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From LEGO Community Engagement and Events (CEE) Dear LEGO Fan community, In April 2013, we ran an installation of our quarterly LEGO Fan Survey, and we would like to share the results with you. Over 5,000 LEGO fans over the age of 13 participated (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jun-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO® StarWars™ 10236 Ework™ Village (video)
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Set was revealed at Lipno Point Event in Czech Republic. LEGO® StarWars™ set 10236 Ewok™ Village Ages 12+. 1,990 pieces. Recreate classic scenes at the Ewok™ Village! US $249.99 CA $299.99 DE 249.99€ UK 199.99 £ DK 2,099.00 DKK Travel to Endor™ and (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Future LEGO DVD and Book...
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Thanks to many of my LEGO collector friends, many new and improved LEGO images will be available in the current DVD download, as well as the companion download for years 1990s-present. One area is the Pick-A-Brick selection of classic windows/doors (...) (11 years ago, 29-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Education changes owners
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LEGO Education changes owners By Andrew Nash The Morning Sun May 17, 2013 PITTSBURG, KS - While it may seem like a major change, business will continue as usual for LEGO Education employees in Pittsburg. As part of an announcement Wednesday, the (...) (12 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO Group Unveils World's Largest LEGO® Model: Star Wars™ X-Wing starfighter
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The LEGO® Group Unveils World's Largest LEGO® Model To Delight LEGO Star Wars™ Fans Across The Galaxy -More than five million LEGO bricks used to create life-sized X-Wing starfighter in celebration of new LEGO Star Wars animated TV special "The (...) (12 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Controversial 'Mr. Gold' LEGO figure is $1,000 windfall
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Controversial gold LEGO figure is $1,000 windfall Individually numbered and mixed in randomly with LEGO’s other collectible minifigs, Mr. Gold is gold-chromed from top hat to toes -- except for his classy white gloves. And he’s apparently worth his (...) (12 years ago, 23-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | The mysterious "WDR" version 6661 Mobile TV Set...
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One of the most interesting LEGO sets in recent times has been the 6661 Mobile TV Set of 1989. This set was sold everywhere, and would have an otherwise dull existence if it weren't for the fact that Germany has a very interesting variation of this (...) (12 years ago, 20-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Future LEGO DVD and Book...
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Some current and new LEGO DVD/download samples... enjoy! Current items... Everything you ever wanted to know about the first LEGO sets... (URL) about a dozen wooden box LEGO sets are known in any online database... here's a chance to see the other (...) (12 years ago, 18-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Future LEGO DVD and Book...
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Well my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide (1949-90s) on DVD/download... will have a companion coming out in about a year... for the years 1990s-present. This has been a work in progress for some time... and will NOT be released early. (...) (12 years ago, 17-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Unknown Japanese LEGO Sets...
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(...) Hi Matt! Sorry for the long delay in response... I've been very busy... Is that the Xcyber 4305 set you are referring to? Gary (12 years ago, 17-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote: snip (...) I heard that as well! I've sketched out a design as to what I think could potentially work, using the 'guts' of an existing switch track, but, alas, since I don't own a 3d printer, I won't be (...) (12 years ago, 16-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) Yeah, we've had that happen for both monorail and 9v rail-- never a pretty sight! (...) Yeah, we debated whether or not the "world's longest monorail" should mean that it's a single loop, or merely CONNECTED track that ought to count. So if we (...) (12 years ago, 16-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) ... I'm not sure I understand this concept. (...) Inaccuracy! It burnsss usssssss! (...) Yeah, it's not a huge amount-- 0.8 studs is only 2.5% of the distance of a straight, so it'd take about 40 ramps (or 20 "complete" ramps) to make up the (...) (12 years ago, 16-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) Talking about monorail for shows and such (since we were, indeed talking about that ;) ).... Ever since the big 12.5 x 12.5 layout we did back in 2009 (I think), I've tried to avoid putting switches into my show layouts. First, as we all know (...) (12 years ago, 15-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) I know I'm speaking to two of the most 'detail oriented' people I've ever had the fun of working with... But you're thinking about this too much. If we all agree on- a straight equaling 10 inches a quarter straight equaling 2.5 inches a curve (...) (12 years ago, 15-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) I've just assumed that LEGO's accuracy with stud-to-metric measurements is neigh on perfect (or, too close for me to accurately measure discrepancies). So, I've just assumed an interstud spacing of 8mm per stud. (...) I guess it depends on (...) (12 years ago, 13-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How long is a length of monorail track?
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(...) This reminds me of "How Long Is the Coastline of Britain?" ;-) Dave... Saw your followups... Awesome work! Did you ever convert the final stud length measurements into inches or centimeters? I'm curious what accuracy is needed (in terms of (...) (12 years ago, 13-May-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Arburg installs hundreds of presses for LEGO in Mexico
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Arburg installs hundreds of presses for LEGO in Mexico Date: March 14, 2013 By Stephen Downer MEXICO CITY — Arburg GmbH & Co. KG has completed the installation of several hundred injection molding machines at the Mexico plant of toy-brick maker LEGO (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO Elects Blackstone Partner Jan Nielsen for Board
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LEGO Elects Blackstone Partner Jan Nielsen for Board LEGO A/S, Europe’s biggest toymaker, said it has elected Jan Nielsen, a partner at Blackstone Group LP (BX), for its board. LEGO picked Nielsen, 38, due to his experience with doing business in (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | The Little Gym® Builds New Partnership With LEGO Systems
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The Little Gym® Builds New Partnership With LEGO Systems Exclusive LEGO® DUPLO® Activities Coming to The Little Gym SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwired - Apr 30, 2013) - Building healthy bodies and minds is already a part of The Little Gym® experience. (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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