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The parody of the US had occured to me too, it depend how you translate it. Tim (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) 25% is a far higher rate of VAT than you actually pay anywhere in Europe. Tax considerations do narrow the price difference, but there's still a difference. There's also the problem that the dollar is pretty weak compared to the Euro, so if (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.general) !
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: Hi Gary, (...) I'm very sorry but I have no number for the box. I made the photo because the "Post"-brick is printed in gold. I will try to find out the number of the box. Sven (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I find it really interesting that LEGO allows pictures of the archive/vault now. When I visited a couple years ago, I was asked to put my camera away for that portion of the tour. Very cool, just surprising -- I didn't see anything in there (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) And with good reason, since the Empire was essentially a fascist governmnent with a leader who (as we later learned) was accidentally elected to the leader-for-life position, much like Hitler was (though the circumstances were considerably (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Thanks Sven for the wonderful pictures of "the vault", Lego's own archives. I was especially interested in 2 photos. The first one is of 1958-59 Named Beams spare parts pack #226 (if it were from before 1958, there would be 8 named beams, not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi, today I had the chance to visit the Lego archive in Billund. I just uploaded the pictures I made on my homepage. I had only about 40 minutes this time so I made only a few pictures. I hope you enjoy them anyway. I will add some comments asap. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi, Jason, Thanks for the quick reply. We too almost have a "wall o' Lego". Our plastic storage shelf is a bit sturdier-looking than yours, and the shelves are spaced just a wee bit closer together. As I wrote earlier, it's almost as if the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Yes. (URL) 3033> & (URL) 4107> are the same size. I also know set (URL) 4400> to be the same size as well. Looking through the lugnet guide, it would appear that (URL) 4013>, (URL), (URL) 4279>, and (URL) 4405> are all that size. However (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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Hi, folks, I'm on a quest for empty blue tubs of the kind used to package set #3033. I have a bunch of these already, and the perfect shelf to store boxes of this dimension. Our family's Lego collection has expanded, so I need more empty boxes. Set (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, I'm a lurker, but I decided to throw in my two cents on this considering I'm fluent in German (and am actually posting from Berlin right now). For all you non-German speakers "Vereinigte Staaten" is German for the United States. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I can't speak to the builder's inspiration, but having actually *read* some of the smack in his MOCpages account, we can assume the following about the Iron Reich: - It glorifies big, old grey walls - It glorifies big-ass numbers embedded in (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.space)
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"Mark Jordan" <mark.jordan@oracle.com> wrote in message news:I2oruA.JMG@lugnet.com... (...) There (...) and (...) title for (...) it as (...) I understand now then. My German isn't good enough to have seen 'Fascist'. That certainly does lean it more (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Or George Lucas, whose Imperial forces uniforms (and names - stormtroopers) are pretty clearly inspired by Nazi imagery. Which then carry through to standard Lego sets... Talk about slippery slopes... (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My German might not always be spot on, but I can see "Fascist" in the title for the page. According to the Google language tool, it means something like "vehicles OF combined fascist states new of the realm". I would translate it as "Vehicles (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Johannes 'Jojo' Koehler" <chutspe@gmx.net> wrote in message news:I2ntIn.1F7H@lugnet.com... (...) pass (...) since (...) There was a first and second reich that had nothing to do with Nazi's. There is no Nazi insignia or imagery. I can fully (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) There is a bunch of this kind of thing in .space too. (URL) are some more questions to ponder: - are the Brickshelf pics glorifying Nazism, parodying Nazism, or drawing on the Nazi aesthetic for ideas - or something else? - is the .space Iron (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, if our government would raise the VAT to 25% the current demostrations would turn into a full-scale revolution... I have no clue who charges 25% VAT, but here it is 16%. (...) Or EUR 37,58 at 16% VAT. Besides, AFAIK, this set is made in (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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I have to say that I am very happy with the direction TLG has been taking in regards to spare parts lately! I know that some folks have some issues with quality and with color (I won't go there!). But remembering back to 2000 when we nearly had a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Jake! What a great concept. If this is a success, would consideration be given to tours of other facilities? Having just moved to a new location in Western Mass, I'm now about fifteen minutes from Enfield, CT. In addition to being more (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general, FTX)
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FUT: lugnet.off-topic.debate "Johannes 'Jojo' Koehler" <chutspe@gmx.net> wrote in message news:I2ntIn.1F7H@lugnet.com... (...) Talk about a slippery slope... There are a lot of people who think Nazi uniforms, logos, designs, and equipment were (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well... I have terrorist minifigs as the Global Islamic Liberation Front. (URL) terrorism is not "romanticized" as they tend to get butt-kicked by the Chinese like here... (also my super-tank is bullying that dark gray Panzer) hehe. (URL) not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Orion, perhaps you are right and the majority of people concur, but let me explain myself. Creating WWII-themed guns, minifigs, tanks, dioramas, etc. is okay in my opinion since it is recreating something from the past (it's historical). For (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) For what it's worth, I disagree that this is an issue. First, I do agree that Hitler and his regeme were terrible. Second, simple naming a folder with a Nazi name does not equate the the condoning of the Nazi ideal. What if the particular (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Johannes, I agree whole-heartedly with you. It's amazing that the moderators would let something like this pass. I'm always appalled by how ignorant and insensitive some people are, especially about something as well documented as WWII. If (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Hello! (...) "aircraft of the new german reich" "vehicles of Vereinigte Faschistische Staaten des Neues Reichs" Reich = Empire. That's not an offensive word by itself. But in combination with "faschistisch = fascist" it's clear the Third Reich (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hey Jake Well that would be a nice weekend... But what about people from denmark, that don't wan't to stay on the hotel... Then the it can't cost that much... If it does, it should be a really big gift.... Best regards Kim Andersen (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (SNIP of some very good observations) (...) I suppose a good translation for us non-germans might be in order ;) ~Kevin Kevoh Kevvy Blocksidge (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Man, I would really love to go to that. I wish I had the money. Hmmm, mabey I could maraculously find the money on the ground. lol. Also, if we were to go, would we be able to take pictures? Thanks, Daniel Jackson www.biorevv2.com (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello! A few minutes ago I stumbled accross this folder: (URL) "aircraft of the new german reich" Following the Up button in the folder thread I also found this: (URL) of Vereinigte Faschistische Staaten des Neues Reichs" And I wonder: What on earth (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have to go with Ted on this. I've purchased a fair amount of bulk from Ebay recently, and have be washing and sorting it. I'm mostly into trains, but I wanted a lage buffer of misc parts to build with. What started as 10 shoe boxes 2 months (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well I think it's a great chance to know more LEGO! However, the price is too high .... I'm afraid I cannot afford it. (gees, 1200 for three days!) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general)
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Can I book now for the summer of 2006? :) That would be perfect, doing the insiders tour as a side trip from watching Canada play at the World Cup in Germany. (Hehe sorry, WC qualifying begins in earnest for Canada tonight in Vancouver.) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Here is my take on the math USD - 40 in EUR approx 32.40 EUR. BUT in USA taxes are on top, in Europe, ~25% VAT is included so 40.63 EUR would be the VAT INCLUDED PRICE. SO the price seems to make sense no?? (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Erik Amzallag wrote: <snipped a bit> (...) Same problem here in Portugal. It becomes more and more difficult to find Lego sets at supermarkets. And we only have a few of them (We don't have Targets, K-Mart, Well-Mart, etc). Even TRU (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Over the last few years, we’ve had more and more fans from around the world ask us about getting tours of LEGO Billund. It seems that more and more AFOLs want to take the trip to the source of the brick! In order to make this a reality, the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.announce, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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As many of you know, I've been running a (URL) on the (URL) Building Instructions Portal > site for some time now. Intially, the focus on the blog was just anything LEGO related. Over the years, I get many questions about what happens inside the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !
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(...) A big thanks to Rene for pulling this together. This is going to be an area similar to .dear-lego here on LUGNET, in that we won't always respond, but we will always make sure the comments are passed along. Because of the way that quality (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hi, After some conversation with Jake and Jan about quality issues, Jake suggested a "Quality Forum". The place is online now, please feel free to use this opportunity to let LEGO know what happens with their products and work. Please write messages (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hi, with permission of Jan Beyer (LEGO Direct), I've uploaded two official LEGO movies: 1) Trailer of a new Star Wars Game: (URL) (8 MB) 2) commercial of "Arla Ekspres", a danish milk: (URL) (4 MB) Leg Godt! René (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town)
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As most people realized at Brickfest this year, I'm still collecting printed tiles. I am considering doing another such mosaic (especially after my first, (URL) won 'Best of Show - Mosaic' this year (thanks everyone)). While sorting through the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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A few folks at BrickFest had asked about the storage boxes that I used to transport my buildings, so here is the scoop. These boxes are just right for MOCs built on the large grey base plates, they fit perfect in the bottom with about 1 studs to (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah yes. Can't wait to enlist my kids into child labor to help sort. (...) Oh... Skip what I just said I don't think it's worth it :-) Eric (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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I recently bought three more portable drawer units from The Container Store, which has finally enabled me to sort out all my "basic" bricks and plates. I have them sorted by type (2x4 plates, 2x6 plates, etc.), but not by color -- my color vision is (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes thats the cycle at my house, bricks get sorted, MOCs get built and broken down, then go into the "to be sorted tubs" and the cycle of life starts over. My son (7) helps me sort them the way Eric mentioned, into bricks, plates, slopes then (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not to mention mowing the lawn, hanging curtains, washing dishes, picking up toys, rearranging furniture, catching that dang mosquito in my son's room, putting out the trash, and the important stuff my wife "needs" me to do :-). Doesn't leave (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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"James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:I2Lqzx.1L92@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) been (...) time (...) to bed (...) wife. (...) desired, (...) I can relate, you ought to try it with four kids! It takes me (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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hi all, while going through one of my bags after BF I found a ziplock bag with several aluminum and brass key rings (2x4 bricks). Bram, are these yours? Everything else in the bag is mine, I have no idea how these got in here. did anyone buy these (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general)
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(...) I officiall emerged from my Dark Age only a little over a year and a bit ago but I have the same situation which has really prevented me from leaving the Dark Age fully. My littlest one is now 2.5 yrs old while my eldest is 6.5. I have (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Eric, I feel your pain, what you describe sounds exactly what my LEGO life is been like the past year or so. Ever since my daughter became mobile my sorting time was cut down to waiting till she was in bed. So after she and my son get to bed I (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Jake Thanks for the presentation of the next train set (although the presentation at BF was too late for me in the night), but I'm very disappointed by the announce of the correct price :-( As Gael, I'd like to react. Yes, we know that (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Having a 4 Year old and an 18 Month old and a subpar building area for 4 years I have built up an immense amount of sorting that needs to be done. Now that we have moved and I have a proper LEGO room I have been trying to get into sorting but until (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi, It was with a great pleasure that we watch the streaming on Saturday from BF. Quite late here in France, as it was 11:30pm. It was another great surprise to see that prices between Europe and USA were following the Euro/$ rate. This update (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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All, Many apologies, but it was just pointed out to me that I made a mistake in my keynote about the pricing on the new locomotive, 10133. The correct prices are: USD 39.99 (as mentioned in the keynote) EURO 39.99 (rather than the 29.99 EURO I had (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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I want to first say that I had a great time at BrickFest! Second I want to thank all the people that helped make the train layout so spectacular, with out everyone’s help and cooperation it would have never worked out so well. For the record, the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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"Gary Istok" <istokg@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:I2K3t1.MGw@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Post in lugnet.admin.database (...) 810 is (...) cardboard. (...) that (...) box set (...) believe the (...) I (...) An (...) One was (...) British (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) I agree. My kit only had 2 3x2 black plates so this leads me to believe that there isn't a step on the right side of the car. Or, I'm just missing 2 plates. Eric (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Gary, I've asked this question before and received minimal feedback: (URL) lot of the Samsonite sets are missing from the DB. Eric (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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Is there a procedure in place in LUGNET for notification of set errors in the LUGNET database? Is there one for adding old sets not currently in the database? I was browsing some old 50's and 60's sets, and came across some errors: 1) 810 European (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'll answer about the sign and the tree. The sign comes from parts pack #232 (1958-65) or #489 (1966-69). These were superceded in 1969 by the taller signs that could attach to Lego studs. The only sets that had these types of signs were #810 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Bob Kojima" <bob@fial.com> wrote in message news:5.1.0.14.2.2004...ial.com... (...) This is great. Could you add the ability to define custom label sizes? It could be done either via the UI, or by defining the labels in an external file, rather (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.inv)
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(...) As Tom Garrison mentioned in the other post, they were produced in all the Trans+ colors. However, the 1x4 without posts underneath were not produced in any solid colors. The 1x2, 1x6 and 1x8 bricks were made as far back as the mid 50's (but (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well-conceived mosaic nicely rendered. (resisting impulse to wildly OT.) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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Y’know why I like Jeff Blasterman…? …’cause he’s smart and innovative! The problem was self-evident to us all. Here’s a perfect recent example: (URL) Keith Goldman’s comment:" “lego-bows are almost useless, it always looks like the fig is offering (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.build, lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.people, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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(...) Yes, in transparent colors: (URL) TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I just finished going through a 310 Motorized Truck Set I won on ebay. I noticed it had a lot of 1x6 bricks without center studs, and some with center studs. What timeframe did they switch from no center studs, to studs underneath? Were (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't see the resemblance at all. The Mega Bloks "Maxi" bricks, which are the same scale as QUATRO, look to me like a QUATRO-sized brick with PRIMO-style studs. Here's a photo: (URL) Perhaps you are thinking of the Mega Bloks "Mini" bricks, (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.quatro, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I have probably finished this.... The remaining parts are here: (URL) view here: (URL) ) Also, white and red bricks, and some plates (URL) is the (apple)tree from? Where is the small road sign from? By the windows&doors, white bricks and red roof (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmmm on the front page there are "step" on the sides, but they are not to be found in the instructions... I asume that they are 2 3x2 plates. (22 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Brian, You could certainly look at BrickLink which has many thousands of these for sale. (URL) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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What's a good source for 1x2 orange bricks? S@H doesn't sell them in bulk; is there a set which contains a good number of them without being too expensive? (22 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: instructions for set 329
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(...) For instructions try here: (URL) 300-399 in the box at the top to find 329. Have a look at the 100-199 list for the train sets. 122 loco and tender (1970) is black with a grey baseplate and conventional battery box rather than tender. I know (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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LEGO's online store has three RC sets, (URL), (URL) 8369>, and (URL) 8475> (currently unavailable). There's also a Radio Shack exclusive, (URL) 8376>. 8369 is brand new, and its description says "The first LEGO Racers RC car that can conquer the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: instructions for set 329
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Something different: Why is it, that now when I have found, that the 315 and 688 are there toom I want to buld the right away? Also, I like to find out what it has been - like a detective - even that it might not be important? I do like to find out (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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Updated: I am trying to put the last sets together, that might be in the remaining parts. These are the sets I have found and built. There are almost complete: (URL) for the 329, did it ever come with black tyres? The instructions on brickshelf show (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: JK-259 Jackknife
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In lugnet.space, Anthony Sava wrote: -snip- Excellent use of left monkey arms. Well played. (...) e (22 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: JK-259 Jackknife
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Wow! I absotively, posolutely love the design. The way you made the hull really makes it look armored. Let me know what you think of my first(posted) spaceship. (URL) Horvatits (22 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | JK-259 Jackknife
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Triark Industries is proud to announce production of its' newest one-man fighter has begun. We are taking pre-orders now. (2 URLs) Pictures = Post-Mod Link JK-259 Jackknife 4 Medium T-47 Lasers 8 Scrambler Missiles Triark Sensor Suite 12 Maneuvering (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | instructions for set 329
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Hi all! I lately got a lot of lego dated 1967-1972, where there also is a set 329 - but instructions on Brickshelf are incomplete. Can anyone help me? There were about 3kg, I have been going through it for some time now, as seen here (URL) 1-4 are (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: No more Woodfield pick-a-brick updates
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(...) I just want to post and say good luck to you. Thanks for your diligence in posting those inventories, and for your dedication up to now. I can't wait for those train kits. Benjamin Medinets (22 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hey all, In the past few months I have made several posts updating the Woodfield mall pick-a-brick inventory and since I know that a few people keep an eye out for my updates I figured I would give you a heads up on what’s going on. As of this (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Yet another PAB 2X4 Record: 169 2x4s!
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(...) I know this thread died months ago, but we got a store in the Seattle area a few weeks ago and I finally got to try it out. And, of course, this subject is always of interest. I got 169 2x4 bricks into a cup today, using a slightly modified (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) Actually, the original 'tubes patent' explicitly included substituted shapes for the tubes, such as crosses. TLG patents even what they will *not* produce, and in this case quite understandably. Eric Brok (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) As much as I love the trollish Vorgans and some of the Dragons pieces (particularly the rough-hewn bricks), I really don't care for the painting on a good many of the elements, and the over-juniorization leaves me cold. Aside from being a (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I1xvnx.1pEM@lugnet.com... (...) As a (...) see (...) I got one of the smaller 'Dragons' sets just to see what it was like, how the figs looked and (shh tell noone - if any of the parts would be (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 4032 - EL AL Promo Airplane
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(...) I would pay up to $40 plus shipping. Send me an e-mail if any of you want to sell. Thanks, Benjamin Medinets (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) hello Maybe I will get some of this set. what you all think will be fair price (it cost 19$ on the airline). thanks Gil (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.il, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) Whoops, you're right. I was thinking back to the beginning of the company, but the ABBs weren't introduced until '49, and introduction of the stud-and-tube design in '58 was when they really took off. The warehouse fire in '60 wasn't really (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | AndroDan visits Yellowstone
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(URL) Ah, Montana>> (URL) Fresh air!>> (URL) Wood? Stone?>> I've started taking my sigfig with me on my vacations and shooting him in front of famous (and less so) places. I will be adding these to my (URL) stories> page, though the entries usually (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | 2004 LEGO catalog arrives, take 2
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At long last it has arrived (no months shown, but I GUESS it's from June-December...How embarrasing for a company to have a catalogue of its items appear 2 months late.[1]) 425.8472-UK/Asia 104 pages...This time ALL sets are shown, not just new (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) I dunno about "a few" decades since there was only about an 11 year overlap before the warehouse fire :) Truth is there were lots of similar products on the market going back to the early 1930's (about 15-20 years before Automatic Binding (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) PR Newswire is a service that distributes raw press releases from myriad companies, for a fee. The release (above) is straight from MB, hence it's not intended to be a fair and balanced news article... rather, it's that company's own raw (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) Dave! Want MegaBlok anecdotes? Here are a couple: After Christmas I got an Alien Agency Mobile Recovery Unit on clearance and gave it to my 8 year-old. He found it very frustrating because the garbage truck would not stay together but fell (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) That's only because Mickey Mouse can't be patented. If he could, you'd be able to renew patents by now. Disney would have seen to it. (...) Since TLC only owned the patent on the fully tubed variety, and none of those clones seems to use a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) Well, TLC certainly seems to agree, which is why they've been fighting tooth-and-nail to make everyone else stop making clone bricks. (...) Patents expire, whether you want them to or not. The idea is that you can patent something that you (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hmm. My mistake. I thought you could renew patents, but I guess not. (...) Those are pretty neat! Dave! (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) Uh-- did they really 'allow' it to expire? I was under the impression that the patent lasted 20 years, then 'tough noogies'. 1958 was the patent year for the stud-and-tube system, so 1978 would fit the bill... I was interested to see some of (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MOC: Motorized Cows
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(...) Fantastic!!!! I am hoping you won't mind that these little cows will get copied for every train show from now on. Is anyone going to have time to make some for BrickFest? I really hope so. JB (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) Goodness. I can think of close to a dozen brands that use some variation of the tubes-and-studs clutch system, so recognition could definitely be a problem! (URL) This item> has been mentioned previously on LUGNET, but it seems relevant to (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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(...) This won't likely happen. Previous lawsuits have ruled that MEGABLOKS has erred in marketing its product in a way that can confuse the buyer into thinking that MEGABLOKS are affiliated with or endorsed by LEGO. Therefore, for close to a (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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