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"Kelly McKiernan" <kelly@anagrafyxx.com> wrote in message news:I3EF5x.KB2@lugnet.com... (...) provide: (...) I don't believe there is such a thing. IMO official themes 'died' with the demise of space/castle/pirate in the late '90's. After that, it's (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This may not be definitive, and it may or may not be completely up to date (although it looks pretty darn close to this untrained eye) but I think it might be a place to start thinking about what is a theme and what is a product positioning or (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Not adding as such, but I think you should sub-divide some of the themes. E.g. "Space", as there has been official Lego Sub-Themes like UFO and Insectoids. "Town" is also very generic, as there is Legoland (pre-minifig buildings and cars), (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Kelly McKiernan wrote: (snip) (...) (snip) (...) Hello Kelly, I'm just nodding and smiling at most of this, but did understand the adding to the list part. You may want to add (URL) ' Not sure if you want some of the older (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I'm in search of a two things, and I bet some helpful persons here can provide: A definitive list of LEGO product themes; As comprehensive a list of fan-derived groupings, themes, and sub-themes as possible. Why? What a question. 'Cuz. OK, I really (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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I've read that the new black X-pod set #4335: [LEGOSet 4335] is available in the U.S. and Canada as a Halloween promotion. Does anyone know where or how to buy this set? (22 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the info Christian, I always thought it was part of the Car Steering Gear Axle assembly found in truck sets of 1967-74. This was where you could turn a 1x2 brick (with "LEGO" embossed on one side of the brick) on top of the cab of a (...) (22 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Certainly. I'll keep that idea in mind when/if we do another print run. Great idea! Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (22 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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Jake, At BF, you were talking about the printing costs, and how little it cost to increase the run... Any chance of AFOLs helping out in any way on a future run to make sure that the # printed is much larger? (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, don't ask me for the set number - I have only a vague memory on the details, although the core idea is clear -, but I can give you a hint what to look out for. This brick was not used for building, but as a kind of handle. AFAIK, the set (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Clark, Thanks for the picture and ideas! Eric (22 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Eric, I've had this piece for quite awhile and wondered the same thing myself. I added a picture of it to my comparison galleries on Brickshelf: (URL) post mod. I've also added it to the Peeron catalog: (URL) buy bulk, so don't know what set (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Brilliant. Pun intended. This sure beats the ol' boulders-from-high-places routine. I can just imagine a little rabbit hole from the surface filled with mirrors to bounce sunlight precisely into the device in the deep-down caverns. You should (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Indeed, the selection was different every single day. As we entered the park every morning among the first visitors, the first thing I did was to check which items they had thrown in the big box. The first day there were lots of tan and brown (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd say talk to another AFOL and see if they can slide you a few. I'm all out of the printed ones. Of course, what better reason to start up a local club in your area... :) Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (22 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That reminds me. How do those of us who can't make our way to a Lego event of any kind, or even a Lego store for that matter (I live about 4 hours from everything, and that's if it's not snowing), get our hands on a printed copy or two? I'd (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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This is a followup to last week's initial LEGO Enthusiast News Network Initiative (LENNI) posting, located at (URL) is a preliminary proposal for additions to an XML RSS/Atom feed, specifically for LEGO-related content. This is based on previous (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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(...) Jake, Hi. Way to go on AFOLs - the comic! You and Greg did a tremendous job on this first edition. I just got my printed copy from an AFOL friend of mine and I laughed out loud at the turn of every page. I saw a little or A LOT of myself in (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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Hi Maarten It sounds like you and your family had a great trip! I have filled a few of the 299,- boxes you mentioned and I am still trying to figure out if it was a good deal or not. Earlier in the season the price was 599,- and, although the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello all, We visited Legoland Billund from August 21 until August 28 (with seasonpasses). No queues on the rides if you enter the park at 10.00 am among the first visitors... the kids just loved it (8 days on all those rides is too much for me). I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.legoland.billund, lugnet.general, lugnet.inv, FTX)
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It's pretty well known (in Ikros anyway) that Dragons and Dwarves just don't get along. Dwarves want gold, so they mine. Dragons want gold, so they kill Dwarves. They just don't mix well at parties. So how is a short little Dwarf supposed to defend (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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Hi, People who are interested in participating at LEGOWorld 2004 can find all information on (URL) information is, currently, (I am so busy) in Dutch, partly in English and in French. Registration forms are present in Dutch and English. Because we (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.legoworld)
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Thank you for all your comments and suggestions. Huub (22 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi, given the subject matter of the above post, I have a question. I think I know the answer, but I'll ask anyway as I'm relatively new to this topic.. What is the protocol for using Images and/or MOCs for Educational purposes? In other words, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: If you could wish for new Lego elements......
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(...) Hi Gary, and here's mine: Plate 1x5 Plate 2x5 Tile 1x3 Tile 2x4 Bye Ronald (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Hmm, maybe it has something to do with the fact that it tends to kill your brain cells if not properly filtered/ventilated? :D (...) MEK sets in an hour or less (we found that we could often declamp in about 20min), but I believe Oatey Cement, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Gary, I'm sure this subject has come up a few times in the past, but it had a recent incarnation in this thread: (URL) think it's a great subject for discussion and wishful thinking. Actually, I think it would make a great contest for the LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.parts)
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If you could wish for new Lego elements for TLG to produce, what would they be..... here's my choice: ___...___ 1) a 3x3 low slope inside slope (double concave). This would make it easier to make low sloped roofs in more varieties, like the regular (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I don't find any MEK in my neighborhood hardware store. Instead I bought a bottle of methylene chloride from a model shop specifically for mending broken Lego. Doesn't work too good, apparently. But this thing is good enough for closing the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah the Legoland California Modelshop still uses the MEK/ABS mixture. From what I have heard, all the other modelshops have switched to the new glue. The LEGO company feels MEK is too dangerous for employees to use, but some parks have been (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:I34xyK.rn4@lugnet.com... (...) I believe LLCA and Billund are now test using a new substance, but LLW is still on MEK. I can't remember what this substance is called, but it's (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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(...) For the blue track, yes it will be cheaper (assuming it's not the electric). Check out Peeron parts 3228a (straight blue track), 3229a (outside curve track) and 3230a (inside curve track). There are Bricklink sellers that have it in inventory (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, they use an even nastier mix of MEK and ABS resin. At least they did when I toured the Model Shop during one of the BWs. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Do you want to be able to use the pieces like they were new? If so, don't bother trying to fix them with MEKs. When you use solvents to weld two pieces of plastic together, the joint will be very weak and easy to break if you just touch them (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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IIRC, the model builders no longer use MEK (although I still do). If anyone has any information as to what the model builders are now using, please let me know. MEK is dangerous and too much contact with the fumes makes you do strange things like (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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(...) I believe the model shop used to use this as well. (...) Do a search on Google for MEK and for Methyl Ethyl Ketone... it is nasty stuff and you want to be prepared to use it safely! Great ventilation is a must. If it were me I'd work outside. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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MEK - I believe Methyl Ethyl Ketone Try local hardware stores in the paint dept. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And speaking of rare 1x6 and 1x8 beams with names, I just saw a German Bricklink seller selling a 1x6 "ANNO 1762" named beam from the #309 Church set of 1958-62, for $36.75! This particular named beam is not part of the #226 named beam parts (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, I'm trying to glue some broken parts of 25 years old Lego. The parts are (amongst others) an ship-compartment (red coloured) and 2 pieces of rails (blue coloured). Can somebody please tell me what type of glue I should use for this? Thank you (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | 1957-65 Lego Spare Parts Packs
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I was working on the Lego CD, and I decided to count the different spare parts packs that were available in the 1957-65 era, when spare parts packs were king. The count includes the different packs (under the same pack numbers) used in continental (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: @badboytje1988: Inspiration on BrickShelf
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Hello! (...) ...and since you updated your folder I repeat my request. Thanks Jojo (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Tough times in Toytown force LEGO® to rebuild By Stephen Brown BILLUND, Denmark (Reuters) Aug.27, 2004 - After a day in LEGO® Danish heartland it seems so natural for the bellboy, pianist and maitre d' at LEGOLAND Hotel to be made of plastic bricks (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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nice idea to make these rare parts available :) Now if someone would do it for all those hard-to-get space parts from the Golden Age of lego space... :) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Old color bags still available
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(...) Well, I ordered 99 of the old dark grey brick packs (I wanted 100, but the website only goes up to 99), so I've definitely done my bit. I'm almost out of them on my current project too! (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Rise of the Dark Phoenix
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(...) Nice. Great implementaton of the linked flames idea. You should post these things to mecha. -Joseph (22 years ago, 27-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the response Simon. Yeah, this probably doesn't belong in lugnet.trains, but Simon's question is about a train locomotive (yeah I know it's a model, not a working train). But his question is about, you guessed it.... black train (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) hey guy/gals, i don't mean to be mean but this thread really doesn't belong in lugnet.trains. please adjust the news groups. ondrew (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think this is an excellent idea, but for every person who needs all the rare parts surely there are more who, like me, have the set but have lost only one or two of those parts. I have been looking on and off for several years for the black (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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FLAMES!!! They DO come in handy. Awesome MOC. -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Un-spotlight? (was: suspended Bricklink shops)
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(...) Which gets me thinking, why not also have a "un-spotlight" function? Not to remove a spot light I've previously set (which I can already do), but to subtract from the spotlights of others (subtract 100 or whatever from its points value). So if (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general) !!
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) Top news stories are member-selected. Paid LUGNET members can highlight or spotlight posts which causes them to be listed in the top stories. So, the post is at the top of the list because enough LUGNET members thought it was important for (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Can somebody PLEASE tell me why this crap deserves to be a "Top News Story"?!?! Is it because it is Larry and he is "such a valued AFOL"? Give me a break. Keep issues as stupid as this one between whoever had a shop closed and the Bricklink admin. I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.debate) !
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| | Early Lego 1x6 & 1x8 Bricks with Names
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I was browsing thru PEERON today, and I was checking out the different 1x6 and 1x8 bricks with names ("named beams") many of them from the 1957-65 era. And I noticed that they didn't have those 1x6 and 1x8 named beams unique to the USA (Samsonite). (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That is just too cool! I don't suppose you have a blacklight or know anyone who would let you borrow one? I think a pic of that thing under a blacklight would look incredible. (22 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Rise of the Dark Phoenix
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(URL) (picture = link) (URL) Post-Mod Gallery> Credit: I started this MOC with the idea of the wings, and based the rest of the design off Reed Anderson's Nazgul dragon design, found (URL) HERE>. Of course I changed things here and there, but credit (...) (22 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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Hi All, I know it's still 2 months out, but does anybody know if there is going to be a Halloween MOCkery contest (or equivalent) this year? James? Fingers are crossed on this end ... there's been something brewing for several months here! Thanks, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general)
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Thanks for reminding me of why I like these silly plastic bricks! It brought back some fond memories that tend to get forgotten when reading some of the stuff that goes on around here. James Wilson, Dallas, TX (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Minifig--I need a lawyer
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(...) You shall have to start with a pinstriped suit & waistcoat: (URL) After that you'll have to browse heads and hair to find what you want. Good luck! Scott A (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yea, yea, yea---I've made fun of them all my life too. But when you really need one, you really need one. Kind of like engineers. (URL) www.brickengraver.com (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I suggest the best choice is to pick minifigs that look like the two of them, same hair colour and style etc. (A lawyer needs a briefcase [suitcase] and a suit jacket, both of which you can find - if browse through the catalogue section under (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Minifig--I need a lawyer
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(...) How about this? (URL) Cheers, Allister (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Minifig--I need a lawyer
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To tell you the truth, although I am I would say ensconced in the LEGO(r) community, I really am not familiar with all the myriad parts and especially minifigs (except of course The Reverend's"). I recently created a set of wooden veneered LEGO(r) (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | In the beginning...
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In another one of my 'bored at work days' I wonder some of the strangest of things, today’s thoughts are: In one way or another we all enjoy the wonders of LEGO from the past and present (ok, maybe not so highly of present, but still, in general)... (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Anyone know about these Lego Lamps??
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Abner Finley brought them, but noted that the store he got them from was closing them out. So you might have to look pretty hard to find any of them (both the lights and the stereo). A real shame, too - I would have bought 2-3 of the stereos for my (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Future Lego Services.....
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(...) A followup to the original post..... There were some other additional supplemental sets I was thinking on offering, such as supplemental accessories for making the new classic Lego sets (like the new USS Constellation model, new Main Street (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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This thread seems to have engendered a lot of discussion. Not all of it is for the long term good of the community, I fear, which is regrettable. I'm hopeful that this post might slow some of it down. I have asked Dan privately to be reinstated. (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.debate) !!
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) I'm not all that good at explaining insanity, but I've been known to state the obvious facts of a situation pretty clearly. Bricklink is a business. If you don't like the way a business operates, do not use that service anymore. If the whole (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Attention all RSS geeks!
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(...) I've become convinced that Atom might be a better solution. If only because it has better mechanisms to ensure that entries are identified uniquely, and support for meta information about authors, etc. (...) If we're using RSS, using a custom (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) But then the buyer has the risk of buying/ordering a service which is not available? In theory, I suppose the system could be set to offer no more than X sales per time-period or offer customers an indication of the estimated waiting time(?). (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) You could argue that -- it may become undesireable to list a service with infinite quantity if the service proves too popular ... I think that's best left up to the user, though. It would be a neat feature -- and I at least don;t it would skew (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) Does that not assume that the service provider's time is unlimited? I’d argue that a hobbyist would have a finite ability to offer a service. In the commercial world a non-specialist service provider would simply find a subcontractor, but a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | what sets have the large pine tree?
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I own 2 of the large pine trees, one is from the 10128 level crossing. The other I cant place, its almost certainly from something very recent. (something that would have been on the shelves in australia this year) Its definatly not a set that has (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | belville question
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Does anyone have any information on the keyboard part (or mabie its some kind of mixer or console, its hard to tell from the pictures I can find, its the thing next to the speakers in all the online pictures) included in the belville music studio (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.belville)
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) Have you read the post you cited? It is pretty clear he passed on his chance to get reinstated. Given Larry’s role on LUGNET, I thought he’d understand the importance of the ToS: Dan informed me yesterday that I needed to remove that wording (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Attention all RSS geeks!
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Call for technical participation in a proposal for LEGO enthusiast content sharing. BACKGROUND: I've been working on a project for a couple of months that extends the RSS spec to encompass envisioned needs of specific communities, specifically (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.org, FTX) !!
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) He (or anyone) would theoretically have unlimited stock of a service performed after the order is placed [1]. You wouldn't want to change the stock to an obscenely high number as that would skew your inventory stats in a decieving way. Rather, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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(...) this is what i thought it ment but i wanted to be sure. a simple change of the quanity to some rediculus number like 20,000 would fix the problem. i'm still however curious as to what larry would have an unlimited stock of. ondrew (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi OnDrew "perpetual stock" is stock that never depletes. On BL, when someone orders ALL of you remaining stock, it automatically deletes the entry completely from your inventory. In Lar's case, he does NOT want a lot deleted when the item (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) uh-oh. I feel like I'm watching the dimming embers get poked with a stick. I have a comment, completely of my own opinion; a gut reaction to this coming through my e-mail box. Dan might not like Lar, or enjoy being pressured by him*, but in (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm... sorry about the reply to my own message. It seems I should have read the whole thread before typing my previous message. It seems that the people who don't like Larry very much have nothing to do with that. But anyways, there's always (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd like Anne's explanation and PoV on this, because she has been of the the finest dealers I've bought from on BL. I don't know for Larry because I've never bought from him, but I know that some people have expressed some bad feelings about (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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I have been getting a lot of requests recently about old sets on EBAY, or old sets that folks may already own. And sometimes I tell the people to avoid the set because the parts are not original. Here is an example in the Lugnet data base for (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Is it something like those "good till cancelled" listings one can put in his/her ebay store? If Bricklink has this the whole thing would not have happened, even though I doubt its usefulness as most of us sell finite amount of bricks and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the item (...) and (...) have (...) Not sure, but I might have an idea. Let me explain the problem of why I don't sell my mods on Bricklink. I make the mod AFTER someone orders it. There is no item that I can put in my shop that stays there (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: new pictures from the Lego archive Billund
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(...) Hi Sven, Many thanks for sharing! However, us Canadians would like to think were not "US Only": "US only Set 105" (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Luca, I think the best method to go there is to book for the Lego Inside Tour that Jake anounced here. I know it is expensive but the hotel is great and you have much more specials on this tour - not only visiting "the vault". I was invited (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) i was just sent this email with a link to annie's feedback. --- richard marchetti <burningchrome@SPAMs...lobal.net> wrote: (...) Annie’s store was closed/suspended when I clicked on my favorite places link to her store. This is why I mentioned (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think it is not fair Larry was suspended/removed, I hope he gets reinstated soon. As for Anne, that is an entirely different story, she's not shipped many orders, half-shipped orders, ignored communication form customers, and has recevied 20 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | suspended Bricklink shops
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Hey all, Over the past few days and possibly weeks the Bricklink administration has been suspending stores for seemingly minor violations with the TOS of the Bricklink site. So far Larry p. has been suspended and now completely removed from the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.services) !!
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| | Re: Anyone know about these Lego Lamps??
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(...) All I know is that someone brought them back from Japan along with the QMPO (stereo), but I forget who. I would like more info myself, especially because I have a friend who is going to Japan in a couple of months and might pick one up for me. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Anyone know about these Lego Lamps??
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Seen several pictures of these lamps in the pictures from BrickFest on Brickshelf. Anyone have any info on them? Here is a picture if you don't know what I'm talking about: (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | @badboytje1988: Inspiration on BrickShelf
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Hello bad boy! I wondered how a pic of my creation was in the recent galleries although I didn't upload anything new to my folder :-) I'm glad my creations are inspiration for you. It would have been nice, though, if you had added a txt-file with (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) The first couple of meetings for BAYLUG (long before it was BAYLUG) took place at a Round Table Pizza restraunt. We had about 5 guys show up that brought some MOCs. This worked well as the resraunts have a back room that you can reserve for (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As a matter of fact, LEGOfan.org has some content that has been pieced together from multiple fan's input. (URL) also a bit of info on doing PR for your club, getting members, etc. (URL) you (or anyone else) has any feedback, or would like to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Check out this page on LEGOFan.net: (URL) For the rest of the questions, I will answer with reference to (URL) MichLUG>. (...) We sometimes meet at member's houses or in a common room of a church that one michluger is a member. (...) We don't (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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Answers based on NELUG. www.nelug.org (...) We started by posting to the local groups that are part of the New England area. Once a couple of people connected we met a couple of times and then decided to form NELUG. (...) Now we usually start at a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org)
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(...) Wow. That place puts Aladdin’s cave to shame. Scott A (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Any How-to for creating a LUG ? Where do you meet ? Do you charge something ? What are the usual/normal expense a LUG normally has ? What are the services you provide to users (t-shirts, containers, special bricks, literatures, etc) ? Any (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: new pictures from the Lego archive Billund
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(...) If it's anything like a REAL vault (i.e. the ones in banks), they wouldn't want people taking pictures for security reasons. :) "Yes, you can come see my LEGO room. But pictures are prohibited." -Bryan (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: new pictures from the Lego archive Billund
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(...) Hi Sven, "Tobak" and "Banken" are Danish names. I find very interesting the picture with the "minitalia" boxes (2nd picture from left upper corner). Those sets were available only in Italy during the 70s (see more here: (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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