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For those of you that collect Maersk Lego models, there is one model that was never sold as a set, but only as a model in the early 1960's Lego Building Idea Book #1, also known as #238. Here is the model on a page from #238. There are other ships (...) (20 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | BrickNebula PodCast
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Announcing (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) Episode 1: Star Wars & LEGO>. David Lukens & myself have been tossing around the idea of starting a space/LEGO podcast to help us launch the BrickNebula web-site. With the new Star Wars LEGO sets being (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, FTX)
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| | Re: Compromised Functionality on Lugnet and Brickshelf?
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(...) I agree! IF everyone that cared about what hits the spotlight list consistently highlighted (or didn't highlight) things, you would be absolutely correct. (...) Right... We don't. BECAUSE, based on user comments, which we listen to carefully, (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| | Re: Compromised Functionality on Lugnet and Brickshelf?
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(...) Thanks, Marc. That helps my understanding of the current scheme ... Shaun (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) snip You can get the justification for the Spotlight weights (URL) here> and (URL) here>. This bit strikes me as particularly absurd: These can be tweaked as necessary. And will be, if we can't get spotlighting to highlight what we believe (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| | Re: Compromised Functionality on Lugnet and Brickshelf?
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(...) Seriously jeopardised? (...) It's not the only thing that matters, no, but posts to .announce.* and in particular, posts to announce.moc get an upweighting, and posts to .admin.* and .off-topic.* get a downweighting. That was spoecifically in (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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| | Compromised Functionality on Lugnet and Brickshelf?
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Frustrated Comments Ahead: Is there any summary information available to try and understand how some of the major AFOL resources are now being administered? Both Lugnet and Brickshelf seem to have undergone major practical changes in the last few (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !!
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| | The first Canadian Lego Catalog of 1962
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I just won on EBAY an original 1962 Canadian Samsonite Lego catalog (at an absurdly low price). This was the first Canadian Lego catalog ever produced, the year Lego was first sold in Canada: (URL) catalog is identical to the very first USA (...) (20 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What are little dogs made of?
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(...) hole, and one of these (URL) on the front with a 1x1 plate & 1x1 round plate. ROSCO (FUT set to .build, feel free to override if you disagree...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Dusting off the LEGO blog
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As some of you know, I've been running a LEGO blog over at bricksonthebrain.com for some time now. But late last year, I got overwhelmed with work and underwhelmed with the traffic, so I let it slide. But recently, I've been prompted by a number of (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.announce) !
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| | Re: What are little dogs made of?
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(...) The tail: (URL) ears: (URL) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | What are little dogs made of?
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My apologies if this has been previously discussed. In (URL) this fine MOC,> what part makes up the pedestal-dog's tail? While we're at it, what parts went into the non-pedestal-dog's head? A very cool MOC, IMO. Dave! (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Update: Brad Ventura
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Hello Everyone! Great news : After getting lost in the postal services in december 2004, Brad returned home for a quick break before being sent in Europe, than Asia. This unexpected trip back home before going to Europe will permit me and him to (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Esoteric Lego history question
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(...) thanks Ross. I actually "thought" I read this page several weeks ago. The original is in Norwegian, but I think you are absoutely right about the date. -- Jim (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Esoteric Lego history question
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(...) Well, machine traslators don't do a great job, but (URL) this article> seems to indicate it was October 1969. You might be able to get a better translation from someone here that knows Danish. ROSCO (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Esoteric Lego history question
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(...) Kelly: This is very helpful. I am getting closer to a complete family tree. Looking at Wiencek's World of Lego toys it appears that the early boxes are in fact Kjeld and his 2 sisters. In 1996 Kjeld won a distinguished Family business award. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) According to the book "50 years of play": "Toward the ends of the 1940s all of Ole Kirk's four sons were employed at the factory: in addition to Godtfred, there was Karl Georg, a qualified carpenter, who was in charge of plastics production; (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Looking for weird, bizarre or otherwise unusual Lego creations for sale!
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(...) Hey I down with some of that Action, please by all means, take a second to comprehend: In black with trans blue elements, + ebook. The $5000 set: (URL) Rizmit by Eric Sophie>> Plus the Co-developed ZRX1 Frame Technology: (URL) pics) ZRX1 Get (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Looking for weird, bizarre or otherwise unusual Lego creations for sale!
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Hey all, I've been approached by a good friend who's self-publishing a magazine about VERY off-the-beaten-track toys, most of which are designed, executed, produced, and marketed by the artists themselves. Knowing of my fondness for Lego, he asked (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-05, to lugnet.general)
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