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(...) Sorry Anders, that's almost as hard to pronounce as my town (just outside Coburg, Bavaria, Germany) called "Mönchröden" (Monks of the River Röden), named for the 875 year old abbey in the middle of the town (I was baptised there). Gary Istok (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually that's "Eskilstuna" (Eskil's town) :-)) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Anders, Whenever I look at the old Antique Toy Books with their 900 pages or so, I keep thinking that with Lego included the books would be about 1/3 larger. Anders and I share one thing in common on LUGNET. In a way we are both "Lego (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OK, it's about 600 sets, 2000 different parts, 3 main colors (max 10 total), so it's not really in the 'competition'. But it's quite a nice toy... (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not equally complex, but quite interesting: The old Ankersteine/Anchor Stones (URL) product was created ~1880, and the old factory has been revived and is still making stones and sets. I'll try to find out how many sets and parts there are (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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OK, I was at a Barnes & Noble Bookstore in downtown Detroit yesterday and I was looking at a book on antique toys (I do this often trying in vain to find something on Lego). And these thick books talk about everything from Lincoln Logs to Erector (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Lego is the single best "toy" on the planet, no exceptions. The creative possibilities that lie within even the smallest of sets are limited only by the imagination. These possibilities are always so exciting and inspiring that it's often (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I'd like to thank all of you who have responded to me either on LUGNET or offline with comments and suggestions - I really appeciate them. And thanks for all the kind words and compliments, but I need to give credit to my staff... the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish.brickjournal)
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"Dan Thompson" <danaliobi@aol.com> wrote in message news:IIJrHL.1uCt@lugnet.com... (...) I can use it for amusement, brain gymnastic (try to recreate a technical gadget in LEGO). (...) Long lasting toy, both durability and quality ensures that. And (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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The moment you all knew was coming is finally here... (URL) whole gypsy-esque story: (URL) Steve (21 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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(...) The toy is a system, and regardless of what sets or themes I choose to buy, they are all physically compatible with each other. (...) Unlike action figures, dolls, toy cars, playsets, etc., this toy can be reconfigured into anything one (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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Hello, Recently, I had a good discussion (in Russian) about possible ideas for new Mindstorm products. I think, that these ideas are worthwhile to be published. Most of thinking is not mine, I just compiled the info. Basically, there are two (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It is a great hobby with which I can be creative and challenged. (...) Same as above. (...) they haven't. (...) Pick-a-brick, AFOL acknowledgement and involvement. (...) The S@H bulk program has been a little stagnant. (leading me to Bricklink (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Repeatability and open ended play. The ability to create and model freeform in addition to the offically published sets is of great value. (...) Quality components, unsurpassed customer service, open communications with customer (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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LEGO is a changing company that many think is not what it should be or what it used to be. The best quality construction toys are made by LEGO. The current customer relationship between LEGO and the people who enjoy the toys they make is the best it (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Yes Dave is right. Dave and Eric Strand have been digging up lots of obscure Samsonite sets that were sold by department stores. As an example a 1969 Sears catalog shows set #49-C-4418, which is a 335 piece basic set. Not exactly a user (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Hi all, it's with a great deal of pride that I announce the first issue of (URL) BrickJournal is a quarterly publication that will focus on the AFOL community with articles about: • People - the personalities of the community • Building - the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX) !!
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(...) I would also like to see non-numbered 'official' sets in the database. Your example included the Weetabix sets, but there are other promo sets not in the DB. Life Puppet, for instance. Also, there are the sets sold through department stores, (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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In lugnet.general, David Shifflett wrote:> (...) Better picture of the 1961/62 catalog here (show non-existent sets Gary mentioned): (2 URLs) and the 1963 here: (2 URLs) Eric (21 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) AFAIK, Kevin has no plans to shut down the gallery - so I would say certainly keep them there. I think people forget that the best thing about hosting pictures on BS isn't the free hosting (which is still cool), but the fact that that's the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jun-05, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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