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Re: Bricks & Pieces Newsletter
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:47:38 GMT
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FWIW: These newsletters were the forerunners to the LEGO Club Bricks and
Pieces magazines that launched in 1979. There were only four issues produced
running to 1977 (IIRC. Phil?) and they were sent out free of charge - not
sure how you got on the mailing list though!
Just Jono .oO
BTW: David Lyall was my hero ;-) I even got his autograph at the LEGO Show
in Brighton in, er... 19-umpty-thing - he had made the George and the Dragon
display shown in an early Club magazine... I think that he was a little
surprised to be asked ;-)
"Steve Bonham" <stevebonham@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:Goo7sC.Ly8@lugnet.com...
> Thanks for forwarding Phil.
>
> Here are 2 pics if it helps people in my quest to find out more....
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> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevebonham/bnp1.jpg
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevebonham/bnp2.jpg.
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> Steve.
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> "Michael Edwards" <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Goo18K.6tI@lugnet.com...
> > Forward to UK newsgroup...
> >
> > Your Man is Phil Traviss and I have a few as well :)
> >
> > --
> > Mike Edwards
> > Lugnet Member #151
> >
> > "Steve Bonham" <stevebonham@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > news:Goo06q.3rr@lugnet.com...
> > > Hi all.
> > >
> > > I just uncovered a near mint issue of a newsletter called Bricks and • Pieces.
> > > This is issue #2 (Spring '75).
> > >
> > > I'm fairly new to the Lego scene, having pulled out all of my • childhood
> > > Lego that has laid untouched for 15 years, and was wondering if these • things
> > > are sought after among collectors.
> > >
> > > This issue has Leslie Crowther on the front cover (apparently he was a
> > > comedian then :-/ ), presenting a top Lego award to Lego General • Manager,
> > > David Brown. The big new set announcement was the Western Set (365), • of
> > > which I am a very proud owner.
> > >
> > > What else? Oh. Talk and pictures from the Brighton Toy Fair, and a • plan
> to
> > > make a chess set, created by some Lego Modeller called David Lyall :-/
> > >
> > > It also has a 'can you tell what it is yet' puzzle, which you build • from
> > > base up (following the plan), trying to guess what you are making :-)
> > >
> > > Anyone have any knowledge of these things?
> > >
> > > Steve.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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>
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| Yes Steve, there are 4 of these as Jono rightly said. They are not very easy to find in my experience. Although I have all of the 'proper' Bricks 'n Pieces mags, I only have 3 of these 4 'unofficial' ones. And 2 of those are repro, not originals. I (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| Thanks for forwarding Phil. Here are 2 pics if it helps people in my quest to find out more.... (URL) Edwards" <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:Goo18K.6tI@lugnet.com... (...) Manager, (...) to (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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