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(...) Brickshelf.com is not going away, at least not if I can help it. I am working with someone to rehost the instruction scans, and they will be in their new home as soon as we can get them moved and they can get the necessary permission from (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) What's the traffic for the instructions? I mean I've been running a little website for years and if you need hosting space, I'll get a somewhat large HD installed. I can't guarantee 100 percent uptime, but for the past 10 years, my little (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Have you visited The Brick Factory (URL) ? You can probably find the instructions there. -Steven (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm trying to not go into a total panic on this. Even if we can shift everything over to Maj.com, it would be a huge hit to the community. For one, not everyone will shift everything over, either because they don't reallize that the site is (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) What about legofan.org picking this up? Jude (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Ah, crud. This stinks, seriously. I was going to rebuild my Black Falcon's Fortress next month, too, but I didn't download the instructions yet because I figured they'd always be there. However, I have a simple solution: Host the library via (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) "Cross Contamination" continued as late as 1997. I have some copies of 5561 Big Foot 4x4 that had non-grooved grilles as well as at least one Divers set, which I think is the Diving Expedition Explorer. I vaguely remember seeing it in another (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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The instruction and catalog scans have been removed. Kevin posted the following message ... "Due to the loss of our major sponsor, Instruction and Catalog scans are no longer available at Brickshelf.com. We are working to find them a new home. When (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general) !!
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| | Re: About the term "AFOL"
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Nice. I'm going to adopt this one myself : ) (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Go right ahead! I tried checking briefly to see instances of how often 'AFOL' was used to mean 'Adult Friend Of Lego' (because I've seen it said that it can mean either), however I could only find about 5 occurances of it being used that way (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) I dislike the term "AFOL" and would gladly support a shift to use "ALE" or another non-acronym based phrase. -- Thomas Main thomasmain@myrealbox.com (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) May I blatantly copy your words to create a Wikipedia article for the term "AFOL"? Yours, thankfully, Christian (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Oh, I forgot to mention.... as an example of old part continuing to show up in new sets... the old gray, old dark gray and old brown will be showing up in various sets for years to come, as we are already starting to see. As long as there is (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Dave, looks like others beat me to the punch.... But speaking of grooves, Lego tiles, which first came into production in late 1965, came without grooves in the tile parts packs #510 (1965), and #471 (1966-68). Trying to date a specific (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) When I came across some sets that had never been "cross-contaminated" by other sets I went ahead and took some notes. You can add them to the rest of the observations you get: (URL) it seemed that in 1991 they had introduced the grooved tiles (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) According to peeron (not definitive, but certainly a good indicator) there's a fairly neat split around the end of 1994 - (URL) those without grooves> do not appear in any sets after 94, and (URL) those with grooves> don't appear in any sets (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | When did the "fingernail groove" appear?
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Hey all, After another major re-sort of my collection, I decided to separate all the 1x2 grille tiles without the fingernail groove out of my big bag of the grooved kind since it's kinda hard to tell 'em apart while digging. I was surprised to find (...) (21 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is probably my biggest issue with it as well. When I hear the word 'fan' I have a hard time disassociating it from 'fanatic'. Also, I work in an environment where I'm besieged with acronyms daily... sometimes two or three per sentence. I (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| | Announcing... The First Joe Vig Contest !!!
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(URL) Announcing... the First Joe Vig Contest!!! ======== You will find all the contest information on (URL) The First Joe Vig Contest> page. This contest does not begin until June 1st, 2005, so please don't post your entries before then. (The (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !!
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(...) Suz's drive-by butt-in.. I don't use AFOL in ref to myself because I don't like it either. Not that it's -horrible-, but I don't feel as though it covers me. "Fan" implies "fanatic", which I'm not. (Though I certainly was ten years ago..) Plus (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:IH42Lw.1wsw@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) would seem (...) dedication than (...) .. (...) [... snipped ... ] Yes, I believe you are correct, it is the term "fan" I have an issue (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's not just you, Mike -- I feel much the same way. (David replied) (...) I'm sure there are such cases, but from what I've seen, the majority of people in this community really are much more enthusiastic about LEGO bricks than clone bricks. (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I personally dislike refering to myself in accronym form. Accronyms are pretty much an indicator of complete geekishness, which, when cruising the beach for babes, I try to avoid. I usually say "LEGO Fan" and "LEGO Fan Community", and then (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What aspect of the term do you feel is inaccurate? From your post, it would seem that you object to the word "fan", because it implies a stronger dedication than the word "hobbyist"? Of course, the resulting acronym with "Hobbyist" is .. uh... (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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"Jason Spears" <spielboyAT@gmail.com> wrote in message news:IH3xAr.st8@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) enthusiast. And (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I posted a few weeks ago regarding my feelings of the term "AFOL": (URL) my post, I don't think (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) I'm in agreement with you on this, I'm not so much a fan, as an enthusiast. And I describe myself to others as such. (...) Sure, if enough of the community recognized that one particular acronym was better. Shifting gears isn't easy but can be (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq, FTX)
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(...) Looks like my first post was in Sep 15 1996, cool. jt (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Old??? You're a living fossil! :-) JOHN (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq, FTX)
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I guess that makes me old : ( Google shows a post from Sept '93 as my oldest... (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) I did some looking and found June 1997 was mine but I -know- I was browsing before then, like early 1996. Adr. (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, missed beating out Nephilim by THAT much. let's trim lugnet.faq off the FUT, ok? (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) My first post to r.t.l. was August 9, 1995. Good grief. Russell BayLUG/BayLTC (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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Wow, I looked up my posts, and the earliest they had was May 11, 1998. Though that was a post from Larry about my liking the jeep in 6405, so I know I must have posted earlier than that. Not too much earlier, though, as it was Brian Kendig that (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: About the term "AFOL"
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This is a good question -- as a relative newbie to the community, I've often regretted that this is the standard acronym. It's pronunciation is unclear; I've heard old AFOLs say anything from "A.F.O.L." (i.e. just spelling it) to "A-full" (long (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) My earliest post was 29 Nov 1995 - good grief! .s (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) mmmKay, whatever... I DID say ****IF**** I remember correctly. Oh well. (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) A "vet" compared to me, Dave! It appears my earliest post to RTL was October 3, 1998 (Yes, it was regarding LEGO trains:-) I discovered LUGNET in Jan '99.... JOHN (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq, FTX)
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(...) The emails matched up, so I would assume that was him. (...) Hey, I'm even newer! I started reading sporatically in early '99, and started posting in... The summer of '99 sometime. I believe someone was just talking about how there was (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Was Jeff "Nephilim?" There were giants in the earth in those days. Wow. June 1995. I'm a newbie--I only started posting to RTL in January of 1998. Dave! (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Heh, not according to Todd :) (URL) got it right-- Jeff Thompson appears to be the first one who used the term "Adult Fan Of Lego" on RTL (June 13, 1995), and Matthew Verdier first brought light to the acronym in reference to Jeff's post (June (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) IIRC: Todd, Here, a long time ago. YMMV. (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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(...) I did some looking around via Google's newsgroup database and found reference to the term in RTL back in June of 1995. (URL) about the long link) I also tried searching under "adult fan of lego" and got much the same as above but I like what I (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| | About the term "AFOL"
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Hi, Yes, of course I know _what_ an AFOL is. But: Who created this term? When? And where? The r.t.l. FAQ does not mention the term (and I never read it "back then", IIRC), so it could be newer. Other FAQs only give "AFOL=Adult Fan Of LEGO". Any (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: missing Brickmaster set
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(...) SNIP (...) Thanks for replying-I was really getting worried since it's so late. Jeff (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The latest set is indeed the Mini Jedi Starfighter. Mine arrived in the mail this afternoon (the magazine came last week). Ken (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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What is the latest set? The last set I got was back in January (?) - one of the small racer sets in the black "tire" box. I saw the yellow, mini Jedi starfighter in a BrickMaster advertisement. But I have yet to receive this, if they are offering (...) (21 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Oldest Lego Sets
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(...) OK, I got confirmation from the folks in Billund about the actual dates that these sets were produced..... Upper Left: 1949-53 Lower Left: 1952-53 Upper Right: 1953-55 Lower Right: 1953-55 In essence what they said was these box styles were (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | missing Brickmaster set
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I recently got my latest Brickmaster magazine & Bionicle comic, but havent gotten the accompanying set. I usually get the set before getting the mag, but it's been almost a week since I've gotten the mag & still no set. At first I thought it was (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Hello, I'm looking at pictures of old LEGO sets at Bricklink and try to remember what set my realy old parts are from. I am not sure but I think the doors are from a car I had. The parts I have in my collection is two red doors ((URL) and 802 and ) (...) (21 years ago, 21-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | BrickNebula Episode 4 Podcast: Interview With A Space Paparazzi!
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I am pleased to announce the (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) Episode 4: Inteview with a Space Paparazzi!> In our latest podcast, we interview Joe Meno (Mr. Space Paparazzi! himself) about his newest projects, his MOCs, & his exciting LEGO life. (...) (21 years ago, 20-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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(...) Umm, sure John; ya. I thought you were an only child? :P Is your (sister's) name [JOHNna]? While you're at, I'll take a scarf and mittens. I hear the ice storms of the south are {DEATH!!!!!}... Never can plan ahead too far. :) Rob FUT - (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I love it! Hmmm, I have some sisters who sew... :-) JOHN (21 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(URL) a very lucky guy as my wife is making a bunch of minifig scale crocheted clothing! These are the prototypes for making the patterns, and future versions can have patterns and embrodiery ( like a simple picture or letter ) Everything turned out (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: The Oldest Lego Sets
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(...) Ooops, got a little ahead of myself...... The dates on those old 1949-56 #700/x sets are still tentative. Waiting to hear back from TLG for sure. Gary Istok (21 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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For anyone who has ever wondered what the earliest Lego sets looked like before the advent of the modern Lego, here is a pic that shows the 4 oldest Lego set styles. Eric Strand used Photoshop to size them nicely, and Clark Stephens has them on his (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I have never, ever, ever been able to get to MOCpages.
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(...) That appears to be a problem with the mysql database, and I assume smkenney is Sean, the site admin, who is (URL) currently on a sabatical>, according to Jake. And in case you're interested, the IP quoted would be of the MOCpages webserver (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I get this message every time I try to view a page at MOCpages: (...) I have no idea why I get this; that's not my IP address, and I am not "smkenny" whoever that is. LFB (21 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: limits on certain web specials at Shop@Home...
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(...) That IS interesting. EVERYTHING, IIRC, has always had a limit of 99 per order, it's not possible to order more than that of a single item in a single order. (21 years ago, 19-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | limits on certain web specials at Shop@Home...
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Howdy, I was browsing the current web specials on the Shop@Home website (at Lego.Com) and I noticed new limits in place for a couple items. Namely, the Dueling Club and Dumbledore's Office (both Harry Potter sets) have a limit of 12. Also, the Star (...) (21 years ago, 19-May-05, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Frisco 1630 and other Info
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(...) I know this is an old thread but if you're still out there Brian I am interested in knowing more about your radio control mods. From what I can work out fromthe pics you were using the two channel version, what did you do with the steering (...) (21 years ago, 18-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Moonbase demonstration module
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I've mostly finished a module that I made for the Moonbase page. Click the picture below for the link, more description follows in my blog. Check it out and tell me what you think! (2 URLs) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> :: lego weblog :: (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Peeron ticker not displaying cancelled messages correctly?
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The news ticker (URL) is currently displaying this cancelled post (URL) with no title and incorrectly attributed to "Joseph". Apologies if this isn't the best group to post... ROSCO (21 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Original vs. Copy: Printed Lego Items
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(...) Oh, and that suggests a way to identify a copy. If it's waxy, it's almost certainly a copy. Frank (21 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm pretty sure there are non-digital color copiers. I have a color photocopy hanging in my office that was made at least 20 years ago, and with the tools available here in the office, I can't see any pixelation. I guess it could be digitial, (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Stadium in Guenzburg, Germany
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(...) A copy of the AP photo appears in today's Washington Post news paper. (21 years ago, 16-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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Announcing the all new LUGNET .Underground page: ===...=== (2 URLs) The LEGO “Underground” theme seemed to have never quite reached it’s full potential... kind of like a ‘diamond in the rough’. I felt that the one official subtheme (Rock Raiders) (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-05, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.announce, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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| | Re: LEGO Stadium in Guenzburg, Germany
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(...) The March 2005 issue of LEGO life Company Newspaper has an article on this wonderful model. Here are some excerpts: Naturally, this special illumination had to be recreated in the LEGO model - but that's when the problems began to crop up. (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.deutschland)
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| | Re: Helmet Old with Thin vs. Thick Chinstrap
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(...) Thank you Clark for your very good explanation! You are very helpful! I can't say if my CS sets were bought during the 1987, later or earlier! And if I bought them later, it was anyway possible that those sets were produced during the earlier (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | A Heartfelt Thank You
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Last week, we (the LEGO Fan Organization Committee) announced a new version of our web site. A lot of people have come there and started using it. The response has been wonderful. Yesterday afternoon, I sent a post about a survey we are running (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Your chance to win a Death Star
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OK, I went back and created a new account, and think I see what happened. The very first page you see when you do this has nothing on it but a year-of-birth pop-up, and a "Proceed" link. I was eager to take the survey and skimming quickly, and I (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Stadium in Guenzburg, Germany
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(...) The original building is very nice by night, when the lights can color the stadium with red, white and blue. Here you can see some pictures: (URL) "Beleuchtungstest in Bildschirmgröße") I think the most beautiful is the one with the color of (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.deutschland)
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| | Re: Your chance to win a Death Star
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"Joe Strout" <joe@strout.net> wrote in message news:IGG74z.x7@lugnet.com... (...) Hi Joe, This is all to do with the date of birth you specified when you signed up. If you are under 14, the LEGOFan site will not collect your email address, just a (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Your chance to win a Death Star
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(...) Well, you may want to go back. I just started an account, and it asked for both my real name and an email address. No nickname. They must have realized what you realized. John (21 years ago, 14-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Stadium in Guenzburg, Germany
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(...) white tire with a huge chunk missing. Gary Istok (21 years ago, 14-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.deutschland)
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(...) How exactly are you going to do that? To take the survey, I had to pick a nickname and a password. That's it. No email address, no snailmail address, I wasn't even asked for my real name! So how, exactly, are you going to ship me my prize if I (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Stadium in Guenzburg, Germany
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Kelly McKiernan wrote in message ... (...) found (...) Wow. Apart from the greatness of the model, that is a truly mind-boggling number of minifigs. When I did my (by comparison tiny, but 40" x 30") stadium it was amazing how many figs it took to (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.deutschland)
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(...) I'd seen earlier pix and was duly impressed, this is pretty spectacular. I found some images and closeups on a German web site, try this: (URL) are image gallery links about halfway down, where it says "Fotogalerie zur Stadioneröffnung am (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.deutschland) !
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| | LEGO Stadium in Guenzburg, Germany
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Just saw this photo: (URL) million pieces+ Wow. If anyone has seen links to higher res photos/details I'd love to see them. Eric (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MOCpages Down for the Count?
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In lugnet.general, Jason Spears wrote: SNIP I just went (URL) here>, and interestingly, the MOCPages logo has changed. Maybe the sites getting a makeover? Either that or that's the original version of the logo, and I'm confused. Legoswami (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | Re: Original vs. Copy: Printed Lego Items
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(...) Oooops, just realised the catalog is probably colour, and all colour copiers are digital (AFAIK). So yes, you can probably tell with enough magnification. ROSCO (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Depends on the copier. Most cheaper modern copiers use a digital printer-style engine to generate the copies, so you will see the pixelation at high magnification. However older ones transferred the image non-digitally, and many newer (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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I received a 1964 Danish catalog from a European collector recently. Since I got if for free (after buying some other items), I thought it was great. The one sheet (two sided) catalog is in such great condition, I was wondering if it wasn't a (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Granule bushes
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But they aren't making them. At least, not the ones you linked to on BL. Note the one on Brickshelf is placed into a palmtree base, whereas the older ones had their own bases. The one on Brickshelf is most likely handmade. I'd believe that, (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) LEGO used to make these kinds of trees and bushes decades ago. Check out: (4 URLs) Since they haven't been in any sets for quite some time, and they were never all that abundant to begin with, those granular types of trees are pretty hard to (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hey gang, On May 9th, LEGO had an exhibit at the National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference. Jeff Stabile and I had the honor of being asked to help out with this exhibit. LEGO was receiving an award celebrating the 50th year of the system (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general) !!
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"D. Shifflett" <shifflett@redshift.com> wrote in message news:IGD36z.19pH@lugnet.com... (...) Strictly speaking, these aren't standard parts, but they are LEGO. They are made out of the raw ABS granules which appear to have been glued together into (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGOFan.org 2.0 Now Has a "Job Board"!
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LEGOfan.org has launched a "Job Board" in the LF forums. This board will allow project leaders, event coordinators, and Webmasters to post "volunteer job openings" in order to find AFOLs willing to pitch in and help out. Additionally, the Job Board (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
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| | Tilling the .Underground
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Fellow LUGNET'ers, I have volunteered to become the curator for .Underground, which I felt could use a little fresh air. The LEGO "Underground" theme (or subtheme) seemed to have never quite reached it's full potential... kind of like a 'diamond in (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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On my last trip to Legoland CA I spotted some unusual granule bushes in the miniland New Orleans section. These don't appear to be standard Lego parts, and I thought that miniland models were all made out of standard parts. Here is a link to my (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MOCpages Down for the Count?
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(...) His getting married sounds familar, but I didn't know about the trip around the world. Sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (21 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) For what it's worth, Sean (MOCpages creator/webmaster) recently got married and is currently on an 80 days around the world type honeymoon. He's probably somewhere in Asia at the moment. Or Europe. Or Australia. Lucky fool! Anyway, I'd bet as (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It has been remarked on in passing and I've certainly noticed it. I did not realise it was solidly never working though. (...) Not directly. I'm wondering if a note directly to Mr. Kenney might be productive?? (...) Hints on that appreciated, (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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Well the message changes from time to time, from "MOCpages is experiencing very high traffic right now. Please try again in a few minutes." to weird database errors. Either way, I haven't been able to get to MOCpages for a month (maybe longer). I'm (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.html, FTX)
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| | Re: If you could wish for any single Lego element, what would it be?
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(...) Check out here (URL) you look at the patent image for the angle connectors, you can see that TLG already patented (but never produced :( ) just the part you are asking for. (21 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: AoJT3: Johnny Thunder and the King of the Gypsies (Update May 9)
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Another 4 new scenes: (URL) whole gypsy-mazing: (URL) Steve (21 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: If you could wish for any single Lego element, what would it be?
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(...) <SNIP> Simple a 4 way Axle Connector so I can more easily constrct a girderform building with the Lego Axles. _| |_ _ O _ | | (21 years ago, 10-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Holy Mackerel! LEGO survey...
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(...) SNIP I've thought about this some more, maybe add $1 to sets over $10 so the small 'impulse' sets don't change. OR raise the average price per piece some fraction of cent (or 1 cent if absolutely neccessary). PLEASE DON'T MOVE ANY NEW (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Helmet Old with Thin vs. Thick Chinstrap
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(...) Luca, There is more information to consider than just the dates included on Peeron. First, the dates on Peeron are the introduction dates of the sets. Many of the Classsic Space sets were released for years. So you can find variations in the (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOfan 2.0 - Google - and forums
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(...) Just as a related aside, I noticed these threads in the forums this morning and thought "hey, these are exactly what we were hoping the forums would be about!" (2 URLs) Nothing I like better than seeing fans help other fans! :) Jake --- Jake (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group wins lawsuit in Finland
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(...) The studs unadorned. The middle had a slight raised area, which for lack of a better term looked somewhat like a "nipple", with concentric circles around them (probably from the mold milling machine). I have examples of these clones in red, (...) (21 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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