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| | | Terry, Are you sure! The size of your Titanic alone staggers the mind in parts counts. And then there is what I think was the funniest (and wackiest) thing I've ever seen made out of LEGO ..... namely "Linda Tripp on a Sled". Everyone at my work (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Counting parts —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) That's Terry C. Terry Cruse. HE has a lot of parts. But Conan has more, I am convinced. We think he has around 2.3 Million elements or more in his collection. We (the GMLTC) believe it to be the largest privately held collection extant, other (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Nick Goetz
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| | | | | | | I have not heard of Conan. Is there a page I can go to. I could hardly imagine what that number of bricks looks like. Thanks. -Nick Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <37569002.9CE083A1@v...er.net>... (...) counts. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Click on the link below and go to GMLTC links. There's a pic of him there with a really cool train layout. Be sure to read Larry's narrative. (...) -Tom McD. when replying, don't count the spamcake. (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Conan —John Gerlach
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) We're working on it!! (Yes, I know we've been saying that for the last several months....) The 'in progress' site is (URL) soon we'll get to set up and point to www.gmltc.org John1 (to distinguish myself from John2 and John3!) (of course, drop (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Conan —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) the pics as jpg instead of gif. Just my .02 --Bram (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | Tom McDonald wrote: Conan himself is not currently on-line and has never read Lugnet or TMK RTL. He just gets his net news from us:-) The dude is all about building, and can't be bothered with 'net stuff;-) Besides, he, like Todd, is to be wedded (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | John Neal wrote: 'Course, I (...) And the problem with that is?? (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Nuttin', honey. In fact, I think that is what's referred to as a blessing in disguise:-) The one show that I would like to see (ST:V) is on Wed nites, which happens to be the GMLTC's new meeting night, thanks to J1's golfing night landing on (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Once upon a time, (on Sun, 6 Jun 1999 03:22:26 GMT, to be precise!), John Neal uttered the following profundities.... (...) Being a great fan of ST:V and ST:DS9, should someone help John out, please put "STAR TREK-SPOILER" in the subject! In the UK (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Deja Vu!!! I remember visiting relatives in Germany, and they wanted to know what was going on in TV shows "Dallas" and "Dynasty" (called "Denver Clan" in Germany) back in the 1980's, because they too were a year behind. Gary Istok (Now for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland ST:V SPOILER (was Re: Counting parts —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) spoiler space ST:V: Summary: Another Starfleet ship has been exiled to the delta quadrant by the same force/people(the name of which escapes me ATM) that sent Voyager there. That ship's crew discovered extra-dimensional aliens who were curious (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland ST:V SPOILER (was Re: Counting parts —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | SES ALERT: ST:V and ST:DS9 Spoilers! I thought DS9 & Voyager's seasons were great! I am mad at the DS9 Sisko merging thing with the Prophets. Otherwise, it was a great sendoff. I also didn't like everyone leaving, it was too convenient. At least the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I didn't watch the DS9 finale, but I taped it. I want to watch it tonight, and its 2 hours long. I hope I get the chance. So if someone else wants to post the results for John that'd be nice or else I plan to do it tomorrow. Include SPOILER in (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Paul Foster
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) spoiler It was ok, but I think this whole season of DS9 has been kind of a let down, there really weren't any must watch, exciting stories IMO. (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Ooh, ooh, yes!! Let's talk! :-) BTW, thanks for the spoiler!! -John (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) One thing to remember the Video tape format is different in the USA versus Europe. I found that out many years ago when I took a family video tape with me to my cousin in Germany. The tape went into their VCR OK, but it played garbage. From (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Tom McDonald
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) and (...) post the (...) frontier. (...) Europe. I (...) cousin in (...) format (...) That's very true. NTSC format vs PAL. Different resolutions and such. But actually to do it professionally, if I'm understanding these things correctly, you (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Europe. I (...) cousin in (...) what I (...) one format (...) You are right, the difference is NTSC (US) and PAL (Europe) systems. But already all the TVs and VCRs made today has multi system capability?..At least here it is, maybe since (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Here (U.S.), you can get TV's and VCR's with multiple capabilities like NTSC, PAL, SECAM, etc. But those are special products that cost extra. Most sets just have the standard NTSC. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Vast wasteland (was Re: Counting parts —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Terry/etc. Please take this discussion to one of the .off-topic groups. Thanks, --Todd (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | | | | | Once upon a time, (on Sat, 5 Jun 1999 18:14:58 GMT, to be precise!), John Neal uttered the following profundities.... (...) I spend only a short time on the net, except at weekends, due to cost, but spend a lot of time reading newsgroups. I, too, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) But when you're using the PC, at least you're doing something constructive, as opposed to just sitting passively in front of the TV. So I'd say it's better to be chained in front of the PC than the TV. Personally, I hardly ever watch the TV, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | | | OK, I knew this would happen when Acronyms use crosses over to different LUGNET groups, but what is the "M" in GMLTC (Greater ........ Lego Train Club)? And yes, as Nick asked, who is Conan? His name doesn't ring a bell. Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Julie Krenz
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| | | | | | | | M= Midwest Julie (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | | Yep, I'm getting Terry K. mixed up with Terry C. Ooops, sorry. Nevermind. Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | (...) :-) easy mistake. Terry C's Titanic is a great model alright. What was it? 18000 parts or so? 2.3 million? ACK! I have a hard time keeping my measly collection sorted. Hell, I have a lot of unopened boxes just because I have nowhere to put the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | (...) That would be Norman Mailer, the author, who built a tall building of over 1 million bricks in his New York City penthouse. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks. I just couldn't think of his name. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 6-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Counting parts —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | To All, I was surprised myself, I started using Excel at the office, and my count from sets is 85,272. I also assimilated numerous collections from friends, family, etc., so I am guessing I am around 100,000 parts. I thought it was around 200,000, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Richard Dee
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| | | | | On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:53:49 GMT, Scott Edward Sanburn uttered the following profundities... (...) I use an Excel spreadsheet, too, with the purpose of keeping track of how much I spend, as well. I put in sets, polybags, bulk orders (e.g. Auczilla), (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | Ah, that is interesting using the price per part. I might have to incorporate that one now. I have not thought about counting the extraneous parts yet, however. Hmmm.... I wonder if it is too late :) My set count is 452. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) I'd be interested in Gary's guess of his. My very rough guess of mine is .3-.4M pieces. That's based on volumetrics, and cost, although some of my acquisitions drive my per piece cost up (500 dollar airport shuttles at 75 cents a piece and so (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | I'll get to you one of these days, Larry! I don't know if I will ever reach near Gary Istok though.. :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Counting parts —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | (...) Well, since you asked, I estimate about 1/2 million pieces, with about 100,000 that are from before 1980. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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