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(...) I was hoping Richard's grieving family would be supplying it as part of the ceremony. I didn't realise we would have to BYO! Kerry (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Chatswood report. Plenty of technic Tow trucks, Big Red Cars and Pod Races as well as a good selection of other sets incl value packs and Duplo trains . The USS Bricky Hawk, the heretical aircraft carrier !!!!incl 8 F-14s!!!! was there (priced (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org)
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(...) On the contrary Kerry; I thought your Lego aircraft carrier and the Governor's flaming longboat were brilliant!! But can Queensland minifigs get single malt? Or are they restricted to XXXX and Bundy? --DaveL (25 years ago, 3-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) It's the small mosaics above each employee's desk that bother me :) I believe (given the info in the Ultimate Lego Book, Dorling Kindersley) that the portraits of the three generations of head bricks hang in the Billund offices somewhere, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Thanks Dave :) Two more weeks of uni to go, then four exams then I'm all done..A month to go is how i'm looking at it. Then i begin working in february, which means money to spend on...err..Lego? Can't wait to finish! Cheers Santosh (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) Now where was that ? (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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