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Ohhhh Yeah!!! Another one sooo soon!!! I love it!!! Last time I had purchased 2 hiway construction sets (6600) for 70 CDN (for both of them!!!) This time, I am looking to buy a few HP sets (3 Diagon Alley sets, and another Troll on the Loose). I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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I checked a couple of Zellers today in preperation for the bogo, and found most of the new episode II star wars sets, including the slave I ($69) and the gunship ($129). The only one I didn't see was Jedi Duel, which I want to get for the yoda fig. (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Well, I am happy to announce my latest MOC, my beautiful daughter Alyssa. She was born April 1st, 2002, at 7:48am, weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Here she is just hours after birth: (URL) just a mini fig now, but she's growing quickly, and soon (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: Lego contest at Aviation Museum
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(...) Jude :-( (22 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Hi everybody. The Aviation Museum is holding a Lego contest as part of their march break activities. Unfortunately, it's only for kids 5 to 14 years old. 11th Annual LEGO Contest Attention all children 5 to 14 years old—don’t forget to bring in your (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Yes, that is true. There's still a lot of big ticket items that I want to get from shop@home: Metroliner Kit ~ $167 Wild West Kit ~ $179 Blacksmith Shop ~ $39 each More Guarded Inns ~ $25 each Tanker Train Car ~ $20 Hopper Train Car ~ $20 Not (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Actually, I am not complaining. It is giving me a chance to save up for future deals. :-) Jude (22 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Hi, Anybody find any good Christmas deals around Ottawa yet? Most places I've been to have been cleaned out. Only thing I've seen is the big construction set at Zellers for $45 or so, but still didn't pick one up. How about you guys? Kevin (22 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Hi, I can confirm that TRU in St. Laurent also has the new sets. I picked up Harry Potter Flying Lesson, 2 figs and stuff for under $5. Not too bad. I think I may be getting a few ewok sets though ... they look kind of cool. Hadn't seen anything at (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) I was checking those out on Saturday, and telling my wife, "you can get me any of these for stocking stuffers"! :-) I saw a bunch of sets at Lincoln Heights Walmart today too. Several SW sets for $9.86 each, several new Racer sets for $4.86 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: 2002 sets found in TRU Merivale
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(...) Great some new gifts for under the tree. :-) Jude (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | 2002 sets found in TRU Merivale
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Harry Potter 4711 Flying Lesson $5 Alpha Team 4790 Deep Sea Robot Diver $5 4796 Ogel Mutant Squid $15 Star Wars 7139 Ewok Attack $18 Final duel I & II, Jedi defence I $10 And a bunch of new racer sets with pull back motor and body-less figures for (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | The TOMLUG Alliance
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rtlToronto, ParLUGment and MonLUG are proud to announce the TOMLUG Alliance, the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal LEGO User Groups Alliance. We have agreed to not only accept the free flow of members between our groups but encourage members all our groups to (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains.org) !
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In case anyone is having a hard time finding the Y-Wing&Tie/Snow Speeder combo pack, I saw 13 of them in Kanata at Hazeldean Zeller's yesterday. Needless to say, they had 2 less when I left. :-) Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: Soccer sale -- Tiggy Winkles (Bayshore)
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(...) Thanks for the tip Glen. Just checked it out now. I picked up soccer sets 3403 and 3408 for %40 off. Not too bad. They were $20 and $40 before the savings. They also have 78800 for $30 before savings. TTYL. Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Soccer sale -- Tiggy Winkles (Bayshore)
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Hi everyone. I was at the Bayshore shopping centre on the weekend, and most soccer sets were at 40% off. I'm not a big soccer fan myself, so I didn't write down any of the set numbers. But they had a good variety of sets. -GG. (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) geocities doesn't want you to link to the JPGs, because then the viewer won't see the ads. The JPGs must be put in pages, and you must link to the pages, not the images. This is true even if you've paid for ad-free space. I'd like to know how (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) walk at lunch. You did a great job. Jude (23 years ago, 12-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) They did work, but now they don't. Strange. You can see all of the pictures on this page: (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Bradley, I can't see the pictures, are the links correct? Jude (23 years ago, 12-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Cool model! I've never even heard of such a thing. Gary Bradley Dale <dinosauria_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GHwIKt.GE@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) the (...) about the (...) slopes (...) used (...) bricks (...) on (...) down (...) to (...) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Here are a few pictures of the LEGO amphibus I built, inspired by the ones in Ottawa. The colour scheme is from the Lady Dive, and the design is from the Lady Duck (the little amphibus that I was on) and the Lady Dive. (URL) nice side view of the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Has anyone compiled a list of stores selling Lego in Ottawa? I think it would a useful resource for collectors. I think it would be great to set up a list of stores, including info such as price, selection, typical dates for sales, etc. -GG. (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: Zellers on Woodroffe
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(...) I forgot to tell you about that in the last meeting, but I guess it was too late already. They were starting to close shop about a month ago. The discount were increased every Saturday. I got a Pit Droid and Droid Escape at 45% off at the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Zellers on Woodroffe
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Hi, Did anyone get any good deals from the Zellers on Woodroffe? I went there today, and apparently it is closing down. Half the store was cleaned out, and there was NO lego left. Just wondering if someone got some really good deals, as I know there (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Meeting Friday
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Just to FYI .loc.ca.on.ott, There will be a meeting of ParLUGment this Friday starting at 6:30 at the Red Lobster on Merivale. From there we have Zellers, TRU and Play Value to hit before going to Tim's place. Racing gloves are recommended if you (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) great-® (...) Excuse me... #1 He is not Tim's member, Glen is a LEGO fan who lives in our wonderful Capital. #2 steel Function: transitive verb Date: 13th century 1 : to overlay, point, or edge with steel 2 a : to cause to resemble steel (as (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Castle you say… Then welcome to rtlToronto! Were organizing a large Brickwarz game some time this summer/early fall. Perhaps you’d like to partake in the dismemberment of minifigs? Nice to have you in the community, --==Riçhärd==-- You can (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Well, it's good to know there's more LEGO fans around here. I hope your wedding plans go well, and we see you in the near future. You say Castle is your favourite now. Have you seen the LEGO Shop At Home offering - the re-release of the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Thanks for the invite ... I have been lurking here for quite some time. It's a busy summer, but perhaps in the fall I'll start coming out to the meetings. (...) I went through a series of 'fave themes' as a kid -- first space, then castle, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: Windy Canada Day
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(...) Hi Glen, This is the first time I have noticed you post to .loc.ca.on.ott. On behalf of the local LEGO Users Group, ParLUGment, I wish to say hello and invite you to our next meeting at Tim's place (Date time and location details to follow). (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: Windy Canada Day
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(...) You're not joking. We were some of the unfortunate ones who went to see the fireworks, and sat down by the water freezing our butts off for 2 hours before they told us that they were cancelled because of the wind. It's good to hear from (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Windy Canada Day
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What a windy Canada Day here in Ottawa. I had two Arctic Ice Surfer sets sitting in front of an open window. When I arrived home that night, I found that both of them had sailed across the room! Just as Lego boats can really float, Lego Ice Surfers (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: new pictures
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(...) No, it means we have a challenge that appeals to the trainhead in all of us. :-) Jude (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: new pictures
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(...) does it mean that you are now officialy a train club ? :-) Martin (23 years ago, 1-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: new pictures
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(...) Nice Pics, Kevin... Hey, Tim...I should post a couple quick pics to Brickshelf...9 car metroliner set....ohhh boy!!! I also had a bit of fun with the Vision Command Camera... even though it is a bit fuzzy with the pictures... Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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"Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GFq5uE.15t@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) FWIW you can get the 6x16 plate with the cut out (but w/o buffers) in the smaller MYOT set. If you don't want to buy the whole (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) Cool hopper waggons Kevin! Those bottom sloped pieces really set it apart from the blue hopper set. -Harvey (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Yeah, and I know first-hand how hard it is to get those inverse corner slopes. I have 4 red, 4 black, 4 light grey, and 2 blue (thanks recently to Jeff Brundige). And I still don't have any of the baseplates with cutout AND buffers. I only (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) Thanks. I'm particularly pleased with that car. It's a perfect duplicate of the Blue Hopper, except the base plate. And it took a while to get those 4 inverse corner slopes. I also love the classic clean style of it's design. Play well. Tim (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: new pictures
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Hi, Yes, the nice thing about my red hoppers is they don't require any rare parts (like inverse corner slopes or 2x2 wall panels). I just used the 6x6 starwars quad inverse cutout slope dealy and it gives a nice hopper effect. You can make a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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"Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GFq3K8.JKG@lugnet.com... (...) love it! Iain (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) Oh my goodness! There are 2 Metroliners in Ottawa and neither one belongs to me. And 2 Blue Hoppers and a 4555 too. I am so jealous. I like the row of red hoppers. I have been trying to make some in various colours myself. I have a black one (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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Hi, I finally got a digital camera and have uploaded some of my train pics to brickshelf: (URL) will be adding more pictures throughout the weekend. Let me know what you think! Kevin (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott) !
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| | ParLUGment Meeting #4
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Well, another successful get-together. We got together last night and had dinner, then went over to Jude's for some gawking at his collection and finally show-and-tell. Jeff missed dinner because of work - where are your priorities man? <grin> (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: Meeting Tonight
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And we are meeting at 6pm at Kelsey's. Tim Strutt 8^) (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Meeting Tonight
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For those of you who do not read .org.ca.parlugment there is a meeting tonight at my place. We will be meeting at Kelsey's on Ogilvie Rd next to Blair. From there we will go to my place. Jude (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: 7121+7161 for $30 at WalMart Lincoln Field
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(...) Well, I went back yesterday to maybe get another combo, but they are all gone now. Oh well, at least I got a couple. Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: 7121+7161 for $30 at WalMart Lincoln Field
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(...) Hi Kevin, Glad to see someone else is cashing in on the good deals. I was tempted by all those rollback items, but I thought I'd see how much I could get them for in a 20-40% off sale, if the Bay, TRU or Zellers happens to have any sales soon. (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: 7121+7161 for $30 at WalMart Lincoln Field
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Hi, There's 2 left as of this morning... also there were some other lego items on rollback: Island Hopper $22 Tie Fighter $22 both Mars Mechs for ~$22 Desert Skiff for $6 and other stuff I picked up an Island Hopper and 1 sub/swamp combo pack. On a (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: 7121+7161 for $30 at WalMart Lincoln Field
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(...) Make that 4. I picked up 2 of them. Thanks for the tip. That's a great deal. Excellent parts supply. Should make a good start to my trading parts for this Friday's MonLUG meeting. Play well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | 7121+7161 for $30 at WalMart Lincoln Field
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It shows up again at a lower price. Only 6 left. (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) I will be asking my very cool wife if I can come out to play on Wednesday also. Please email me directions to your place also. And by the way, you're not alone Jude, I also am very jealous of all these great scores I've been hearing about. (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) I understand, but tough cookies for anyone who would complain. (...) That is fine, email me shiningblade@home.com with the details (address and parking instructions) I do not think you want to post you address on the web. (...) Good idea. :-) (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Meeting
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I can do the meeting Wednesday evening. I have to tell you though that I do not have much on display (exept for tonnes of bricks). Only one MOC under construction and I am planning on tearing apart the backend to make it longer. Warning: it will be (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: score
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(...) Have you got my mail in your Sympatico mailbox? If you are out of town already I can post my list here. (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: score (Ontario Lego Society)
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(...) I for one think an Ontario/Quebec wide get-together would be awesome. I think Ottawa would be a wonderful place to host it too. <grin> Seriously though, I do wish I could get to the rtlToronto/train1 event. I probably won't make it (I'd have (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Don't give up! the Blockminding game is a lot more free form than Stacking, Sumo or Marbles. There's lots of latitude to build cool stuff! Calum (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: score (Ontario Lego Society)
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(...) I plan to come to rtl8, but my bot is only 20% done. It is a lot harder than I expected. (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: score (Ontario Lego Society)
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(...) How long did you take to come up with that one? :) MonLUG is coming out to rtl/train1, an open invitation stands for Parlugment to come out to train1 or rtl8 (May 26 and June 9 respectively, depending on yer bent (train or technic)) of course. (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well, it's LEGO, so it's worth it, right? But I know the feeling you mean, thinking "what have I done?" afterwards. I wish I could get you to buy me some more from the LEGO outlet, but I better slow down for now. I've been told our bank account is (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Re: score (Ontario Lego Society)
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The lot that you won looks well worth it! But, what I don’t understand is why people go out and buy such new sets only to sell them within a year? (I saw that there was an R2 D2 in your lot, therefore I'm assuming that the seller only recently (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Ya, I got outta hand on that one. I was hoping that the seller would say "No...don't ship to Canada". But he replied that it was fine. So like you said I had better enjoy the box. Heading to the Outlet store myself. Any requests from down here? Jeff (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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Whoa! That is quite the expensive purchase. I hope you get some good stuff in there. I couldn't justify it to myself, but that's just because I would be looking to spend that much on a single 4558 Metroliner train. <grin> By the way, I noticed that (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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I was not sure if you were still around for a while. It was quite here for some time. That day I just had a good "word of mouth" sale and immediately following that I scored at Value Village. I also had a great weekend. I got 2162 Hydro Reef Wrecker (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) OK so what exactly did you find? A new 2nd hand toy store? Toy Box reopen at somewhere else? Good luck at garage sale? (23 years ago, 29-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Tim the answer to that question I left on your machine last night....about $50.00 or less. I had a nice little score today. I got more than enough loose space Lego to over flow a milk crate for a really good price. It is all mixed but there are (...) (23 years ago, 28-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Glad you could come. It was a lot of fun. (...) Oh, he just can't wait to get his hands on my LEGO. I have to get him his own for sure. (...) Yeah, I would love to get more shelves. But that would cut into my LEGO budget, which is already (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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First of all, I would like to thank Tim for showing off all his loot. All I could do was smile at all the sets and MOCs. I think young Joshua is more than ready to start playing with Tim's toys. From what I saw Tim is not quite ready to share his (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | ParLUGment 2nd Meeting
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Well, the 2nd meeting of ParLUGment went ahead without our fearless leader. Attendees were Jeff Brundige and myself. Not a big turn-out, but it made it easy to get to know each other. The meeting lasted 2.5hrs, and we spent most of the time talking (...) (23 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Local news article: Lego My Robot
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"Thanks to microcomputers, big kids now have a reason to like Lego, too. And two of the biggest robo-experts hail from Ottawa" (URL) (23 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) 8-D For those of you who do not know, ParLUGment is a LEGO Users Group in Ottawa. If you want information on ParLUGment follow the link above and ask us to get in touch with you, if what you are looking for is not posted. Jude c:\> FUT (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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We did it Jude! We're on the map. Check it out: (URL) Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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I found the Gungan Sub and Naboo Swamp combo pack at The Bay at the Rideau Center for $39.99 today which is about $50% off. There was an additional 20% off that today because of Bay days. The Gungan Sub was also there by itself for much more than (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) What about meeting on Good Friday during the day? Most people should have it off. (...) No, not yet. Upgrades?!? Heck no!!! It went into LEGO :-) I may wait to get it in May when I get my next free pay. Jude An AFOL and his money are soon (...) (23 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) far, (...) Tuesday. (...) Ooops. Turns out it's the FIRST two weeks ofApril my coworker wants off nights. So I can't do Friday evening after 7pm the next two weeks. Tim Strutt 8^) p.s. Jude, did you get your camera yet? Or did it all go into (...) (23 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) far, (...) Tuesday. (...) Thank you for the invitation. I would like to meet you folks some time. Week nights are best for me. I had to fulfill my curiousity. Today I made my first trip to PlayFair. They do have a great selection. I walked (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) (or (...) As it stands, I'm working nights the last two weekends of April and May so far, so I couldn't do Friday night those weeks. If it was the weekend, I would be late arriving, as I get off around 7pm. Same on Moday and every second (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Kevin, Sean, Alicia, and Jeff (assuming you live in Ottawa:-), We want to have another meeting of ParLUGment but want to try to include you. When is a convenient time for each of you? From there we will try to pick a time that will include as many (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) I don't know how many Alpha sets there are, but they had 6 different oned at the Bay in Bayshore mall yesterday. Tim (23 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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I have also purchased some parts from him. They arrived here quite quickly and were packaged well, so there were not broken pieces. Jeff (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) One left in stock as of 15 min ago.:-) Also there is a stack of RIS 1.5 that are $240 with the sale. Also they have *all* the Alpha team sets. The 20% off is all LEGO. (...) Jude (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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I've bought from him several times. He is a good eBay seller. I'm not sure were he gets his pieces, but he seems to have a never ending supply. The only downside is that sometimes the pieces smell heavily like smoke. :( Adam (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Does anybody know the person who goes by 'ibuyifdpriceisright' on eBay. He's listed as being from Montreal. He always seems to have nice parts available. I'd like to know where he finds them all. Or even buy directly from him. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Went to play value today, and was I surprised when I saw the piles and piles of lego! Got 1 each of the adventurers sets, hadn't seen them before except on the shop@home web site! Also I will have to go back another day to pick up some of the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) How about Friday? Just kidding. I guess we should wait until we get some responses from those who haven't met yet. Or we could just meet and let them show up if they want. I'm curious to see your collection Jude. BTW, when is your MonLUG (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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So... When? Soon I hope! Jude (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Hey guys, Just a note that I found <set:3402 3402 Small Grandstand with lights> at Zellers on Sparks St. They are $11.02 with the 15% off this week. So I broke down and got two, for now. :-) Not bad compared to $10 US plus shipping. Tim, you behave (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Does this mean you live in the area? (...) Actually, I think it was me who influenced Tim. After all, I convinced him to get the Pod Racer set and the camel and the sub... Mind you, he is married and I am single and he should know better. :-) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) What are you trying to say? I resemble that remark. Err, I mean... aw shucks. You got me. <grin> (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) It is good to see that there are others in the nieghbour hood that enjoy those bricks. I think Tim might be a bad influence though. :) That store sounds very interesting by the way, thanks for posting it. I am having troubles finding 5928 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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He asked some qestions and I replied. I think he has gotta do some other things first. Jude "Tim Strutt" <heidi.strutt@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:GAtqn4.6u6@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Jude, Did you get around to running the ParLUGment by Todd? Any response yet? Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) The link is on the LUGNET site under Links, Other People's Pages, Matthew Bates (Train Depot). Here's a direct link: (URL) you enjoy. Play Well. Tim Strutt 8^) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) I've never heard of a Track Designer program for Lego. Where do you get it? Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) What about 4547...the companion set for 4558....(Club Car) I just got my 4558 this week and it is awesome!!! I paid $230 plus $40 for airmail to rush this to my place...and was very happy I did. The 4547 should be coming soon, but it is (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) LOL, no we didn't clean them out yet. They have quite a few of all the sets left there still. (...) I think there may have been an 8250 left on the shelf. Kay-On had it in his hands, but he'd already bought one previously, so he left it. It (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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Hi, (...) I have been to play value a few times and picked some good older stuff, as well as the droid developer kit and cyberslam (I think? - for the cheap motor and beams). Didn't see the deals you listed about though - may have to check it out (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) If you want any older Star Wars sets, they have several on sale at Playvalue for a decent price. Several RIS expansion type sets too, along with some Adventurer stuff and some small Town stuff. I'll list off my purchases: 7171 Mos Espa Podrace (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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(...) Just go to PlayValue - the big toystore near Carling W bound and Kirkwood. Prepare to be surprised, and don't miss the polybags hanging on the pillar. The meeting went well. Jude showed a few MOC, and we picked on Tim for over spending and (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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