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| Hi! Joseph (one of the "new" guys at last Tuesdays Meetup) has offered to create a web-based discussion forum for VicLUG which he can create and host. First: Thank you Joseph for coming on Tuesday! Second: Thank you Joseph for the great offer. (...) (19 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
| | | | | TRU sale May 14th to 27th
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| TRU has a little bit of LEGO on sale in their new two week flyer (May 14th -27th). Buy one get one free on the four tiny turbo sets (8641, 8642, 8643, and 8644). Great piece selections in some of those. Get a free exclusive mini jedi starfighter (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | BrickFest Hotel info
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| I’m please to announce that arrangements have been finalized with the Hilton Arlington & Towers. 950 N. Stafford Street, Arlington VA 22203 located just 0.6 Miles from GMU. Hilton Arlington & Towers has a block of guestrooms reserved for BrickFest (...) (19 years ago, 12-May-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Check This Out
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| (...) "Our base of operations is in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada" Mmmm, home town boy makes good! I thought it must be local when the first pic was of a West Coast Express loco. Kevin ---...--- Classic Red Barn kit: (URL) FREE Hospital (...) (19 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
| | | | | Re: Lego train show in Niagara Falls,Canada
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| (...) oops wrong newsgroup, my mistake. Reposting article to Lugnet.General and Lugnet.Local.Canada....o.Hamilton (posting there since there isn't a local Niagara Falls) ;) Ben Medinets (19 years ago, 24-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, FTX)
| | | | | Coming in October: NWBrickCon 2005
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| NWBrickCon 2005, a convention in the Pacific Northwest for Adult Fans of Lego, will take place October 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2005, in Seattle. All AFOLs are invited. This will be the fourth annual NWBrickCon. Planned highlights include: * MOCs * public (...) (19 years ago, 22-Apr-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.wa.tac, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.or.por, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.org.ca.viclug) !!
| | | | | Two weeks remaining - JLUG Contest
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| Hello Everyone, Just a reminder...... ONLY TWO WEEKS ...... left to enter the JLUG moc building Contest. The contest ends the end of this month. So far we have 33 entries, with some very outstanding MOCs making a showing. We are looking forward to a (...) (19 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca, FTX)
| | | | | Joe Vig meets Far Side
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| For my first Joe Vig vignette, we take a trip to the Far Side. You may remember the Far Side cartoon where the spiders have a web across a playground slide and one of them is saying "If this works, we'll eat like kings." (URL) Incidentally, this is (...) (19 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.loc.ca.sk.sas, FTX) !
| | | | | Riverdance Vignette
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| Here's a bit of 'armless fun. (URL) Enjoy and PLMKWYT Peace and step dancing, Professor Whateverly (URL) (19 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.loc.ca.sk.sas, lugnet.fun, FTX) !
| | | | | Science World Road Trip
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| Hi! Just thought I'd send a note about the trip plans. Bert has given an estimate of the costs for the proposed April 23 trip to Science World in Vancouver in his 7 passenger van. He will be using 3 seats leaving four (4) seats available. I hope to (...) (19 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
| | | | | Polar Bear Vignette Cube
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| Whateverly Labs is pleased to announce a new 3-D imaging technology, which enables us to see the hitherto unseen. We have applied it to the classic 'Polar Bear in a Snowstorm' image. Coincidentally, such an image was (URL) recently presented here.> (...) (19 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.loc.ca.sk.sas, lugnet.fun, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: TRU sale
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| (...) In the one bucket I bought, the extra bricks were a lot of 1x4s, 1x6s, 1x8s in mostly white and blue... not unique but useful at least. Sined, Greg (20 years ago, 20-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: TRU sale
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| (...) Oops, I meant to say 4103, not 4679. JB (20 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: TRU sale
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| (...) These are on sale in the US too. The creator bucket is 4679, I bought a couple yesterday, $6.99 in my TRU. I was disappointed to find no "cool" parts in the additional cardboard box of parts. Just normal bricks. But 200+200 bricks for $7 isn't (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | TRU sale
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| TRU has some LEGO on sale in time for Easter. Sale runs Saturday March 19th thru Monday March 28th. Save 25% on all LEGO Knights Kingdom (picture shows 'action fig' and mf set). Clickits jewels set reg. $9.99 each, buy 2 get one free (picture shows (...) (20 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Zellers BOGO 1/2 price sale
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| Zellers has "all LEGO product" on sale, buy one get one half price, from Saturday March 19th to Thursday March 24th (stores closed Good Friday). Picture shown includes Clickits, which are sometimes left out of these sales. Gail (20 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Castle Lego fun at Casa Loma...
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| Part of its Spring Break special programming, "Knights and Knaves" there is a Lego Knights Kingdom section where you can see the life-size model(s) of Jayko and put together your own creations there. Information found here: (URL) won't be going (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | O-Train
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| (URL) All aboard the (URL)! Built for ParLUGment's Winterlude 2005 train layout, the O-Train is a light passenger train that runs a commuter route through Ottawa. According to the (URL) website> it is a Bombardier Talent BR643 DMU. I'm sure someone (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| (...) The O-Train is one of the most impressive MOC in the show, and it was Jason's first train MOC which he finished it in 3 days just in time for the show. This is the best pic I got: (URL) A few more, once moderated: (URL) Pic of the real thing: (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| (...) (2 URLs) (...) That would be Jason Allemann who made the O-Train, part of Ottawa's transit system. I would keep an eye on his website in hopes that he adds a page for the train. (hint hint Jason) :-) (URL) Tim Strutt (20 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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