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Interesting. Is the base an octagon 10 studs on a side, so that four of the sides can be locked down on the baseplate? Or do you have another way of holding it in place? I like the way you step it back at the top, kind of like the Hancock building (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc)
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(...) Hi Terry, Its great that you could express your loss this way. I think your previous post was just not timed right as Brickfest was July 19-21. People are also not really responding to MOC posts as much as they used to. Its not an insult, it (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc)
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I had initially tried to see the moc but it hadn't been ok'ed yet. It is now available for public viewing. P. S. I don't subscribe to loc.ca.qc so I won't see any comments after this post. -- Thanx~ Nicole (URL) Prosper" <t@rotule.qc.ca> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc)
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(...) On BrickLink. I had to ask all the sellers if they had more since I had, at one point, bought all the stocks available. Same thing for the black log bricks. (...) Actually, no, it isn't. In fact, now that I think of it, I should probably (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.build)
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Hi Terry, welcome to LUGNET! I like you're building, it has a very clean look. As well, I like how you've used those TIE fighter canopies as windows. I'm also sorry to hear about your friend's death. Your MOC is a fitting and touching tribute to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I think when you posted it earlier the folder had not yet been approved by the Brickshelf moderator. Thanks for bringing it to our attention again now that it is visible. Where did you get all those Star (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.build)
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(...) You did it right, just Brickshelf is a little slow. I actually saw your other post, clicked on the Brickshelf link and got greeted with a "this page is not yet public" message. But now it's working fine so on to my comments... I really like (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc)
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(...) Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you guys, and keep an ear out for ya! Mark (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
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(...) [...] Cool! I'll be there with bells and other noisemaking devices attached. And I'll see if I can drag some other BayLUG/BayLTC folks along too. --Bill. (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
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heh. I think you'd better talk to Dan Parker about that. Seems a Few years back PNLTC created the largest Lego train layout. Guiness was there. It was a record but even now a few years later Guiness has yet to publish it. I think we'll skip it. Mark (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
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(...) Quite possibly? Mabie you should check with the Guiness World Records people and see if it really is the largest ever recorded (mabie you can get it into the Guiness book...) (22 years ago, 19-Jul-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
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(...) grumble... I guess you're right. It just makes me crusty, the way they grab an extra nickel or dime at every turn. It sure would be nice to skim 3% off the conversion rate when I buy from shop.lego.com. 2.9% + 30¢ to receive, plus 1% for (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.loc.ca)
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Innovation Alberta, a weekly program on CKUA radio had a spot on the National Institute for Nanontechnology on this weeks program (#58). Aside from being neat in and of itself, Dr. Dan Wayner (the institute's director) compared nanotechnology to (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
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(...) Can you tell in advance what rate they are going to use? If so you could wait for the "better" days... (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.loc.ca)
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Jeff Jardine wrote in message ... (...) When they first started letting Canadians withdraw to a bank account, the exchange rate was very bad. Example: on June 19th I withdrew from Paypal to my bank acct and got 1.4798. Oanda.com shows 1.5356 for (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Yes but it may be a bigger or smaller rip than the competition... can you easily determine what the C2it or WU rates are for the same date as the 1.4941 rate you quote? Or conversly can you determine the 23 October oanda rate to see if it's 3% (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.loc.ca)
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Yesterday, I considered making a withdrawl from my paypal account for the first time. The exchange rate from $US to $CDN is disappointing. They brag about how great their rates were in October 2001: "PayPal's Improved Canadian Exchange Rate PayPal (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Sorry for the delay - I hadn't even opened the bag until last night. The quality is not equal to that of Lego, but it's not bad. The weapons fit almost as well as genuine parts into the hands of both the Shifty fig and a Lego minifig, and the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Found thins whilst cleaning up my e-mail... So, What Do Canadians Have to Be Proud Of? l. Smarties 2. Crispy Crunch & Coffee Crisp 3. The size of our Football Fields and one less Down 4. Baseball is Canadian. 5. Lacrosse is Canadian. 6. Hockey is (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thank you so much. Just one more question... What was the quality of the chrome cutlass(sword) and pistol? (did it flake off after it was coupled into a minifig hand?) Also, the minifig appeared to be an excellent reproduction. (with exception (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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