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| (...) The full retail price, ie. 200 CDN $ (plus tax of course). I'd rather buy it in a store than wait until it appears at Shop@Home, and then have to pay shipping too. So it's double the price of the new forklift, but this set looks much much (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
| | | | | Re: 8421 Crane spotted in Toronto suburbs
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| (...) What did it set you back? Jude (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
| | | | | 8421 Crane spotted in Toronto suburbs
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| The 8416 forklift and 8420 motorcycle are starting to show up in larger TRU stores in the Toronto, Ontario area.... but.... I was completely shocked after seeing this 1884-piece monstrosity on the shelf at TRU THIS EARLY!!! (there were only 2, and (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX) !
| | | | | Nouveau groupe et première rencontre!
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| Salut à tous! C'est avec plaisir que j'annonce la création de QUELUG, un nouveau groupe visant à rassembler les adultes amateurs de LEGO® de partout au Québec. Notre première rencontre officielle aura lieu ce vendredi 20 mai, à partir de 18h, à (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.que, lugnet.org, FTX)
| | | | | Re: User Forum
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| (...) Hi Ted, I think having a local and international presence are important to keep us connected. I am currently a member of LUGNET if that is of any use. If we choose to use a local forum we can post important info to LUGNET. But if something (...) (19 years ago, 13-May-05, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
| | | | | User Forum
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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)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| (...) Who is the owner of the Red Tram in the second pic? And are there more detailed pictures of it. I couldnt find any really clear pics from the show. Thanks Dave www.GPLR.org (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| Really like the snow. *bookmarks gallery for later idea pinching* Tim (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| (...) Great work guys. I'd never of thought to terraform in white, but it looks great. Thanks for sharing. Mat (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| (...) Amazing stuff guys! A show on a canal takes the cake, especially with a cool Bombardier O-Train model too! And of course, the great BeaverTails shop! Calum (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| (...) There is something very wrong about a train display outdoors in winter in Canada! :-) Seriously, the snow effect is wonderful-- I totally buy it! Having it all out of doors is icicles on the cake;-) Great show, guys! JOHN (20 years ago, 3-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Winterlude Photos
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| (...) YAY ParLUGment!!! Way to pull out the stops and put on awesome display. The "snow" looks wonderful, and YAY!!! to you all for braving the elements. Pulling off an outdoor display I am sure is no easy feat, but anyone can do it with style, and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Winterlude Photos
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| It has been too long past, and I haven't renamed all the photos, so I just went ahead and did the batch resize in order to get these posted. So, finally, without further ado, here are my photo's from ParLUGment's display on the Rideau Canal in (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: Spectrum Catalogue Outlet store
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| (...) We drove up there last weekend...not a lot to report on. I think they have a few Mindstorms boxes and some Dacta classroom kits, but no bulk parks etc. They were willing to pull stuff out of their warehouse, but the particularly interesting (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | Nova Scotian "blockheads" profiled in Sunday Daily News
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| Greetings, The Sunday Daily News (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) has an article on the local AFOLs. Unfortunately it does not appear to be on the paper's online site ( (URL) ). If you are in the Halifax area I recommend picking up a copy. The cover (...) (20 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.mediawatch)
| | | | | Article to appear in Sunday Daily News Feb 20th, 2005
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| Greetings, I just got word from the reporter that the article on adult LEGO fans in the area should be in the Sunday Daily News this week (Feb 20th, 2005). This is the newer of two daily newspapers in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Gail Meagher (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal, lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
| | | | | Re: Costco and HarryPotter motorized train
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| (...) To be more specific, the main set's track is the new dark grey, and the extra box is the old dark grey. I can imagine the confused calls to customer service now... *sigh* -Bryan (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Costco and HarryPotter motorized train
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| Likewise around Mississauga area, they hit 70 a week before Christmas and GONE! Even at 100 that's a steal BUT BE WARNED, the track in the main set, is one colour grey, and the add-on boxes are another!! Silly packaging. (20 years ago, 10-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Costco and HarryPotter motorized train
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| (...) The Costco in our area (Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam) had them for $99 but then they marked them down further to $69.99! After that, they got sold out very quickly. :( -Bryan (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Costco and HarryPotter motorized train
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| Before Christmas, Costco had some Motorized Hogwarts Express train kit (train plus some straight and curved tracks) at about 170$ and a 40$ discount coupon. Then, they reduced the price to 99$. It is still at that price as we speak. Here in Quebec (...) (20 years ago, 9-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Spectrum Catalogue Outlet store
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| (...) No, but we'll probably take a drive over there to check it out. We drove to the Whitby store a few months ago and it had a really impressive selection of sets. The only problem is that it's a little far--otherwise, I'd find myself much more (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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