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We are planning a visit to Legoland Windsor sometimes in August from Canada. Is there any special event going on in August that we should match our visit dates? Is it better to visit in weekday or weekend? Any special deal for entrance fees? We are (...) (18 years ago, 4-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Why no free organization?
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(...) Yes, but in order to be a member you have to pay. (18 years ago, 26-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Why no free organization?
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(...) Try (URL) (18 years ago, 26-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Why no free organization?
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Why does the UK, well Scotland mainly not have a LUG? Or at least a train club? It would be great to be able to participate with fellow Lego crazed folks, and to be able to help put on public shows. Should we not try and start a club for Scotland? (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | FreeLUG : Summer AFOLs Days 2006
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Summer is now on and if you are on holidays around the 14th/16th of July, FreeLUG is organising its 4th Summer AFOLs Days close to Toulouse at Ayguesvives, south of France. (URL) You'll find much more details on the event on the following article on (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jul-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.loc.be, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND Bust Sculptures
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(...) Or better still, combine the Lego bust idea with the 3D laser crystal stand they have near the lake and instead of getting a 3D laser crystal paperweight get a shopping list of parts to build a bust of yourself or nearest and dearest (dearest (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Loch Ness Monster
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This model is dedicated to my Scottish chums. An eight piece rendition of one of their most enduring hoaxes, Nessie. (2 URLs) All together now, 'MacToot plays on his bagpipes...' Enjoy! Pete (18 years ago, 2-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX) !!
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| | LEGOLAND Bust Sculptures
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Hi All, I would like to make a suggestion to LEGO, and all LEGO members for discussion, regarding an idea for future LEGO sets. This idea was the result of visiting LEGOLAND Windsor this year, and seeing the LEGO Bust sculptures of famous people in (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Custom Lego soldiers for sale
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(...) Hi David, Please keep auction announcements out of .adventurers and .general. They don't belong in those groups. Tim (18 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | thankfully plane
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000...D.D79DFAD0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Next....D79DFAE0" ------=_NextPart_001...D.D79DFAE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Custom Lego soldiers for sale
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Hi all, I'm selling some more of my custom Lego soldiers on eBay - these are brand new assembled only for selling. They are fully compatable with the Lego Adventurers range. (URL) If you would like these, please place a bid, you might win them. If (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Part Mods - Baseplates and Technic parts
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A few part mods for the brave: I decided that buying 32x32 baseplates and cutting them in two was cheaper than buying twice as many 16x32 baseplates. The question is how to make a reliable straight cut. I've used 4x8 plates for rigidity and slider (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | NXT electronic additions
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Here's a link to my NXT electronics folder: (URL) , which contains two experiments: My first experiment was to get the NXT to light an LED, in a similar way to the way the light sensor works. My thanks to Philo for sharing a tutorial of how to (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Motor Technique
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Here are some pics of a technique I've used for many years, driving a technic axle from a 12V train motor: (URL) the advent of the RC Car motor, this was the most power that could be obtained from a single LEGO motor and used on a Technic axle, 12V (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Latest track features and layout module developments
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Here are pictures of LEGO representations of the TPWS and AWS train protection systems used in the UK, which use equipment mounted between the rails: (2 URLs) both cases I've used translucent orange wands, in the absence of opaque ones, to represent (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Custom Lego soldiers for sale
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Hi all, I've started selling some of my custom Lego soldiers on eBay - these are brand new assembled only for selling. They are fully compatable with the Lego Adventurers range. (URL) If you would like these, please place a bid, you might win them. (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jun-06, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Goodbye Kingston
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Just a heads-up for those non-Brickish UK AFOLs: Kingston Brand Store is closing down by the 7th of June. David Tabner Lego Ambassador (18 years ago, 1-Jun-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Modded Bk/Yw Striped Tiles for Train Loco Ends
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A few keen-eyed Brickshelf followers might have noticed my latest parts mod, cutting up the 1x4 black and yellow striped tiles in order to make the chevron patterns for loco ends. I used a Stanley knife, followed by a thin modelling saw to cut them (...) (18 years ago, 30-May-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Merrist Wood Summer Show Lego Display 21/5/06 - report
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Due to it pouring with rain all day visitor numbers were down significantly (7000 on the gate this year as opposed to 12000 last) and less visitors made it as far as the Display. Our visitor numbers to the display were still in excess of 1000. We (...) (18 years ago, 25-May-06, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Brand Stores Questions
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Just wanted to say a quick thanks for your time and effort on this, very much appreciated. Gaz. "David Tabner" <phoenix_dat@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:IysM16.Kz0@lugnet.com... (...) Snip Snip (...) (18 years ago, 8-May-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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