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A glorious day has arrived for the State with the introduction of the latest Strategic Light Interceptor and Combat Escort ship in to active service. The Cosmos Directorate is proud to announce the upgrade to the SLICE series, the (URL) SuperSLICE>. (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.org.us.dixielug, FTX) !
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) No, it is inspired by many. (...) Sure, go for it. But you should credit the EWB guys too - they designed the nacelle and all the gearing, I just designed the tower & blades. ROSCO (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Ross Nothing to do with the question just general is the Lego Wind Turbine scale to a real one?? Just interested would like to build a display one of my own (of course you get the dedication for designing it) but I was looking at scaling it (...) (18 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: eigen setjes op Legoworld
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(...) Is Bouwstener, ff op www.debouwsteen.com vragen. (18 years ago, 15-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) Hi Rosco, This sounds like a great project! Will you be publishing the details of the design? I would be interested to know how you went about selecting the size of the various components, gear ratios etc. Greetings, David Wegmuller (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Well, don't get mad... get even. Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Actually All from all my mail with EWB I did not even know that this comp is classed as a speed build ?? I was under the impression it was a fundraiser and a test to see if the states could actually make the turbine provide power just using (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Kerry and all No I don't think that will happen as Ken and I were Tech Advisor at the Brisbane Practice build at UQ today. I don't think there will be any level playing fields in this comp It will be interesting after today if any state (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Sounds very odd to me... ROSCO (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thorpie was a swimmer? Yes, I seem to remember hearing he used to do a bit of swimming. Actually, I'd like to see runners in the Stawell Gift handicapped with hobbles of various lengths depending on their record, rather than just giving the (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well, handicapping in sport is the great Australian tradition, isn't it? Look at the Melbourne Cup ... I must say that while handicapping makes sense in social competitions, I can't understand it in professional sport. Image applying it in (...) (18 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Interstate rivalry at it's finest! ;-) Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 11-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: star wars tie crawler tank.
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Pitty I dont have 89.99 right now :( (18 years ago, 11-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi all just to let johnathan and anybody else who is interested know the tie crawler tank is at target right now $89.99 (18 years ago, 11-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nationwide LEGO Wind Turbine Competition!
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(...) Just creating a level playing field, I would have thought :-) Kerry (18 years ago, 10-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Ross Crawford wrote: -snip- (...) And from (URL): (...) Giving Sydney one week head start might hinder the chances of true competition happening somewhat. Still, one can never underestimate the complacency of Sydneysiders, I guess. (...) (18 years ago, 10-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) is building LEGO wind turbines in capital cities across the nation for Engineering Week! Event details The public’s imagination will be captured by participating in the construction of over 3,500 LEGO bricks (...) (18 years ago, 10-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | PennLUG to display at Euro East Train Show, August 11th, 12th
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For the second year in row PennLUG (Pennsylvania LEGO Users Group) will be displaying a LEGO train layout at the (URL) Euro East Train Show> in Marietta, PA. Euro East is the largest European train show east of the Rockies featuring several (...) (18 years ago, 6-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.pennlug, lugnet.loc.us.pa, FTX)
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| | Anyone planning to travel from Canberra to Brickvention by car
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As the heading says, is anyone planning to travel to Brickvention from the Canberra region. The reason I am asking, I have a large glued together Lego model ferry sitting in a shed in Murrambateman, that needs to be collected at some stage. From (...) (18 years ago, 4-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Any further news on the next Brickvention - TV may be interested
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(...) Good news...The venue for Brickvention 2008 has been booked. Important information: Dates: Jan 26 and 27, 2008 (26 for registered attendees, 27 open to public) Venue: Level 12, 300 Flinders St. (Victoria University building) which is acroos (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Any further news on the next Brickvention - TV may be interested
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When I attended the recent birthday party for the 100th episode of "The Collectors", I was speaking to one of the ABC staff members, and we were talking about Lego and its attraction for adults. I told her about the initial brickvention, and she is (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Trains at Merrist Wood
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(...) In a similar vein here are two videos from 2005, one is footage from an on-board (wireless) camera. (URL) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Trains at Malkara (Canberra Australia)
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(...) To be honest I don't really know, they let me in for free......lol I am lucky in that the mindstorm runs all the trains, so it gives me plenty of time to talk to people. The usual "I didn't know LEGO made trains", comes up quite a bit even (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Trains at Malkara (Canberra Australia)
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(...) Sounds like a great event! What are the admission charges? I've been involved in a similar type of model railway exhibition for about 12 years, they can be a good fund raiser, and are a great way to introduce people to the hobby. X-posted to (...) (18 years ago, 2-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Back in Brisbane is me
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(...) Back at Griffith (my third time here). It seems I can't stay away from the place. Tim (18 years ago, 2-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Back in Brisbane is me
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(...) So where are you working now? Kerry (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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(...) I stand corrected. Shipping within the US will is about US$35. (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yes. If you have any friends in the States, use the US S@H portal and send it to their address, and get them to ship it over. Even if it costs $100 to ship it, you'll still come out well ahead [1]. I understand US customers get free shipping (...) (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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(...) It also pays to remember that the exchange rates used by TLG are determined well in advance of the price being announced (as announced by someone official sometime). A fairer comparison is probably the exchange rate six to twelve months ago. (...) (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) There's little chance of having it rectified in the short term, unless it is a typo on the site. Consistency of pricing between markets is an issue on the Ambassadors' list which is being pursued with LEGO. Cheers Richie Dulin LEGO Ambassador (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) There's little chance of having it rectified in the short term, unless it is a typo on the site. Consistency of pricing between markets is an issue on the Ambassadors' list which is being pursued with LEGO. Cheers Richie Dulin LEGO Ambassador (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Back in Brisbane is me
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Hi all, Just to 'officially' announce my return to Brisbane to all the people in .loc.au. I'm back for at least two years. Tim (18 years ago, 1-Aug-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Exchange rate at Shop@home?
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I haven't bought from shop@home for a while, but the exchange rate there is ridiculous. For US buyers, the UCS Millennium Falcon is only US$499, but for us Aussies, it's A$979. This equates to an exchange rate of 51c. At current exchange rates, it (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | 7998 Heavy Hauler (Classic Truck) half price in Argos
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Lego UK price £34.99 / Argos price £17.49 - this is the standard price for the catalogue that runs to the end of this year... Argos catalogue reference 387/0983 ...and I've just seen that Huw posted this on Brickset on Jul 28... I wonder if this (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Trains at Merrist Wood
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Hi All, I've put together a load of my video clips from this year's Merrist Wood Summer Show (Guildford, Surrey, UK) which was held on the 20th of May. The clips were of the joint layout by myself and Ben Rogers. Ben's trains were Thomas the Tank (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jul-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Re: Mugs meeting
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(...) Thanks for coming to our meeting Michael, and I hope you can come to another one in the future! Cheers, Paul (18 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Mugs meeting
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Just wanted to say thanks for allowing me to check-out your creations today i gained some very helpful tips for my own train layout and have been inspired to buy some more tan creator builind sets. The melbourne lego group are a great bunch of (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Thanks Gary for a great social day for BLTG
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I just want to say thanks to BLTG's new president Gary for providing a great social day out with the BBQ on Saturday (yesterday)he always puts on a great spread. Good to see everyone that did attend and talk about what has been going on always (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Some sort of EWB project
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(...) It was an EWB project from the start - they devised it as a fund-raiser for their renewable energy programs. They sought help on the LEGO design from LEGO Australia, who contacted me, being an ambassador and having recently worked with me on (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Some sort of EWB project
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(...) Rosco I got the same crap in an Email as well and have asked a few questions of Mr Ackland about why is Lego being the medium for this project and why wern't the local Adult Lego Groups used to build it instead of some engineers. As this is (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Some sort of EWB project
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(...) Pete, Here is the blurb I received from EWB on commencement of the project: Australian public to combat climate change by building wind turbines! === During Engineering Week 2007 (August 20-24), the Australian public will help Engineers (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: nclug website down?
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"Steve Farrell" <sjfarrell_99@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:JLu80B.6wM@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Both sites are back online now, sorry about that. Best place to find information for NCLUG activities is to join the NCLUG Yahoo (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: Ghent
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(...) David, I don't know Ghent that much, but shopping for LEGO in Belgium isn't usually that much interesting. However, there are a few BeLUG members in the area, so maybe they'll know more; I relayed (URL) request to the BeLUG forum>. Actually, I (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.be, FTX)
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| | Some sort of EWB project
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Ritchie Mr Ambasador do you know any thing about the above mentioned project taking place in all or capital cities sometime in August??? I got a piece of junk mail about it and have not seen anything on here mentioned. Cheers Peter Parsons #348 (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Ghent
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I am visiting Ghent with my daughter for a few days in August. Are there any good LEGO shops in Ghent? Thank you David (18 years ago, 28-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.be)
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| | nclug website down?
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I tried connecting to (URL) and (URL) for several days now, but I keep getting the following error: ---- Error establishing a database connection This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Got this off my chest or dip my lid ?
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Fellow Australians... Saltwater takes it's toll on the woodwork, so it's not surprising sea-going raiders may need to replace rotting timber from time to time. Not wanting to get their ill-gotten gains crusty, the vikings from the set 7020 I (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LUGs in and around the city
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(...) Hi Avishai, There are a number of AFOL's in and around NYC, but gatherings are few and far between, unfortunately. A few of us met a couple of times over the past few years or so as NYCLUG but it never got off the ground or amounted to more (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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| | MUGS meeting 29/7
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MUGS meeting Sunday 29 July 2007 10:00 - 17:00 Location: Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre, Chadstone. Notes: Maps can be found here: (URL) MOCs, trading, chatting, maybe some partsies, maybe some Brikwars? (18 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: LUGs in and around the city
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(...) I'm actually from the Boston area, but I go to school in New York. Though, I suppose if i'm ever home for an extended period of time I'll come check y'all out. -- Avishai (18 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX)
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| | Re: LUGs in and around the city
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(...) You might try (URL) GardenSLUG> in New Jersey. They are probably the closest to you. (URL) NELUG> is a fun group, but we're a bit north of you. :) -Elroy (18 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX)
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| | LUGs in and around the city
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Greetings- I'm newish to this AFOL business, and have never been part of a LUG. I would love to meet with the other talented builders I know are in and around the area. Given the lack of recent posting within this region, I assume there is not much (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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| | Re: Legp club NZ
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(...) Thank you, will do. And I think this is the inly Lego users group in NZ!! (18 years ago, 20-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: countdown to Target sales
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(...) -snip- (...) I visited Target Chatswood yesterday.. 7784 UCS Batmobile had been reduced to $90 (to clear), and then the 20% off applied to the clearance price. A wizard deal for $72. (Particularly considering that it has 25 blue axle pins!) (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: 30% off at Myer [Was: countdown to Target sales]
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(...) Yep all Lego at Myer. Ends today 20th. Still no new technic in stores though :o( I had to get a few more snow scooters. Steve (18 years ago, 19-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Nathan Sawaya interviewed on ABC
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(...) Correspondent> last night. It will be repeated this Saturday (21st) at 1pm. ROSCO (18 years ago, 18-Jul-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: 30% off at Myer [Was: countdown to Target sales]
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(...) According to tonights MX, it's 30% off all LEGO (and some other toys) and started down here today. Benjamin Whytcross (18 years ago, 17-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | 30% off at Myer [Was: countdown to Target sales]
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(...) Thanks for that, Ben. I also just saw that Myer is having a 3-day toy sale with 30% off Lego. But while the Myer website has a catalogue, there are no toys listed in it, so I am not sure if that is 30% off all Lego or just specific sets. Kerry (18 years ago, 17-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: countdown to Target sales
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(...) Other than 20% off LEGO... 8108 Mobile Devastator $99.99 8107 Golden Tower $63.99 7771 Angler Ambush $1039 7772 Lobster Strike $19.99 8106 Aero Booster (Target Exclusive) $29.99 8283 Technic Telehandler $39.99 8137 Booster Beast $11.99 7993 (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: countdown to Target sales
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(...) I saw the new station set and the latest AT-ST set at Box Hill Target the other day. No guarantee they'll be available everywhere though. ROSCO (18 years ago, 16-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | countdown to Target sales
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I keep seeing all these "X days to the Target Toy Sale". Does anyone know if there are likely to be any interesting goodies at this toy sale? I'm afraid I've seen so little of interest in Target for so long that I don't even bother to check any (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Castle exclusive to Big W & no large castle for .au
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(...) I was talking to my local Toyworld staff the other day about it and apparently in this case "exclusive" means exclusive for a few months. The new castle stuff will not be there until September/October and the new Mars Mission stuff is not (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Looking for 4953 "Fast Fliers"
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"Neb Okla" <n_okla@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:JD0r5w.n8D@lugnet.com... (...) Never mind. I found it. :) (18 years ago, 8-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col)
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| | next LugoLA meeting: 07/28/07 at 2:00 PM in Santa Ana
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The Lego user group of Los Angeles (LugoLA) will meet on 07/28/2007 at 2:00 PM in Santa Ana. For more details please visit our Yahoo group at (URL) (18 years ago, 15-Jul-07, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Irish LUG (hopefully)
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Hey all, just sent these out to a few people and thought I'd post here just in case... I'm crossposting to .UK/.NI in case anyone reads there more frequently. We're trying to be island wide (I'm from Portadown so the North is represented)... The (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.loc.uk.ni, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Re: Legp club NZ
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(...) That's wonderful! I always wished there was a LUG when I lived down there. God Bless, Nathan (URL) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Legp club NZ
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(...) You may want to start here: (URL) If your LUG wants to be added to the LUGNET Map, you should post something on the (URL) admin newsgroup> or email the admins directly. Leg Godt! (and congratulations on your startup LUG!) "Big Daddy" Nelson (18 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Legp club NZ
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CreatioNZ lego users club had it's first meeting!!!! it was great with more people to come for next time. Unfortunately I forgot to take any photos. :( Is there anything I need to know about making it a Lug group or where I can advertise a bit more. (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Bulldozer, Batman and Tie Crawler
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(...) The official release is August, but as we know, they sometimes arrive earlier or later. ROSCO (URL) (18 years ago, 12-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Castle exclusive to Big W & no large castle for .au
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I heard from someone who heard it from a LEGO rep that aparently the new castle sets are exclusive to Big W and that the large castle isn't coming down under. (18 years ago, 12-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Bulldozer, Batman and Tie Crawler
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Does anyone have any info on when (or if) the large yellow motorized bulldozer, the batcopter, the battank and the tie crawler are due to be released in australia? (18 years ago, 12-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: My fault
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(...) This might not be what you want to hear, but you may be able to find Oxford sets on the shelves in Korea. Oxford is a remarkably high quality clone brand 100% compatible with LEGO, Mega Bloks, and the like, and it includes a range of unusual (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.kr, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Regretful Sale of all remaining spares
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Hi all, Been a while. I thought I should announce that I am selling off the remaining parts that I have laying around. They have been collecting dust now for over a year. It is quite the regretful sale, but a sale none the less. A real opportunity (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: My fault
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Hello there! I'm going to Seoul, Korea in a few months for business, and was wondering if any one knew 'ANYTHING' about Lego in Korea... Do major department stores stock newer sets...are the prices similar?!? Is there any Korean-Canadians out there (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jul-07, to lugnet.loc.kr, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Vermont Brick Blast 2007
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(URL) NELUG> has been invited by the Middlebury, Vermont, Chamber of Commerce to participate in Brick Blast 2007. The event takes place this weekend, July 14th and 15th at the Middlebury American Legion. Information about the event can be found (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.vt.bur, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | It's time for a DixieLUG meeting - July 14th
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I will be hosting the next DixieLUG meeting at my home in Marietta, GA on July 14, 2007. Come and join us, talk some LEGO, show off some MOCs. Date and Time: Saturday July 14, 2007 1:00pm to 4:00pm EDT Get Directions: (URL) more information on (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.loc.us.tn, lugnet.loc.us.tn.cha, lugnet.loc.us.al, lugnet.loc.us.sc)
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| | Re: 2007 Aus catalogue Mk. 2 released...With a couple of nice surprises :D
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(...) AHHHHHHHH!!!!, that is.... me... Must.... BUY..... IT....>>>..>.... NOW!!!! Lego is really pushing me into greater debt this year. Really, it not like I don't have other things to spend money on (Ah well, no more rent, food etc :) ) Aaron (18 years ago, 28-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Summary: MUGS 2007-5
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(...) I think this pic take the cake for best paul face evarrrrr. (This includes the swoosh and OMG bonus bag pics) Pity I missed it Aaron (18 years ago, 28-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel, FTX)
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| | BrickWorld Highlights
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As many others have said already on LUGNET, BrickWorld was a fantastic event! All of us coordinators were blown away by the attendance at this very first year for BrickWorld. Here are some event highlights that I really enjoyed: • Watching a new (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
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| | Re: Announcing Brickvention 2008!
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(...) Hmmppphh. There goes the big suprise I had planned for Brickvention 2009. Richie (18 years ago, 28-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Announcing Brickvention 2008!
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Why not set yourself a challenge and build your own?! As far as I know, nobody has so far built a working learjet from Lego. So it would be a first! Kerry (18 years ago, 27-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Picked one up today too. Also got one of the new cement mixers for 20% off. I asked the cashier if all the lego was on sale, and she replied 'most of them'. Allister (18 years ago, 27-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | 2007 Aus catalogue Mk. 2 released...With a couple of nice surprises :D
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G'day all, Just a heads up that the June edition of the world club magazine is out. It includes the new catalogue (no obvious item number). The interesting items in the catalogue, however, are: Exoforce: (URL) 7721: Bad Guy Vehicle> (And no, I did (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(URL) Another great day on Sunday, lots of regulars and a couple of new visitors. Highlights: (2 URLs) Some Mega Bloks Pirates of the Caribbean sets (2 URLs) New town sets (modified of course!), and Travis' SNOTty spaceship (2 URLs) Building the new (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel, FTX)
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(...) Unfortunately, the diplomatic learjet was unavailable that day. :-( Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 26-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) My gosh, there's efficiency for you! Kerry (18 years ago, 26-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events)
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(...) Spotlighted! (And 'plane tickets booked!) Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 26-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Announcing Brickvention 2008!
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Well folks, it’s finally here! The second all-Australian public LEGO fan expo, Brickvention 2008! To be held in Melbourne, Australia, on January 26-27 2008, Brickvention is still in the planning stages, but we are currently working on: Presentations (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !
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Hey everyone! I was bored last night and decided I needed some LEGO at my desk at work. I whipped up this 12x12 vignette of my cubicle complete with me in minifig form. You can check out the MOCPage and Brickshelf Gallery with the links below. Any (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jun-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.org.us.tclug)
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| | Re: Någon som vill hjälpa LEGO mappa SweLUG?
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(...) Finns åxå kvar men med nytt efternamn och nybliven pappa (eller tja hon fyller två) så det blir mest quatro men jag håller på att införa duplo nu iallefall. I övrigt har jag varit inne i en TRAINS period och köpt på mig en massa 9v tåg delar (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) Yes, me too! I went in this morning to snap one up. The box was marked $99 so I was a bit disappointed, but it scanned at the cash register as $79, so I was a happy camper after all. Thanks, Richard for the info! Kerry (18 years ago, 25-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Oh I have one of these lovely sets now... strokes the 4954, thanks for the information on it being on sale, I never pay full price so was in there bright and early getting one from the Brisbane store. (18 years ago, 25-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, I didn't think about booking a scout hall... and I gave a weeks notice.. thank you for your input (18 years ago, 25-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Excellent and comprehensive list Kerry (...) Down in Melbourne, we do a mix of private/public locations. We have found Community halls, and scout halls can be books for a small fee (Usually a gold coin donation), This enables us to have meets in (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Här kommer ett klipp för den hugade som inte kan räkna. (URL) för allt när det i lösa delar kostar 1300? Ha det gott i sommarvärmen. /Andreas, Jönköping (18 years ago, 24-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) Very stylish. RRP is $99. Myers in the Queen St mall in Brisbane are giving them away for an unlisted discount, at $79. Not bad. Not bad at all. And the seaport is $99 instead of $129. Also not so bad. Pretty bad for my credit card though... (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) What do you mean brikwars is boring.... well I am comparing to other wargames and if you aren't used to other wargames you'll find brikwars boring.. but anyway thanks for the info, I have been inspired.. :) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Oops, I forgot Brickwars! How could I have done that? (probably because I find it about as dull as watching paint dry). Anyhow, some lego groups play a lot of Brickwars (wargaming with Lego). Kerry (18 years ago, 23-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Most of the lego clubs here in Australia are informal. Local meetings are usually just a case of someone saying "everyone come over to my house on <SuchAndSuchADate>" where the activities can be things like: * bring whatever new MOCs you have * (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hello, I am in the process of creating a LUG group local to christchurch New Zealand. I am mainly asking people who attend lego user groups. I just want to know what you would do at a lego club (on a regular basis), where do people have their clubs (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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