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Did I hear someone say they were looking for LONDON BUS Stickers? If so EMAIL me. Gary Istok (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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for anyone trying to view the pic on pause, the set number is 456 or 661, they both show the same pic. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Has anyone used their software? What did you think? Jimmy (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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This is, of course, set number 493, not 496. Just in case anyone wanted to hop over to see a pic of my incredible find, I thought I should correct that. This was one of my childhood sets and that's why I'm especially pleased to have found it again. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Honest mistake, Fluffy. Won't happen again. (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Don't count on it. I backup every one of the CD's I buy (at less than a buck each for blanks you only have to get burned once with a scratched or damaged CD to think it well worth it) and I have had no success copying Creator. My main reason (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, I'm bugged. I like the minifigs, but I hate the big round quarter-disk pieces. So no aliens for me. (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Thank you for the input Todd. I made the changes this morning. I'll post when I update the page after Thanksgiving. Pat Justison (...) have (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Michael Huffman wrote in message ... (...) I was thinking of using this for my sig: "LEGO. Who needs a life!" Eric (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Op een zekere dag, te weten Mon, 23 Nov 1998 23:56:22 GMT, klom "Jesse Long" <LongJR97@hotmail.com> in het toetsenbord en schreef ons: (...) But these is the first Lego theme that we can make copies of..... (not that I want (or am allowed) to do (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fabuland / Richard Scarry
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(...) On the Pause Database there are indeed 90 sets, only some of them are double ones: 121 = 328 128 = 338 134 = 344 137 = 347 324 = 3605 3625 = 3630 3639 = 3643 Sets that are missing in the Pause database: 3601 Elton Elephant 3602 Bianca Lamb and (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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the Mindstorm Store is realy (URL) Tiger Direct partnership. go to the Tiger Direct site, its much better. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) looks (...) I know, I was attempting to make a (poor) joke. It's nice to have the search box at the top now. (Yay!! No more scrolling! ;) ) Jeff (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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11. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- snipped from "25 things I have learned in 50 years" by Dave Barry (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Except that (according to the newsletter, and unlike S@H) shipping isn't included. (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Good point. I had been assuming mostly a (semi-)mad dash from the counter to the LEGO aisle, pantomime filling the cart (decision: go for speed-scooping, getting many copies of just a few sets, or take the time to cruise the aisle, grabbing (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sorry -- it's hard to know when is the best/safest time for a change like that; with it servicing so many queries a day, the probability of the change taking place right while someone is browsing is very high. It wasn't a big enough change to (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Web Page
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(...) All right! Cool looking space ships -- especially the wing flaps and engines on the 300B and the "rear with storage bay open" photo of the YF-42I! But your legal notice on the bottom of your pages is very confusing/ misleading. On all your (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Collector's Items
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(...) Why did you post this to lugnet.announce? lugnet.announce is a newsgroup for announcements, not for fluff. --Todd (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pause Update
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Michael Ulring wrote in message <3659F844.741B7835@e...uc.edu>... (...) that (...) I see. Nice. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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I have created a web page to display my original Lego spacecraft. I've just started to collect Lego again, and the page is very new, so don't expect to much right now. I will be updating it frequently with new models that I have created and more (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: non traditional retail outlets
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(...) I saw the hang glider and some other small boxes for $3.29 at Osco (big drug store chain - sister store to Savon, I believe,which is in the western U.S.) Although excited to see that set at a store for the first time, I bought ours thru S@H (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | TLG online store
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I got mail today (from "LEGO MINDSTORMS News" [notify@legomindstorms.com]) announcing that the online store is open to US residents. Cool. Store prices appear to be same as S@H. It also announced that the SDK was available and promised a remote (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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Heya ! Sorry to bothering you but I can't get rec.toys.lego post servis. Can you post to RTL ? Thanx ! Rene e-mail: virsik@USAF.org (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pause Update
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(...) Enter any set number and do a search - then you'll see what he is talking about. There is a new light blue bar across the top of the browser that contains the search edit box. The Lugnet logo is also a new addition. The root pause page does (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pause Update
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) looks (...) ;) (...) I don't see anything different. Where are you looking? Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Software Catalog from Lego!
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Ardjan Besse wrote in message <365ab236.9666539@lu...et.com>... (...) but (...) coming (...) So much to buy, and so little cash. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fabuland / Richard Scarry
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <365979e4.25189157@l...et.com>... (...) these (...) I'm sad to see that its gone as well. I never had Fabuland myself (my first lego sets were space, looking through the 1978/1979 ones it looks like I had quite a few of (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fabuland / Richard Scarry
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(...) Though not accessible to the likes of you and me, there is such a museum at Billund headquarters. Copies of all sets, including the old wooden blocks, the cars, everything. i (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: non traditional retail outlets
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(...) I'm almost wishing I hadn't bought Creator. It runs OK on my p2-400, dog slow on another p166mmx at work. Hard to use, not very intuitive, mostly boring. With something like BlockCAD I was building complex designs with basic bricks in seconds. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Pause Update
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Hey Todd, I just wanted to tell you that your upgrade (menubar) to Pause looks good! Just don't do it when I'm browsing! I almost had a heart attack! ;) Jeff (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | FOTW: 496 Spirit of St. Louis
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Well, I found a mostly complete with box 496 Spirit of St. Louis set this weekend at a thrift store. It's now complete and I suppose I'll have to build a museum around it :) Set me back $0.27. -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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A few musings: I've been seeing TLG stuff in non traditional places. For instance, King Soopers has a bunch of the mini-sets (the hang glider, etc) for 2.99 each. That's not a very good price, IMHO. Is the broadening of channels good for TLG, even (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Dreams (was: Re: I think I'm getting too involved...
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(...) Just check with security or store management first as you are practicing with property that is not your own. If you DO decide to practice, please post when/where, as I want to watch. :-) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fabuland / Richard Scarry
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(...) Looking at those pics makes me think that one of the buildings at Legoland California ought to be a museum with one of every set that Lego has ever produced. I'm sure they must have kept some somewhere. Matt (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fabuland / Richard Scarry
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(...) Fabuland was great - although there was a lot of specialised pieces, as I recall. I really liked the fact that the heads could move up and down as well as left and right, although mine soon became very loose and tended to take a sideways look (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | LDLITE is this week's CLSotW pick
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[crossposted to lugnet.cad/lugnet.general; followups set to lugnet.cad] Paul Gyugyi's LDLITE is this week's Cool LEGO Site of the Week pick: (URL) encourage anyone and everyone who runs Windows to get LDLITE -- especially if you already have LDraw. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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In the latest batch of images from Selçuk, there were quite a few new Fabuland images... I couldn't help feeling sadly nostalgic as each of these found its way into the DB last night. It's too bad Fabuland was cancelled, although it did run for (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Sets
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(...) Hrmmm, might want to try a little more honey and a little less vinegar there. :) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: More 1999 Ninja Ponderings
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A while back people were talking about 'Lego Dreams'. I dreamt this idea up of a Ninja boat. A pirate ship with Ninjas. Too late, I got the idea, now I'm gonna build it! (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Sets
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Well if you have been so 'privleged' to see the 1999 sets, why don't you tell us about them? How about some catalog scans? If I had a scanner, I'd do the smart thing. Why don't you do the smart thing? (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Sets
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(...) Ok - is this really fair for all of us? :-) What is your source (catalog, store sets, third party info)? Please let us know at LUGNET & RTL...We're dying here! jeremy (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Sets
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(...) Ok, you can't just do that. You saw 'em in person, or in a catalog? Details plz. (26 years ago, 22-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO stickers on the net
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(...) I think th www.kl.net is convenient as an archive site. Some set instructions has already the sticker sheets included Selçuk (26 years ago, 22-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Snow Globes
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(...) Well, on a TV program in the UK they showed you how to make your own and they put an Explorien man inside. (See message on RTL entitled "Poor Explorien man" Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 22-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Snow Globes
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It's getting to be that time of year again, I think, where some folks will want to do snow globes with their minifigs. So, the following: I was in Big Lots last week, and found a display of snow globe kits for 3.99 each. They had a variety of sets; (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: More 1999 Ninja Ponderings
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(...) The use of the 3xxx and 4xxx series numbers for next year's Castle Ninja release has resulted from the fact that the 60xx series is near exhausted. LEGO will be moving to a six-digit set number within the next couple of years. Grahame Reid (26 years ago, 22-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Carlsbad Legofest
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After the wonderfully successful Legofest in San Francisco in October, a few of us were thinking about doing a similar event in Carlsbad for the 20-21 March 1999 weekend. This is the opening weekend for Legoland California. To do the planning, we (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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| | Re: For Immediate Release
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Either TLG will sue you for this or they will steel the idea. Quite cute. ;-) Robert M. Dye wrote in message <364BC070.3D11@writeme.com>... :Hey, LEGO fans...you asked for it...now you get it! : :You wanted a greater selection of colors - green, (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | More 1999 Ninja Ponderings
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(...) I haven't actually seen the white ninja in a set, though. :/ I realize I forgot to mention one other thing I've been wondering about - is Ninja now its own theme? The new sets are in the 35xx number range, and Ninja has its own page on the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Ninja Ponderings
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Jonas Marcho wrote in message ... (...) Ninja soccer teams, maybe? Or did Unnecessary Roughness beat me to that joke? Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Ninja Ponderings
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The white ninjas featured on AGONN are probobly the fourth faction. (26 years ago, 21-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Ninja Ponderings
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(...) Ooooo! Naginata!! Chu-ko-nu!! ;) (My warriors are tired of just having Katanas and mis-firing muskets. Where are all the Daikyu?) Jeff (26 years ago, 21-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | For Immediate Release
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Hey, LEGO fans...you asked for it...now you get it! You wanted a greater selection of colors - green, silver, gold, purple, orange, pink! Now you can have them! You wanted greater contol over the piece assortment in your sets - more tiles, more (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | 1999 Ninja Ponderings
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Well, I was taking a look at the scans of the new ninja sets from the minicatalog, and I came to a couple of conclusions. 1) they're pretty cool, and 2) it looks like the red ninjas are a third faction (based on their dragon flags/door hangings, (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Box Scans?
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I have a few box scans that are included with the instructions, xxxx-b1,-b2 etc. People just haven't uploaded many. I think the problem is finding a big enough flatbed scanner. Try scanning 6991 sometime :) My brother works at a company that (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO Dreams (was: Re: I think I'm getting too involved...
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Go to the store ahead of time and practice. (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Guitars
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The microphone is a sawed-off aquazone silver harpoon. I also tried putting a black 1x1 round plate on the end, although now that I think about it, using the rounded base of a control-stick might work better. -gyug (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trailerage
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(...) Last night, I build a nativity scene. My wife thought it was sooo cute. When she said that I immediately realized that getting Lego Bricks would be a lot easier now. When building, I used a different technique. Normally I just start and add on (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Dreams (was: Re: I think I'm getting too involved...
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Hmmm ... interesting thoughts ... I would probably take two carts to begin with, however, only fill one and bring it back to the starting line, then grab another cart, and fill both carts this time, and bring both back ... hopefully within 5 mins. (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: lego package disguise was Re: Trains around the Christmas Tree
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(...) have disguised lego packages under the tree. One year I put enough bricks in every package so that they all appeared to be legos. One year I removed the legos from the box and replaced them with a treasure hunt note. Once I wrapped the puzzle (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: S@H Holiday Specials?
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(...) Not the whole thing, no. I've considered doing one before, but was concerned about the size the images would be in order to be readable. (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Dreams (was: Re: I think I'm getting too involved...
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(...) I had a dream a few nights ago. I won a 5-minute shopping spree at Target. The catch was that I had 5 minutes from the "starting line" at the front of the store, and I could only keep what I got back over the line in those five minutes. So do (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: lego package disguise was Re: Trains around the Christmas Tree
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(...) These are all sick sick sick, I love it. (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Nightmares ( was: Re: LEGO Dreams (was: Re: I think I'm getting too involved...) )
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(...) Sounds like the cold medicine to me. Try something that will really knock you out. Louise (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: S@H Holiday Specials?
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Is there an online Scanned version of th S@H catalog somewhere???? Dave. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Dacta Road Plates
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I recently bought two of the Dacta 10-pack road plate sets. My only other experience with road plates has been the original gray road plates. I was a little disappointed at the quality difference in the two sets of roadplates. The Dacta plates (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | S@H Holiday Specials?
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Well, although the phone specials are cancelled, I've heard that there are numerous specials contained in the pages of the holiday S@H catalog. But... I don't /have/ the holiday S@H catalog! I've called, and it's being sent, but if there's some kind (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: german promo sets 2964 & 2234
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Just FYI, esp. Dutch readers, 2964 is available in the Netherlands too (Kruidvat stores ~ $5). Eric (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Nightmares ( was: Re: LEGO Dreams (was: Re: I think I'm getting too involved...) )
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(...) I've been sick the past week, with a really nasty cold. I'd put a few sets together to past the time. But when I'd go to sleep, I've had these strange dreams about not being able to completely build a set -- making me frustrated that I didn't (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | My want list
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Well, I have a want list posted now. Please check it out - maybe we can work out trades or purchases. (URL) Unofficial listing of weekly US Lego Shop at Home phone specials (URL) (discontinued thru Holiday season) 800-835-4386 (S@H USA) / (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: german promo sets 2964 & 2234
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(...) BTW, being a die-hard Space fan, I am especially thankful to you for tracking down the place(s) selling these and for offering to buy them for all of us who don't own a private jet to fly to Germany. :) --Todd (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: german promo sets 2964 & 2234
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(...) No need to apologize -- I think an announcement of this type fits A-OK into lugnet.general (rather than only to the market groups) because your message was 95% announcement and commentary, and only 5% market-oriented. The only thing I would (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Dreams (was: Re: I think I'm getting too involved...
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(...) Seems like this could make for an interesting thread. I thought maybe I was the only one who had LEGO dreams...8) Rob (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | german promo sets 2964 & 2234
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hi folks there is a currently running promotion in germany (as you might have heard of). two of the sets are new releases - never seen before. 2964 - insectoid buggy (price is ~ $10) 2234 - town junior police (price is ~33) the town set is scrap (in (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I think I'm getting too involved...
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Pawel wrote in message ... (...) that (...) trust me I have dreams like that sometimes too. Found a Yellow Castle and a Monorail once that way. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | GTG in Denver
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The subject confab was a success. Attendees: Duane, Joe, Roby, Heather and your narrator. Lots of playing! I got to show off my double stack articulated, lots of oohing and aahing at SanDilego and the amusment park, and some good trading too. Also (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.co.den, lugnet.general)
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| | Observations about set 5938 Oasis ambush
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I'm sitting here staring at a half built set and thinking how much it looks like an old bomb shelter. I mean if you take the chain and cat thing off it looks like a bomb shelter it's got the slightly sloped roof and looks like it's made out of (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego marketing to adults
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Bye Bye Town Jr???????? Dave Thomas Main wrote in message <3651E35C.DFE48E4D@a...te.edu>... (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How many bricks from San Francisco to New York?
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I was operating under the assumption that it were over a completely flat plane... Alex Wetmore wrote in message <911345361.517138@phred>... (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Guitars
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(...) Wonderful. What's the address of their manager? Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: Jacob.Sparre.Andersen@risoe.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- LEGO: MOC+++c TO+++(6543) TC+++(8880) AQ+++ BV-- #++ S LS++ A-/+ YB72m (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sig
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(...) Put the sig in a file, then copy'n'paste as needed... (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Guitars
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(...) That page is great! :) What part is the microphone? Steve (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Guitars
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(...) I think you may be wound too tight. (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego vs. K-nex
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For tubing of many sizes (inside and outside diameter combinations), flexibility and tubing type you should look to a scientific supply company (yellow pages). Ask if the have a minimum order (most do for public sales). A catalog would be very (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego vs. K-nex
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(URL) Oh, now you might want to connect their pneumatics to Technic pneumatics and Midstorms. What have I done.... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- The train stops at the train station, The bus stops at the bus station, So why am I sitting at (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego vs. K-nex
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Lee Jorgensen wrote in message <3652E5F8.91DDFD08@u...st.net>... (...) Pneumatic tubing is probably more suitable to the task. My aquarium tubing is too flimsy. Pneumatic tubing is much stiffer and can be bought in colors and quantity for not too (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Surgical tubing might work as well. Might be cheaper, however, a bit more stretchy since it's more rubbery. Technic pneumatic tubing is very similar to this type of tubing, and might stretch too much. To make a decent rollercoaster though, the set (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No sweat Very often I have a dream that I am in some shop and notice either old discontinued sets or sets that I really want (ie - 40 knights in one castle minifig pack - that's how they SHOULD make them;) So I could either say that the ID is (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Well, I've come out of my Dark Ages full force - now I'm into buying old/discontinued sets. Any day now I expect to feel the creeping desire for a Guarded Inn steal over me as it seems to do every other LEGO Castle enthusiast... But anyway, I saw (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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The guitars are excellent! OK, check out the Angry Butane Steroids at: (URL) -gyug (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's something that's definitely more -possible- in that scenario... But not being a big fan of sigs (because of bandwidth and indexing), I can't say I'm exactly chomping at the bit to write that particular hunk of code... :) --Todd (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ooh -- that'd be even cooler! And then how much time would it take for a monorail car to get from one coast to the other? I don't know how fast the cars go but the straight track segments are 32 studs long, so...hmm...that works out to (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think Todd has said before that sig's will be something that will be included once the more advanced membership options go live. (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Another (all Lego) Option would be to use the Technic Pneumatic Tubing or that new Corrugated Tube that's used in a lot of the new Technic models. The advantage of this is that: It's all Lego. The disadvantage is that : It's all Lego (and (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) personally, i've wondered how many monorail track segments it would take to get from san francisco to boston (and how many batteries!)...but i've never calculated. perhaps that's the difference between a todd-level lego-er and me? :) --nikky (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <19981117.170117.509...no.com>... (...) A cross-country drive is roughly 3000 miles (it was about 3050 from Charlotte, NC to Seattle, WA when my girlfriend and I moved to the Seattle area) and goes over the mountains, (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Does that include going over hills/mountains and into valleys? The Rocky mountains would be quite an obstacle to build over! :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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