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In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote: <snip> (...) Hey, Tony- This is a smart looking engine. What I like best about it is that you've nailed the proportions very well-- this is the most important design consideration when building a prototype IMO. (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I got the four Exo-Force robots (7700 - 7703), my first foray into mecha-style building. It's interesting. I like the specialized joint pieces that are used but I don't know what I'll be able to use them for later other than more robots. :D I (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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I didn't start this looking for a cause... After playing around with my two steam locomotives on the few TexLUG displays I've attended, I decided I needed a steam locomotive that was a bit more layout friendly. My American 4-4-0 (6-wide) doesn't (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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Each year I ask all of you what you got for Christmas and or what you gave as Lego Gifts. So what was your Lego Loot?! Did you get a sweater or did you get that NXT you wanted? Lump of coal? I got the Big Bat Mobile, and a copy of the original Lego (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes,it's definitely a typo you want to avoid if you're travelling. :) (URL) still can't imagine not only ending up in the wrong city... but on the wrong continent. Wow. AB (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Jim Hughes wrote: <SNIP> (...) Minor correction...it's spelt Sydney, not Sidney :) I'll also try and have a look through my old catalogues this weekend and see what addresses they give for Lego Australia over the years...I think (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Jim, thank you for this LEGO Internationalization history compilation I'm sorry for this correction as I can not bring all the missing informations. LEGO S.A. 16, rue Edmond Poillot Boite Postale 837 F-28011 Chartres Cédex Tel. +33 2 37 91 (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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There is an often repeated Line In Wiencek's World of Lego Toys that during the depression Ole went door to door selling his toys, often trading them for food. But this is apocryphal, even in the 1930's Lego did not sell toys to individuals, but (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) This makes me wonder whether the design of the 2x2 round tile is a vestige of the "X" bottom design, or if it came about some other way. It certainly enhances the usefulness of those tiles. And, thank you Gary for your enlightening posts; I (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I would be interested in the result, Rob. Just for your information: CA has a much higher material damping coefficient in comparison to ABS. So CA will make less noise and sound very dump when it hits the ground. Especially for the classical (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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