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The new 2005 Spectrum (sells Dacta or whatever they are calling it these days) catalogues I've received say that they have a new catalogue outlet store at 150 Pony Drive Newmarket, ON Store Open Mon-Sat "2,500 square feet of Teacher Resources and (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | New Site - JLUG - Contest & Prizes too!
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Hello Everyone... I'm totally stoked to announce that the (URL) JLUG> has gone "live" and after a few days of testing, we are starting the "party" with an open contest with prizes. Drop on over, check out it out and start thinking about the MOC you (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca, FTX) !!
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| | New Lego Club.
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Announcing the new Lego Club in BC. Northern BC Lego Club has just been formed in Prince George, BC. Anyone in Northern BC is welcome to come and join in the fun. (URL) Woods. nbclc@_AT_nbclc.com (20 years ago, 6-Feb-05, to lugnet.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.bc)
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| | Re: LEGO Work Shop @ Plant Recreation Centre
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(...) Sounds interesting. I wonder if there are some AFOLs buried in there. I don't think anyone in ParLUGment was aware of it, otherwise I'm sure they would have mentioned something. Too bad we'll be busy with the Winterlude show - I'll actually by (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | ParLUGment on Ice - Lego Trains at Winterlude!
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Hi all, Just a friendly reminder if you're in the Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) area - come by and check out our LEGO train layout on the Rideau Canal for the Winterlude festivities. We will be operating from the Canal from 10am to 5pm tomorrow and (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO Work Shop @ Plant Recreation Centre
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My wife saw this posted at the Plant Recreation Centre (Somerset @ Preston). Anybody know who's organizing this? *** Plant Recreation Centre is offering LEGO Work Shop Saturday February 5th 9:00am-12:00pm Cost $25.00 Age 8-12 Come build mechanical (...) (20 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: ParLUGment
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(...) Have a great time everyone, stay warm, and take lots of pictures please. Wish I could be there! Janey "Red Brick" (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX)
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| | Re: ParLUGment
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(...) Just to add/clarify a couple of details... The display is on the weekend of February 5th and 6th, open to the public from 10:00am to 5:00pm both days. Hope to see some of you Ottawa lurkers there! J (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX)
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| | ParLUGment
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Working in conjunction with the National Capital Commission, ParLUGment will be participating in the opening weekend of Winterlude. At the north end of the world's longest skating rink, ParLUGment will be displaying a winter theme train layout, (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Re: 2005 Sets
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G'Day Actually i was thinking that the 'studless' turn table might be usefull, although i can't back that up with a MOC, yet. (Been busy building trains.) Cheers Oliver Play Well "Ka-On Lee" <ko_lee@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | RE: HELP from Australia
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Hi Kevin, I'm still about, although I don't check Lugnet much, I do get the .ca groups via e-mail so I saw your query. What can I do to help? James (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: HELP from Australia
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(...) They're both still around. James checks LUGNET, so likely he'll be responding directly. I don't know about Albert - he's down in Calgary and I don't think I've met him. Feel free to send email to "legotrains@graysage.com" and I'll forward it (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | HELP from Australia
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hi everyone.... Kev here from Australia... some of you may already know me... from my website... The Kingdom of Andrastavia www.ozbricks.com/andrastavia I was over in Canada a few times in the past few years... one time when I was in Alberta, I met (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Space Shuttle at Zellers
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Guys (and Janey) This is probably old news, but my local Zellers has the Space Shuttle (URL) On for $29.99!! I hope it's not a local misprint, but I got the last two here for Christmas/Easter/Bday gifts for my nephews this year. Cheers, Ralph (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 2005 Sets
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(...) One of our Sears in Ottawa has a few new Technic, X-Pod and City sets, and since they have 25% off this weekend I got a few sets. It is a bit disappointing that the turn table in 8419 is a new stud-less version. (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 2005 Sets
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(...) We noticed this set in TRU in Toronto plus a few others. (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 2005 Sets
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(...) I've seen a couple of the new City and Technic sets at WalMart in Hamilton, Ontario. Nothing new at the Toys R Us' in the area yet, but I'm on partol! -Greg (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 2005 Sets
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(...) Here in Quebec, I saw 7244 speed boat, 8419 excavator, 7262, and I also saw some from the City theme, (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 2005 Sets
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(...) The retailers here in Vancouver still haven't revcovered from Christmas let alone stocked anything 2005. The TRU just across the border in Bellingham got their 2005 World City Stock before Christmas. (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | 2005 Sets
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Has anybody found many 2005 sets at big retailers (TRU, Walmart, Zellers, etc...) yet? I have seen a few sets here and there but not the entire lineup yet. Jude (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | BAD CLONE found at local Party Packagers
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Well it looks like Party Packagers in Missisauga (by Dundas/403) stock no LEGO/Duplo anymore. Instead they are supporting of the nasties clones I have seen in a while. They just replace the 4 letters in the LEGO logo with three foreign letters. Heck (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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| | Lego Racers at CN Tower?
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I noticed this in the paper today: (URL) Lego Racers at the CN Tower. Did anyone remember the Tour of the Universe ride they had there? I thought the theming was really well done--they had these cool tickets which looked just like real airplane (...) (20 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) The octopi were all black, and a bit out of scale, so they tried a red crab, apparently that had great impact on their mojo. Oh, hmmmmmm mojo, heck, that's it! (Light bulb!) (...) I won't blame my lack of skill, or the copious amount of rum in (...) (20 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) Maybe you shouldn't have been wearing it? I thought it's supposed to help the Leafs win, not the Red Wings. Were you wearing something red while you were playing? Did you have minifig fans toss an octopus or two onto the ice? It's way too (...) (20 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) snipped some babbling (...) snipped some more...... (...) For those of you waiting for the update, and hope at least there might be at least one, my team put in a gallant effort, and after 4 games I was down by 3. A return from that sort of (...) (20 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) Thanks Joe, it was pleasure meeting you as well, sorry about the moc cards, but you know, I had some tough bosses to answer to, wink. Janey "Red Brick" (20 years ago, 24-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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In lugnet.general, C. L. GunningCook wrote: (snip with regrets) (...) Janey, from someone who has had the pleasure of meeting you at BrickFest (and promptly forced to fill out a MOC card for my unlabeled microMOCs :-) ), I wish you the best this (...) (20 years ago, 24-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) Well thanks for that Chris, I'm going to need that luck, my son has a mean slap shot, and some underhanded distraction techniques. I guess the apples doesn't fall far from the tree. The best to you and yours. Janey "Red Brick" (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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I (...) h (...) Janey...to you and your family I wish you a Merry Christmas...and of course GO WINGS!! Chris (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | The Night Before the Night Before
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As the snow falls silently by my window, and my children are outside building an "awesome" snow fort, I decided to share my simple little Lego plan with friends I have met through this hobby. Both of my boys each got me one copy of the Hockey (...) (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) !
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| | A customized minifig and a question
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Hello everyone As some of you may know, I do a fair amount of custom work involving Lego minifigures. I've got a recent project I'd like to share the results of, and also a question arising from that project. You'll find an image of the figure in (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | placing an order with Spectrum (Dacta stuff in Canada)
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Greetings, I hope to be placing an order with Spectrum ( (URL) catalogue) later this week. They charge a fair amount for shipping, plus $5 per order for handling, so it anyone in the area (I'm in Halifax) wants to add something to the order let me (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal, lugnet.org.ca.novalug)
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| | Military Moc Pages - Alive Again!!!
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Greetings, I hate broken links and I've been guilty of having a broken link to my build.military MOC pages for a while. Well I've moved my site finally, and it's fixed! Thanks to the curator! Marc Cook's Military MOCS - home of the Lego UHC (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Sears 25% off, Walmart boxing week deal
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(...) At a Sears here in Edmonton, I noticed they have a stack of the red 1000 piece tubs market on sale at $20.00 (so you can't get 25% more off). (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Sears 25% off, Walmart boxing week deal
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Sears (Canada, in case non-Canadians are reading the loc.ca newsgroup without realizing it) has 25% off all reg.-priced LEGO Building Toys from Monday Dec 20th to Friday Dec, 24th. Walmart 'Boxing Week Blowout' flyer arrived today. SW mini sets (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | two free tickets to Legoland California
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Hello, If you live in the Edmonton, Vancouver, or Victoria areas and plan to go to San Diego over the holidays, and if you would like two free tickets to Legoland California, please drop me a line at bendyarm but please use gmail (dot com) instead (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | Zellers BOGO and TRU 25% off
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Both Zellers and TRU have sales on LEGO from Saturday Dec. 18th to Friday Dec. 24th. At Zellers you can Buy One Get One half price (equal or lesser value). TRU has 25% off all LEGO. Gail Meagher (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: See you @ Denny's
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I should be there in about 1:45. Wearing PNLTC white collared shirt. Bringing photo albums, MOC's & a Santa Fe car. James Powell (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | Re: See you @ Denny's
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(...) Sweet! I'd love to meet face to face. I even have a small ship I am pleased with to bring. My kids are just getting over colds so I sure understand last minute plan changes. Hope ta see ya there! (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | Re: See you @ Denny's
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(...) I'll see about coming to this meeting- not 100%, because life so often gets in my way. James Powell (20 years ago, 7-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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