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Ben's request is a reasonable one, but I'd like to suggest that there are pro's and con's to doing this, many which may not be obvious to the die-hard Lego fan: PRO'S: - The sponsor (Shell, Quaker, Kraft Foods, etc.) would get double coverage for (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Bulk parts ordering
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Mine is a Eurocard/Mastercard combi as well (Netherlands) and I used it for Lego Direct without problems. Eric (26 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi, Perhaps i have to get me an other 'version' of card, because it's not mentioned on my card. I do have the following logo's on it: Front side : Blue and red circle with the word MAESTRO in it (right bottom corner) back side : EC (Eurocard), (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Bulk parts ordering
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(...) I think that maestro may be like mastercard... (26 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil...
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(...) Clearly it was meant jocosely. (...) I should hope so. --Todd (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G7CyBq.E9K@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) an (...) Well, I for one think "political correctness" is getting way to restrictive. Why shouldn't Todd have as much right to express his (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hearhear! I don't bitchwhine'n'moan when people go pure MS on their sites, even though I have personally been through the "MS-assimilate-or-destroy" process twice. If Todd wants to be anti-MS in any way, that is HIS choice, just as it would be (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) And why shouldn't I have the right to point out irrational anti MS bias? Especially when it's posted in a non useful way, as I said. Todd does have a special responsibility to keep the line between his private persona and his public one (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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Whoops, typo: Fix this: Is he claiming that's the view of the membership as a whole? It certainly isn't. I'm pretty sure it is, but clarity is essential. to read: Is he claiming that's the view of the membership as a whole? It certainly isn't. I'm (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Bulk parts ordering
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Jonathan Wilson <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> schreef in berichtnieuws 3A6B7072.122ECC21@tp....com.au... (...) bottom (...) AFAIK Maestro is for cash machines only. Eric (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That's most probably NOT a Eurocard you have, and not what is generally referred to as genuine credit card. A genuine credit card has four 4-digit numbers engraved. You have the EC-card, which is just a general bank card. The Eurocard does not (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I don't know if this is the right place for this thread but I have some praise for Lego. I LOVE the new paper you are using for your instructions. It seems to have some plastic composition to it that makes it more durable than the old paper. This (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil... (values of TLC)
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(...) sorry to jump into this thread a week later. I'm basically in lugnet.trains and at www.1000steine.de/forum/ [snip] (...) This point has been discussed in the German community alot. I think most Germans are of the opinion that TLC really has a (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 7171 tolerance (was: Not at all a pact with the devil... (values of TLC))
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Reinhard "Ben" Beneke <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:G7MAJA.1Lt@lugnet.com... (...) I just checked this out, cos I hadnt seen a 7171 before. It's difficult to tell conclusively from the image, but it looks to me like the studs still line (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | You can now get Brick Paper like the Master Builders use for free!
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In the January-February issue of LEGO Mania Magazine on pages 18-19, there is an ad saying the following(it was also in the Ultimate LEGO Book): "Ever wonder how professional LEGO® model builders get all those great curves and shapes into their (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.lego)
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(...) This bracket part is in many sets. I think what occurs is this: The 1x2 plate on top is quite precisely a 1x2 plate. If you stack 1x2 plates on top of the example given, you will see how close they fit the bracket However, the surface is not (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) This bracket part is in many sets. I think what occurs is this: The 1x2 plate on top is quite precisely a 1x2 plate. If you stack 1x2 plates on top of the example given, you will see how close they fit the bracket However, the surface is not (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 7171 tolerance (was: Not at all a pact with the devil... (values of TLC))
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(...) If this was the only bended or wrong sized Lego® brick, I could live with that, but take a look at the complete folder of this gallery: none of these bricks has same quality as they have had in the past. :-( (URL) these are just a few out of (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 7171 tolerance (was: Not at all a pact with the devil... (values of TLC))
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(...) I just keep looking at your IVAR shelves wondering when my Ikea is going to get in a shipment of corner units. junior (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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William Brumbach wrote in message ... (...) IVAR rules! Larry P and I both use it too (I've been buying it for 20 years, since it was called UFFE). Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) store: (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 7171 tolerance (was: Not at all a pact with the devil... (values of TLC))
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(...) IKEA does mail order. Or did. Sort of The problem is that it's sort of a do it yourself process. We got our first Ivar this way, from the Philadelphia store, 7 years ago now. We did it by calling and asking if we could order, there was no (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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| | Brick Quality Issues (was: 7171 tolerance)
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Quick note: I thought this was important enough to warrant its own thread. (...) I have had similar problems with a fair number of my newer pieces as well: they are too far apart, too loose, etc. I've also had a much larger than normal amount of new (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Brick Quality Issues (was: 7171 tolerance)
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(...) I agree 100%. I've noticed more smearing on paint recently, mostly on Star Wars minifigs. I've gotten at least two minifigs who's faces look like they're in a wind tunnel. As for the decreased quality of the plastic, I know that the newer (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) [snip] (?) -Suz (26 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Are you questioning that Jake is an AFOL? Or that he might know something about the deal? Search for posts he's written. He appears to be an AFOL (as much as Todd appears to be someone who runs awesome parts auctions), and appears to have been (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think Suzanne's intent was probably to indicate that we were still waiting for the post that Brad was "putting together...as we speak". eric (26 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Mosaic Light Grey not Light Enough
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I just completed my first Lego Mosaic yesterday, and I am in love with the product. My ONE and ONLY complaint is that the new light grey is not light enough. From the sample print out given on the Brick-O-Lizer, you'd think that the light grey would (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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Several 1x1 plates from my mosiac kit had excess plastic around the base of the plate from the molding process. -chris (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yes, I totaly agree with you. Another 5-10% lighter will do. But before they change the formulation of light grey I have to order more of the *old*-light grey to get 4-shades of grey :) I also hope that LEGO direct will bring grey plates in (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | shop.lego.com broken?
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I can't get past the country selecting gateway, whatever country I select. Huw (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:G7ruLq.931@lugnet.com... (...) Thats because you should be working instead of shopping :-) It works OK for me. Perhaps it was a very short glitch. regards lawrence (browsing instead of (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I have the same problem if I use Internet Explorer. If I use Netscape Navigator on the same machine it works fine. I suspect I have a bad cookie or something similar that IE is tripping up on. I'm running Windows 2000 so you'll have to adjust the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G7rwxt.EsF@lugnet.com... (...) select. (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I am only able to get past the country gateway with Internet Explorer. If I use Netscape it stays on the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I've had this problem from IE at work, and Netscape at home - it appears to be related to either cookies or to the browsers history file. Try clearing out your history, and deleting your cookies. Warning: this could screw up other websites you (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Not at all a pact with the devil...
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(...) Absolutely not. I merely quoted his message from its beginning to the point I was interested in. sorry it wasn't clear. I'll try again: (...) ^^^...^^^ (?) -Suz (?) = confusion (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Me too. For a few weeks now. Is this part of the strategic alliance with Microsoft? Don't let the web site work with Netscape? Probably not, it is more likely just incompetence in the QA department. /Eric McC/ (26 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Children are our role models - a profile of the LEGO Company, 2001
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Taken from: (URL) are our role models - a profile of the LEGO Company, 2001 Within very short time, the LEGO brick has twice been named Toy of the Century. Fortune Business Magazine was the first in November 1999; then in January 2000 came the award (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.announce) !
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| | LEGO Company enters the world of music
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Taken from: (URL) Company enters the world of music LEGO Company has linked up with Universal Music International in a unique three year business partnership. The world's largest music company has secured the support of a world famous producer to (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: A call for a Current Promotions page on LEGO.com
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(...) Who would like to maintain this section? If you're a member, I can put you on the ACL[1] for the Promo area: (URL) there (assuming you're responsible :-) you can edit the content on the left bar and make subpages as needed. Jacob Sparre (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Hey, like, is anyone there? (was: When is Mac support coming for LEGO Mosaic?)
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Hey, is anyone at LEGO Direct gonna step up to the place and field these Mac questions? I don't wanna sound rude, but the message below was posted more than 2 weeks ago...still no reply from anyone at LEGO Direct. I prolly wouldn't even notice, (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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