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Hi all! On my Brickshelf page ((URL)) is the Cruella d'Villa I showed at Brickfest 2007. Sort of a cross between the Swiss Villa and the Italian Villa sets of the 1970's, this has been rescaled to minifig scale and updated slightly. For example, (...) (19 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Brickworld Supporting LEGO
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> Brickworld Founder Adam Tucker, PR Coordinator Brittny Dziadula, Awards Coordinator Matt DeLanoy, and Internet Advertising Coordinator Kevin Lauer spent most of last weekend supporting LEGO Master Builder Stephan (...) (19 years ago, 11-May-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !
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| | Possible new Lego tub?...but odd choice of contents
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I wonder if this new Lego tub will be available in NA soon: (URL) But I think the brick count shown on the side may be incorrect. :-) (URL) (19 years ago, 10-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A challenge to anyone interested
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Hey Dave, This sucked less than your usual posts! ;) A good challenge. I go in fits and starts. I'll try to post a lot of feedback, but then get busy with other things, so it was a good reminder. I just went and gave feedback to two MOCs and will (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A challenge to anyone interested
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Hi Dave, Hi all, here are my thoughts on this topic. The no-commenting-behaviour is not only a lugnet specific thing, I also observe it at the 1000steine forum. And I must admit that stand on both sides. Either posting a MOC and gaining little (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I more or less agree with you. I am not very active on lugnet but often what I have seen appears to be more effort into arguements between certain members than providing comments or constructive criticism of MOCs. It is a bit of a let down (...) (19 years ago, 10-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: i love this map feature!
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(...) WOW Brickworld is almost at 150 registered attendees!!!! ondrew (19 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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(...) I would have to tend to agree completely with this. BUT... Based on the trend of lugnet not being the hub of MOC building/showcasing anymore, I can understand to a large extent why this does not happen here. This has been pointed out before, (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A challenge to anyone interested
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(...) Indeed I do, Dave. I posted a couple of Western MOC's to said newsgroup and got no replies. Of course, that newsgroup's activity is extremely low since the theme is gone for now and there doesn't seem to be a big fan base on Lugnet. I wasn't (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A challenge to anyone interested
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(...) (URL) Highly familiar> (apart from plugging the forum of evil) post. As you can probably guess I agree completely with you. It really doesn't take that much time to comment on something (except pirate MOCs in my case). When I made my post I (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Brickworld Keynote Speaker
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> Brickworld is pleased to announce that Mr. Richard Stollery - Head of the LEGO Community Team - will be presenting the keynote address during the Brickworld opening ceremony. Mr. Stollery will be coming from LEGO (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | A challenge to anyone interested
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I don't post here on LUGNET all that much anymore, though I lurk a good bit. Over the years, I've seen (as I suspect we've all seen) many an eager AFOL happily post a message to share an MOC, only to post a less happy message a few days later when (...) (19 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: UTB set, LDD and LEGOFactory
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(...) Nope. This is about all they gave me ... except for the regular dribble of saying you must download 2.0. I looked around also ... with no luck. So, if anyone out there can find the PDF file location ... please let us know. Thanks. LEE (19 years ago, 9-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: UTB set, LDD and LEGOFactory
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(...) Did they give you a link to the PDF files? My scanning program has not been able to find them yet, but they may have non-standard file names. ROSCO (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Um, I dunno. It's probably *A* goal, but it's also about reducing the cost of the set. Why print instructions if you can avoid it? Part of it is also the intended audience. Kids might not be all that likely to jump on the internet and get the (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: UTB set, LDD and LEGOFactory
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(...) I would have to challenge your basic assertion. In the past there have been other "sets" that were a collection of parts and came without instructions for anything at all. They also released Idea Books sold seperately. This is a collection of (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: UTB set, LDD and LEGOFactory
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(...) Forgot to add their response; "...you will first need to download the LEGO Digital Designer software if you haven't already). Using this version of the instructions allows you to zoom in and out of each step and even look at the steps from (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: UTB set, LDD and LEGOFactory
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(...) I bought the UTB. I also have an older computer ... so I can not load LDD. I have complained to LEGO ... with the "standard" usual response. LEE (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | UTB set, LDD and LEGOFactory
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Hi, Why are the UTB set building instructions LDD file format only ? too expensive for them to print the BIs ? hmmm...maybe. But what about pdf BIs then ? Let me make an assertion : People buying the UTB set have to load LDD. So it's a way for TLC (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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(...) That's one of the things about this chart that has my attention - it is surprising in quite a few ways in showing what has gotten 'hot.' (...) Thanks for posting the link there - I couldn't seem to find the order window for the Hobby Train. (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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(...) I wonder if this staying power of Cafe Corner ties to the recent mailing from S@H of a catalogue with the set prominantly displayed on the back. I only got the catalogue last week, and surely there are dozens of people who don't learn of these (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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(...) Actually, the inspiration for this little chart was Cafe Corner-- I wish I had started gathering data just a couple days earlier, when Cafe Corner first appeared on the list. I never expected it to last as long as as it has, especially (...) (19 years ago, 8-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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(...) This is really fascinating to look at - I am surprised at the staying power of Cafe Corner. But I'm also a little curious about what happened with the Hobby Train. Joe (19 years ago, 7-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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(...) Batman Dragster! (URL) April 19th, Lego started putting a bunch of stuff on sale, like the Batman Dragster, Wild Hunters, DUPLO Handy Box, and.... other stuff. It also sent out an email that day, which started driving up sales of the (...) (19 years ago, 7-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Top Seller Data
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(...) price Death Star sold out? ROSCO (19 years ago, 7-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Top Seller Data
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So, as mentioned previsously ((URL) I've been collecting Lego's top seller data on a regular basis, and I finally put it into a little utility so you can see charts of how well things have been doing recently. (URL) (19 years ago, 7-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | gift of the week
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My aunt recently 'found' a box of Lego she purchased for me for Christmas(!) at a local store called "Attic Treasures". She just told me about it a few days ago because she 'found' it in her living room in a paper bag she had near some sewing stuff. (...) (19 years ago, 7-May-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifigs On Tour!
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(...) Although "Missy" has been very silent the past couple of months. LEE (19 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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(...) Really? That's interesting, to say the least. I just checked Brickshelf, and there is indeed a folder showing the (URL) miracle> that is de-corpsification. That's excellent news, as I've really been itching to include some Batman minifigs in (...) (19 years ago, 5-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifigs On Tour!
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(...) There's also (URL) "Missy"> ROSCO (19 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifigs On Tour!
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(...) Well, I don't rememebr minifigs ever doing a virtual tor, but at least 2 sets have done an actual tour. Do a search on "Colin" and "Wanda" and look for messages in 2000. Also search for "Brad" and "tour" Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (19 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) I've heard (and seen photos) that a yellow sharpie will repair that silly flesh tone problem. (19 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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My weirdest LEGO thing is probably close to one of a kind. While I worked for LEGOLAND California, the maintenance team took the crane beam off of the Kid Power Tower. I believe it was a safety issue with the wind. The beam and hook were fiberglass (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) If anyone has any flesh-toned minifigs they'd like destroyed the 'official' way please send them this way. I promise pictures ;) Tim (19 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) I think we have a winner. These are, after all, official LEGO parts that, when used for their intended purpose, have within them the power to DESTROY YOUR ENTIRE LEGO COLLECTION! It's like the bomb in Stratego. (19 years ago, 4-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) A box of LEGO matches given to me by a friend. Tim (19 years ago, 3-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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Ronald, I just posted an item about those sets in the Bricklink Forum 2 days ago!! Deja Vu!! Here it is! Cheers, Gary Istok ___...___ The #518-#521 come in an Architectural Sets (Hobby und Modelbau) of 1963-65 with the clear plastic boxes and the (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickworld - Dirty Brickster Rules
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> This message is posted on behalf of Steve DeCraemer: First and foremost, Dirty Brickster and Dirty Buildster are two different events. Please don't confuse the two. Please do get involved in both. For those those (...) (19 years ago, 2-May-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !
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(...) Yep, that's a Lego core values formula presented by marketers somewhat in accordance with Levitt's Augmented Product theory. Interesting book. (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) My sister in law worked at a marketing/advertising company and she came across a marketing publication of some sort that nobody wanted anymore. Of course, she rescued it for me. The cover looks like (URL) this> and (URL) a random page inside>. (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) and it is red! I do a lot of needlework and the largest tread company in the world DMC, from France, has a color of floss that is devil red and its number is 666. Strange? John P (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) While it's become a lot more common since I got mine, I have a Tahu standee that was sent directly from the Enfield headquarters, a yellow prototype Hau that was sent from the Billund headquarters via LEGO Direct in NYC, the What Will You (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Minifigs On Tour!
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At Brickfest 2007, someone asked me if I had knew where to find pictures of Minifigs that had made the ascent to the top of Mt. Everest. I told that person to do a search online for it; I hadn’t heard of such a thing. However, that gave me an idea…a (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) And beware the (URL) lego set of the beast> (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) Not really weird, but as a big fan of soft boiled eggs, I got a couple of minifig head egg cups at the employee store in Billund along with a salt and pepper shaker for them. Then found the egg timer at Scott Lyttle's store in Atlanta. So have (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) Thanks, that is good to know. A mystery solved. I kind of wondered about their family history a little. While I am not a conspiracy theorist, it seems like the number 13 pops up a lot in their inventories. Just an observation. John P (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmm...LEGO oddities. Is there such a thing, really? I don't have much odd stuff, but one thing did come to mind: A space minifig from the Maine Space Grant Consortium. It's not an odd figure per se...but I have not heard of this group. I (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) John; The Lego Cross was produced in the early-mid 1950's and exists in 2 versions, one with a plain front and one with the word "JESUS" molded in block letters. Ole Kirk Christiansen, his family, as well as a significant portion of the (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have about 10 of these and wondered where they came from, I bought them from someone that worked at Legoland in CA. So not all were destroyed, it appears that employees got rid of a few.thanks. John P (19 years ago, 30-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) Probably the strangest is the glow in the dark cross. I have no idea of where it came from or why. It is around 4" by 7" Also a Lego braclet that was sold to help Katrinia survivors. A little model of a coke dispenser glued together and with (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's the weirdest LEGO item you own?
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(...) .. (...) Sorry for adding to such an old topic, its been about five years. I think I remember why I have this piece. As I recall when I was VERY young my parents gave my sister and I two identical sets of red cars, 6 stud wide. If I am not (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickworld Display Announcement
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> It is our pleasure to announce that the Blacktron Intelligence Agency (BIA) made by Brian Darrow will be on display at Brickworld, including several expansions that are new in 2007. The BIA (shown below) will be (...) (19 years ago, 30-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Increasing a collection
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(...) That's really good advice. Everybody has a different style, of course, but having large multiples of parts changes what you can do with them. And you may find that your tastes change as you develop- when I started buying on BrickLink, I didn't (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Increasing a collection
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(...) First off: Welcome! As to the collection issue, building has always been my driving force.I look for the pieces I use most often (castle needs based). The only advice I can offer is if you're starting from a medium collection (=20k) make sure (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickfetish -- the Spring Offensive
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(...) I was slowly reading all the great material here and came across this picture: (URL) am curious about fig. 13...it apparently shows the reason for the cutout in a piece of straight track being for elevation...and marks the ideal height at two (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Increasing a collection
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(...) I'd say 20k pieces was a medium-small collection. It wasn't until I hit 50k+ that I could really start planning large projects without really eating into my parts selection. Now, I've got probably more than 100k and I feel safe that I could (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | An Unknown Vintage Set?
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Tom Linclau of Belgium today asked this question on the Bricklink Forum, so I had to do some investigation, and it seems that we've discovered a new "unknown" set of 1968-72. Here's the cut/paste: (...) Well..... I have been studying this set for a (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Increasing a collection
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(...) So, my problem is I have a decent quantity (probably in the range of 20-30,000 pieces), plenty of piece variety, but not large quantities of the same pieces. So now, as I raid Bricklink for my upcoming Space take on the Roman Legion (Red cloth (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Increasing a collection
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(...) Depends on what you are looking for........new or used. New kinda limits you to retail stores and sales, even possibly Bricklink. If you don't mind used a great source of potential Lego is your freinds! We have gotten some really great stuff (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Being an adult means, in part, getting a weekly or biweekly paycheck. For about a year and a half I bought a set every pay day. The number of pieces I had grew very quickly from a small collection to a medium collection. Keep an eye out for (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Increasing a collection
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(...) Hello! (...) :) (...) Well I wish you well, here are a couple of thoughts and ideas: Being a savy Lego Fan can help you acquire parts in different ways: 1. Bricklink.com 2. Lego Brand Retail Stores - Pick-a-Brick. 3. Get involved in your local (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Increasing a collection
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(...) I found bricklink and ebay the best ways to buy sets and parts. When bidding on sets on ebay I generally go to bricklink to get an idea of the cost of most sets. My experience has shown that most items on ebay sell for more than you can get (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Increasing a collection
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Hi all. I'm a very long-time browser, who's finally built up enough courage to post. I also, though having never experienced a 'dark age' in my building, have recently become much more serious in my desire to take both my building and collection to (...) (19 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When did "smooth" slopes start appearing?
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(...) Hey Gary, Many thanks for your very informative response and I fervently hope that you are correct! As many others opined with the advent of click-hinges, I'm cool with new parts but not so much with replacement parts! Here's hoping! (...) (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The McDonald's promotional sets of 99 are the first I knew of the smooth slopes. But they've printed on textured slopes before. I figured that perhaps the promos were produced by a contractor, not the LEGO factory. I see this as much less of (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The McDonald's promotional sets of 99 are the first I knew of the smooth slopes. But they've printed on textured slopes before. I figured that perhaps the promos were produced by a contractor, not the LEGO factory. I see this as much less of (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd agree that they are different parts, but I'm not so sure about the new part. I've got at least one slope that came in a promotional set from 1999 that has no texture. It has printing on it, so I assumed that was the reason. -Elroy (19 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dave, I don't believe that the textured slopes are going away any time soon. I see these new slopes as additional parts produced in conjunction with other parts that have smooth surfaces. For example, among smooth slope bricks, only 3 or 4 of (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | When did "smooth" slopes start appearing?
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WARNING: short but rant-y post! I searched the newsgroups on Lugnet just now and couldn't find any previous posts on this matter, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed before. While foraging through used bulk bricks at a friends garage, I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickfetish -- the Spring Offensive
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Just in time for Spring, which has been RATHER LATE where I live, is a new version of Brickfetish. http:/www.brickfetish.com This version tracks the history of Lego through 1972. New topics discussed are: Duplo, Minitalia, Denken mit Lego, Hanne's (...) (19 years ago, 24-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | wasn't brickfest 20+days ago???
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i'm just wondering if anyone was planning on updating the lugnet home page with something other than "brickfest is being held this weekend"? it's been somewhere around 20 days since the event took place. thoughts? ondrew (19 years ago, 21-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | My latest LEGO room in order
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After moving into my new house almost a year ago I finally got my LEGO room in order. Its a 10x20 room in my basement, and yes I have to share it with a HVAC unit & water heater but I take the space where I can find it. It does give me plenty of (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-07, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Brickworld 2007 - Call for Mindstorms competitors
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As part of Brickworld 2007 in Chicago, Jun 21-24, we are going to try to run at least four seperate Mindstorms events: *The ever-popular Sumo (4' ring, 2 lb limit, flipping strongly encouraged) *Line maze (find your way to the exit, as fast as (...) (19 years ago, 18-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics) !
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| | Re: Lego Solar Powered Helicopter
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(...) I second that, but boy I wish that canopy was genuine... -Rob wwew.brickmodder.net (19 years ago, 17-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Solar Powered Helicopter
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(...) I'm sorry to say that it looks to me like one of the many lego clones around :| Most of those parts certainly aren't standard lego. (19 years ago, 16-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Solar Powered Helicopter
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Just saw this online: (2 URLs) Lego Solar Powered Helicopter> from the Solar Energy Alliance. Is this an official Lego set? Anyone know anything about the motor? Roy (19 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A sad day for BIP?
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(...) I've gotten a number of emails from him in the last two days and am working on responding today. :) Jake --- jake AT countersinkdg DOT com Webmaster - BIP (URL) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: A sad day for BIP?
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(...) interested in helping to this project, but he hasn't been able to contact you. He has a web for spanish AFOL's, www.ladrillitos.com, there you have contact info. Please let him know about what you think. Regards. (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: A sad day for BIP?
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(...) the growing of LEGO community, and your site has been a wonderful LEGO resourse. Hope somebody inherit your project, and luck with your work and so. Julen. (19 years ago, 10-Apr-07, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: A sad day for BIP?
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It might be worth getting in touch With No Starch to get them to alter the link on their site (URL) put the book page back up again Tim (19 years ago, 7-Apr-07, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> Brickworld is proud to announce 3 event theme kits to choose from for the 2007 event. Event kits help commemorate the event and will only be available in limited quantities. So, watch the Brickworld web site (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | Re: LEGOFan Lives, and wants your feedback
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(...) That's definitely an option. (...) snippage Hmm, looks like a host issue, I'll try to get that taken care of this evening. Thanks for letting me know. Kelly (19 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hey Kelly, To me, we need two things: 1. Some kind of guide to "where to go first" for new AFOLs (pointers to main community sites, Brickshelf, Flickr, Bricklink etc) 2. A massive, user-updatable database of links for everyone else. I'd say you (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ben, I would absolutely love to get an interim page or three up - and if you have the time to develop a links page, I'll pass that by the rest of the LF group and get it online asap. Now that BF is complete, I can concentrate more on this. (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOFan Lives, and wants your feedback
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Hi Kelly, Thank you for the update. Do you have an idea of how long the site will be without content? The biggest problem I see is not having LEGOfan.org online with any content. I would like to see temporary html pages linking to various AFOL (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Brickworld - Dirty Buildster and Dirty Brickster
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> This message is posted on behalf of Steve DeCraemer (aka cowinacan) ***...*** We're doing Dirty Buildster twice at Brickworld. Once Thursday night after set-up at 10p.m. And again Saturday night at 8:00p.m. You can (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | Brickworld Sponsors
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> Brickworld would like to thank all of our present and future sponsors for their support. We have published a separate page on the Brickworld website with the sponsors and friends of Brickworld represented by their (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | LEGOFan Lives, and wants your feedback
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LEGOFan lives! Despite a prolonged illness of the server crash variety, the patient is stable. It's not wearing much at the moment, just a hospital gown that shows off its bare butt... but the heart is pumping, air is flowing, and I can't stretch (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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It's Tuesday. I think. That means BrickFest 2007 must be complete. I'm pretty sure, through the lack of sleep haze. And before the glow fades (or consciousness fully returns), I'd like to present a recap of the event. First, some numbers. Date: (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general) !!
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| | Brickworld Presentations, Workshops & Discussions
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<<https://registrati...Logo.png>> Brickworld is excited to announce some of the presentations, workshops and discussions that will be available for regsitered attendees. Our goal is to do our best to make sure that there is something for everyone. (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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(...) Er, um.... have you been watching "Soilent Green" again! :-( I wonder if they have a longer lifespan than Cellulose Acetate?? Maybe TLG wouldn't allow the "patented tubes" underneath! :-) The only "clutching power" they probably have is to (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) :-) Well done, (URL) nice reference> (19 years ago, 1-Apr-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I heard that the green ones are made out of people! They're made out of people!!! (19 years ago, 1-Apr-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) And it's not even vegetarian. Jean-Marc (19 years ago, 1-Apr-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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My sister gave me a box, a a novelty (though my 2yo niece insisted on trying them for me before I got them). Barelky edible for an adult. But my wife's sister is ecstatic, as the birthday party this year for my 5yo nephew is a Lego-themed play day, (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) Hahaha. That's started my day off rather well. Tim (19 years ago, 1-Apr-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) My son just proudly won a package of them (tonight) at the BrickFest Dirty Brickster. I can't wait to see his face when he actually bites into one. Mmm, ABS flavored! Actually, they're not so bad, definitely food style. But I've eaten better (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Bummer. I have to agree with Thomas - where's the fun in that? Thanks for the info. Peace and Long Life, Tony (19 years ago, 31-Mar-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I bought some and their taste and texture are bad. And nope, they don't stack. :-( They're mainly something you'd buy once as a novelty. (19 years ago, 31-Mar-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I've seen them, but haven't bought any yet to see if the bottoms have holes to allow stacking. If they didn't, what would be the fun? (...) (19 years ago, 30-Mar-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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