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| Well, I took a long lunch and drove up to Target (off Cherry Hill Drive in Silver Spring) to look for 2000 sets. Well, I found them! Here's the List: 6091 King Leo's Castle 6094 Royal Joust 6095 Guarded Treasury* 6096 Bull's Attack 6471 4WD Police (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.general)
| | | | | The WAMALUG Website has Moved!
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| Hello everyone! The Washington Metro Area Lego User Group Website has moved! We are now located in our own Domain, < (URL) > Come check us out, and if you live in the area, we'd love to have you join! Jeff < (URL) > (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.org.us)
| | | | | WAMALUG December Meeting Official Announcement
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| Hello Everyone! This is the Official WAMALUG Announcement for the December Meeting. It will be Located in Rosslyn VA, and take place on Saturday, December 4, at 10:00 am. The meeting will last until we get too tired to continue, or when our families (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | WAMALUG Meeting Announcement (Dec 4 Build-a-thon)
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| WAMALUG Meeting Announcement (Dec 4 Build-a-thon) ...Hey all u people in the vicinity of Washington DC, the Washington Metro Area LEGO Users Group (WAMALUG) is hosting an All Day Build-a-thon/December Meeting on December 4th in Rosslyn, Va. The (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Re: WAMALUG Report and News
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| (...) Now this is cool! Welcome to Lugnet Buffie. (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: WAMALUG Report and News
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| (...) were (...) picking (...) grins (...) happy (...) lot. (...) Day (...) Thank you for stopping in on opening day. It was really nice to meet everyone! I will keep you posted on what we get in! Buffie LEGO Outlet Manager (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us)
| | | | | WAMALUG Report and News
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| Friday was the opening of the Lego Outlet Store in Potomac Mills Shopping Center, and many members of the Washington Metro Area Lego User Group were there, eagerly anticipating it. When the clock chimed 10 o'clock, we were ready to rush in, only to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us)
| | | | | Re: Lego Store OPEN in Virginia
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| Well, I took a long lunch and swung over there for a commando raid. Here are the shop highlights as I see them. 2126 Rail Cars for 39.99 (Has been on ebay for in the $70's lately) 5442 Black Thunder Helicopter for 32.99 8462 Tow Truck for 93.59 (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Re: Lego Store Opening in Virginia
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| I guess I now have another reason to venture north on I-95. Interestingly, I was just at Potomac Mills about two months ago and I did not see anything as far as advertising a new store. All I found was the one toy outlet which carried a small (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Re: Lego Store Opening in Virginia
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| (...) Yes, it is. I believe someone who went to the Georgia opening met and talked to the Manager for the Virginia Store. Also, one of the members of WAMALUG has spoken to the Virginia Store manager a couple times. Jeff P.S. Only Nineteen and a Half (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Re: Lego Store Opening in Virginia
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| (...) Hi Jeff, Is this an actual LEGO store, similar to the LEGO outlet store that recently opened in Georgia? Or is this a toy store that happens to sell LEGO...? (I'm guessin the former, given the title of the post, but it's almost too good to be (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | WAMALUG was NOVALTC
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| This is to annouce that the Northern Virginia LEGO Train Club has officially changed it's name to the WAshington Metro Area LEGO Users Group. This was done in order to meet the varied interests of the train club and to foster new membership who may (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | Lego Store Opening in Virginia
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| For those who may not have seen some of the messages about this, there is a Lego Store opening in the Potomac Mills Shopping Center in Virginia this Friday (Nov. 19). I and most of the Northern Virginia Lego Train Club will be there. The Shopping (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Washington DC charity auction
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| All right, so this is sort of a longshot, but here goes. I donated an 8880 Supercar, new in box, to a charity auction being held by the Federal Communications Bar Association this Thursday down in DC. If anyone is going to be there, or if anyone (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.md)
| | | | | Re: Shopping - Zany brainy on 7 has several 8480 Space Shuttles
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| Rston, Fairfax (wext ox), and Sterling (cascades) has them. the Fairfax store also has a dozen RIS 1.0's! KL (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | Re: Shopping - Zany brainy on 7 has several 8480 Space Shuttles
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| (...) My find of the year for this year was this set at a ToysR Us here in Scranton marked down to $32.90!! Just thought I'd brag about it. Chris (always look at the top shelf) Lannan (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | Re: Shopping - Zany brainy on 7 has several 8480 Space Shuttles
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| (...) Kevin, Which ZB's still had the 4565? I waited too long to pick one up in Rockville and they sold the last one the day before I went in. Strange, though, they had a few 4559's but no 4561's. Will (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | Re: Shopping - Zany brainy on 7 has several 8480 Space Shuttles
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| (...) I just bought (the last?) two 8480's from Toys R Us in Kingston, MA earlier this week. The price tag on the shelf said $150, but they ring up for $130. But I didn't see any more on the shelf, so they might be history. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | Re: Shopping - Zany brainy on 7 has several 8480 Space Shuttles
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| Yep, I've seen 4 in several Zany Brainy's they had $149 stickers on them. They also have a boatload of 6195's, and some 4565's. KL (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | Shopping - Zany brainy on 7 has several 8480 Space Shuttles
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| In case anyone is interested. I think that they are at full price. I had not seen any of these in a store (other than S@H and DYA, of course) in quite a while. Will (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | K-Mart 20% Off Sale
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| Stopped by K-Mart today to check out their 20% off sale. There are no signs on the shelves but the sale is advertised in their circular. Lots and lots of E-1 Starwars sets. Not as many E-4 sets - approx. 12 Snowspeeders, 4-5 X-wings, and only 1 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.ric)
| | | | | LEGO Meeting in Northern Virginia!!!!
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| (bigger post to follow up on what Jeff said :-) ...The Northern Virginia LEGO Train Club (NOVALTC) is meeting Thursday, 4th November in Rosslyn, Va at 6pm until we get bored (usually around 10:30pm or so)! We will be setting up lots of track and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Re: Next meeting of the Northern Virginia Lego Train Club
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| Oops, I forgot to post this to Lugnet.trains! Anyways, here it is: (...) Jeff NOVALTC Website: < (URL) > (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | Next meeting of the Northern Virginia Lego Train Club
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| Hello everyone! The next meeting of the Northern Virginia Lego Train Club (NOVALTC) has been set. We will be meeting on Thursday, November 4 at 5:30pm, in Rosslyn. If you are interested in joining or visiting, e-mail me or join the NOVALTC Mailing (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
| | | | | Update: Anime at the Freer's Gallery in November
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| Here are the Anime movies playing in November at the Freer's Gallery. Jeff "Beef Scallion?" (...) ~ Black Jack Sat 10/30, 2pm; 93 mins, (E/A) ~ Only Yesterday Sat 11/6, 2pm; 119 mins, (J/A) ~ Whisper of the Heart Sun 11/7, 3:30pm; 119 mins, (J/F) ~ (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Re: NOVALTC meeting tonight
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| (...) ...The meeting went great, tho there were only three of us there! The meeting room is perfect. A huge floor to spread out on and a nice central location for anyone who works in or near DC! We laid out some track to match roughly our table (...) (25 years ago, 17-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Princess Mononoke Trailer (Was: Anime at the Freer's Gallery)
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| To anyone who is interested, I found the theatrical trailer for Princess Mononoke. You can download it here: (URL) about the url getting chopped up. Just cut & paste it. Oh, and it is about 8 Mb. Jeff "Beef Scallion?" P.S. If anyone finds out what (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Update: Anime at the Freer's Gallery
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| Yup, its me again! I will be at all three showings this weekend, so if you are planning on going, let me know via e-mail, and we can meet up. If you want to make sure you get into Princess Mononoke, join me in line about an hour before tickets are (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Re: Update: Anime at the Freer's Gallery
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| Just a Reminder, I will be at all three showings this weekend, so if anyone is planing on going, Please let me know! If you are gonna go to the one tonight, e-mail me at < jeff.stembel@noaa.gov > before 4:30 if you want to say hi. Jeff P.S. I may (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Update: Anime at the Freer's Gallery
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| (...) Well, I got there at about 12:30, and there were already about 60-100 people, so I guess I'll have to go a little earlier next time. :) Anyways, I saw Nausicaä, and it was great, despite a poor sub. Anyways, I picked up a September/October (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Advent Calendars @ NN TRU
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| Newport News TRU has a bunch of Advent Calendars. They are not on the regular LEGO shelf, they are on the facing shelf closer to the front of the store, near the stuffed animals. They also had 8448 Super Street Sensation for $129. SteveC Perilous (...) (25 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.new)
| | | | | First Meeting of NOVALTC!
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| I just want to let everyone in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC know that the first meeting of the Northern Virginia Lego Train Club will take place Sunday, August 15, at Union Station. If you are interested, e-mail me to find out exactly when (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
| | | | | Re: Lego Train Club in Northern Virginia
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| (...) Stephen & Christopher, If your club would like a special NVLTC mailing list/group on LUGNET (i.e. lugnet.trains.org.nvltc), please let me know. It would be no problem to set it up for you. --Todd (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.va.nor)
| | | | | Lego Train Club in Northern Virginia
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| Lego Train Club in Northern Virginia ...Well, the LTC is up and running more or less :-) We have a web page at www.wildlink.com/novaltc/ and may even have a meeting soon! ...So lego enthusiasts in the Northern Va, DC area, check us out! (Even if you (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.loc.us.va.nor)
| | | | | Re: Lego Train Club of NOrthern VirginiA (LTCNOVA)
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| I hope that all goes well for you guys. When the PNLTC started there was just the 3 of us. When you get a site up for the club send me mail and I'll add it to our URL page. SteveB (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Lego Train Club of NOrthern VirginiA (LTCNOVA)
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| Hi, I would like to announce that Stephen Roberts and I are trying to start a Lego Train Club in the Northern Virginia area. We would also like to include DC and adjacent Maryland. We don't have any firm plans yet, but we are hoping on getting (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.va.arl, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Lego Train Club in Northern Virginia
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| Lego Train Club in Northern Virginia ...Well, actually, I'm in Fredericksburg, but am looking to maybe try and start (or find) a Lego Train Club round these parts. So if anyone's interested, email me! ...We even have a one page web page at (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va.nor, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.va.arl)
| | | | | Re: zainy-brainy in northern va
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| Wow!.. that sounds like a great deal! But what the heck is a Zainy-Brainy?!!! -Geoff (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | | | zainy-brainy in northern va
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| I am not sure if this is rare but the Zainy-brainy in Reston, VA has about 13 of the Technic 8277 Giant Model Sets for 40 dollars apiece. The last one of these i saw was several months ago. They also have over 30 of the large UFO starship (6779?) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | | | Re: Cost per piece?
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| Frank Filz wrote in message ... (...) sort (...) Blarney - fumble fingers... lets try that last bit again... Also, I'd like to see more amazonian natives (though a return of the Islanders sub-theme of Pirates would be even better). Frank (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.us.va.new)
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