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UPDATE: the brushes in the defective motor were touching too. Stil have no idea whether it's the same one which broke before. (21 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Micromotor with defective brushes
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Hi all, This is my first post at lugnet, but I've seen many others and really liked the place. On december 2004, I ordered 2 micromotors for christmas. One of them worked, and the other just made a weird noise. When dad opened it, he realised the (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | BrickNebula Episode 3 Podcast: BSG and video games
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I am pleased to announce the (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) 3: BSG and Star Wars videogame> In our latest podcast, Mike C. & I talk about the new Battle Star Galactica... and LEGO. We talk a little bit about Sci-Fi that has shaped our views and (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-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: 3755 Brown roof bricks...old brown?
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(...) Sorry all... I didn't know we had a .colour... Nathan (Tunnel vision is a good and bad thing : ) (21 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Helmet Old with Thin vs. Thick Chinstrap
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(...) snip details (...) More likely, if I remember right, the inventory data was never re-verified for correct thin/thick versions of the part. (Again, IIRC) When the Peeron data were recorded, no one was paying attention the thick/thin variation (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.db.inv, FTX)
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Hi all, Could someone please tell me if the 3755 brown roof bricks is still old brown?... I am thinking it is because they haven't changed the set #, but there is no '2003 colour scheme' warning... Thanks and God Bless, Nathan (21 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Helmet Old with Thin vs. Thick Chinstrap
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I have a really interesting question about those two parts in black: (URL) > and (URL) > Peeron and BrickLink say that the thin version comes from many sets like 6971-1 - Intergalactic Command Base (1984) 6891-1 - Gamma-V Laser Craft (1985) 6985-1 - (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Does Lugnet have a parts "Wish List" page?
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(...) Hi Dave, You might be interested in this thread: (URL) If you read through it you'll find a number of people who all posted interesting fantasy parts. And I agree... it would be nice to have some kind of list where these could all be (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego 7470 Space Shuttle Discovery STS 31
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(...) I think the reference material you used may not have been accurate, it was indeed Shuttle Discovery that lofted the Hubble Space Telescope on STS-31. (URL) Kelly (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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I did a little research and found out that mission STS 31 was flown by Atlantis, not Discovery. Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone care? (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland
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(...) What were the studs like? I have some East German clones from my childhood, the studs are very deformed, as if you had carved a plus sign out of them down to the level of the rest of the brick. Mostly yellow. Neat shingle system for the roof, (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland
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(...) SNIP This is good new. Lego has been plagued by clones for as long as Lego has been produced. I received a quantity of slotted Lego bricks (1949-57) from a Danish seller. And in that assortment (about 1000 bricks) there were about 30 clones. (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland
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(...) **snip** This is great news! A bootleg clone brand on the market cheapens the very notion of legitimate and compatible building bricks. I'm pleased that LEGO has won against Biltema and, by extension, Coko in yet another ruling. The issue, as (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | LEGOfan 2.0 - Google - and forums
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Hello fellow LUGNETers. As a lot of you have seen, the LEGO Fan Organizing Team launched the new LEGOfan.org site on Monday morning. We've seen a boost in the traffic, and are already coming up first in a Google search for "LEGO community". (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general) !!
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| | Re: The acnielsen Lego survey prizes
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(...) I've answered about 50, and have never won. On a couple of occasions I have contacted them because the number I typed in the survey was not valid. I wrote mails (in English) to them, and got "Thank you, we've now fixed the problem" (in (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The acnielsen Lego survey prizes
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(...) I must have filled out 20+ but never won... You give me hope ; ) Thanks and God Bless, Nathan (21 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The acnielsen Lego survey prizes
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(...) I fill out the survey for every set I get, including the ones that don't advertise it on the back page. (Sometimes it lets you take the survey for ones that don't advertise it, sometime it doesn't.) I haven't kept track, but I'd bet I've (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The acnielsen Lego survey prizes
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(...) I have completed the survey 4 or 5 times I think. I never win...... . (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | The acnielsen Lego survey prizes
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Hi all, Just wondering about the survey link on the back of most new instructions.... Has anyone ever one a prize? Amongst the whole Lugnet community a fair amount must have been filled out.. God Bless, Nathan (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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The next button is working the way it should now. Searching in the website directory (along with some other improvements) is currently being worked on and will be released once fully tested. Many thanks, Richard Development Lead - www.legofan.org (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Parts and their file formats
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Hi all! I started working with this and got a surprice. For the project below I intend to use: (URL) I picked (URL) for a test I downloaded the file and tried to view it - illegal gif file - a close view showed that the file is a PNG file not a GIF (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | color and number
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Does anyone know what number white, gray, or yellow is used on the lego technic wheels 3739? Or what number white, black, yellow, blue, gray, red is used for the lego technic 20x30 wheels (the solid kind)? Thanks a bunch. (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...telia.com> wrote in message news:IFxJ5E.uyn@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks Anders, I have corrected your link and we are working on getting proper contact pages up soon complete with legofan email addresses for (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
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(...) Yep, one of the Spiderman sets uses them - 4857. And it even has black panes for them. (...) I'm not going to dispute this, but I do wonder *why* that is. I doubt a 1x4x3 window has that much more ABS in it than a 2x4. The only thing I can (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
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(...) I would guess that it isn't the AFOL's that would disparage the "doll house" comparison, but I bet the 8-10 year old boys might have a problem with it. (...) Those lucky enough to live near a pick-a-brick location know that 1x4x3's aren't that (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lost Castles?
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Hey all, seeing this in Lugnet .space : (URL) me wonder whether anyone has ever collected all the lego MOC castles of large dimensions into one place... I can remember a few from Lugnet lore but I'm sure there were more before I got online in the (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Hmm, we could add related sites to lugnet.org (lugnet.org.legofan) or we could create a new hierarchy lugnet.site, so it would be lugnset.site.legofan. If we do that, it would at least give people a place for all the "what's wrong with (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Yeah, I could - but I shouldn't have to, IMO. (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) More than soon enough for me! I've been waiting for over two weeks here at home to have a painter come look at a job I have for him... (...) Thank you! (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Hi Anders, I apologize for not catching this sooner. I have been busy and haven't been able to watch the thread as I should be. Anyways, your changes will be done in the site, and you are right, this should be an easy thing to take care of. (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Now you're just working him... Go Dremel something or something. (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Me either actually. (...) nod. You could mail Richard Morton directly, IF you knew that's who you would want to mail... but as you point out elsethread and above, that info's not readily available if you don't already know. (...) Ya'd think. (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...telia.com> wrote in message news:IFxJ8M.vq2@lugnet.com... (...) I bet you could register and then post it as a topic in the suggestions forum. :) Rob (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) ... personally, I don't like it very much if I must register to be able to contact a website concerning problems with the site. I was just trying to help them have the correct link(s). (...) Well, if it doesn't fit in anywhere, then it must be (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) But my point was that I just wanted to correct a 'reviwed and approved' link, and the whole site is completely free of contact info. Not even in the bottom fine print is there a mailto-link for reporting problems. (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...telia.com> wrote in message news:IFxAwC.1A6D@lugnet.com... (...) I think if you register, you can add URLs to the list. Once they are reviewed and approved, they'll show up in the list. Rob Lar- maybe there (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) (URL) that requires registering on the site which you may or may not want to do. Many of the issues reported here have been reported there too. I am not sure .general is the best place for this discussion but am not sure what is! Seems (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) I couldn't find any contact info on any of the pages, so I'll report here: The link to my BlockCAD program ((URL) on page (URL) is a (little) bit outdated, and should be changed to: (URL) Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Does Lugnet have a parts "Wish List" page?
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(...) No. Posts never expire from the lugnet server. Your Outlook Express, OTOH, is probably set to expire the (downloaded) posts after 30 days, but you can change that, and get them again by resetting the newsgroup. Or, you can read lugnet via the (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Does Lugnet have a parts "Wish List" page?
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(...) Could you clarify that? I was not aware that any posts on LUGNET ever expire! That's not the design intent. Can you provide a link to a post that's expired? Sometimes the picture links go bad though, but that's a function of where they are (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Does Lugnet have a parts "Wish List" page?
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If not, I think it would be a great idea. Just recently in dear-lego, I've seen some excellent CAD drawings of parts that would be incredibly useful if they were actually produced. However, posts from dear-lego eventually expire and I think it would (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Richard is working the next button issue and will have it fixed within the next day or two. The search function is something that will be happening in the next week, so expect something to show pretty soon! Joe (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Thanks Philo, I have passed this on to the webmaster (Richard Morton) to fix (that may be a minor problem, but not to those who are on the next page). The search function will take a little time to do. Once I get in touch with Richard, I will (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Great work! Minor problem: the "next" button in Website Directory does nothing for me. Perhaps some search function would be nice too... Philo (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: new scans posted
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(...) Nice photos Dave! I love the Doll Furniture set. It predates the Homemaker/Big People sets by a few years. It looks kinda lonely, all that furniture and no people. Samsonite (USA/Canada) Lego was kind of a trend setter. They had gears (1965) 5 (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Don't thank me...thank the gang at LEGOFan.org... I'm up to something else entirely:-) Joe (21 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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(...) Now that's a great idea. I'd love to see a calendar on the LEGOFan website that not only has community-wide events, but regional events as well (such as local LUG meeting times or where an LTC is having a display). The reason I'd like that is (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGOFan.org 2.0 is now online!
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As you've likely read by now, the LEGO Group has announced a new set - the TTX intermodal car. Head over to (URL) LEGO Fan> to see some exclusive pictures of the new set. When you arrive at the new LEGO Fan site, you'll notice something different. (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.publish.html, FTX) !!
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| | new scans posted
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I have posted new scans on my web site. (URL) are instructions (that aren't on Brickshelf) if someone from Brickshelf contacts me I'll get them submitted for posting there. Some are box scans, in particular, 'Set 022 Doll Furniture' How do I submit (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
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(...) And you may be right. Perhaps the AFOL community (even with the addition of a smaller scale architectural line) are just not significant enough of a population to warrant ever getting special parts not produced for the general public. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | BrickFest 2005 Event Kit
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Hi all, The BrickFest Team, would like to invite all members of the AFOL community to submit model designs for consideration to be produced as the BrickFest 2005 event Kit! The BrickFest Event Kit is a small LEGO kit to commemorate BrickFest 2005. (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: SNIP (...) It's not exactly stingy. Currently, windows are rarely used in the widely distributed lines (HP, SW, AT, KK). Without wide distribution, there is not always enough revenue to cover the costs of (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
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4 walls was done before, see US set 560 or it's european 376 version. As for abandoning the minifig, that's the reason kids like town, it allows them to recreate things in everyday life. It's such a strong part of the brand recognition I very much (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
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I was looking at the #4886 Designers set in the Lugnet set database yesterday. And there were a few things that troubled me about it. Not the design per se, but just the whole concept of going from a "minifig" environment (3 walls, juniorized parts, (...) (21 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | temp. quiet time at admin. [was: Context: LUGNET is not a democracy]
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a little more info, because folks deserve to know... Thus far everyone has honored an unofficial request: (URL) am extremely grateful, and I hope some others are also. I'll be in Boston talking with Todd Lehman in person Mon-Wed about LUGNET. After (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Context: LUGNET is not a democracy
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(...) Jean-Marc, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's nice to hear positive comments and you make some quite valid points. In case you don't receive expected feedback, I want to inform you that the lugnet.admin area is currently carrying out an (...) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Custom Lego Building Benches and Tables
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Thanks for the reply! Yes, that IS a simple sturdy table! I see you have lots of storage space in that closet too :) Very handy! Just wondering, about how deep is that table? I'm trying to get a feel for a good work area with enough space for parts (...) (21 years ago, 29-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Custom Lego Building Benches and Tables
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Hey, plucky My workbench can be seen a few pictures down on the main page of my website here: www.xenobuzz.com It's just a simple, sturdy table (really all you need!). My only improvement (were I to want/need it) would be to have a shallow trench, (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Putting faith in me...
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(...) You can't post there but you can create FTX pages there. (URL) for example> XFUT admin.curators (and I am force-futting the rest of this thread tree, this doesn't belong in .general) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.curators, FTX)
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| | Re: Putting faith in me...
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(...) So I was going to post in off-topic, but then I realized that you can't actually post in off-topic, but only in the sub groups. At least, that's the way it looks to me... (...) Be afraid... be very afraid--it's part of the grande 'Canadian (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Putting faith in me...
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(...) XFUT lugnet.admin.curators How about we make you curator of off-topic.clone-brands??? (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.curators, FTX)
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| | Re: New Poll: Add wide corridors to Moonbase?
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(...) I'll also start spelling "poll" right. (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Poll: Add wide corridors to Moonbase?
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(...) (URL) now I'm going to be providing crucial Moonbase info on here and over there, but I'll probably focus more over there in the long run because I can post much faster and I feel the word will get out to more new builders. The Moonbase page (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Putting faith in me...
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(...) What the--? What kind of heads-up is this? No .announce post? No .off-topic post? Who reads .general anymore? And in "plain text" format, to boot. Larry must be out of his mind to hand the mighty baton of power to some guy who has to make a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Carlsbad Street Faire and new website
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(...) Bill, the web site looks great, kudos to both you and Aaron. As for the new models, I have to say that I love the Broadway Joe football player...and the other new ones are nice as well. Good luck at the street fair! Derek (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Putting faith in me...
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Fortunately for me (and unfortunately for the LUGNET community in general) I've been given a co-curatorship of the off-topic section. So... um.. that's about all I had to say, really. Anyway, if you have any interesting fun, geeky, clone brand-y, or (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Carlsbad Street Faire and new website
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Hey everybody! Sorry I have been so quiet lately, but I have been pretty busy with the Lego thing! The business is really booming and getting a little crazy! I thought I would let everybody know that I will be appearing at the Carlsbad Village (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | New Poll: Add wide corridors to Moonbase?
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(URL) [ j o n :: p a l m e r ] lego weblog | creations (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Moonbase corridor ideas
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(...) I'll have to disagree. Also, this has been part of the standard for some time. But I do feel for the short modules. I think it's just a matter of placing the shorties in a good spot. (...) Well, they can still just build at the normal height. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Moonbase corridor ideas
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(...) Another reason why building things on the moon is such a cool idea. (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Moonbase corridor ideas
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(...) This post right here more or less seals it with me that we should stick with one corridor size. :) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: An Idea for Brickfest? Feedback appreciated
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(...) Maybe we can make everyone that goes in there while it's dark sign a waiver form? "I hereby absolve BrickFest and the organizing committee, and GMU and the Arlington government and in fact, everyone, except me (and Steve DeCraemer), of all (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: An Idea for Brickfest? Feedback appreciated
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(...) Christina just had a great idea. Since safety is obviously a big issue for the public expo, She's suggesting that most of the room lights are left on for the public expo with the exception of a periods through-out the day when the lights are (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: An Idea for Brickfest? Feedback appreciated
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(...) I see what's going on here. I see through your transparent efforts. You want to put us spacers in the dark, don't you. Oh no, the ruling classes are embarrassed by us and wish to lock us up in dark, dank rooms where nothing but the glow of the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: An Idea for Brickfest? Feedback appreciated
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I'm down with that. I'll do it. Count me in. I'll help. I love lights in MOCs and have many also. Plus the larger idea of having a special room for "Lighted Effects MOCs", well, it's time has come. Perhaps. So more over, and as well as helping you (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: An Idea for Brickfest? Feedback appreciated
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(...) (URL) Trans neon pieces in black light? I thought you said trains neon pieces! Dang. (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Introductions and News
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(...) I got two of these at the event--I built one--it's a really nice set! I'll try my hand at a set review in the near future. (in a nutshell--it's a must buy!) I think we've got the T-shirts at the outlet (adult sizes in Medium, large, and XL) (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: An Idea for Brickfest? Feedback appreciated
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(...) I agree. Model Railroads in the dark are often fun too if they have a lot of interior lights and stuff. Xposted to .events.brickfest and .space with FUT to .events.brickfest, (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.space)
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I just had Dinner with Christina and a bunch of fellow wamalug'er and I brought up the idea of doing a seperate moonbase room lite completely in blacklight, for brickfest. I'm thinking it would give all the space fanatics a chance to have fun with (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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I was looking thru a bunch of old 1950's macaroni bricks I purchased recently from a Danish collector. The macaroni bricks were first introduced in 1955. From 1955-57 they came in 4 different types, after 1957 only the type we know today continued (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | BrickNebula PodCast, Episode 2: British Invasion
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Announcing (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) Episode 2: British Invasion> In our 2nd podcast, Dave & I talk about British Sci-Fi... and LEGO. We felt before the wave of Star Wars media hype, we'd do a podcast dedicated to release of the (...) (21 years ago, 27-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: Moonbase corridor ideas
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(...) Exactly! r06 (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Moonbase corridor ideas
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"Leonard Hoffman" <lahoffma@mailer.fsu.edu> wrote in message news:IFL37q.1Ju4@lugnet.com... (...) Look, you gotta do it to be as good or better the train guys and their double standards. I mean they have to have something to disagree on (train (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree with Jon. Everyone wants a different width for wide corridors, and what if no one else builds wide corridors? Interiors of moonbases are rarely viewable anyways.. I just don't really see the point. -Lenny (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Or they could simply jump out, depending on which moon they happen to be on. Low gravity and all. (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ground level corridors could be wider, that shouldn't be an issue. My vote is for an interior width of 8-12 studs. But I object to any connections above the current height on the following grounds: 1) building connections higher distracts from (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Box repair
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(...) Piers, I've found that removing as much of the glue strip as possible (if you can use an x-acto knife well, this isn't hard), and using a hot glue gun works pretty well. The trick is waiting for the gun to melt enough of the glue (I tend to be (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A few people are mentioning this. It seems like the wide-corridor topic is popping up again. I've always thought wide corridors would do more harm than good, but... Should we add a ground-level wide corridor? For that matter, should we add a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Why not make a service corridor on the bottom wide enough for vehicles? R06 "Jon Palmer" <jon@zemi.net> wrote in message news:IFJ2wH.1DyC@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually now that you say that I kind of like the idea of courtyards if they happened. And remember the figs can always go in and out another door or airlock. (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Moonbase corridor ideas
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(...) Thanks for the input! (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think having a ground floor level could be quite neat. I like the second version better. Keep the spacing the same. I do wonder about the little courtyards that could be formed by a block of 4 moonbases all with ground floor cooridors. The (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I recently won an auction for a 7720. The box was pretty beat up. About the only thing I could do was use a very clear, wide packing tape from Scotch to shore things up. -- Bryan "Piers Saunders" <angelus@cwcom.net> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Holy Mackerel! LEGO survey...
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(...) Yes. (...) It's one of the most creative toys on the market ("It's a new toy everyday"). (...) 1)A magazine aimed at AFOLs. I was hoping the current LEGO magazine would improve with Brickmaster, but each issue seems more anemic than the last. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: If you could wish for any single Lego element, what would it be?
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(...) Since you mentioned non-Lego stickers, I too have been guilty of that one. But not in the way one would think. I have a bunch of leftover vide tape label strips. I cut them into small pieces, and use them to cover over the "missing notch of (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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My first-ever Lugnet post, hoping I do this right: Jake's questions have been answered with many of my thoughts already so I'll just add a few tidbits. > * Would you buy LEGO toys for children 0-11? Y/N Absolutely. I have kids 8, 10, and 12. All (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Welcome back John : ) You're on the right track here. I played with this same idea a while back. and came to a simmilar conclusion. I agree that the second method is best. -JSM (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Moonbase corridor ideas
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While building a new demo-module for the Moonbase page I started thinking about ground level module corridors. I wrote a big post about it in my blog. Check it out and tell me what you think: (URL) [ j o n :: p a l m e r ] lego weblog | creations (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: If you could wish for any single Lego element, what would it be?
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(...) I guess I wouldn't see it as a waste of a wish if it came true. :) I would prefer new parts like a 3x3 (or a 1x5) not because they are particularly innovative, but rather because they would nicely blend in with the traditional 'standard' (...) (21 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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