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(...) Indeed it is!! /me swats Dave on the nose with the Newspaper of Goodness™ -Lenny (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hey all, About 2 months ago now I was challenged/ asked to make a double crossover. While I thought this project would be difficult I had no idea how long it would take me. In total I have between 20-40 hours of time invested in the double (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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I have not met or traded with Bill before. Still, this news shocked me, as if suddenly I discovered that one of my close friends were a criminal. It's sad, sad, sad. Stealing is wrong. Stealing for profit is very wrong. Still, he could have commit (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) Oyvind: I have been doing some research on this topic for my lego history site. See: (URL) licensed it's toy molds and sold the technical knowledge to Svein Stromberg A/S in 1953. Several different toys were licensed, including the Ferguson (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I saw this and thought it was the greatest thing ever. I did my own virtual version with (URL). (URL) Plate Lowell Globe>> I followed Mr. Harshbarger's lead and based it on a 48 stud diameter Lowell Sphere. The land masses come from the (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Probably will Gary Istok have this information (but anyone else that have any information is free to answer): From the Norwegian technical museum homepages ((URL) in Norwegian only) I can read that we in Norway was prevented by law to import plastic (...) (19 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ***snip*** here it is, for anyone joining the conversation late: (URL) What's the worst thing you've ever done in a (...) Unbelievably, the worst I've ever done was to steal a 1x2x3 door from a friend, about 25 years ago. (URL) not just that (...) (19 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I gavethis guy in my Lego club a whole tub of old bricks to go through, and I told him they were Lego, but they were really clones that I had stamped "Lego" onto using a special tool I created that stamps the Lego logo one stud at a time. Boy (...) (19 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah one time I punched a kid for his LEGO. I was like gosh darnit kid dats my lego! my lego! let go of it or else i'll punch you. And then i punched him. Didn't even give him a second to let go, i was that pee-ohhed, if ya know what i mean. (...) (19 years ago, 21-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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Hey all, The recent, yet not-too-terribly-surprising, Lego-related law-breakin' news got me to thinking. What's the worst thing you've ever done in a Lego-related way? I'm not talking about modding the brick or fanning flame wars (or starting them), (...) (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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Lego Building Classes I teach Lego Building Classes in two locations in New Jersey. Lego Classes are designed to convey general building knowledge, promote positive social interaction by allowing students to share their ideas and creations. Classes (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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(...) Gary, One other item - the 501 must date from after late 1966/1967. See the 042 in the USA 1967 dealer catalog. Same box art, etc... (URL) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OK, to add to the confusion is the fact that NO catalogs show the #501, #502 or #503 sets. Jan K.'s Billund Vault pictures (which I hadn't seen) sorta takes some of that mystery away. Duplo sales started in 1969 in Europe. These sets would (...) (19 years ago, 20-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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Hi: After about a year of screwing around: (2 URLs) The beginnings of a history of Lego, a repository of documents/images/etc....... I am greatly interested in your comments, suggestions, etc Jim jhughes@fuse.net (19 years ago, 19-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Reposting in several additional groups. This is an important story with potential impact upon a whole bunch of people. Thanks for posting the article. I've been reading the comments over at the Bricklink forum, where the sale/resale aspect may (...) (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) Gary, There is a slight chance that these jumbo bricks made it into the Europe market for a short time. There is also a chance these are just prototypes and were never sold. (URL) The 501 shown here (in the LEGO Billund archive) is in a Europe (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks guys! Any idea why they were not made to be compatible? Russell (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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And I don't mean Lego studs - I mean wood studs... (2 URLs) My wife kindly took these pictures of me in my Lego room, after she removed what little Lego remained on the shelves, while I still held the remnants of the shelves. This wall was mostly (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Clark! Russell, those bricks were sold in USA Samsonite sets from 1964-72. Here is a cut/paste from my upcoming Lego Set/Part History CD (the chapter on Duplo/Pre-School). This table lists all the sets that were produced with Jumbo (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Exo-Force lego anime influenced minifigs and mechs!
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons wrote: SNIP (...) yep, thats why they had to come out with new grays jeff (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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