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In lugnet.general, Joe Strout wrote: SNIPPALOT (...) I'm a draftsman in a timber frame home design company, & one of our clients is using these: (URL) the foundation. They can be used for the whole house tho'-and check out those studs! ('For Trade' (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -snip- (...) LMAO! (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But all that a burgler would need is a giant 1X2 tile with dynamite print...or a ladder and a giant brick seperator. ; ) On the serious side, you'd have to find a way to waterproof the roof. I don't think LEGO-like interlocking pieces could do (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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Wood doesn't put out anywhere near the toxic gases than ABS does. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Which is interesting, because wood really likes to burn too, and yet we build houses out of it. Adrian (21 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(URL) Shiny and new! Please come on over to Zemi.net and check out (URL) The Sweetpea.> (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> :: lego weblog :: creations :: moonbase (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Hate to burst your bubble, but it'd be a *HUGE* fire hazard! ABS and other plastics are basically just solid oil. They'll burn like mad once they reached a certain temperature and started to outgass. Even covering a wall with baseplates would (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) SNIP (...) Well, there's already (URL) this> and (URL) this>. In all reality, I think it would be cheaper to use conventional building materials rather than ABS. Labor alone would be a killer. -Duane (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(URL) Here are some you can start with. But of course the ablity to move and stack them becomes a bit limiting for the normal "do-it" yourselfer. jt (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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SNIPPIFIED Certainly an idea that has gone through my head a few times as well, and as for your last question, it makes me think of foundations. How would a house with such a heavy weight (AFAIK, it *will* have a considerable wieght) be able to be (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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A post in the Toronto newsgroup about building a concrete home has put an idea in my head, and now it won't leave me alone. Maybe spitting it out here will make the voices shut up. :) The idea: could some enterprising company (ideally, TLC) develop (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If anything, Lego will enjoy all the free marketing from "HCA2005" which has been building up steadily since last year. (URL) you did not know that April 2, 1805 was Hans Christian Andersen's birthday (not Danny Kaye's) you do now... or that (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Not primarily. The Snow Queen is part of a series of sets to celebrate the famous danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen. Yours, Christian (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) snip Hi Bruce, a guy called ImperialJohn on Eurobricks claims Lego has invested in new machinery capable of producing two colour blends, he claims it is also capable of combining different types of plastic, so maybe we can all look forward to (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Looks like some folks took the time to collect info on Lego: (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)
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You're right. Good catch (also to Ray on the LURP). Do you think this is actually two different tones of plastic, or something we could all duplicate with existing trees and a can of white spraypaint (I suspect the latter)? Anyone else think the (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) If you look closely at the S@H large picture, it appears that the LURP may also be two toned (white and aqua). Ray (21 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Yes, that's a real item. I doubt, though, it will be released in other sets as well. LEGO is world champion in "Releasing anything usefull in just one set". :-) Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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I mentioned this in a reply to another post, but I only had one answer and I haven't seen anyone else comment about it, so I thought I'd mention it again. Has anyone else looked closely at the new Bellville Ice Queen set ? In the background is a fir (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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i just rewrodt the post with all the new pictures included hungarian horntail set & underwater challenge set: (URL) ship: (URL) scene: (URL) box art and a small set (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.general)
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