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(...) There was also a great pic of it in the Arts section of the Australian yesterday. The lego is actually staying longer now it is so very popular. I have even built a tower (although incomplete as my son dragged me away to see tubby the robot) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) The insurance company wants a list. I have no clue what all this stuff is worth. Or how much I paid for the various items in my collection. Any ideas on how to come up with a value that the insurance will accept? (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Ah ha! (URL) the Prussians anyway, stripped of their sharp katanas for blunt short cutlasses. I think I have gone heavy on costing the limber, but if anything its conservative. The power arangements for the horses to drag cannon about are a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Another MUGS meeting, and surprise, surprise, no Brikwars! But there was lots of partsies, before and after we raided the nearby dicount toys store. Some notable items: A new future AFOL, Jessica, and a new member, Scott. (2 URLs) Some Fabuland: (2 (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel, FTX)
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(...) There was a piece about this in today's Courier Mail. (Some artist, getting the kids to do all the work! :P ) Michael (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi all, Sorry for the short notice. The Melbourne LEGO Users Groups (MUGS) will be hosting a get-together on Saturday. Date: January 15th Time: 10am-5pm Location: Selwyn House, Craigieburn. Melways Melways Ref 387 A8/A9 Activities: MOCs, trading, (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel, FTX)
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(...) I gave ‘gentle historical criticism’? Perhaps the historical part, but I doubt the gentle part! (...) with the lego horse pose). However, my historical criticism was perhaps only partly right. While the katana is not Napoleonic as such, the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hello all I am actually just quickly sticking my head in from hiding behind this curtain of silence to say that the Queensland Art Gallery is having a summer festival between 15-23 of January. Now this is cool any time but this year we have 300kg of (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au) !
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snip (...) If that separate announcement has been made, i missed it. Otherwise, i hope the ball hasn't been dropped as this is a great idea and any update would stop me from bitting my nails. Steve (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Brikwars rules\info for Sat 15/1/05
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Just a quick outline of Brikwars for Sat (Selwyn house, Craigieburn): please bring some form of terrain (preferably 2 32x32 baseplates of it) MAX TL: 5 Max CP: 150 Max troops (non officers): 10 Max officers: 1 Max vehicles: 1 Max vehicle class: 4 A (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel)
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(...) No no no. After your gentle historical criticism last time, the Prussians took the view that while the katanas may have been handily successful, they were insufficiently traditional. All gone now: (URL) (...) Indeed, but like the katanas, its (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) imported katana's? I congratulate you on managing to include at least two positive references to me. Your flattery will not be forgotten! (...) I'm still working on the creative accounting for mine. I've shaved it down to 348 points, but still (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) I'll get more excited when they let me transfer into my PP account from my bank. ROSCO (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Just because no one else has mentioned it..... Paypal now accepts Australian Dollars - at last! Doesn't help with Bricklink but is a bonus for ebay selling. Won't have to do lengthy explanations as to how to pay by Paypal anymore! Woo Hoo! .. .. .. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Will do ;-) As I suggested earlier in the thread, its good stuff to be putting your army together in advance, and probably worthy subject matter for posting, sooooooo, find herewith link for some detail on the armies already signed on (being (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Battle! (was Re: loc.au stats (was - all quiet on the loc.au front))
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(...) Hello Richard I would like to accept your invitation (challenge?) to war. Last year my son and I visited Richie and met pete too. I have an army, or at least the bricks n bits to make one. I have not played BrikWars before, however have (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: valuing lego for insurance purposes
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(...) I have my LEGO collection insured under a special collection agengy insurance. I tried to have my renter's insurance thru ALL STATE give me a quote but they did seem to understand that my collection of lEGO was worth $20,000. They wanted to (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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Frances in Tassie has her Lego insured as a separate collection. Better to do it this way rather than through the general household insurance. I believe (though I'm happy to be corrected) that she used Bricklink prices as evidence of the value of (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Easy: Ring your current insurance company and ask what they will accept. (A good point to start at will be a list of purchases and how much you paid. Receipts would be good too. Keep in mind that Lego might not be a particularly risky (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I have a large collection of lego including sets purchased new, sets purchased second hand and parts (some from sets I have bought and kept only some parts from but most from second hand sources). The parts are in various levels of quality (some are (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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