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(...) A typo in the above: The base of the trapazoid is 6 studs, not 8. Sorry. Brian H. Nielsen (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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In lugnet.general, Doug Eaton wrote: <snip> (...) And I think we all know how painful that can be. :O I'm sorry. -Evil Wayne (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Here is my method of stacking 143 2x4 bricks, 2 2x2 and 21 1x2 in a Pick-A-Brick cup and still having the lid snap tight. I watched Chris Phillips pack one cup then took the idea home and used some trial and error to improve my piece counts. I just (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The worst part about this hobby IMHO, everytime I visit a store that sell LEGO there is a crowd of kids getting in the way. .) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I posted late last week with my method of packing 137 2x4s with breathing room for lots of small parts.<< Chris I saw that but like I said my comprehension with photos is somewhat limited. :) (...) That's what my pattern does. By eliminating (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I've been shipped the same order twice. That was cool, until I realized S@H charged me twice! I think I ended up losing money after the exchange rate conversion... -Bryan (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yeah...I heard something about that as well. Lucky folks those folks are indeed ;) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I posted late last week with my method of packing 137 2x4s with breathing room for lots of small parts. Based on reading the packing methods of others, I think you can actually fit 4 2x4s into the raised stud on the lid instead of the three (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message news:Ho7sK2.Jyo@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) return (...) S@H (...) that, (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Actually, I think what she said was "no one ever offers to pay for our (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Mike Walsh wrote: ... (...) ... I also got double the fun. Mike, Joe Meno and I had just had lunch, where I went on and on about how great the 4400 part selection was (we had each been lucky enough to get our orders) and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Our biggest concern was to see how many 2x4 blocks we could easily get in each cup. So far the easiest way I have found is as below......... (URL) This results in 136-2x4, 1-2x2, 21-1x4, 18-1x2 plus room for a few other little items like tiles. This (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The 4400 saga continues ... And as it continues, it is also likely to upset a few people. I suspect I was one of the first to order the 4400 tubs, Tom Stangl had mentioned it on a private e-mail list. I called S@H early on 10/30 and ordered 10 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Brian H. Nielsen" <70401.2635@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:Ho7I4n.197H@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ...] (...) down by (...) If you (...) So the real question is - how long did this take you? Mike (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I recently made a trip to the pick-a-brick at the Orlando LEGO Imagination Center and spent time stacking bricks to fit inside the large cup. After I returned home and counted my booty (1071.67 cubic bricks) I decided to investigate what the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping) !
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FWIW Kmart (US) is doing BOGO 50% off this week. When they did this a month or so ago my nearest Kmart didn't have squat, but YMMV (better I hope!). Maggie C. (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Confirm that the inventory on peeron matches one tub that I just checked. A few notes... 1) The parts listed on the tub's side label are in seperate bags from the "Extra Value!" pcs. 2) Three of the parts are listed on the side label and have (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I see that the 4400 is listed on S@H but is SOLD OUT and does not say anything about the bonus 300 parts. Nice score for those that got them! We can now only hope that they appear at a Walmart near us......... (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders wrote: ... (...) I'd love to know the story behind this tub. Apart from the oddness of listing only the common colors on the outside label, it suggests that LEGO has greatly increased their ability to produce (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) My 10 red tubs arrived today. I have opened one and I must say... this is the most eclectic collection of colors that I have ever seen in a tub or bucket. Bravo Lego ! Sometime later today or tomorrow, I will compare the contents to the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Looks very comparative to the 4400 Tub. Obviously many differences, but still the lone 3x3 double convex slopes, lone 2x4 slopes and double slopes, etc. I do however envy these pieces: Trans-Light Blue Brick, Modified 2 x 4 with Curved Top - (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se)
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