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Even if you exclude the movie and TV licenses (Star Wars, Bob The Builder etc), there are still many: Shell (there are many shell sets) Mcdonalds (the Mcdonalds Drive Thru set) Exxon (more gas station sets) Many licenced/labeled promotional sets (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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Is there any sets where Lego has included references to other trademarked names. One example I can think is Jeep, for the 711 Jeep CJ-5 set. Are the ferries (Stena, Silja), and Maersk, names copyright/trademarks? Any others? Keep on bricking, dave (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Question About USS Constellation #398 & Hobby Sets
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(...) Gary, My 398 box does not say "Universal Building Set". It is different from the other sets/boxes in a few ways. 1. The other sets came with an inner box that was supposed to be turned upside down to use as a display stand. The 398 doesn't (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree with Anders, what parts were you thinking about that were 'juniorized' to make this part. (...) Slight problem here Anders, the 4x4 with rounded corner didn't exist until 40 years after the Wing 4x8 Wow 40 years, that's a really long (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But Iain, there must be good things about Canada too.... I mean, we know clean air is a farse, and not enough murder isnt good for the population control.... Gee, there must be something..... oh wait, we do have crappy tire money and no (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As a Canadian, even as a kid I learned quickly that Being Canadian = Getting Screwed when it comes to prices. Everything is always far more expensive. You see something nice on US TV, and convert the price, and it's almost always (...) (19 years ago, 11-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hint: (URL), (URL), and (URL) are related locations ;) ROSCO (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Anyone care to guess where this map is looking at: (URL) you've been there, you no doubt recognize some of the buildings. Maybe you even recognize the airport just north of there. And maybe, just maybe you've been fortunate enough to walk through (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think the term "Juniorization" implies changes in a model's parts for assistance in assembly due to a lack of manual dexterity in the builder. Elements being juniorized by the LEGO Company seemed to occur when children who were too young to (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) add one layer of plate? My vote for 'first juniorization' would be (URL) 'Brick 4 x 2 Round Half Circle with Stud Notches'. It could easily be replaced by two quarter circle ones :-) Or (URL) 'Wing 4 x 8 Curved Left' ? It could have been built (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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I was wondering about what was actually the first ever occurrance of Lego "Juniorization"? That is not an easy question to answer, since it is partly a matter of interpretation, but this part from 1966 gets my vote... (URL) is the "4x8 Train Base (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Question About USS Constellation #398 & Hobby Sets
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OK, I know that the legendary "Hobby Sets" of the mid-to-late 1970's are the #390 (1913 Cadillac), #391 (1926 Renault), #392 (Formula 1 Racer), #393 (Norton Motorcycle), #394 (Harley-Davidson Motorcycle), #395 (1909 Rolls-Royce), and #396 (Thatcher (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Show 9 Includes Interview with Joe Meno!
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(...) So I just got done with the interview. Wow, I'm surprised BJ even got off the ground with the troubles it had. Good job =) (Also, btw, a transcript of this interview should be printed at a later date in BJ, and kept on the website too). The (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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Hello! Most likely I'll just repeat what others have said before. Howeveer, I didn't read any answer to this thread before I filled in this survey. (...) Because they offer th best possibility to build my own little world. They offer both (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Most Complex Lego Set Numbers Ever...
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I am still working on mapping out the many variations of old Lego set and idea book numbers (for the Lego CD) from the 1950's and 1960's, and there are 3 Lego item numbers that stand out as having ENORMOUS quantities of variations. They are: 1) (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1077 - Blue Tow Hitch
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(...) (URL) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Excessive exchange rate between US and Canada
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(...) Hi Gary, It was a good time. But in these years, almost all companies where using diferenciation in pricing between countries. No internet, no free trade, etc. But now in 2005, with the global market, this old pricing method is questionable. (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Andre Potvin wrote: (snip) (...) (snip) (...) Actually, if you call at 877-518-5346, you won't be redirected in the US. Helene or Rejeanne will be happy to serve you in English or French, from the canadian office in Toronto. :-) (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Looking for a Automatic Binding Brick Box
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Hi: I am looking for someone who has an original Lego Automatic Binding Brick box top. There are currently no good scans of the original box on the internet and I wuold like to commission a scan from someone who has one as part of a project I am (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Excessive exchange rate between US and Canada
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(...) Hey Andre, You folks over in Canada (I live only 5 miles from the USA/Canada border, so I don't say "up in Canada") never seem to get a break! Even in the very first USA and Canada Samsonite Lego catalogs of 1961-62 there is a price (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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