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(...) I've come across this problem several times before. Also it's quite frustrating to try to follow instructions including black several shades of grey and blue, like in the Titan XP (4508). Often the only way to know which is which is by (...) (15 years ago, 2-Aug-09, to lugnet.general)
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Hey all, My wife got me this set for my birthday, and what an awesome dark and light blue parts pack it is! Oh, and it also makes a pretty amazing Volkswagen! ;-) During the building process, I discovered two very surprising things: 1. The 1x1 (...) (15 years ago, 1-Aug-09, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Repulsorlift ("Augmented Reality" visualization)
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Hi, all. I usually build alternate models, but I recently came to the conclusion that just building a decent model from a limited selection of parts isn't enough of a challenge. So, I've developed a new building technique to make more sophisticated (...) (15 years ago, 28-Jul-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO fanatic turns hobby into business (BrickForge.com)
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LEGO fanatic turns hobby into business Kyle Peterson sells his customized pieces to fans around the world. By Pam Cottrel, Contributing Writer July 26, 2009 Kyle Peterson’s new career started with the end of his “dark ages.” The dark ages, he (...) (15 years ago, 26-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: Early Pictures from COmic-Con
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(...) Whoa. Very intersting! I love the osterich. Thanks for pointing this out. Steve (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO house attempt for James May's Toy Stories
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LEGO house attempt for James May's Toy Stories July 23, 2009 TOP Gear presenter James May is looking for volunteers to help him build a new house in Surrey - but one made entirely out of LEGO bricks. As part of his BBC series James May’s Toy (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Early Pictures from COmic-Con
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If you're not following Joe Meno's Flicker photostream, here's some early pictures from Comic-Con: (URL) There's prototypes of Toy Story 3 minifigs, Price of Persia, Star Wars exclusive items and a bunch more. --Mike. (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.disney, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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| | LEGO® Recalls Remote Controls (8879 Power Functions)
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LEGO® Recalls Remote Controls LEGO Systems Inc., of Enfield, Connecticut has recalled about 1.600 of its Power Functions IR Remote Controls, the U.S. consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The recall has been initiated because (...) (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the story with all the recent mold changes?
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The only one I have any info on is the (URL) cylinder>. Someone from LEGO (don't remember who) said that the (URL) previous version> was made up of pieces that were glued together inside. (This makes sense that it would have to be, otherwise how (...) (15 years ago, 20-Jul-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: What's the story with all the recent mold changes?
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(...) I noticed that one as well, but the second change makes less sense. The first one, I'd guess was to relieve stress when an axle is pushed through the hole, and help prevent the bricks from splitting in half. The second change, they filled in (...) (15 years ago, 20-Jul-09, to lugnet.general)
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