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Almost forgot. (...) New entries in the Legends and My Own Creation lines. -Andrusi && (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I would, and in fact I do, for my little brother who turns 11 this June. (...) Because it's LEGO. In my mind that is a reason in of itself. (...) I have absolutely no idea what you're asking here. But as long as you're mentioning marketing, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Talking to myself here, I just wanted to add a few things to this: (...) - More small sets. When I was growing up in the mid-80s, I would take my $3 allowance most weeks and go to K-mart or ShopKo to buy LEGO. Fortunately, each theme would have a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes (...) Fantastic way to develop both a childs imagination & mechanical sense (in these days of electronic games), as well as at the young end of the range fine motor skills. Also, an awful lot of fun for parents & children to play together. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I actually aggree with this. Over the years I have been buying lego, I have bought many sets on sale. I have actually bought things on sale that I would never have paid full price for. Case in point is the 4479 Tie Bomber. I would like to get (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes! (...) Because Lego encourages creativity and is a toy which can grow with the child. (...) I'll answer cynically here. I'd make more models that have value added when put together. I think the bonus SW minis were a good example of this. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I agree with Kelly on this - You appear to be having trouble getting the company to realise how many of us there are and, most importantly, how much we are trying to get our points/wants across. If you had asked me how many responses to the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. Currently, that is the bulk of my purchases. Duplo is where my money is spent right now. I find that anything purchased for me is usually bought via eBay or AuctionBrick. (...) Twin niece and nephew. I have to do something to help (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes (...) Because they're versatile and inspire creativity. (...) More light/motion features in regular building sets. Integrate some small motorised or technic features into smaller town/space/train sets. This would make them more attractive (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, I would. Actually, I am buying lots of Lego for my own child (which will be born around july 1st) and for several other children. (...) Because I believe that apart from the play value of Lego, the building system helps children to (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. (...) For the same reasons I buy it for myself: It's a quality & fun product that encourages creativity and thinking. (...) As a fan of LEGO Technic, I'd say: more "features" - more things moving and acting like the real-world objects. (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, if I was buying toys for someone 0-11, I would definatly consider lego. (...) Because there is some good products on the shelves at the moment. (...) Change the focus away from things that emphasize play and back to sets that emphasize (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Y (...) They are fun toys, and they are also educational, as they teach kids to solve 3-dimensional problems encountered in building and to apply their ideas to the physical world. (...) More Lego parts that are fully compatible with existing (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: (snip) (...) Yes (...) Kids love LEGO products, even if they don't know it yet. (...) A parts list in the set, like some of the Designer sets have. Instructions for multiple models Instructions for models (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Interesting. I also took it on Firefox/XP, yet I didn't get anything like Q23/24, about decreased spending. It's too bad, too, as my 2004 spending was less than 1/4 of 2003, and 2005 has been nil except for pre-2004 sets and Duplo that doesn't have (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, I am buying Duplo right now. (...) I have to start corrupting my nephew as young as possible to keep him away from video games. (...) More fan interaction - the US Truck Tours have *always* made a good local splash. Use those tours for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. I have in the past, and I'm sure I will in the future. (...) The best toy makes the best gift. (...) I'd like to say, "I would give people the opportunity to upload CAD models and then have them made and buy them in real life," but that's (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, what Lar said. I knew we'd easily make 150; I thought that if people filled out the survey and then voted on the poll, it would reflect a FAST and ABUNDANT response that we all could tangibly see, but since Jake already posted and TLG (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Totally agree. But I think John was trying to measure whether "we made it or not" ... per Jake's "holy mackerel!" post, I'd say "easily"... (which is awesome!) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Constantly. I send LEGO to people in every age group up to their fifties. If I had friends older than that, I'd send them LEGO too. (...) Because LEGO is the toy that never dies, no matter how hard the marketing guys try to screw it up by (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I checked out my own Rascus (the red guy) helmet and compared it to an older motorcycle helmet and I see no difference what so ever. Regarding the floppiness, all of my KK2 helmets (barbie blue, green and red) were floppy from the start, and I (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Yes. (...) I believe that LEGO makes intelligent toys that broaden a person's creativity and 3D visualization skills while also being fun to build and play with for people of all ages. (...) I would bring back the flip-tops that let you see (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: **snip** (...) Yes (...) Lego is a fun and creative toy. No kid should grow up without Lego. (...) Lego doesn't need "features" unless you count going back to its roots a feature. Lego is all about building, not (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) -snip- (...) Yessirree! I made it :-) (the true "online-fan" checks out the sites for new info several times a day, in fact, everytime a connection is available, or can be got to, unless it is building-time, of course! (in which case even the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yes! (...) Because Lego is more than 'one toy'. With enough imagination You can build anything, play with it, and then build something else. Try to do that with 'Action Man' (or whatever) Because Lego keeps it's value. The bricks don't 'get (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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I'm looking for some independant confirmation on something I just discovered. Has anyone else already pointed this out? I was playing around with a KK2 Knight, specifically the red one, putting his visor on some different colored helmets, when I (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle) !
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(...) I do on a regular basis. (...) Because I love it myself, so I buy for my own children. I also think that even at current price levels it still is the best toy my money can buy. (...) Put the focus more on building than on playing. (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) - snip - (...) Well. If nothing else, perhaps this will help get across to TLG the level of passion that LEGO enthusiasts hold for their hobby. I think it's tough for some in the company to truly understand that this is far more than just a (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, if the sets contained useful parts or I needed a gift for a 0-11 year old. (...) Not sure I understand the question... features added to what? The marketing campaign? I'd probably do alot of commercials like that were in the old days, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Thanks for letting us know what happened so soon, Jake. :-) (...) WHOA! This is great! :-D Thanks again, -- Nathan Wells (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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All, I know that some of you have attempted to fill out the survey announced yesterday on LEGOfan.org, only to be turned away with a message about the survey being complete. After some late night phone calls and early morning emails, I've been to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego) !!
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(...) I don't believe the promise of $ would have been made unless they completely intended to donate. (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello! (...) You may find everything you need to become a member here: (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No kidding. Who were they trying to survey, people that are online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? :-P Jeff (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thank you for your willingness to participate, however this study has been completed and is closed. So, I couldn't enter the questionaire. Perhaps TLC was afraid of actually having to pay up? /\/\ark "I hope that isn't the reason the closed" (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Same here. Why does Jake ask for 150 people before april 22nd, when the survey is closed on april 16nd already? Or where they getting too many negative answers? Now TLC will never hear my answers... /\/\ark "inquisitive minds want to know" de (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hey John, isn't is supposed to be TLG, not TLC? Also, I'm curious how many lugnet members versus lugnet lurkers filled out that survey (see, I'm not a lugnet member...Hey Todd, who do I send some money to for membership?) -Scott Lyttle (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Not being a native english speaker, it took me more than 30 minutes to answer the questions but it has been a pleasure. I'm sure that we (AFOLs) will overshoot the mark of 150. The Legofan announce has been promptly translated into french and (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce, Scott Costello wrote: (URL) the survey now.> I tried - I get "Adult Enthusiasts Survey - Thank you for your willingness to participate, however this study has been completed and is closed." That was with both Firefox and (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) When I click to take the survey, the site says, "Thank you for your willingness to participate, however this study has been completed and is closed." Did the survey really last less that 24 hours? (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I wondered that as well. At first I thought they ment a micro-scale theme, like the LEGO factory contest, but then I saw that they also included megablocks, and remembered that Nano was a clone brand. I wanted more nuance to those questions (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) yes, i am very glad to have so simple a way to show my appreciation and support for Brickfest™. sheree (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I found the questionnaire to be odd all around--questions unclear, multiple answers in one set, multiple questions asked different ways. This is a badly designed survey, quite honestly. (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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A few comments on the survey: A couple of questions seemed like trick ones to see if you are really an AFOL - like which themes are part of TLC, and which ranges would you recommend to an 8-year old boy's parents. I hope no-one recommended Clickits (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Good idea, though this poll won't be entirly accurate. I've alerted CCers to the LEGOfan survey: (URL) And not all of them are members of LUGNET, so they can't vote in this poll. Still, it will be interesting to see the results. -- Nathan Wells (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) LOL, I was just thinking the same thing. EVERYONE seems to forget that one sometimes. Even you, I expect, as I know I do. (...) Isn't that pretty much true of ALL polls on LUGNET? Is there a suggestion in there somewhere? If so, you know where (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You forgot the "This poll is flawed" option ;) What if I vote nope before I take the TLC survey, then I can't go back and change my (now incorrect) vote :D ROSCO (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well it does seem a bit harrowing, but I noticed a couple of anomalies: 1. The income question was missing the range 60-75K 2. The close button at the end didnt work (though that may be a browser compatability issue). Also there were a few (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great idea, John! I don't think we'll have a problem with getting enough people to take it, but it'll be interesting to see how fast it climbs to 150. Kelly (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi All, There has been much anticipation about this summer's BrickFest and we are now happy to officially announce that BrickFest '05 is happening! It will be held at GMU (George Mason University) in Arlington, VA (just outside of Washington, DC) on (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, lugnet.build, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) That's not a bad little survey, all and all. One question, though--were the images that appear in the survey used with permission? It would be unfortunate if a useful tool were compromised by an overzealous picture-protector. Dave! (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It took me about 20 minutes this time, but then again I was able to go through it a little more quickly since it was my second time through. It is kind of a pain, yeah, but I think it'll be worth it. On a related note, I'm very pleased that (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I felt the same on that. I'm generally uninterested in "sets", as I tend to build the model once and then tear it down as MOCfodder. So I'll buy a "set" when the things I want (new pieces, colors, figs) outweigh the things I either don't want (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, which is a big reason that the LEGO Fan team and I were able to wrangle a tangible reward out of the process. We knew that the survey was long and the requirements for head count were steep. In the "Everybody goes home happy" mindset, we (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ditto to both those reasons. 1) I have enough LEGO to build almost anything I want, 2) I don't have any money to spend, 3) if there is a certain piece or two I'm missing, I buy them on Bricklink. I wish the survey had let you back up to (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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OK, I filled it out. Comments: 1) Geez. Kind of a pain in the neck. Like 70 questions, many with a dozen or more sub questions. It's like doing your taxes. 2) Seemed to be authored by a European. Several reasons: one, the number of questions as I (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) A few minutes? It took me 30 minutes to slog through this. I do want to aid the LEGO community in learning about Fans of LEGO, and I want to help Brickfest, but please be honest on how long the survey takes. -- Nathan Wells (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Eh, sadly, I think it's true. Most AFOLs are after cheap Lego because we buy so much. Not all of us, mind you, but most of us, I think. And of course there were a few things that weren't really quite .... right. Like "Do you buy less Lego than (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Incidentally, I used those two ships in one of my earliest Lego renderings: (URL) Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I was able to take the survey using Firefox (on an XP system). It took me about 20 minutes to take, although I really wish that for certain questions, they would allow write-ins. They did on some, but not on a key one to me. Question 24: What (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I just took the survey. It is long but I'm sure this important for the LEGO company. There are a lot of questions about how much on this and that (Playmobil, Fischer-Price, MB, etc). When they look at my replies, LEGO will probably think I'm a (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (snip) (...) I took this, you can get to it from the (URL) LegoFan> page as well. I had to use IE to take the survey, it didn't work for me in FireFox. YMMV. I found it took about 15-20 min or so to take, you will be asked a number of (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm willing to help. Unfortunately, I'm quite annoyed at the fact that Canada is NOT listed as one of the countries that I currently reside. Or did we get assimilated into the US when I wasn't paying attention? Sheesh. -Bryan (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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The LEGO company would like to understand their consumers better and they need YOUR help! LEGOFan has been working very closely with the LEGO company recently to help develop and promote an online survey that helps them better understand their (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) Maybe its on the same side as the merchant ships. Maybe its a model of the Danish Navy's U1. (URL) Still military but not as scary as a Nazi submarine. (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) No those are bricks (otherwise it would beg the question "when did they make macaroni plates?"). The white plates in the model would all be waffle bottom. Plates in other colors (besides white and a few rare red ones from the 50's) first came (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ahhh, but what if the whole lot of merchant vessels are really Q ships? Darrell (21 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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---snip--- (...) Gary that sure is a "u" boat! But you can't have a fleet of merchant ships without a "u" boat to go hunting them. That is like having cowboys with NO indians or bread without butter! ;) -Ahui (21 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Are those blue plates on the bottom? That bouy is interesting. With the newer 1x1 round, it would not need to be studs down, but with the original 1x1 round, it had to be studs down because you wouldn't be able to center the old 1x1 round (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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For those of you that collect Maersk Lego models, there is one model that was never sold as a set, but only as a model in the early 1960's Lego Building Idea Book #1, also known as #238. Here is the model on a page from #238. There are other ships (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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Announcing (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) Episode 1: Star Wars & LEGO>. David Lukens & myself have been tossing around the idea of starting a space/LEGO podcast to help us launch the BrickNebula web-site. With the new Star Wars LEGO sets being (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, FTX)
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| | Re: Compromised Functionality on Lugnet and Brickshelf?
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(...) I agree! IF everyone that cared about what hits the spotlight list consistently highlighted (or didn't highlight) things, you would be absolutely correct. (...) Right... We don't. BECAUSE, based on user comments, which we listen to carefully, (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Marc. That helps my understanding of the current scheme ... Shaun (21 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) snip You can get the justification for the Spotlight weights (URL) here> and (URL) here>. This bit strikes me as particularly absurd: These can be tweaked as necessary. And will be, if we can't get spotlighting to highlight what we believe (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Seriously jeopardised? (...) It's not the only thing that matters, no, but posts to .announce.* and in particular, posts to announce.moc get an upweighting, and posts to .admin.* and .off-topic.* get a downweighting. That was spoecifically in (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Frustrated Comments Ahead: Is there any summary information available to try and understand how some of the major AFOL resources are now being administered? Both Lugnet and Brickshelf seem to have undergone major practical changes in the last few (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !!
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I just won on EBAY an original 1962 Canadian Samsonite Lego catalog (at an absurdly low price). This was the first Canadian Lego catalog ever produced, the year Lego was first sold in Canada: (URL) catalog is identical to the very first USA (...) (21 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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(...) hole, and one of these (URL) on the front with a 1x1 plate & 1x1 round plate. ROSCO (FUT set to .build, feel free to override if you disagree...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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As some of you know, I've been running a LEGO blog over at bricksonthebrain.com for some time now. But late last year, I got overwhelmed with work and underwhelmed with the traffic, so I let it slide. But recently, I've been prompted by a number of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.announce) !
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(...) The tail: (URL) ears: (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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My apologies if this has been previously discussed. In (URL) this fine MOC,> what part makes up the pedestal-dog's tail? While we're at it, what parts went into the non-pedestal-dog's head? A very cool MOC, IMO. Dave! (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello Everyone! Great news : After getting lost in the postal services in december 2004, Brad returned home for a quick break before being sent in Europe, than Asia. This unexpected trip back home before going to Europe will permit me and him to (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) thanks Ross. I actually "thought" I read this page several weeks ago. The original is in Norwegian, but I think you are absoutely right about the date. -- Jim (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, machine traslators don't do a great job, but (URL) this article> seems to indicate it was October 1969. You might be able to get a better translation from someone here that knows Danish. ROSCO (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Kelly: This is very helpful. I am getting closer to a complete family tree. Looking at Wiencek's World of Lego toys it appears that the early boxes are in fact Kjeld and his 2 sisters. In 1996 Kjeld won a distinguished Family business award. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) According to the book "50 years of play": "Toward the ends of the 1940s all of Ole Kirk's four sons were employed at the factory: in addition to Godtfred, there was Karl Georg, a qualified carpenter, who was in charge of plastics production; (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey I down with some of that Action, please by all means, take a second to comprehend: In black with trans blue elements, + ebook. The $5000 set: (URL) Rizmit by Eric Sophie>> Plus the Co-developed ZRX1 Frame Technology: (URL) pics) ZRX1 Get (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hey all, I've been approached by a good friend who's self-publishing a magazine about VERY off-the-beaten-track toys, most of which are designed, executed, produced, and marketed by the artists themselves. Knowing of my fondness for Lego, he asked (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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Expert Lego historians: I have a rather esoteric question that I have been unable to answer despite rather extensive searching. Tracing the ownership of Lego by the Kirk Christiansens we have Ole who had several children, including Godtfred, who, as (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That may be true where you are but the TRU here in Victoria, BC, Canada has reduced their LEGO inventory significantly. At one point they had 1/2 of the usual LEGO row of shelves stocked with MB products! What really made me angry was them (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Main wrote: <SNIP> (...) Read the article on the LEGO Financial report (URL) a trend in most retail outlets.. (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Good point, actually, lugnet.market.shopping is probably most appropriate. FUT: lugnet.market.shopping (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Not to be picky, or anything, but isn't a discussion like this best placed in .loc.us? I think there would be an outcry if I started a thread about Swedish shops here... (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Same here in Charleston, SC. However, Target still has an excellent LEGO selection and while they're not as widespread as WalMart, they seem to have a few stores in every region (I'm not sure about the Boone area though). -Orion (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) FWIW, my local Wal*Mart (western PA) just added a bunch of Star Wars EPIII stuff to its LEGO aisle, while the MegaBloks inventory has remained about the same for several months. I know that MegaBloks has new sets coming out within a month or (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's a nationwide trend, from what I've heard. WalMart has been gradually favoring MegaBloks for various reasons, and not purchasing as much Lego. Mainly, I think it's due to WalMart's analysis software which helps them predict what will sell (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I find the same thing here in Vermont. It's getting to the point where it's almost impossible to buy Lego retail. WalMart had a few Duplo tubs and Bionicle, and then the rest of the "Lego" aisle was full of MegaBloks. Same story at K-Mart. At (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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I live in a small town in western North Carolina and I often travel to nearby towns and cities to look for deals on Lego in places like Wal*mart. Lately, I've noticed a disturbing trend. The stores in the following cities have *very little* Lego on (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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Why not "print" the models directly from your favourite Lego Cad software? =) Or perhaps some new pieces? (URL) only I had $22900... /Joakim (21 years ago, 7-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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