will change soon though so we can show a few thumbnails of highlighted folders there. (...) wow! that is a very generous donation. Keep in mind that donation levels (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Øyvind Steinnes" <phoenix@online.no> wrote in message news:I1BprA.1E5A@lugnet.com... (...) at. (...) Forget this rant! I have just received an email from Kevin Loch that they have actually changed the Member Contribution System so that everyone (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We have updated the system so you can browse the entire Gallery ad-free when you contribute $20 or more per calendar year. The donation page has been updated with this info: (URL) Loch (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Is it just me who thinks there have been TOO much ads now at Brickshelf? The latest thing is that there is an large ad above each image you look at. Before that it was just an small ad at the bottom of each page, and one at the start insted of a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Later this season I'm going to LegoLand Billund. I intend to buy lots of elements to finish a large mosaic. But how do I know if the elements I want/need will be available over there?? (I believe I'm not the only one with this question) The (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Continentally speaking I guess the PNLTCer's have the distance record... but to be fair I think Kelly gets it, he lives a bit further from the airport than Frank or I! SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
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(...) I mentioned it to a couple interviewers, and I'm not sure how well that fact went over, but in general, I think it was beneficial. Helps kinda make you memorable and whatnot. (...) Probably depends on the job you're looking for, but I think in (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) At my last job interview I mentioned it, and I'm working here now so it couldn't have been *too* bad! The person I was talking to just asked what I like to do when I'm not being a computer programmer, I mentioned that I was part of a model (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I mentioned it, and my potential employer is a First LEGO League coach..... It was a good thing to mention, I ugess, because I got the job. Kevin (22 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi All, I have been reading quite a few posts on the whole issue of TLC and where it is headed. So I took the time to go read what their corporate philosophy is. It is my firm belief that they are being consistent with their stated philosophy. It (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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(...) Actually, yeah... I'd just won a LEGO-sponsored contest about web design, and mentioned it to the company owner during an interview. Yes, he hired me. In fact, he frequently tells people his web guy is an "International award-winning web (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Depends. I have it on my resume, and it was brought up in the interview. As I got the job (Large Audit/Accounting firm), it does not appear to of hurt my chances. Then again the HR rep does ask about it every now an then :) School (University) (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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I was wondering, does anybody have any stories about bringing up Lego during a job interview or school admissions interview? Maybe it was not such a good idea to do it... (22 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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A while ago (years?) there was a post or an article about making custom Lego stickers for putting on containers. Does anyone know where this is? Sorry if I'm being sort of vague :) Thanks, Peter ---...--- Only when you try to build with Mega Bloks (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Somewhere between Enfield and Boston is Richmond, RI. and it would be 396.58 miles for 6.5 hrs of driving. BUT... I am also going in a circle. We're driving to Ann Arbor, MI first (766.13 miles in 12 hrs), and then going to brickfest in DC (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, FTX)
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