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From today Friday 3 Nov to Sun 19 Nov. Lets go *shopping*! James (Wow, shot message, well until I added this tag line at least) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org)
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| | Just the thing for a toyshop display
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Everyone has probably seen Eric Harshbarger's Lego mosaic, (URL) lego.html Wouldn't a mosaic of a similar size be a great crowd puller for one of the planned toyshop displays. We could model Richards' floating funeral pyre or maybe Sophie Gosper or (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) Chatswood TRU still had a pile of 7171's but that was a couple of weeks ago. But it's 9:30 Sydney time now and you would have more up-to-date info. Funny, when GB's has a sale so does TRU. pw (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Hey, What is up?
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(...) Zounds! I have got to read this newsgroup more closely. I mean, I was aware of the vast bulk of this (well obviously), but I had no idea that the NNS had become involved... I should also point out that my interest in using the bathtub was not (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: GREY & WHITE BRICKS? (or a brief Mega Blok experience report)
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(...) Now where was that ? (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: GREY & WHITE BRICKS? (or a brief Mega Blok experience report)
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(...) Chris Gray from Canada has a nice site, part of which inventories and details his building experiences with the Pro-builder range. His inventory states that there is 619 grey 2 x 4's in the aircraft carrier. He has photos of the building (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: PAYPALS Goes International!!!!!
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(...) problems. (...) Dunno about PayPal, but I've used BidPay for several transactions now, and had no problems. Its fast, and a lot easier than snail-mail alternatives. Maybe a bit more expensive than PayPal (havent checked the PayPal charges (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) It's 1:30am here in Brisbane. This is one of the benefits of adult life; you decide when you go to bed. Admittedly the quality of my ramblings is correspondingly diminished. Kerry (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: PAYPALS Goes International!!!!!
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I had a look over it this morning, there appears to be a limit of $500 over six months. This is pretty low when you think about it. Also, I have heard that, although payment is "instant", they can take up to 90 days to check the transaction is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Hey, What is up?
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(...) Richard Parsons has revealed his desire to be buried at sea in a Richard-Parsons-scale Viking ship, to be launched from Port Block and then set alight with a blow torch and a large bucket of accelerant (since Lego tends to melt rather than (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm sure the Studs and BUGS can do their bit for the Mexican cause. Place your orders people. (...) Well, seeing as how I don't have any (gulp!) I'm pretty tempted. (Please let there be some!) (...) yes Dad --DaveL (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Dave Low wrote in message ... (...) Yeah, maybe.... I seem to recall people also using pneumatic pistons as shock absorbers. Is this a good use of them? (...) $52.50 (...) set (...) Sadly, all the 6456's disappeared really quickly from Melbourne (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: GREY & WHITE BRICKS? (or a brief Mega Blok experience report)
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(...) Having now opened my Mega Bloks aircraft carrier box (but only partway through building it), I can tell you that I have counted (roughly) that 600 out of the 1700+ pieces are grey 2x4 bricks. Just about each step in the instructions demands (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: STUDfest V: Kevin's photos
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(...) Cool!! And I mean almost as cool as the TRU sale ((please let it last))! Richard, would you mind putting up a page with the shots that don't make the Brikwars cut? There might be some extras I could use. thanks, Dave (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Yet another TRU heads-up
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(...) OH YEAH BABY!!!! (sorry just been sissyfighting -- www.sissyfight.com) Am I glad I haven't gone too crazy at GB's (hey -5% makes a difference!) (...) That's what (wallet shaped) plastic's for! (...) Have you seen the two legged piston walker? (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: PAYPALS Goes International!!!!!
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Huw Millington wrote in message ... (...) account, (...) Has this sort of commerce has only recently been made possible due to some political/economical developments, or has it been legal for a long time and Paypal just had to get around to setting (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Yet another TRU heads-up
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Dropped by Chadstone TRU this evening and a sign out front proudly declared, "25% OFF ALL LEGO". After the excitement wore off I stood in the Lego section for half an hour agonising about what to buy and how much to spend. Sure enough, my funds (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | STUDfest V: Kevin's photos
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Evening all, I'm just cropping and sizing Kev's enhanced pics from the last BrikWars. I know I'm being a tease, but I can't wait to tell you how cool they are! He's done a magnificent job - both the shots themselves and the enhancements are a treat. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G3DwKJ.7z6@lugnet.com... (...) factoring! It IS true! I have just signed up! Looks like you're out of business... Works by crediting/debiting a credit/debit card, rather than a bank (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: What's up
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(...) No no. Weren't me sir! I'm a good boy. Really. No? Ok. Yup, thar be BlockMen on my monitor at work, a MegaBloks Tank on my desk here at home, and make no mistake, I will be buying the aircraft carrier just as soon as I can get my grubbies on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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