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Greetings from the LEGO Fan group again! Lately we have been making quite a stir in the community, and we're not about to stop yet. Earlier this year, LEGOLAND California hosted a Star Wars® Weekend . Part of this event included 2 Imperial Star (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.community, FTX) !
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(...) What are you planning on doing when you hit 100 files huh? Legoswami (21 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Some neat stuff in there, but it is very aggravating trying to find the newer things. Might I suggest the Kevin Blocksidge Numbering System, as seen in (URL) this folder> and explained (URL) here>? (21 years ago, 14-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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See if you can find the new Things. (URL) Image as of this time has no View counts>> e (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Venkatesh, LUGNET is in the process of "future proofing" itself, so to speak. I'm in Boston having conversations with people and typing up potential directions for the site. Wiki integration is coming up often in my mind. Please contact me if (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) [...] Hi, I agree Christian's point of view on the legowiki subject and hope being able to contribute in the near future. Didier (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wikipedia is a generic encyclopedia. Terms like "SNOT" or "BURP" might be out of place there, as they are too specific. (...) Why not? > Or just information on (...) Well, it could be an organized form of the the information key postings on (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) One more point that just popped into my head: External linking. As a Wiki can not and will not replace places like Peeron, a Lego Wiki would need a simple, but powerful way of linking to set and part references. I have not tried to set up a (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi, Gary, Two answers for this: 1. What is a Wiki? A Wiki is a kind of "web in a box". The people who provide content can easily create and edit pages with information, and can equally edit links between these. Think of it as an encyclopedia, (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Any of those names are fine by me as long as the engines find them, I guess I like BrickWiki (or WikiBricky, because it rhymes...) best... But I'm just a gadfly. (...) *Many* parts have never been implemented. WRT to a wiki, probably this one (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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What languages would people be interested in having at the start of the site? And are there people willing/able to translate between languages? Now about that name. I need to get a final name decided before the Wiki is launched, since it would be a (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Gary, Ooops again. I think you meant to include this link to the later catalog (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Encyclopedic reference. No other site is like that. FAQs can come close if you're lucky but they don't have the cross linking, usually, as they are too much for one person to maintain. (...) If you don't know what a Wiki is, you may not be (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ooops! I forgot to show what was probably produced in 1961-62. To do that, one has to look at the 1963 catalog (all these set versions with the same set numbers were actually first produced in 1961, with the exception of the tall box version (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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A while ago I mentioned that some early USA and Canada sets from 1961-62 were probably never produced. I think I can pretty much confirm it now. The 1961-62 USA and Canada Samsonite Lego catalogs show some pretty impressive sets: (URL) Here is the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OK, I have a question.... what will a Legowiki provide us that we don't already have in Lugnet, Peeron, Bricklink and Brickshelf? I am not sure that we need another reference guide. Of course I am speaking with bias here cuz I'm coming out (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well - just ordered one from S@H Canada. $70 CAD which is quite a bit better (after conversion) than the 50 Euro price I heard from the initial information Supposedly shipping by June 30, but my experience is usually they ship sooner. Cheers. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe LUWiki? (That's LEGO Users' Wiki.) How's this for a draft legal statement? (...) I would say, go for it. (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi all, It's been a while since I posted anything new. That's mainly because I'm building with LEGO far less than I used to. However, every now and then a new project will earn my attention. Here's one such: (URL) harshbarger (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Great resource. But not quite the same as a Wiki. Nothing else is quite the same as a Wiki, really. (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Check (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: AoJT3: Johnny Thunder and the King of the Gypsies (Update June 10)
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Thought we needed another update tonight. So here you go: (URL) whole gypsy-algic story: (URL) Steve (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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In honor of the new LEGO chess set, I am pleased to announce the Classic-Castle.com CheckMate Chess Contest! (URL) What is the Classic-Castle... ugh... C6 Contest? I'm glad you asked! Category 1: Chess Piece Create a single chess piece, any medieval (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think it's a great idea, apart from the feedback you already got on the name iteself, which seems a resolvable issue. A wiki that's like wikipedia has the distinction of being more long term and broad scope in outlook than many of the other (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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-big snip- The only thing I can think of is goto the link listed below for more information. (URL) I believe the LEGO lawyers are aware of the problem of people using the company name 'LEGO' in the domain name. However there is not a big group of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thank you. I had hoped for more people to reply, but lugnet.general doesn't seem to be as populated as I had expected. Know of any other lego forums where I could post this idea to gauge feedback? (...) What kind of content would invoke the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is wonderful news. Thank you LEGO! :) -- Nathan Wells (21 years ago, 10-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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I recently found most of a #3538 Gravity Games Snowboard Boarder Cross Race at a thrift store. The inventories at Peeron and Bricklink both show a Blue "Plate 3 x 2 with Hole" as part of this set. Where does it go? I cannot find any sign of it in (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) website is: The chess board is glued; the minifigs are not. Also, Jake says the Chess set will be available here in North America. Ken (21 years ago, 10-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Good idea. Actually, I was thinking of the very same project under the very same name ;-). My primary goal was it to be a kind of Super-FAQ, kind of merging all the FAQs from different areas of expertise into one, and still maintain the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (21 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) You aren't the only one to ask :-) Basically, many Universities have Youth Ed programs throughout the year and particularly in summer. Kids like the brick, so those classes are pretty high priority. I lucked into the job because of the Lego (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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LEGO, your products have been looking great for 2005. Improved Knight's Kingdom II sets. Viking sets. Designer sets. And now this wonderful chess set*. Don't kill it with glue. Everything about glue goes agaisnt what LEGO is about: building and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general) !
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So this will be detailed beyond what already exists in the WikiPedia? A full history of our hobby, and the current state of it? Or just information on building techniques and such? What other kind of stuff would you want to include in it? It sounds (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Introducing the LEGO Fan Committee and BrickPortal
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(...) Thanks, this was very helpful. As a relative newbie around here, I wasn't at all clear on what LEGOfan.org was all about. On a related note, I was also unsuccessful at finding an "About LEGOfan.org" link anywhere on the site. I would suggest (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) When I go to news.lugnet.com, I see exactly such a list, right under the dividing line at the top. Adventurers, Aquazone, Basic, Belville, all the way up to Znap. I figure, these categories have been used here for a few years and have worked (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I am thinking of starting LegoWiki, to be about Lego the company, Lego the brick, and Lego the community. A Wiki is a collaboratively created and edited site, where the content is released under a free license, such as the GNU Free Document License (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well our Gallery installation is "out of the box" so to speek. Unlike the forums and blog software the Gallery is just the standard software and that feed is generated by our site so I guess I don't know what they mean by the fact that it (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) quick browsing of the Gallery web site, it looks like v2 doesn't yet support the RSS feed (though some people are working on it). I also note that the RSS feed doesn't seem to include any useful descriptions or keywords. I don't know whether (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) For simplicities sake this type of stuff already exists all that would have to be done is the aggregator part. NELUG uses an open source product called Gallery... (URL) allows our members to host image galleries on NELUG.org... (URL) of this (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) OK, that's interesting. But does it really alleviate the concern, or just shift it to somebody new? I.e., who's running LEGOFan, and how do we know they won't lose interest/fall into a well/join the dark side/etc. years from now, or even next (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, that's a fair point. But it still makes me nervous -- pretty soon you could have people pulling it in several different directions, and morphing it into something that's not really ideal for our purposes anymore. (...) Heh, if you (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Joe Strout wrote: (snip) (...) Simply put, LEGOFan has actually been thinking about a tagging resource that very much resembles what you have described in #2 and would be happy to host a central index. Joe Meno Media Contact (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) IGNORE PREVIOUS PANIC- I couldn't upload outside a folder-I went back to check & I successfully uploaded. All this Bshelf going away caused me to not think straight-a great example of how much Brickshelf means. (sorry) Jeff (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) I just tried to upload & couldn't :( Jeff (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello all, Bowing to pressure from the classic-castle readers, I thought I'd make today a double update: (URL) whole gypsy-sational story: (URL) Steve, who hopes you like it... (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh, mainly I was thinking in terms of expansion making the network stronger. If it's more generic, other communities will use it, and possibly add features, optimization, and potentially even bandwidth. (...) Hmm... Yeah, if users can (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm, that's an interesting idea. So basically, your own site would contain your images plus an XML file that provides metadata for them (description, keywords, category, etc.). You'd register the URL of your XML file with the central server (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I suppose, but in that direction lies scope creep, which can kill an open-source project deader than just about anything else. (...) A good point. As for moderation, I was thinking that we could build in a sort of rating system, with the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) SNIPPAGE (...) Well I just got another email from my Danish collector friend, who continued: "Hanne was the youger sister I belive. The official story, is that the accident happened when the three kids where on their way to a movie theatre in (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I definitely like the idea, although I would encourage it to be more generic than "lego-specific". Something that other online groups could use for sharing images, etc., if they so wanted. A couple issues I can think of: - If an owner of an (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey Jim, Got some more info from a Danish collector from a nearby Danish town, on the event that almost changed Lego history... (and KKK was not behind the wheel)... ----- "I know Hanne died in a car crash. Some years ago I talked to a woman (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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Oh, that's freakish. I was just thinking that maybe it could work like iPodder or other aggregators. Where you'd upload a simple XML file that contains all the details of your content. Your pics would be hosted on your own site, but there could be a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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Suppose, just for the sake of argument, that Brickshelf goes away or stops accepting new uploads. Further suppose that, as a community, we deem it wise to develop something that is decentralized open-source, so that our valued LEGO images and other (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Perhaps if Kevin included a "LEGO" category on Maj.com along with the other categories, it might be more palatable for those only interested in LEGO. JOHN (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Steven Asbury" <stevenasbury@comcast.net> wrote in message news:IH5wt0.1nGx@lugnet.com... (...) following (...) no (...) home. When (...) maj.com. Ok, I have now used maj.com since this message appeared. But I will not use maj.com anymore, the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) exchange rate 1968? (...) Thanks Gary, for letting me know about the exchange rate. I assume the catalogue price has been without tax, so all in all the prices have been on similar levels. (...) Yes there are a few minor design changes: (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
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(...) I think it's commonly accepted that good photography requires skill (composition, framing, choice of speed and exposure) and that the result can be art. Just looking out the window at nature isn't. However I'd say that the trestle you go (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi JoJo! (...) Respondez Sil Vous Plait (1) HTH! ++Lar (can we pick one FUT? I think .people but what do I know?) 1 - IIRC(2)... it's French or something for "get back to me whether you are coming to my party or not because I need to know how (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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Hello! (...) I say "eta" (That's a terror organization in the Spanish Basque region.) or E-T-A (meaning "estimated time of arrival"), R-S-V-P (what the heck is it?) and U-S-A. But I say "afol" and "mock" and "burp" because: (...) Or does anybody say (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) The original definition of Art is that it is man-made. Specifically, it seperates the world of human made objects (Art) from non-human made objects (Nature). I'd say that any definition of art has to include some manipulation by humans(1) - if (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Its no coincidence that our community is growing and we're reaching more of the public at the same time art has taken this cultural swing. Pop Surrealism incorporates a number of different media-- one of my favorites is the new trend in vinyl (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually you can go further from this premise. I have interesting thoughts going through my mind while sitting in a train for example. Would you count the scenery I see passing by as art? It's about as good as implying EVERYTHING around us is (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Supporting Brickshelf so it doesn't go away!!!
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(...) Both of those are passive requests. In the same vein, I'm always interested in getting free money, but that isn't the same like saying 'I'm broke and need to get some cash. I'm going to sell my Collection to make money.' I think what Joe is (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Even selective compression is a form of that. If you can EVOKE the look of (for example) Cincinatti Union Terminal without having as many tracks or asmany columns on the front of the headhouse, you've succeeded artistically, I feel... Evoking (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) He has: (2 URLs) I don’t think fundrasing drives are a viable long-term option (we need somewhat reliable monthly cashflow), we certainly will not turn away impromptu sponsors!" Clark (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sure it is. If it's not a *high* point for Ham, he's using the bong incorrectly.(1) (...) Art is in the eye of the beholder. If a piece does the things that art is supposed to do (instill emotion, make one think, make one wonder) it's art. (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) No, I see where you're going. The minute it's 'any-town' instead of 'town-xyz', you've gone from being someone who objectively (so to speak) observes things around them and then builds stuff accordingly, to someone who interprets what he sees (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think an even better title would have been King Kong vs The Gilmore Girls! I was never really sure where to place minifig building amongst everything. Then I overheard Lar talking to the crowd about the train display at HoB. They kept asking (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Tyco: Legal Battle of the Clones
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(...) I once found a book about Lego at my local library, see my old message: (URL) and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen' (actually in Swedish), ISBN 91-972715-8-6] Stated as facts in this book are: 1947 - LEGO Billund A/S buys it's first injection mold (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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I have three different versions of this set, and am wondering if there are any more? I have the Boeing 727 (698), the Lufthansa promotional (1560) and the Sterling promtional 727 (1552). Are there any others? (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Geoff Lilleker also has some speculation about Lego purchasing the rights from Kiddicraft. Seems a little less biased but I'm not sure what is true. Select Kiddicraft or Lego from this page: (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I had some extra time at work on Friday. Yeah, that's my excuse. :) Since your movies are in quicktime I used quicktime viewer's "copy" feature to capture screenshots. Then I pasted and cropped each screenshot using a simple image viewer and (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Gary: This court case was remarkable for GKCs testimony that the original Lego block was in fact a copy of the Kiddicraft block. There is a summary (which is VERY biased) on the Best-Lock site: (URL) the expiration of Lego's major patents they (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, every new fact I uncover raises many new questions, my head may explode eventually. I originally thought that both sisters were older than KKK but Dave has sent me a high-resolution copy of the image above and it is clear that one sister (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ben, thanks for the correction. So, FAO Schwarz marketed the 116 in 1968 and Sears marketed the 118 in 1969. There may have been other retailers too but at least we know about those two. Eric (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) That particular picture came from a 700/4, however that same picture was featured on 700/0, 700/1, 700/3, 700/3a, 700/4, and 700/5 (and supplementary sets too). There are Mursten, Bausteine, and System varieties depending on the year of (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Even though I'm from a different continent I can relate to much of what you're describing here, although the end result was somewhat different... I can definately remember weekend cartoons (Transformers, GI Joe, MASK, inspector Gadget etc (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow. What a great post (I mainly say this because you linked to Mr.Ham). Warning: Rambling About to Commense I think a better title might have been "The Art of LEGO: A New Perspective" - that usually when we think of the 'Art of LEGO' - we (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hallo Ben! A couple of things..... The exchange rate in 1968 was about DM 4,00 = $1.00. I know that very well because I was 15 years old visiting relatives in Germany in 1968. I still have a pair of Hummel figurines that I paid DM 90,- (from (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) (...) Dear Eric! Call me confused - but I do not see the Samsonite 118 (similar or identical to European 119). But what I recognize is the 116 train set for cheap (?) 20$. Does anybody haven an idea what the exchange rate between Dollar (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Hello! (...) Actually it is. :-) Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Cool! I have some Bilofix in my collection, and I really admire the quality of the beechwood parts. For the uninitiated, it is an Erector type of construction system with wooden girders, plastic nuts and bolts. Now I feel justified in why I (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I meant Nelson Yrizarry. Oopsy. (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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What follows is a small synopsis of some the research I’ve been doing lately. I wouldn’t have otherwise written this up, but based on the good conversation that was born from the (URL) Emerge> discussion, I thought it might be fun. If you’re the (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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BrickFest is coming and the robots are getting restless! Competition robots that is. Yes, BrickFest is just two months away and its time to start tuning up your competition robots. There are four competitions this year, look at (URL) for more info. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics) !!
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(...) Ya know, Eric told me about this a while ago. And with Jim mentioning the 4 sons of Ole Kirk Christiansen again. Well it got me to wondering about the family twist to TLG. I mean here we have Ole Kirk, who died in 1958 leaving his 3rd oldest (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Eric, Where do you find the time? What software did you use to pull the images out of the movies? If anyone wants the movies I can email them, or post on my website (for short periods only). But they are large (4 - 21 Mbyte) so be warned. dave (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Erik, Where did that pic come from? What set? That is the same as the front on the 700/5 box I recently scanned. (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) And in case you have never seen how these rare old windows/doors fit into the slotted bricks (1949-57) here are two examples from German collector Karl-Heinz Vogt's brickshelf gallery: (URL) The top one is a 1x3x3 white window of the 1954-57 (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I just came across this on the interenet. It was a legal battle between TLG and Tyco Industries, which produced (up until about a decade or so age) the best Lego clones ever. (URL) looks like TLG lost, case dismissed. Gary Istok (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) More information on Karl Georg and Gerhardt and their company BILOfix here: (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) In case the auction image goes away I saved it here: (2 URLs) Eric (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Here you go: (URL) Image location is here if FTX doesn't work correctly: (URL) Eric (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Here on a Swedish web auction is a very interesting 1955 Lego set #700/1. If you scroll down, you will see blue classic windows in the box of Lego. Next to them are red classic windows. The red ones are modern (late 50's thru 80's. But the blue ones (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) Moke> is also already a word, its a type of open (URL) Mini> tim (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Here (on Eric Strand's excellent website) is a picture of KKK's younger sister, not sure if this is Gunhild or the late Hanne. This is taken from a circa 1960 Lego dollhouse brochure: (URL) Eric, show them a pic of the 1958 (twin towered) Town (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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Well since I am looking for any excuse not to read my bar study materials tonight, I thought I'd give you all another update. Here you go: (URL) whole gypsy-normas story: (URL) Hope you like it, Steve (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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I just posted the 1968 FAO Schwarz catalog here: (URL) the Samsonite 118 train which has always been something of a mystery. Here's what the instructions look like: (URL) also contains the 223 Adventure set which was a nice find. Enjoy, Eric (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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