 | | Can-Brick Builders at The Hobby Show - Report
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(URL) This year marked the 25th anniversary of (URL) The Hobby Show> which takes place every first weekend in November, at the International Center in Toronto, Ontario. This year was also the first time that the LEGO hobby was represented at the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Selected Sets at Toys R Us on sale!
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(...) Well, Ottawa's Merivale TRU had 3 less 4511 High Speed Trains when Kevin Dixon and I left this morning. I hadn't intended to get this set, but at 50% off, you can't go wrong. I got there when they opened at 8, fortunately there was no rush, (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: Selected Sets at Toys R Us on sale!
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(...) That's odd, I went to TRU on Friday night and they already had their sale prices up. Oh well hopefully you guys managed to get some. (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Selected Sets at Toys R Us on sale!
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(...) I got price adjustment for the second time this week, I bought a High Speed train for the price difference from the regular price! -Tim (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Selected Sets at Toys R Us on sale!
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(...) If you really want to beat the crowd, go buy the set now (while it's still in stock hopefully) and bring your receipt in on Saturday for a price adjustment! -Bryan (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Selected Sets at Toys R Us on sale!
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Clickits are also 20% off. They are listed in the flyer with the 'girl stuff' not the LEGO. Last time I was in TRU they were with the ello (Mattel) not the LEGO as well. I think they make neat decorations in a town. For Nova Scotians, the mall opens (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Selected Sets at Toys R Us on sale!
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Hi, I just received TRU's holiday catalogue and a select few LEGO sets will be on sale even MORE starting Nov. 8 at Toys R Us. You should get a booklet in the mail. But here they are anyway: 4511 High Speed Train $64.97 (-50%!) 8454 Technic Rescue (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: TRU sale Saturday November 1st to Friday November 7th
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(...) I checked out my local TRU in Richmond BC. They now have put the Cargo Train on Sale as well at the White/Green Passenger Train. I bought a Cargo train for $183 reg. on Monday and today I saw it at $151. I'm not sure if the Station is on sale (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | 4400 tubs - check your local Superstore
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One of the other local AFOLs spotted them at Superstore, on a pallet near the checkout lines. I checked my local Superstore, and found them on a pallet in the Lego aisle, so you may have to hunt around. They scanned in at $15.98, and they had a full (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | RE: TRU sale Saturday November 1st to Friday November 7th
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Hi, Went to the local (Kitchener, Ontario) TRU this morning, hoping to get 4513 Grand Central Station at the 20% discount. They had two in stock and would not scan at the 20% off. I tried to convince them that it is part of World City but they (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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For anyone that has not heard of this bucket, see this link (URL) Regner, PE R Squared Digital Media rose@r2dm.com www.r2dm.com "Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:Hn609y.s9G@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | 25% off LEGO at Sears Clearance Centre
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Greetings, The ad in today's Daily News has all LEGO (already reduced prices) at the Sears Clearance Centre 25% off today and tomorrow (Oct 31, Nov 1). The clearance centre is located below where the Sears store used to be, around the corner from (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal)
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| | TRU sale Saturday November 1st to Friday November 7th
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The TRU flyer says "save 20% on all NBA & Metropolis Construction Sets". It shows a picture of one of the 3 player NBA sets for $5.57, regular $6.99. (These were $9.99 last I looked). And a picture of 7031 (World City Helicopter) for $11.97, regular (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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I would also like to give credit for the following building I built for the show: (URL) is Reinhard Ben Beneke's design as can be seen here: (URL) built a fairly close copy using the ldraw file he had posted. I must say it is an amazing model. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
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| | Winners @ Tillicum Mall
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I was @ Winners yesterday and they had several LEGO sets (and a few cheapo brands including a large pirate ship.) I bought the two Jurassic Park III sets or my son for Xmas for less than half list price I think. There was also the Technic-style (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.org.ca.viclug)
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| | MonLUG's 5th Train Show, November 8th and 9th
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A french message follows. Un message en français suit. Hello, I'm happy to announce MonLUG's fifth participation in a train show at the « Expo Train Modélisme » in the Montreal Area. It will be held at Georges Vanier High School in Laval (just north (...) (21 years ago, 25-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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(...) Hi Tim, Thanks for these pictures! I've added them to my collection and if I win any money in Las Vegas (leaving on Saturday) I'll buy the ISD and make some. And thanks to Jason for creating them. Hugs to all, Shirley. (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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(...) I notice your two 'people' pictures have your wife in them. Yes, Pam is a person but I think there might have been a few other individuals at the show. :-) Jude (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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Looking at that inventory, I DO hope it shows up at US S@H or US stores. Heck, I just wanted the red tubs before this inventory was posted ;-) Anyone willing to swap some empty red tubs/lids with some of my blue, if these don't make it to the US? (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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(...) Hi Shirley, The fountains were Jason's, since he was the only one with an ISD at his disposal. :-) I uploaded a couple more pictures of the fountains for your benefit. (URL) Play well. Tim Strutt (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) Is it just me or is there a history of new buckets/tubs like this showing up in the fall, quite unannounced? Didn't the 4107 sort of drop in from the sky like this last year around this time? Curious, Allan B. (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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Hi Kevin, Thanks for posting your pictures. The one of the restaurant has the best picture yet of those fountains I'm so enamoured of. Tim's fountains I think? Hugs to all, Shirley. (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) That's odd. I can't find that one at S@H. Closest there is 4727 or something like that. ~Mike (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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Here are my pictures from the show: (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Assorted LEGO sales in Canada
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(...) Next week's Zellers flyer arrived in the mail today and the BOGOHO is advertised again (on page 5). Flyer is good until Halloween according to the small print so you have an extra week. (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) I spent hours trying to figure out which colour was which, light blue, medium blue, light green, medium green, etc. I've been using the wrong colour names quite a bit up till now. Anyways, yes, the single 1x1 brick is aqua coloured. Thanks for (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) Has this been confirmed as a Canada only set? Calum (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) (URL) looks like the 1x1 brick you listed as 'lt.green' is actually aqua as defined on Peeron and BL. See Aqua here: (URL) is also listed as a color on Peeron, one of the aqua parts is the teddy bear, which is the same color as pictured above. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) <snip> I hate replying to my own posts, but... Dan Boger has now added the inventory to Peeron. (URL) well. Tim Strutt (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) I'm already checking driving distance from Minneapolis to Thunder Bay... *grin* Just don't expect Yahoo! or Mapquest to give a good route. Yahoo wants to send me there via Winnipeg, Mapquest via International Falls. That's just not right! (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) Yes, we thought it was worth buying multiples of, as you may see in the following picture; (URL) well. Tim Strutt (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) Wow, that set has an *amazing* selection of colors in it! This looks like a 'must buy several' set... JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Dartmouth Sportsplex Nov. 15th and 16th.
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Greetings, Our next show will take place at the Dartmouth Sportsplex November 15th and 16th. We are participating in a Model Train & Hobby Show. It is open to the public Saturday 9-4:30 and Sunday 10-3. Prices: Adults $4, 5-12 yrs $2, under 5 free, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal)
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| | Re: 4400 Red Creator Tub
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(...) Well, I finally finished inventorying the 4400 Tub last night. Submitted it to Peeron and Lugnet, although I got a bounced email message from one of them, couldn't decipher which one. Pictures are here; (URL) delimited text file inventory is (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | Re: Pictures from NovaLUG show in Truro last weekend
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(...) <snip> (...) And some more pictures: (URL) our loudest fan. He screeched every time a train went by, much to the dismay of all the eardrums around. I'd particularly like to point out the model of a Scotiabank branch located on Robie St. in (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: question about Zellers BOGO & returns
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(...) I'm pretty sure you have to pay full price. Calum (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Pictures from NovaLUG show in Truro last weekend
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Hi folks, We attended our fourth public presentation last weekend. It was a important milestone for us, because it was our first anniversary. Yes! one year already and it was in the same location. This time we had a little more time to prepare (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | question about Zellers BOGO & returns
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I bought two sets during this week's sale. I was supposed to split the price with a friend as we both wanted a set, but didn't need or want two each. My friend now wants to return his because he's broke and needs money for other things. Is there any (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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Very nice work! I particularly like the 6X6 trans-light blue radar dishes in the 8X8 gray dishes as water in the fountain. (I bet the ISD creator wasn't thinking of THAT when he included those pieces.) I also like the way you've taken some of the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ParLUGment at Railfair 26, Ottawa, Canada
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Really good pictures Tim! Very sharp and clear, and you did a really thorough job. These are my favorites: (URL) should be posting the rest of my pictures in the next day. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.trains)
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