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(...) Hello! (...) :) (...) Well I wish you well, here are a couple of thoughts and ideas: Being a savy Lego Fan can help you acquire parts in different ways: 1. Bricklink.com 2. Lego Brand Retail Stores - Pick-a-Brick. 3. Get involved in your local (...) (17 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I found bricklink and ebay the best ways to buy sets and parts. When bidding on sets on ebay I generally go to bricklink to get an idea of the cost of most sets. My experience has shown that most items on ebay sell for more than you can get (...) (17 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all. I'm a very long-time browser, who's finally built up enough courage to post. I also, though having never experienced a 'dark age' in my building, have recently become much more serious in my desire to take both my building and collection to (...) (17 years ago, 26-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey Gary, Many thanks for your very informative response and I fervently hope that you are correct! As many others opined with the advent of click-hinges, I'm cool with new parts but not so much with replacement parts! Here's hoping! (...) (...) (17 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The McDonald's promotional sets of 99 are the first I knew of the smooth slopes. But they've printed on textured slopes before. I figured that perhaps the promos were produced by a contractor, not the LEGO factory. I see this as much less of (...) (17 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The McDonald's promotional sets of 99 are the first I knew of the smooth slopes. But they've printed on textured slopes before. I figured that perhaps the promos were produced by a contractor, not the LEGO factory. I see this as much less of (...) (17 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'd agree that they are different parts, but I'm not so sure about the new part. I've got at least one slope that came in a promotional set from 1999 that has no texture. It has printing on it, so I assumed that was the reason. -Elroy (17 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dave, I don't believe that the textured slopes are going away any time soon. I see these new slopes as additional parts produced in conjunction with other parts that have smooth surfaces. For example, among smooth slope bricks, only 3 or 4 of (...) (17 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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WARNING: short but rant-y post! I searched the newsgroups on Lugnet just now and couldn't find any previous posts on this matter, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed before. While foraging through used bulk bricks at a friends garage, I (...) (17 years ago, 25-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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Just in time for Spring, which has been RATHER LATE where I live, is a new version of Brickfetish. http:/www.brickfetish.com This version tracks the history of Lego through 1972. New topics discussed are: Duplo, Minitalia, Denken mit Lego, Hanne's (...) (17 years ago, 24-Apr-07, to lugnet.general)
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