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A discussion with a LEGO Archive employee last year about wooden box sets, came up with a previously unknown use for LEGO sets... the fact that TLG was marketing the wooden box sets in the early years of their production to Beauty Parlors and to (...) (11 years ago, 18-Aug-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | How LEGO Service Packs got started...
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Service packs and individual parts sales are relatively new (only last 20 or so years) to the USA and Canada. But in Europe individual parts sales started in 1950 in Denmark, and Service Packs started as individual sales either from mail-order, or (...) (11 years ago, 15-Aug-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | The Very Rare and Strange 800 LEGO Universal Set
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One of the chapters in my LEGO DVD/download lists the story of very unusual LEGO sets, that really don't fit in any other category or type. The old 800 LEGO set, only sold in France, Denmark and Norway, fits the bill as one of the most unusual sets, (...) (11 years ago, 10-Aug-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | The impossibly complex LEGO Promotional Sets!
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I just wrote some information about several 1980s promotional sets... such as the Dutch #1966 Repair Shop set (a Unox Soup promotional set there by Unilever Corp.). Or so I thought it was a Dutch exclusive... until I was shown some German catalog (...) (11 years ago, 7-Aug-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brickshelf hacked???
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You are right. I see: Views: 1724578787 and that is odd. I wonder if it is a scripting there, where like Y2K, or some such a number rolled over and the system populated that 1.7 billion number? (...) (11 years ago, 26-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brickshelf hacked???
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Take a look at the "most popular" folders on Brickshelf and you'll see five new folders at the top of the first page. (URL) folders seem very suspicious. • Each folder has more than billion hits. • However the individual images in each folder have (...) (11 years ago, 23-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Cartoon Network, LEGO Group launching Mixels for 2014
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Cartoon Network, LEGO launching Mixels Cartoon Network partnered with Danish toymaker The LEGO Group to start “Mixels” A new concept involving small creatures that can mix and combine with one another in creative and unpredictable storylines. Mixels (...) (11 years ago, 22-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | The Making Of LEGO Marvel Iron Man (video)
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The Making Of LEGO Marvel Iron Man From Spike.com website. Video link: (URL) Standing at 6 feet and 5 inches tall, the LEGO Marvel Iron Man is simply a masterpiece. Erik Varszegi, the model designer/master builder behind the magic dishes out the (...) (11 years ago, 18-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... retelling the stories that got lost...
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(...) Thanks Chris, Very strange! I'm no stranger to Shaw Cable... since I live in metro Detroit, Shaw Cable picks up the Detroit PBS (WTVS) TV station, and broadcasts it across 1000 cities in Canada. I don't know where Youblisher originates or how (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | The LEGO GROUP EXPANDS MINECRAFT COLLECTION
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THE LEGO GROUP EXPANDS MINECRAFT COLLECTION Two additional models based on the popular virtual 3D world make their debut at Comic-Con International and will be on shelves this September. COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO (July 17, 2013) - (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | LEGO set 10235 Winter Village Market
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LEGO® set 10235 Winter Village Market The set was officially unveiled at BrickFête in Toronto. Ages 12+. 1,261 pieces. Collect and create a fun festive scene with the Winter Village Market! Prices US $99.99 CA $129.99 DE 89.99€ UK 79.99 £ DK 799.00 (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | LEGO Group Builds Creative Merchandising Program for “THE LEGO® MOVIE”
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LEGO Group Builds Creative Merchandising Program for “THE LEGO® MOVIE” -First of 17 Building Sets, Playable Video Game Demo to be Displayed at Comic-Con- SAN DIEGO, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL - The LEGO Group today (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... retelling the stories that got lost...
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(...) I tried those, and got my usual "connection timed out". So then I tried my smart phone. With it using my WiFi I got the same result. With it using my cellular data plan, it got to the site, but failed due to lack of Adobe's Macromedia flash (...) (11 years ago, 15-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... retelling the stories that got lost...
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This is very strange... I can access this via Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome... And no one on Eurobricks has complained about not getting in... Try some of my LEGO DVD chapter files... (URL) Istok (...) (11 years ago, 15-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... retelling the stories that got lost...
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(...) I've tried a couple of times over a couple of days. I can never connect. Tried two different browsers, too. Either the site is mostly down, or something is preventing my connection (I'm in Canada, using Shaw as my ISP). (11 years ago, 13-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... Maersk stories that got lost...
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Other old stories that fell to the wayside involve the first Maersk LEGO items.... (URL) then there's the whole Retailer catalog of 1959-60.... (URL) Istok (11 years ago, 12-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... retelling the stories that got lost...
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(...) Hi Steve, I had some problems early on... but now I don't seem to have any... very odd. Try checking out these 2 additional items as well... Philips Electronics Corporation LEGO promotions.... (URL) Samsonite Junior Constructor Set 717 (...) (11 years ago, 10-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... retelling the stories that got lost...
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(...) When I try those URLs, I only get a blank webpage. By looking at the page source, I can get the direct URLs to the page images, and those work. And now I'm getting connection resets, so I can't do any more checking. Steve (11 years ago, 10-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Historic Anecdotes... retelling the stories that got lost...
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(...) Thanks Ted... cut/pastes don't always have the effect one desires... ;-) Here's another try... with 2 more stories from my next DVD/download... (URL) tested them this time... and they should work... happy reading!! Gary Istok (11 years ago, 10-Jul-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dream dies for a Man
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LEGOLAND Dream dies for man, 63, over rule that adults must be accompanied by kids By Andy Johnson, CTVNews.ca Published Monday, July 8, 2013 2:54PM EDT A 63-year-old man who travelled from Windsor, Ont. to Toronto to fulfil a lifelong dream of (...) (11 years ago, 9-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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