 | | Lego shop in Köln, Lego shop in Billund
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This weekend I got a glimpse of the shop in Köln (don't get me started. Murphy's law and stuff, I got there 5 mins before closing. And with german punctuality they closed right on time...). The plan is to go to Billund this summer. Has anyone (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Building Instructions Portal - Verified Email Address
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All, Quick note to let you know that as of today, you will need to have a valid email address in order to post to the B.I. Portal. Since the launch of the Portal, there have been a number of people who have signed up with fake/bad email addresses, (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks
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(...) It wouldn't surprise me if they have to pay royalties to the individual players. You know, cause they don't make nearly enough money with just their team paychecks... (...) So make your own stickers. Scan the paint deco, change the numbers, (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks
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(...) Yeah, you're right. When you posted this I checked back, (I hadn't seen Lego.com in a while, I just posted out of memory, It seems they got a new layout for the frontpage) And I saw the differences. (...) Yep. (...) Yeah, I know what you mean. (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Kinetic Honda Engineering - Take 606
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That was quite possibly one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Viva Goldberg! Take care, Soren (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Kinetic Honda Engineering - Take 606
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In Honda's words, here are "the two most precise minutes of TV you will ever see"... (URL) no computer or photographic tricks - there's bolts and screws precisely placed inside the tires so they can roll uphill, and apparently that's the first and (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks
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(...) They look alike but I would NOT say it's a total copy. I'm not defending MegaBlok but you have to give them some credit. They got some really NICE themes that I wish LEGO would make. Their military stuff is ok. Their DRAGON minifigs ROCK! It's (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mega Bloks
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(...) Nah, it looks cheaper and less well-designed, which is fitting. Hey, guess what? My anti-pop-up program now defends against Mega-Bloks! Woo-hoo! (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mega Bloks
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Hey I didn't know where to post this so I posted it here: I was just browsing Lego off-brands and Lego-like sites, and I went to (URL) and right when I got there I noticed one thing: Not only is Mega Bloks an off-brand, (basicly everyone knows that) (...) (22 years ago, 4-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Breakfast Cereal
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(...) We were buying Pokemon macaroni and cheese for a while. (...) Erik O. has already experimented with cheese bricks-- and who knows what else.... Maggie C. (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: LEGO Breakfast Cereal
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(...) How about Lego-shaped Kraft Macaroni and Cheese? There have already been Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bugs Bunny, and a few other variations, I think. There must be a whole realm of Lego food products no one has yet thought to market. Give it (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: What is your opinion on the rating system?
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Anyone else care to comment? I'd really appreciate your opinion on this matter. Thanks Terry (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Breakfast Cereal
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(...) Oops, I meant for this to be out of .galidor and into .dear-lego right away-- sorry bout that. (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: LEGO Breakfast Cereal
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(...) What I would like to see is another Quaker Instant Oatmeal promo so I can send in all the empty packets I can't bring myself to throw away, just in case.... In particular some mini-designer sets would be a good choice. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.galidor)
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| | Re: Hello out there--aka FEEDBACK NOW!!
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(...) One thing that you may want to try Spencer is consolidating all of those posts into one big announcement. You'll probably get more comments per responses that way and threads have a tendency to reach a critical mass once they get to a certain (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Be careful what you ask for...Was:(Re: Hello out there--aka FEEDBACK NOW!!)
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(...) Tall and lanky or 'what if Shaq were a mecha'. I like the legs because they show a decent range of motion, but I don't like them for the same lack of range. There's no turn out due to the use of click hinges. Unfortunately, I think the main (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military)
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| | LEGO Breakfast Cereal
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Hey, am I the only one eating this stuff? Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries NEW Galidor SHAPES! [LEGO] Defenders of the outer dimension From Quaker. 4 diff characters' shapes in blue, green, red and purple. Artificially colored blobs representing (it (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.galidor)
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| | Re: Hello out there--aka FEEDBACK NOW!!
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(...) It shows me how the pieces for the mech should fit together. Mechs usually require stories, and from this, I can't really tell what the mech is used for. (...) like what you used for the front (the TIE figher piece :). (...) how the legs move. (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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(...) I would have to say 1994 just because of the 8880 Supercar, the best Lego model EVER! Well maybe not best but most technologically advanced. I'd also have to say 2001. Robotics Invention System, 8466 4x4, 8458 Formula One Racer, 8457 Power (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Hello out there--aka FEEDBACK NOW!!
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My most recent mech, one that im pretty proud of: (URL) new helicopter, fairly good IMHO, (URL) mech-ish thing that i like, despite the color scheme: (URL) missile is seen here: (URL) mix of older MOCs that i posted all in one: (URL) of these posts (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/601-3372787-6548939?node=1038710
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Next time put the URL in the text - it is easier to browse that way Secondly this belongs in news:lugnet.market.b...sell-trade S travis <phree@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HE717v.1oKB@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | LEGO on Will & Grace 45 Minute Episode
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After his boyfriend dumped him Jack goes up to his ex's apartment and says he forgot his "LEGOS" there. After looking through some drawers Jack asks what his ex did with them and his ex gets them. After getting a yellow cicular bucket that makes (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What is your opinion on the rating system?
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(...) <snip> Actually, to get a more accurate reflection on the ratings, I'd suggest giving a three pronged test for each entry. Aesthetics - Does the movie poster look attractive or convincing? Is it terribly obvious that it was photoshopped (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | What is your opinion on the rating system?
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We'd like to know what you think of the rating system of our LEGO posters section. (URL) your opinion, do you think people are rating the posters honestly or do they rate theirs higher to get to the top of the ratings, or maybe they rate the Movie (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: For some Lego is a religous experience. (Was: Re: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community)
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In lugnet.general, David Schwanke writes: <snip> (...) <snip> Paul, for example [1]... ;-) [1] Acts 23:6 (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/601-3372787-6548939?node=1038710
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check out these sales...! -tk (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Johnny Thunder steals the victory !
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A blitz in the last 2 days made Johnny the victorious minifig, only 7 votes ovber Blacktron 1 who had lead by a good margin the whole month. But Johnny has been around for a while too and it's no surprise to see him elected in the Minifig Hall of (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: 1130 - What is it?
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Hi, I just checked my 1981 Australian Lego catalog and the price of 1130 was $9.50. (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Starbug (again)
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Back in August I showed a couple of small pics of Starbug 1 (from Red Dwarf) I finally got around to taking some real pictures of it: (URL) me what you think! (Again :-) [ j o n ] -- (URL) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.space) !
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| | LEGO Site Relaunch!
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(URL) you haven't been there in a while please take a second to check out my new LEGO site. I think this is much more organized than my last site, and I now have more creations on display than ever before. Also check back later for full gallery (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars) !
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| | Complete chapter six of Anachronistic Skies posted.
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After a short break taken from the writing process, but a load of great ideas to put on paper, I decided to take anothr shot at writing chapter six, with promising results. Parts two and three have been posted, and are ready for public viewing, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Building Instructions Portal down for maintenance
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(...) Hi Jake, Thank you for making these helpful changes to the B.I. Portal. The instructions are organized well in their new subcategories and the site does not feel as cluttered. Do you have any interest in hosting or providing space for (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Building Instructions Portal down for maintenance
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(...) We are back up and running with several new features: * Featured Building Instructions * Improved category structure * Minor bug fixes * Improved error checking Thanks for your patience! Jake --- Jake McKee Webmaster - B.I. Portal (URL) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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| | Announcing LEGO Digital Designer 1.0
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All, I would like to take this opportunity to announce a cool new project many years in the making. I hope you find this as exciting as I do. == A new LEGO building application == LEGO has been making building software for many years now (like LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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| | Re: Dream come true
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"Arne Lykke Nielsen" <arln@wanadoo.dk> skrev i meddelandet news:HE2Dx1.1IFx@lugnet.com... (...) shop (...) Keep off our hunting ground :-) Would you like to share which town? And an address :-) At least the town and some general directions... I'm (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Last 2 days to vote for the Minifig of the Month
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Hello All ! We have had a great month in the Minifig Hall of Fame. Over 400 votes and still 2 days left. If you haven't voted yet, now is the time. (URL) an upset, Johnny Thunder took the lead this morning after Blacktron 1 dominated the poll for (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Dream come true
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(...) I'll be happy to leave the space and technic to you Tobbe - the only space set I remember right now is 6951, but there were other medium sized sets. And of course I will share the address with all of you - but I'm so selfish, that I'll take (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Dream come true
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(...) It's been a while since I experienced them but I know *exactly* what you mean! (...) I suppose you want share *what* town huh? :) (...) Iiiik! Classic Space! Classic Technic! (...) You sure you're awake? :) (...) Hey! Stay in Denmark and leave (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Building Instructions Portal down for maintenance
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Just a quick heads up that the B.I. Portal ((URL) will be down for some much needed maintenance. We should be back up and running late tomorrow night. When we come back online, you will see several new things, including more form error checking, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trouble uploading to Brickshelf?
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Thanks John and Matt, but the problem seems to have righted itself on it's own. Nathan Lord of the LEGO (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: My big find...
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Being Shi*ty (pick your own letter) absolutely nothing, they are one of the worst knock off brands. Open them and look for yourself. -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Austin (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trouble uploading to Brickshelf?
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(...) It would be important to point out that certain file types cannot be supported by bricklink, those including html files and of course, any images that are in a native camera format other than .jpg, .gif or .bmp. When uploaded, certain files (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Trouble uploading to Brickshelf?
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What's the file type and name? The name can only have a few certain characters and no spaces. -JHK (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | My big find...
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I was at a Doller or Less store the other day and was just looking around when something got my attention. LEGO sets? On close examination, i realized that these where not LEGO, but shifty. But the best part was they all where $1.00 each. i picked (...) (22 years ago, 29-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Trouble uploading to Brickshelf?
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I'm trying to upload some more images to Brickshelf, but it's not working out. I select the image I want and press upload. Almost immediately the screen changes to the 'generating thumbnails' page and then to my sub-folder, which still has nothing (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dream come true
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Arne Lykke Nielsen's utterance expressed in news:HE2Dx1.1IFx@lugnet.com: (...) Lucky you!!! I remember the 6011 - I got two of them for christmas many years ago :) Still use the chests for treasures and small precious bricks :) (...) Give a ring (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Dream come true
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I've seen from previous posts, that many of us have that special dream, where we go into an old toy shop, and finds old LEGO sets on the shelves. Well, I've had that dream many times, sometimes so real, that I was in doubt when I woke, if I had (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Ozbricks down?
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Hi all, I've noticed for the past week when I try to click on my site hosted by Ozbricks I get a "Bandwidth limit exceeded" error. I also see this same error with Yaron Dori's Ozbricks links page, so I'm not sure if this is an issue of my own (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: FOTW: A Fun Little Tale
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Ooops....sorry Mr. President. ;) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: I have some questions...
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(...) Hi, Matt! Provided that your content is related to the hobby, you have unlimited free webpages at lugnet.com. And, your related images can be uploaded, free of charge, to brickshelf.com. To see pages made this way, check out some by Todd (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: FOTW: A Fun Little Tale
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(...) I think you've mixed me up with the wrong person. :) (...) Thanks for the tip! I haven't seen any Lego displays recently, but I'll keep an eye out! -JHK (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: FOTW: A Fun Little Tale
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Nice find Hendo...brings out the treasure hunter in all of us. JFK..one of the best places I've found have been toystores that do Lego displays. So long as they are not glued of course, if you find one put in an offer on it while it's still up along (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: FOTW: A Fun Little Tale
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Ar, you have good luck. :) I seem to be the only person in Jacksonville who knows what Lego is- the closest I've ever found is about 3 random collections of Megablok and Tyco. Thank goodness for Bricklink and Ebay... (still hopefull) (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 1130 - What is it?
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(...) That's great... thanks for your help! It came with a pile of instructions from the early 80's [technic, town and space]... my old dear did well for 50p [US$0.80]! ;) Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Nicknames for favorite LEGO parts
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"Mark D. McKean" <qpanda@quantumpanda.com> wrote in message news:qpanda-309110.1...net.com... (...) the modelmakers at LEGO (well Legoland Windsor at least) call these 'washing machines'. -- James Stacey ------ www.minifig.co.uk Lugnet Member #925 (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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"Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> wrote in message news:HE0FHD.Fn6@lugnet.com... (...) Well, I'll cover this part. For starters Mindstorms DID NOT EXIST; you'd have wait an additional ten years to buy one at your local TRU,etc. I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1130 - What is it?
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(...) catalogue [99870-AUS], and I'm fairly sure it was released either in 1979 or 1980. [after all, fabuland wasn't available until 1979, and the picture in the catalogue shows a fabuland set of instructions.] The actual info in this catalogue (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | 1130 - What is it?
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At the weekend my mother picked up a Lego folder marked “1130”. It looks like it has been designed for holding instructions... perhaps late 70's era. Anyone know anymore about it? Scott A Have you inspected Arthurs Seat yet: (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Nicknames for favorite LEGO parts
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(...) Those are good! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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(...) After finding part# 817 Trailer for Legoland Car ( (URL) ) in a pile of used LEGO I could argue juniorization has been around far longer then '97. '88 in this case. I'm sure there are more examples. Though I wont argue this point since I too (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Nicknames for favorite LEGO parts
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The full song is an instant classic. Performed by Brak on Episode 5 of "The Brak Show," the lyrics are: "Friendship is like an ointment When you've been stung by fifty bees. Wherever you rub it You know it feels better Because it's a topical (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Nicknames for favorite LEGO parts
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(...) "Ledges?" Interesting. I've never actually thought of them that way. Hmm...that gives me some new ideas. I've always called those thinwalls, and for the clear ones, trans-thinwalls. I also call 1x1 rounds "dots," though I tend to try to stick (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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Hmmmmm...... I find amusing that nearly everyone states that 1988 was the best year for LEGO. I really can't agree or disagree because I had just been born! ;-) I have to say that 2002 - 2003 is (and will be) the best year for LEGO. In 2002 I did (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I have some questions...
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Hello Matt, (...) This sounds kind of like the same question from this thread: (URL) hope that answer is what you were looking for. This is still assuming you're talking about the personalized features on the LUGNET set reference pages. If not, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | I have some questions...
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Hello, I was just wondering if anyone could answer the following questions: 1. If I put something as WTB (Want to Buy) or WTS,(Want to Sell) can I ever change the amount? 2. I know this is kinda off-topic but, does anyone know of a good FREE website (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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Wow, good topic! Although the entire 80's seemed really great, I started collecting Lego in 1991 so it's hard to rate the years before. So I'd have to say 1999 was my favorite year. The Star Wars line did it for me since Lego not only released (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: how odd!!!!
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(...) They do indeed appear to be raw ABS. The company I work for has one customer who wants parts made in antimicrobial ABS with the intent of painting them afterwards, so we decided not to waste money on having the sheet colored. It all comes in (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: posting setup
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(...) I agree, and with good reason. Until just now I was under the impression that a paid membership WAS required. After seeing the link to the membership sign-up page, it never even occured to me that it wasn't required for posting. I've even had (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Re: FOTW: A Fun Little Tale
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(...) Thanks! I can't wait to find time to sort it, build with it, post some pics, and then in a way share it with you all. :) (...) Yes, you got that correct. You can always check out Shiri's acronym guide for this sort of thing... (URL) can never (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: FOTW: A Fun Little Tale
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Very Cool, Hendo! What a great find. I haven't had any great finds lately, so I am jealous. :) Josh PS. Is NLSO, "Non Lego Significant Other?" (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | FOTW: A Fun Little Tale
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I dunno where to post this, but I just had to share my excitement. I had my first Find Of The Week in some time last week. Of course, that makes me wonder whether I should call it the Find Of The Week, Month, Or Whatever. Well, this is what (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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(...) I think this question has popped up before in some form or another. But it's the fun sort of topic that is always good to revisit. My 2 cents... After some thought, I have concluded that if I could choose only one year, then it would have to (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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(...) Yup. 1987 was the year in which the best thing happened for lego space....I was born. Really though, B1 is far above the other space themes, mostly cuz the cool 'figs. Star wars remains a pretty good line nowadays. Click hinges, new colors, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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(...) *smacks the young padawan of little BT1 knowledge* Blacktron 1 will always beat out Blacktron 2. One of the reasons is that BT1 have a flight suit, while BT2 have a "B", how do they stay strapped in? Trans Yellow is also a much more better (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Best Lego Year of all time?
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(...) Well now that is kind of interesting. I always thought most people liked the trans-yellow better than the neon green. I know I do. I wonder what other people think about that? -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: The Golden Dragon
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Thanx Josh, (Even though I can’t see your poster photo yet... 'cause it ain’t moderated) Here’s a great close-up shot of the strange dark-gray armored knight that’s in set # 7419 Dragon Fortress. (URL) jus’ for no apparent reason, I wanted to add (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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(...) Okay, so you're right about the 1998 thing, but 2003 are you crazy?!?!?! :) I don’t want to buy the Orient Expedition sets, they look dumb. (...) Hey! I like the Stingrays! :) Although I can see what you mean a little... Anyway, Aquasharks (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dire translations
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(...) Hi Duq, If you think poor translations are bad... we just lost our edition of the catalog, it is now (again, after 15 years) bilingual in Castillan and Portuguese :-/ Not bad because of the language mix itself, but because we lost most of the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nl)
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I'm just after browsing through the dutch version of the jan-jul 2003 catalog, and can't help but thinking that some of the translations must be quite poor. Are scans of the english version of this catalog available online somewhere? Could someone (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Nicknames for favorite LEGO parts
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The first ones that pop into mind are these: (URL) (gogles) (URL) (binoculars) and (URL) (hockey stick) I probably use more, some in dutch, but I can't think of them now... Duq "Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) always thought of these as "electric eyes", even though I can't recall having ever seen them used as such in an official set. That's just what they always looked like to me. And since my youth was spent almost entirely in Classic Space, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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Quoting John Riley <Rohnjiley@yahoo.com>: (...) To add some of my own nicknames for favorite LEGO parts: Old Pre-LUGNET/RTL days: tiles = smoothies plates = flats bricks = fatties/thicks studs = bumps Still think of to this day: universal joints = (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe you called them as follows: My brother and I, in our early years, called plates "flats," tiles "smooth flats," (or sometimes just "smooth" as in "smooth 1 x 2") and slope bricks "tiles" (the last because of Lego S&H calling slope bricks (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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"Jeremiah VanderMark" <doggybot_37@yahoo.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message news:HDxM13.20zn@lugnet.com... (...) Those were the days- when I really could say I was 12 (WOW, 20 years do fly by). My friends and I didn't use the name "talls" but sure did (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Around our house my kids call this part (only in brown) "mommy hair": (URL) a while back I heard them singing a jingle from Cartoon Network which went: "...wherever you rub it you know it feels better because it is a typical head of Jesus." I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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Ahh, yes. This part: (URL) always be a "cannonball", courtesy my discovering Lego during the Pirate era. Also, being far less creative than Tim as a kid, these: (URL) simply "dots". On a related note, "bricks" and "plates" were foreign concepts to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Whew! For a minute there I thought you were calling me a geek.... hey, wait a second! ;) (...) That's a fairly widely used term, isn't it? I guess I was thinking more along the lines of personalized nicknames for less common parts. As I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You can admit it if you want... I promise not to make fun of any names you may have come up with. I started this silly thread, I'm certainly not one to poke fun at anyone else. :) (...) I meant to clarify something in my initial posting. I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes: <snip> Bulldog? Hydrant? Hmm... (...) Um... well... not that I'm going to admit, I guess. (grin) More seriously, I actually don't do that. I try to memorise the LDraw names for stuff and use those (and I try (...) (22 years ago, 26-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You, a geek, nah... ;-) (...) (URL) part is commonly referred to as a "jumper" plate or tile, since it allows for you to build on top of it in half-stud widths. (URL) best friend and I, potty humorists as we are, started calling this piece a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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At the risk of branding myself a bigger geek than I already am, I have decided to post this anyway. :) While I'm building a model or sorting pieces, I sometimes refer to certain of my favorite pieces by a nickname... based on what that piece reminds (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.general) !
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Hello! I was browsing Brickshelf this morning and I landed on the folder of "Matthew Be" ((URL) like to communicate with him but I can't find his e-mail adress. :-( Does anybody here knows who is "Matthew Be" and/or could tell me how I can (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.people)
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| | UPDATED Re: spinner/tilter amusement ride MOC
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Hey guys, thought those of us with patience or broadband might be interested in seeing some video of the ride in action. i've completed the programming to include the classic circus music. Its really fun now. lowerd resolution (URL) resolution (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | G.M.L.T.C. to display at "Day Out With Thomas™" event
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The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club (www.gmltc.org) is pleased to announce we will be displaying our LEGO train layout at the "Day Out With Thomas™" event at the Minnesota Transportation Museum's Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul, MN from April (...) (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: On this day
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(...) Great thought, Ben. Richie (22 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.general)
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The response to our LPC and Top 10 changes is outstanding! We can tell you right now, it's going to be the best week yet in thos 2 sections! Here is a preview for the LPC and the Top 10: Lego Picture Captioning (The picture is of a T-Rex and a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community
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Whoa. Did this thread stray or what? (Just look at the dots.) Tryin' to keep it light, -H.Man :) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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Lest we forget>>>> (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.general)
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(URL) we forget. Benjamin Whytcross For more info, try the following: (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: For some Lego is a religous experience. (Was: Re: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community)
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(...) After (...) It is unfortunate. Though I dont feel it is desperate I do have a built in need to talk about God that God has placed within me and as such getting to know me inherrently involves putting up with some level of it. If you really (...) (22 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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