 | | From Dan Brown
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Hi all. I am back. It has been awhile since I have posted anything from just me. I am no longer on Bricklink. And I have taken back seat at the Toy and Plastic Brick Museum (daily operations). I am back to building again for the 1st time in well (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jun-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | CONTEST - BricksNorth needs a logo.‏
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Posted on Behalf of Jenn Wagner (jenn@thebrickchick.com) BricksNorth where: Downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada at the Delta Chelsea Hotel. when: August 25-28th, 2011 Hello everybody!! Some of you may have heard that Canada will be getting a LEGO fan (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jun-10, to lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, FTX)
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| | helicopter model - 10183 Hobby Train alternate model
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the compulsive urge to keep trying at a bell huey model continues...how else can you explain attempting a helicopter model from a train set?? witness my insanity with this helicopter model made with parts from the 10183 hobby train set: (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jun-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | I <3 LEGO
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Hi all, Here's one of the largest single-piece sculptures I've ever done. A 4' tall cross-section of the human heart for a tradeshow in Denver last month: (URL) Harshbarger (16 years ago, 4-Jun-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: US Shop at Home Specials Discontinued
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(...) Thanks for the news, Dominic. This is a sad statement but not too surprising considering Lego's great financial returns (currently anyway) and the way their sets continue to be overpriced by 20-25%. They're making money (and keeping the (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jun-10, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Brickworld - Esther Walner Memorial Charity Auction
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover 2010: Bricks In Space Brickworld is only a couple weeks away and you are helping us set records with this year's event already with a massive 795 registered attendees. While this is incredible, the one record (...) (16 years ago, 2-Jun-10, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Local Officials Impressed With Merlin Entertainment, Owner Of LEGOLAND, On Trip to Britain
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Local Officials Impressed With Merlin Entertainment, Owner Of LEGOLAND, On Trip to Britain By Kyle Kennedy THE LEDGER Published: Monday, May 17, 2010 LAKELAND - Local officials are buzzing about LEGOLAND Florida after visiting the attraction's (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | RM Signs LoI With LEGO Education To Form JV - Quick Facts
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RM Signs LoI With LEGO Education To Form JV - Quick Facts May 17, 2010, (RTTNews) - RM PLC (RM.L) said it signed a letter of intent with LEGO Education which sets out the two companies' intention to create a joint venture which will become the (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Sheraton and LEGO Store, (Arizona) to team up this summer
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If you are planning a trip to Arizona or live in the state of Arizona and looking something to do with the family. Sheraton, LEGO to team up this summer May 23, 2010 The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa has again partnered with the LEGO Store (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | LEGO Blitz Build Competition in New Jersey, USA
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LEGO Blitz Build Competition Date: May 29, 2010 - May 29, 2010 Time: 1 - 4 pm Price: $20 per child (URL) coastalhabitat.org> The LEGO Blitz Build is a public youth event designed to engage children who want to get involved with the work of Coastal (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.nj, FTX)
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| | Funskool to distribute LEGO toys
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Funskool in India to distribute LEGO toys By S Shyamala May 24 2010, Chennai Toys manufacturer Funskool (India) announced on Monday that it has acquired exclusive rights to distribute the LEGO range in the country. In the initial phase, the company (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.in, FTX)
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| | LEGO Bets on ‘Prince of Persia’ for U.S. Growth as Euro Drops
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LEGO Bets on ‘Prince of Persia’ for U.S. Growth as Euro Drops May 24, 2010 By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) -- LEGO A/S, Europe’s biggest toymaker, wants to double its U.S. market share in the next five years with board games and building bricks (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO Expands NA Distribution Center at Alliance
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LEGO Expands NA Distribution Center at Alliance May 24, 2010 LEGO Systems Inc. has expanded its North American Distribution Center at the Alliance Global Logistics Hub by close to 200,000 square feet, moving into 596,000 square feet in the Alliance (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | bulldog - 7592 construct a buzz alternate model
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here's an open canopy mech model that can be made with pieces from the 7592 construct a buzz model: (URL) instructions (URL) more alternate models (URL) here> ..jg (16 years ago, 20-May-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | 4x2ReVu: 7591 Construct A Zurg
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The castle is dark today. Darker than usual as yet another plot has been thwarted by 'that bubble-headed, do-gooder of 'cur command''. The stairways are darkened, and a thick, almost palpable mist of frustration enshrouds the parapets of this (...) (16 years ago, 17-May-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 7595 Army Men on Patrol
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May 15, Greasy company. Sunlight filters through the drapes on an early morning battlefield. The dawn is silent except for a faraway, unrecognized sound (is that a baby crying?). Greasy company has been ordered to take and hold bedsheet-blanket hill (...) (16 years ago, 15-May-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi
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(...) Massive & beautiful work Anthony! So many details, 2 thumbs up! Jean-Marc (16 years ago, 12-May-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi
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(2 URLs) Full Gallery> The Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi A fictional cathedral based on two real churches - The St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and Chartres Cathedral in France. The basic floorplan and most of the features are based on (...) (16 years ago, 7-May-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | The Fastest and Funniest LEGO Star Wars story
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On YouTube. (URL) The Fastest and Funniest LEGO Star Wars story ever told> YouTube Channel : Dzine123 Enjoy! (16 years ago, 4-May-10, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Brickworld - Keynote Speaker Plus...
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover 2010: Bricks In Space A lot has been happening lately as we prepare for Brickworld 2010!!! We have a wonderful Keynote Speaker from the upper management of LEGO lined up for the event: Lisbeth Valther (...) (16 years ago, 4-May-10, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 7592 Construct A Buzz
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Kicked out of the academy during his first year for fighting, the cadet quickly returned the following year and found his strengths weren't necessarily in academics but in hard-headed grit, and sheer determination. More 'hammer' than 'scalpel', upon (...) (16 years ago, 1-May-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | It's another Tequila Sunrise
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(URL) Sava Railways has unlocked the company vault yet again, and the blueprints for the iconic Tequila Sunrise passenger train can now be purchased at (URL) SRW Locomotive Works>. These blueprints are of a Hudson 4-6-4 with Henry Dreyfuss inspired (...) (16 years ago, 27-Apr-10, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Using LEGO in Media Legality
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Does anyone know the particulars of using LEGO in Media? For instance, if one were to write and publish a book with original LEGO creations in it, is that against some Terms of Use somewhere? Or are LEGO bricks treated as an art medium like pencils (...) (16 years ago, 22-Apr-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Digital Box brings Augmented Reality to LEGO Stores Worldwide
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LEGO® Digital Box brings Augmented Reality to LEGO® Stores Worldwide GO Digital Box is device that uses augmented reality to show customers in LEGO stores what a built up LEGO set looks like. To get it to work you simply hold the LEGO set box up to (...) (16 years ago, 20-Apr-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | The AFOL community just got a little dimmer
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I didn't see an announcement here, but wanted to make sure that no one was left out of the news... (URL) -Duane (16 years ago, 14-Apr-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | OLPC’s Negroponte Honored by LEGO Group
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OLPC’s Negroponte Honored by LEGO® Group By Wade Roush, April 13, 2010 It seems only fitting that the creators of one of the most popular children’s toys in history would want to honor the creator of the most successful children’s computer in (...) (16 years ago, 14-Apr-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | About LEGO Designer Jamie Berard
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Translate from Danish to English from Danish Business.DK website. April 2010. About LEGO Designer Jamie Berard "I'm probably a bit of a LEGO geek" He is bitten by a mad LEGO brick. American Jamie Berard live his LEGO dream completely, moved to (...) (16 years ago, 14-Apr-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | xenophobe alien - 4994 fierce creatures alternate
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here's one more 'fierce creature' you can make with pieces from the 4994 set: (URL) instructions (URL) here> more alternate models (URL) here> ..jg (16 years ago, 8-Apr-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Apology by LEGO® - Humor - Excuses
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To all AFOL's and parents. (URL) Apology by LEGO> Video: 1:30 Enjoy! (16 years ago, 7-Apr-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Sean Kenney LCP "Creatures of Habitat" at Philadelphia Zoo
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If you are planning to visit Philadelphia, PA. area. Starting April 10, 2010 the Philadelphia Zoo invites you to enter an extraordinary world of life-size toy brick animals with the debut of "Creatures of Habitat: A Gazillion-Piece Animal (...) (16 years ago, 1-Apr-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Nathan Sawaya (Brick Artist) on MSNBC
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Nathan Sawaya LCP (LEGO Certified Professionals) was on MSNBC few days ago. (URL) MSNBC> Video: 3:31 Nathan Sawaya website: (URL) Brickartist> Enjoy! -end report- (16 years ago, 1-Apr-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Ellicott Complex to officially be renamed LegoLand
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Ellicott Complex to officially be renamed LegoLand By Rhoda Tickell Staff Writer Published: Thursday, April 1, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 The Ellicott Complex’s long-time nickname, LegoLand, will soon become a reality. Beginning in the (...) (16 years ago, 1-Apr-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Brickworld - Build On The Spot Challenge
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover 2010: Bricks In Space The Brickworld Team has arranged to create and execute our second annual Build On-The-Spot (BOTS) challenge at this year’s event. This challenge will be completed in addition to the (...) (16 years ago, 30-Mar-10, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 7593 Buzz's Star Command Spaceship
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Yet another distress call from the Lasseter system reaches Star Command. The assignment is given, and as coordinates are set and the ship is put on autopilot, Buzz has time to ponder on the recent disturbing activity. This is the third call in as (...) (16 years ago, 29-Mar-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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(...) I would suggest that .off-topic.debate or .marketplace would have been better places for it. It's not a general issue IMO. Tim (16 years ago, 28-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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(...) So, I like to listen. Where do you think I should post on lugnet? (be nice...I know, I know nowhere) Feel free to contact me toymuseum@hotmail.com I do not hide like them! I want to debate it, and resolve it, and move on. I have many other (...) (16 years ago, 28-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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(...) I cannot express myself there due to being banned. Not much else I can do about it. No temper tantrum, just wanted to get my side out. If you were banned, you would be mad as well. My real temper tantrum is on (URL) is where I go off. The idea (...) (16 years ago, 28-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickworld - Premiere Item
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover 2010: Bricks In Space Brickworld is excited to announce that Jonathan Bender, author of "LEGO - A Love Story" will be attending Brickworld this year. (URL) In honor of this, we have made arrangements with his (...) (16 years ago, 28-Mar-10, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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What the hell is this petty little temper tantrum doing in General? You got banned, and it rubs you the wrong way. We get it. We get it. (16 years ago, 27-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 7571 The Fight for the Dagger
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The nightmares have gotten worse. Images of a kingdom in smoking ruin, the near complete destruction of all buildings and a sinister trusted adviser. Now the visions include images of a people twisted into misshapen , mindless monsters seeking his (...) (16 years ago, 27-Mar-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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I am taking my fight "to the man" Since I was banned EVERY time I opened my mouth on the bricklink forums. I am going viral now. I purchased a URL which is (URL) am not going to sell off that link (my new gift shop store is coming VERY soon). I am (...) (16 years ago, 27-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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So the 1st part of the Banned Dan website is done. Will spend some time doing spell checks. This idea was put in place when a local person was screwed by a business. That person was so mad he put up a sign accross from the business stating his case. (...) (16 years ago, 26-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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See Jon, you and Dan are tied at the hip. Whether you want to be or not, his meddling, in my eyes, has tarnished whatever you are trying to do. answer;Thanks, but I can read on my own. Interesting. So anytime anyone I know does anything on bricklink (...) (16 years ago, 26-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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Funny, I just checked the forums again. No one bothered to answer me here. They continue to attack people in their own little part of the world. So let me address these 'people', and make it a point to address the king of the haters club. 1.) I was (...) (16 years ago, 26-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Bricklink Forums, home of the 1/2 truth!
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Howdy all. I woke up this morning to a pile of emails from people! Including one from the new store. So I can cut and paste too. So here is my response to the 1/2 truths of The Bricklink Forum. Funny, if I post this in bricklink (well I am not (...) (16 years ago, 26-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 7079 Drawbridge Defence
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With quivering hand the figure grabs at the scorched and blackened ulna and continues scratching out the summoning hexagram into the cool, hard ground. Initially startled by the seeming shift of shadows and sudden change in room atmosphere, he (...) (16 years ago, 23-Mar-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Maker Faire is coming to metro Detroit! Call for makers opened
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(URL) Maker Faire main logo> (URL) Maker Faire> is an event created by (URL) Make Magazine> to "celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset." Maker Faire has been held in the Bay Area (SF, California) (...) (16 years ago, 19-Mar-10, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | GMLTC to display at La Crosse & Three Rivers Model Railroad Show
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(URL) The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club will be showing this weekend at the La Crosse & Three Rivers Railroad Club 29th Annual Model Railroad Show. Come see the GMLTC’s 18’x30’ ever-expanding modular all-LEGO town & 9V train layout. Judy & Bill (...) (16 years ago, 16-Mar-10, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.wi, FTX)
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| | Brick Show 2010 in Ohio!
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ok! We are to step #2 now. We have our designs! We will be doing a number of different projects this year! Another mosiac is in the works now! We will be doing one of two records (still pulling together elements to make this happen) Either longest, (...) (16 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickworld - 2010 Event Kits & Preorder
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover 2010: Bricks In Space Brickworld is happy to announce that we have designed 2, yes, TWO classic space themed event kits for the 2010 event. The kits are: Moon Rover (URL) Speedster Spaceship (URL) These kits (...) (16 years ago, 11-Mar-10, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Toy Maker LEGO® Sees Profits Soar in 2009, More to Come in 2010
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March 4, 2010. From (AP) and Industryweek website: Toy Maker LEGO® Sees Profits Soar in 2009, More to Come in 2010 Growth driven by classic product lines and board games. Europe's biggest traditional toy maker, LEGO, on Thursday presented its (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Santander Bank - LEGO TV ads
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Ad story and information from the website: (URL) Santander LEGO Suburbia> A young teenager is seen riding a bike made of LEGO around a suburban neighbourhood, where many of the items he sees on his journey are also made of LEGO. The narrator (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | STRATEGY: LEGO Group -changing move
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February 25, 2010 STRATEGIC INSIGHT - GLOBAL LOGISTICS : EUROPE LEGO game-changing move By James A. Cooke The toymaker's bold decision to serve Europe and Asia from a single DC in the Czech Republic cut logistics costs by 20 percent. But bringing (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | TT Games Re-Ups With LEGO, Extends Deal To 2016
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TT Games Re-Ups With LEGO®, Extends Deal To 2016 March 3, 2010 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has re-upped its deal with toy brick-maker LEGO Systems, ensuring that WB's TT Games can continue developing titles based on the LEGO property until 2016. (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.games, FTX)
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| | Interesting shift in buyers!
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I have noticed over the past year (from retail sales vs. online sales) The shift in buyers! I am currently getting around 3:1 ratio of adult buyers to kid buyer. It was the other way around the 1st 2 years in operation. Over the past two months we (...) (16 years ago, 26-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego storage box...
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No longer available from S@H. Try (URL) BrickLink>. (16 years ago, 25-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Lego storage box...
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Hi all I as looking as shop.lego.com for the storage box like a toolbox, with 6+ red bins in it for storage of parts. Someone commented it, that he used it for screws and tools, and that it does not close properly. I cannot find it on the site. Can (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Goodbye Gaetano
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Sadly yesterday evening Gaetano Notaro passed away after long illness. In this picture, taken in LEGOworld 2006, Gaetano (on the left) is together with his friend Cristian: (URL) friends have been lucky to have met him and many AFOLs have taken part (...) (16 years ago, 20-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | AFOL A Blocumentary (video)
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A very good documentary about the LEGO hobby. AFOL A Blocumentary Directed by Jess Gibson From the site: Passion combines with creativity in this documentary that features a selection of AFOLs (Adult Fans Of LEGO) from the Pacific NorthWest. (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 20-Feb-10, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun.community, FTX)
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| | The Temple Of Formeathan
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(2 URLs) Full Gallery> Turn your wayback machine dial back to 2004, to when this MOC was new. This is the Temple of Formeathan, a MOC I built for my online illustrated story, (URL) The Chronicles of Ikros>. I was going to build a large mountain for (...) (16 years ago, 19-Feb-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | (Update) Regarding to $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen - been found
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Some of Fremont family's stolen LEGO recovered from stolen truck By Ben Aguirre Jr. Oakland Tribune Updated: 02/17/2010 10:25:27 AM PST FREMONT, CA — A late-night phone call brought good news to Mark and Jannet Benz some of their stolen (...) (16 years ago, 17-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | LEGO® Systems, Inc. Grew U.S. Consumer Sales +31% in 2009
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NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ LEGO® Systems, Inc. Grew U.S. Consumer Sales +31% in 2009 Leading construction brand records fifth consecutive year of sales growth in the U.S. -- American International Toy Fair -- LEGO Systems, Inc., the North (...) (16 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® 2010 sets at American Toy Fair
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(...) And here is another site. (URL) SirSteveGuide.com> Enjoy. (16 years ago, 14-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® 2010 sets at American Toy Fair
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For those who want to see the images of the New LEGO 2010 line at the American Toy Fair. (URL) Figures.com> Enjoy. (16 years ago, 14-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | BAE Systems Commits to FIRST® (Robotics)
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Being First With "FIRST®": BAE Systems Commits to Provide $2.18 Million and Sponsors 181 Teams in 2010 For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ARLINGTON, Va., Feb 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 181 BAE Systems-sponsored teams (...) (16 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Still Wild about Harry Potter
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LEGO® Still Wild about Harry Potter 02/12/2010 - BURBANK, Calif. - Warner Bros. Consumer Products said today it has extended its relationship with LEGO for more Harry Potter playthings. Under the agreement, The LEGO® Group plans new construction (...) (16 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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| | LEGO® To Market Board Games In U.S. in 2010
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LEGO® To Market Board Games In U.S. in 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Danish toymaker LEGO Group plans to start selling board games in the United States this summer as it extends its business beyond colorful building blocks. The company will announce 10 (...) (16 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.games, FTX)
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| | SRW Locomotive Works
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(URL) Sava Railways has unlocked the company vault, and four of the Sava Railways steam engine blueprints can now be purchased at (URL) SRW Locomotive Works>. These blueprints are of an American 4-4-0, a Hudson 4-6-4 with Henry Dreyfuss inspired (...) (16 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Town without AFOL's
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(...) This shop is still in business (well) and has almost no LEGO left, seems it's become even harder to shop there since the old man refuses to give prices or sell stuff not in the window and tells you to leave (but this might be put down to (...) (16 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no)
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A LEGO San Francisco Street Scenes Stolen From Truck $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck FREMONT, CA -- Fremont police are asking for the public's help in locating several elaborate LEGO scenes of San Francisco landmarks that were stolen (...) (16 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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LEGO San Franciso Street Scenes Stolen From Truck February 10, 2010 FREMONT, CA -- Fremont police asked for the public's help Wednesday in locating several elaborate Lego scenes of San Francisco landmarks that were stolen out of a locked truck (...) (16 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover After much deliberation, the Brickworld Team is excited to announce that the theme for this year's event is: 2010: Bricks In Space So, let's all try to work something "spacey" into our displays somewhere in (...) (16 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX)
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Posted on BBC website on Thursday, 4 February 2010. Tech Know: The dreams that bricks are made of Look at a LEGO brick and what do you see? A studded, brightly coloured block. Perhaps you remember them from your childhood. Perhaps that brick was (...) (16 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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LEGO® Signs 3-Year Deal With Unity Technologies Unity Technologies announced today that it had signed a three-year deal with the LEGO Group, according to which the plastic brick company will standardize on Unity-authored materials for 3D content on (...) (16 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.games, FTX)
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(...) That was my feeling too. I started off trying the vinegar-in-a-container thing, but the smoky bricks now smell like smoke and vinegar; at best the smoke smell has diminished only a little bit. When I get to washing them I'll make sure to do a (...) (16 years ago, 7-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, I have blank black dice, but they are harder to ink with white ink for technical reasons, so I just stuck with the other five colors.. (...) (16 years ago, 5-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have successfully used anti-bacterial liquid soap for cleaning smoke smelling parts. I soak the parts for a couple days in a soapy solution. One thing I noticed is that the smokey smell comes from an oily deposit, so my feeling is a soap (...) (16 years ago, 4-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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He claims no damage to prints that he has seen. I don't recall what he said about stickers. If it is a big concern you might test with a few items first to see what happens. (16 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Will that cause any bleaching though, and is it safe for patterned parts like minifig heads? These parts are almost all new and their color is excellent (except possibly some of the small white slopes), so I'm concerned about keeping them that (...) (16 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Eastwood Ravine
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(...) If you're interested in seeing the bridge in action... well, as much as a bridge can be, I've uploaded a video to YouTube. (URL) --Tony (16 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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One of my LUGmates swears by a product called Oxy-clean. He soaks really stinky elements overnight in a solution of one litre water to one tablespoon Oxy-clean. (16 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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Hi Lee, Wash the smoke damaged bricks in warm soapy water with a small amount of bleach. Let the bricks soak for a few hours. Rinse and let the bricks air dry on a towel. The bleach smell will fade after a few days and your bricks will no longer (...) (16 years ago, 3-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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I recently got an order from Bricklink, from a store in Germany, and when it arrived it smelled very strongly of smoke. I've been trying to find solutions to cleaning them that will be satisfactory. Some sites say sealing items in a container with a (...) (16 years ago, 2-Feb-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Green, but no black? It's _almost_ the classic color assortment. (...) There's always the 1x1 brick with studs on four sides! I'm sure there are plenty of other options out there as well, but each one will probably get progressively farther (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oops. Looks like I should read (URL) the other replies> before I reply myself. David (16 years ago, 30-Jan-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick Dice (price)
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Yes, the dice are for sale. One set (of five dice) is $12. Each additional set lowers the per-set price by $.25... to a minimum of $6 per set if 25+ sets are requested. Shipping (in US) is + $5. I can take Paypal. Email me at my address above if (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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Will you be selling these? David (16 years ago, 30-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Eastwood Ravine
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(...) Nice Benn (16 years ago, 30-Jan-10, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Cool. Though you know, there are 1x5 technic beams, or you could have shown the tubes on the underside of a 2x6 brick/plate (grin). You say they, "come in a set of 5", does that mean they are for sale? Benn (16 years ago, 30-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I'm betting there's a fairly large overlap between LEGO-geeks and game-playing-geeks. For that audience I present these "brick dice". Instead of digits 1-6 on the faces, I have building block representations with one to six "studs" showing. (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jan-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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For the upcoming TexLUG display at the Healthy Baby and Child Expo in Houston, and to make use of our club's new MichLUG designed train tables, I decided to build a sunken display module featuring my new Trestle Bridge design. (URL) Photos of the (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jan-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Brickshelf Hacked? - Nope
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It's back again like you mentioned. AC (16 years ago, 27-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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That happens every once in a while. Every time it comes back up in the next day or two. David (16 years ago, 25-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickshelf Hacked?
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I was about to upload pics and just noticed that the folder came up empty. What the #@$? Then I tried more of my other folders and same thing happened. I also tried some of the more popular folders and the same empty folder shows. Looks like only (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Selling Lego collection
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(...) John, You and your family are in our thoughts in this trying time. Try and slow down, catch your breath, and let everything work itself out. Your listings on BL and ebay some of the best I've seen lately, in terms of quality, and the listing (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jan-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND® Florida : A new theme park
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Yes that's right LEGOLAND® is coming to Florida. As mention and reported from different websites. News was leaked Wednesday afternoon in e-mails that the former home of Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida has been purchased and (...) (16 years ago, 21-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | LEGO Systems and Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas and ENFIELD, Conn., Jan. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ LEGO® Systems and Atlantis, Paradise Island Resort Announce the World's First-Ever LEGO Summer Camp Programs. This July, Your Child Can Experience 5 Days of LEGO Building, (...) (16 years ago, 20-Jan-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, it will take a while as I am describing in detail and using my own pictures. John P (16 years ago, 19-Jan-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) John's set list can be found here: (URL) It will take a while to load since he owns at least one set of virtually every Lego set in the Legnut database. (16 years ago, 19-Jan-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I am member 956 on Lugnet. Thanks for the kind words, this is really hard to do this. John P (16 years ago, 19-Jan-10, to lugnet.general)
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