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(...) We were there the weekend of 19.-20. of August, and there was a great _sale_ there. I have not been in Legoland since I was 12, and do not know their policy when it comes to these things, but the deals was like this: 50% of old and new sets in (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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| | Re: Going to Billund
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Leonardo: (...) Usually. (...) Depends on your interests. The train museum in Odense should be quite good, but I have never had time to visit it. (...) ;-) (...) Don't worry. - Then the park would be closed most of the summer. (...) No problem. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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(...) I'll make sure to check it out, do they have old sets ? (...) I wrote down the names and will visit those places. Is it worth to take a train and go to Odense ? I wish I could stay more time but my boss doesn't even know I'm going to travel. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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Leonardo: (...) There is a nice small shop called "A. B. Legetøj" at Trianglen in Copenhagen. There are lots of things to do in Copenhagen, so it is mostly a matter of your interests. Here are some possibilities: Carlsberg - get a tour of a Danish (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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Hi, I'll be visiting Billund in Monday and Tuesday of the next week (4 and 5 of September), maybe I'll get there one day earlier, after that I'll go to Copenhagen. Does anyone have any advice about what to do in Denmark or some Lego-shopping (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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| | Re: Legoland Offer
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This weenie offer is now closed. -- Richard (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Legoland Offer
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Hey y'all: I just opened up a set containing a "Ticket to Legoland California: This voucher entitles one child free entry to Legoland California when accompanied by a full paying adult." Offer is good until 30 June, 2001. I don't know if this is a (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Can I Send A Minifig To The Lehman Wedding? - Spoiler warning for Todd and Suz
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(...) My minifig would love an invite, but knows better than to sample the spamcake. He once ordered it at the gril..the thing is hard as bricks! (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Can I Send A Minifig To The Lehman Wedding? - Spoiler warning for Todd and Suz
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(...) The domesticated northern California spamcake is quite buoyant. It can be used on the LLC boats as a floatation device should abandoning ship become necessary. Those boats aren't on tracks, and collide quite easily. -Tom McD. when replying, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Can I Send A Minifig To The Lehman Wedding? - Spoiler warning for Todd and Suz
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(...) But whatever would Todd and Suz do with a 1x1 chunk of spamcake? Frank (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) That's a great idea! All the lugnetters could send minifig representations to the wedding, along with a chair and a little gift! A little label on the back to specify who they belong to, and they're off. What a great audience! Of course, I'm (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Can I Send A Minifig To The Lehman Wedding?
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BTW, can I send a chair too so that my minifig can be seated during the ceremony? By him, I would send a 1x1 as a wedding present. I promise my minifig will not become inebriated at the reception if he's invited. I will also send return postage and (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: My first time at LL Windsor!!
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Cool, I have hol's coming up from Monday and hopefully I'll be able to go to LL Windsor for the first time. Just need to convince my fiancé...she's half-way there (she's got the car!). Andrew. (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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Last Tuesday I went to LEGOLAND Windsor ... this was my first time at any LEGOLAND and I was very impressed. We had great weather and took many pictures and video which will be online (hopefully) within a week. Rachael (my girlfriend), Jonathan (my (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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| | What to do in Denmark...
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A friend of mine will be going to Legoland in Denmark next month. Are there any "Do not miss!" things to see while he is there? In other words, how can he get the most bang for his buck? Also, is there anything special about the Lego store there? (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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A picture of a car from the Spellbreaker is now on the LegoLand CA site: (URL) will be a suspended rollercoaster, opening sometime this summer. The picture shows a blue flame.. I wonder if we'll get blue flames in any sets... In the mail today I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Live from Kidvention!!
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(...) Jin is writing a book on Lego Mindstorms for release in Japan, and as far as I understand, instructions for MIBO are in it. His site is at: (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.legoland)
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Does the term below, 'because of his agreement with the publisher' mean that Jin is writing a book on the construction of MIBO? Man, that would be fantastic. Can you or anyone else confirm whether a book is being written on the subject or not? (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.legoland)
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(...) [f.u.t. set to legoland.california] It's called Spellbreaker and it's due to open in about a week. John Gramley (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: ldraw.org Kidvention Thanks
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Are there Any Fotos of the event ? URL ? thanks. See ya Rui Martins (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.cad, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | ldraw.org Kidvention Thanks
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Hey everybody.. I'd like to take the time to thank many people who played a critical role in making the LDraw demonstration at Kidvention a successful event. First off, A HUGE thanks goes out to Lego Direct - Brad Justus, Heidi Bailey, & Heidi's (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.events, lugnet.cad, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | GMLTC says "Thanks!" to LEGOLAND California
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On behalf of all of us in the Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club, THANK YOU for allowing us to display our train layout at Kidvention 2000!! We were treated very well, and we had a great time. All the people we talked to (MCs and 'Guests') seemed to (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Kidvention still running?
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Actually, those mock-ups weren't described to me as Throwbots in any way shape of form. They looked incredible, especially the larger ones. In terms of size, they were taller than Millennia and wider too. Few (if any) Throwbot parts were evident in (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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| | Re: Kidvention still running?
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(...) I don't know why you 'couldn't' if in fact that was the case. But I do know that I didn't, cause I barely got the opportunity to take pictures while I was there. I took about 90 of them up by our display, but about half of them I gave the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) Nick, much of the throwbots prototype stuff was not even made of ABS. It was just a plasticene mockup of possible designs or directions to take the line. Or perhaps even an entirely different line. And most were very crude. Practically molded (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) The "much" part. I was just asking incase it had a big sign on it or was moving around like crazy. Why couldn't you take pictures of the movie maker? It was on lego.com??? (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) What part of 'I wasn't paying much attention' is difficult to understand? -Tim (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) Did you notice if the throwbots had glow-in-the-dark, electronic, transparent or any other special pieces? NICK :^\ (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) I really have no idea. I'm not much of a Throwbot fan, so I didn't pay that much attention. I was busier talking to the Technic model designers. -Tim (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) Did the throwbots have new pieces or roborider heads? (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) Nope. All prototypes. That was meaning that what you saw there was _not_ guaranteed to make production. They even had a technic car with spraypainted yellow panels, because those pieces weren't made in yellow (even internally!). -Tim (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) the (...) with (...) about (...) fly (...) a (...) Did they have names on display (for example: Scum, protector of the plumber world)??? NICK :^b (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) with (...) F1 (...) was (...) And (...) the tires were 6in high, 6in wide, like drag-racing bikes, also had 2 regular bikes, they looked like harleys. the throwbots were new designs, lloked like a cyborg-alien type mix, lots of chrome. -Philip (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) heard (...) Were they new throwbots or privious failures or attempts to make neat ones? And exactly how big are ENORMOUS tires (6in? 8ft?) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) Something to that effect. They had a few really cool Technic motorcycles with ENORMOUS tires. The technic stuff was really cool, especially talking to the designers face to face. I didn't pay much attention to the throwbots, but the Silver (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) : (...) What are the prototypes of throwbots, supercars & dynamite low riders (I heard of them in a previous message)??? NICK ;^D (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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(...) I don't believe so. Brick By Brick (the display) was set up only for Kidvention, and only those with Kidvention passes were allowed inside. Sorry : \ -Tim (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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Does anyone know if you can still see the sneak preview of new sets after the 18th. Hope so, NICK :^) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.legoland)
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| | Re: Kidvention Legofest?
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(...) Lol...very funny, Mike. :) I just sent out the final notice...4 hours before I'm planning to leave. Here's the jist of the message: Meeting times: 1 pm-LDraw display. 6 pm- East parking lot. Looking for the car with the LUGOLA sign built in (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | Re: Kidvention Legofest?
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(...) I'm going to try and show up also. Here are the finalized details as far as I've heard: Meeting time: Saturday, sometime between opening and closing time Meeting place: Legoland, either the interior or the exterior of the park - Mike. (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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