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| (...) Looks like last year was a fluke ;) I came across this news story about a new Lego store in Ontario Mills dated yesterday. (URL) LEGO outlet debuts at Ontario Mills ONTARIO - The LEGO Group, one of the world's best-known toy manufacturers, (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: Build the Trust
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| For anyone interested in plans for building a Frank Lloyd Wright replica, or just understanding the patterns at work in them, there is an excellent book. William Storrer's Frank Lloyd Wright Companion has re-created floor plans and photographs of (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Micro. but this is more difficult than I'd expected, ..trying to make it look really good. My brain is hard wired for fig-scale. I might wimp out and build a different, generally historic, small home at minifig scale. -Suz (21 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Aw, nuts!!! We were going to enter this: (6 URLs) If you don't know this, it's the Cincinnati Union Terminal. I was trying to find the pic on Brickshelf stating it's historical landmark value. Unfortunately, it's not going to Brickfest...it's (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: Build the Trust
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| (...) I just realized I can make the whole Robie house out of 1x6 red plates and match the dimensions of the original, weird bricks FLW used. Zowie. Will I have enough red 1x6 plates from last year? Possibly. (21 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) My road trip went VERY well, I got a lot of good pictures and I have a very clear idea of what to use (a few of, 3 to 5 as I said) the bricks for. They *will* be related to the model. Now, the question becomes, can I carve out enough time to (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| In fact I have no idea what to use the gold bricks for. They are just motivation to actually deliver. I mean, I committed. I will probably build a chryselephantine Zeus out of them or something else. -Erik (21 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I think actually I told you at NTS and you forgot I told you, but ya, Gaylord building is it. Now, for bonus points, what's the gold brick tie in? ... And YES I think this is a reusable building when I lose, er I mean, if I lose. (21 years ago, 20-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I am building a minifig-scale model/interpretation of the Farnsworth House in Plano, IL. It will end up slightly off scale due to choice of pieces, but I think it's looking good so far. -nk (21 years ago, 20-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Sorry to reply to myself. Just to come all out, I plan to have 3 buildings done, all of which I can potentially use in future trainshow with our club. Each time we do a show I hear we need more 1-2 baseplate buildings. This contest was just (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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