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Subject:	Re: How closely do TLC check the builder of the month entries?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego.direct
Date:	Thu, 29 Aug 2002 07:46:48 GMT
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And what the story with the "GTA Riviera" that is essentially a copy of the UCS Rebel Blockade Runner in other colors and some other parts? Should that score points? Just by copying a lego set? And a while back there was this kid who entered a bestlock model (the attack helicopter) or a lego copy of that. This sort of things is seriously hurting the purpose of this model of the month contest. The only thing kids can learn, is that by scamming you can get a long way ;-) And this months motto therefore goes: "I scam, therefore I am...". Bye, Jurgen

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		Re: How closely do TLC check the builder of the month entries?
(...) Actually, this model is Roger Rothhaar's RBR Derivative: (URL) is a great guy, but he ain't 15. This is another fake. I like the idea of the builder's gallery, but maybe it should be shut down if they can't get this stealing under control (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)

		Re: How closely do TLC check the builder of the month entries?
(...) Actually that is okay, I'd say (if it weren't stolen from Roger Rothhaar, as Paul pointed out). I rather enjoy the idea of taking a set and reworking it, like the 1592 variations: (URL) Kyle Peterson's Cross-Theme models: (URL) someone at LD (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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		Re: How closely do TLC check the builder of the month entries?
(...) Now THAT is a dumb kid...he could have at least picked a model that hadn't WON previously! Matt (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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