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I learned today (from Bernard Catt) that as from January this year, Educational Experience is no longer be selling LEGO educational products. So the only source in Australia is now Moore Educational, except for the occasional foray by Tricky Dicky. (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Brisbane kangaroo sculpture
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(URL) Those of you that have been to Brisbane will probably know the ones I mean. It's a bit big but I figured it was a worthy compromise of size and accuracy. Tim PS. Yes the camera is pointed where I want it pointed. (17 years ago, 7-Apr-07, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !
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| | Re: Brickvention 2007
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Great news about a proposed date. Will the next Brickvention be held in Melbourne again? I'll have to start planning my holidays. Family are already keen to come to the next one. I will bring the remote control Batmobile, have to think of some other (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Brickvention 2007?
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(...) No, it will not. We decided instead to move it to the January long weekend, so the next one is being planned for January 2008. ROSCO (18 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Brickvention 2007?
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Does anyone know if any national event (of any size) is going to happen in 2007? (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | rave review of Lego creator set 4939 - Cool cars.
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Just bought this small set at my local Myer for $11.95. Set comes with instructions for 3 different models. So far I have only built the car that looks a bit like a Ferrari with the gull-wing doors. Other models were a truck cab chassis and a racing (...) (18 years ago, 31-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Join MUGS at the cubic structural evolution project
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There will be an informal MUGS meeting at the (URL) Gallery of Victoria> this Sunday 1st April, to view (and interact with) (URL) this exhibition>. If you'd like to join us, there is no set time, but there will probably be MUGS there from about (...) (18 years ago, 29-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel, FTX)
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| | QLD FLLers leave for the finals !
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Woot! (URL) Luck to Leigh and the kids next month in Atlanta. Steve (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Australian road train
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(5 URLs) BS> (when modded) (URL) Flickr> Hi all, A different sort of train but still six-wide ;) Been wanting to do one of these for a long time but was never happy with the grille and nose. Thanks to many ideas and some harassing by misterzumbi I (...) (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Cafe Corner
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(...) Designer as a theme is dead. Sets that would have been labeled "designer" in the past (like the jet fighter) are now labeled creator. (18 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well Creator is still there for me - (URL) and it has a link on the main themes page. No Designer though :( ROSCO (18 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Cafe Corner
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(...) Indeed, for me, Designer and Creator were indeed my favourite themes of recent years. But when I walk into the shops, I am not seeing this kind of stuff. I am seeing the juniorised quick-build stuff. It is Shop@Home that is supplying my needs. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Cafe Corner
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(...) I guess everyone by now has downloaded and read the new BrickJournal with interview with the designer of the kit Jamie Berard.He is quoted as saying: "I am fascinated by the idea of snapping together different sections to create an ultimate (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Cafe Corner
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(...) I believe that is exactly the plan. I understand there's also a slim chance of something similar being done in the space theme (SPACE CITY!), but at the moment that's in the hands of the ambassadors, so don't hold your breath. Allister (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au) !
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| | Re: Cafe Corner
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(...) This was probably just a flippant use of hyperbole on your part, but just in case somebody gets the wrong impression from such a comment I feel compelled to point out that for at least four years (going by the introduction of Designer and (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au) !
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| | Re: Cafe Corner
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(...) Or you can buy 6... (URL) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Cafe Corner
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Just when I thought Lego was going for nothing but juniorised quick builds, they come up with this little beauty: (URL) our next Brisbane S@H order happening? My appetite for Lego has returned! According to S@H, you can connect 4 of them together (...) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au) !
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| | Re: Does anyone have source reference material for Australian steam locomotives?
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(...) Jonathan, The best thing to do is pop down to your local news agent and pickup a copy of AMRM (Australian Model Railway Magazine). Alot of specialist retails for model trains advertise in this mag. You proberly want books like By ways of (...) (18 years ago, 9-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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| | The cubic structural evolution project in Australia
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(URL) The cubic structural evolution project 2004 is a spectacular installation that invites visitors to participate in the construction of a cityscape using thousands of pieces of Lego. For Eliasson, audience collaboration is of central importance. (...) (18 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Congrats Ross and Richie (5th cycle LEGO Ambassadors)
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(...) I am pleased to see Lego's continued commitment to recycling :-) <rant on> I'm afraid I never understand why Lego uses the term "cycle" in connection with ambassadors. Why not "term" or a whole lot of other words that don't have nuances like: (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.loc.au)
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