 | | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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I didn't write what Greg quoted me as writing. I said, and as any good Architect[1] knows, the color is well known as 'patina green'. Build On! John Matthews [1] When I say Architect, I mean the kind of architect that designs buildings. Greg (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H bulk pages are too slow
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(...) shopping. (...) I agree, I have a DSL line and use IE 5.0 and it is terribly slow. While I don't know much about HTML I think the problem is in how they programmed their left hand navigation menu with all their drop down sub-menus. Other sites (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | S@H bulk pages are too slow
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I just went to the Shop at Home Bulk pages to check the price of the transparent thin walls. Wow, is that site slow. I am on an Ethernet connected to a T3 (maybe more than 1?) line, and it took three to four minutes for the page to load (Mac OS9, G3 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I agree that we should keep it simple. My favorite choices are: 1) Antique Green 2) Weathered Green 3) Dull Green Gary Istok (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I am against ANY name that ties a concept to a particular theme, or particular thing. This applies to color names and it applies to parts. I think it's regrettable that some of the LDraw part names for parts used in a number of themes have (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) Well, since we are in picky word mode here, I thought I might point out the subtle, but important differences between liberty and freedom. Both quotes are taken from dictionary.com's definitions of liberty and freedom. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I think keeping it simple like the rest of the color names is good. Here's a few more - faded green or weathered green. I wonder what TLC is calling it? I mean besides NEW :-) Julie (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I was thinking along those lines too, but I think 'Liberty Green', due to the uniqueness of the Statue and the uniqueness (up to this point) of the set. We may never see these colour bricks elsewhere, though I hope we do. pete.w (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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In lugnet.general, John Matthews writes: Since we haven't given any other color a fancy name (light blue and dark grey, and not charcoal or azure, etc) I think that we should stick to something simple like "Dull Green." greg (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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As copper weathers, it gains a patina. This is what gives the copper the green color. I would suggest 'patina green' as the name we use for the color. Build On! John Matthews Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I'm Canadian, and I still think it's a good name. The statue that the model is made of is known around the world, (and wasn't it in fact built in France anyway?) It represents freedom, which we will have at least a little more of with the new (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Water Temple MOC
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I'm hoping that it is not a pipe dream to be able to order 2x2 rounds in the future! In fact, I'm counting on it so I can add proper columns to my currently "columnless" group of buildings (Brad: white 2x2s please). I agree with you - ordering (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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Steve Bliss wrote: <snip> (...) Yeah, so what's your point? <g,d,r> -John (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) "Liberty Green" seems kinda US-centric to me. If this is the only set this color is used in, it won't matter, but if verdigris starts popping up in other themes, it would matter. Steve (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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Technically, I think verdigris would be the best. However, if someone who didn't know the etymology of the term read a description stating that a 1x2 brick was "verdigris", they would have no clue as to what color the brick was unless they had (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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When I called S@H yesterday to (finally) order dozens of the 5235 Technic beam pack, I discovered to my horror that it was permanently out of stock. Technic beams are more basic to me than a 2x4 brick - I expected to buy hundreds of the 5235. (If (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic)
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| | shop.lego.com, wishlist mailing does not appear to work...
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I've tried several times now to mail my wishlist to myself as a test before I send it out to friends and relatives. Twice yesterday and once today, in all cases, I never see the mail! Just to make sure that it wasn't a case of LEGO filtering out (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) copper. (...) enough to (...) that (...) color. (...) I think of lava soap when I see it. Therefore, I'll always think of it as Lava Soap Green. best LFB (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I have to say I feel the same way. (the other) eric (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) The "green brass" etymology I mentioned before can be found at (URL) n. [F. vert-de-gris, apparently from verd, vert, green + de of + gris gray, but really a corruption of LL. viride aeris (equivalent to L. aerugo), from L. viridis green + (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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I vote for 'verdigris' as well. If there is already a word or phrase for something, why make up another word or phrase. eric (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) Spelled correctly, as you point out, dictionary.com reveals this: [Middle English vertegrez, from Old French verte grez, alteration of vert-de- Grice: verd, green; see verdure + de, of (from Latin d); see de- + Grice, Greece.] "Verde" in (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) eliminates (...) green") of (...) green" is (...) that (...) color. (...) I've suggested "Liberty Green" before. It's both very easy to remember, and descriptive as well because it associates the colour with the set it first appeared in. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Bulk ordering
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(...) additional note : When you are looking to the American Bulk pages, you will find the quantities of every package, BUT .... I'm looking to the Belgian bulk pages and there are no quantities on these pages ! Why is this different ? regards, Ludo (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) Once people use it, you will. I vote for verdigris as well. Failing that I would prefer gray-green rather than antique or copper green. (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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I checked my french-english dictionary (it's only a pocket one, so it's not very complete) and neither word was in the french side... (my guess is that this is only *derived* from french) the translation from english Verdigris to french is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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I like Gary's suggestion. "Antique" suggests the weathered copper, and eliminates the confusion by having the color "copper" in the description (ie "copper green") of a basically green element. "Sea green" is okay, too, but I think "antique green" (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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Hi, Oops, my mistake. Excuse me a moment. <Removes foot from mouth> That's better. I guess I don't speak french as well as I think ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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seems french to me, and spelled correctly too: (URL) turns up this: No entry found for "verdegris" in the dictionary. :) (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I speak French, I am pretty sure the word isn't originally French. My guess would be Italian. Also I believe the spelling is: verdegris. I may be wrong. Kev Z 142 (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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It's new, trust me. If you've seen it in person, you KNOW it's new. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | RE: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) I don't speak Fench, but verdigris sounds like gray-green to me. (Well, green-gray, actually). IMO, gray-green is fairly descriptive and easy to remember. --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) Or Grey-Green? That's the literal translation of "verdigris", after all (though the etymology is actually supposedly a corruption of the words for "green brass"). Doug (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) How about Sea Green? Dave! (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) Verdigris is a lot to try and remember, but Copper Green is counter intuitive (IMHO) because copper isn't usually green... Actually, what I really want is proof that this "new" green is, in fact, completely new, and not a light green that's (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) Dan's sugguested "Copper Green", I agree that verdigris is too much, i'll never remember it :) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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(...) The name for a weathered copper color is "VERDIGRIS" (verd-dig-gris). But that might be a mouthful. We should come up with a universal Lego name for this color. Say....... Antique Green, or??? Gary Istok (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Shop at Home up and running?
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I don't know that Microsoft are anything even coming near malevolent. Misguided, maybe, but certainly not with "malicious" intent, which your malevolent implies. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Ran <ran@netgate.net> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: S@H shop site and 8479 :-(
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(...) For those who want a 8479 I have 2 MISB. I can sell then for $160. Shipping air mail from Canada to U.S. will be around US$20 using air mail (I'll have to confirm this). That is, I believe, reasonably close to the price you'd pay from Lego. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | S@H shop site and 8479 :-(
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My paper catalog indicates that I can order the 8479 barcode multi-set, but when I try to do so by entering 8479 in the item number search, I'm told this set is not available in this country (United States). Does "not available in any store" include (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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