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(...) snip (...) (URL) AP reports that a EU court says that LEGO rival Mega Brands can keep selling knockoff bricks. LEGO has been around forever -- this year it celebrated the 50th anniversary of the classic System brick. But this great (...) (16 years ago, 12-Nov-08, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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WORLD NEWS: November 12th, 2008 Danish Toymaker Lego Loses EU Trademark Court Case On Iconic Building Blocks To Recent Rival Canadian Mega Brands Linda Young - AHN Editor Billund, Denmark (AHN) - Danish toymaker Lego lost its fight to protect its (...) (16 years ago, 12-Nov-08, to lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Re: Lego minifig timeline
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(...) Hey, that reminds me: what year did the Nesquick Bunny debut? I'm thinking Summer 2001, but I could be wrong. Anyway, do you suppose that promo minifigs should count in this timeline, or only mainstream "canonical" minifigs? Dave! (16 years ago, 1-Nov-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) This is exactly why America secretly hates Canada! The nerve, correcting me like that! Hmf! But now that I think of it, you're correct. I first got a glimpse of the yellow minifigs in a catalog that came with a set my friend Ted received for (...) (16 years ago, 1-Nov-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote: snip (...) Far be it for me to disagree with the much smarter Dave!... However, yellow space dude debuted in '82 in the 6880 Surface Explorer and the 6950 Mobile Rocket Transport I received the first one for (...) (16 years ago, 1-Nov-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Huh-- it looks like the yellow ones existed, but didn't appear in any "set" sets until 1982. Between 1978 and 1981, they only appeared in yellow in minifig packs: (URL) in 1982, they showed up in "bona fide" sets: (URL) LUGNET guide apparently (...) (16 years ago, 1-Nov-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) If memory serves, the yellow Classic Space minifig debuted in 1983, rather than 1978. I will happily recant if I'm wrong, though. Dave! (16 years ago, 1-Nov-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Yeah, it's obvious they put time into it-- all those pictures were seemingly done themselves, not some sort of stock photos or anything. And they obviously spent some time at least trying to do some research. I guess my natural assumption (...) (16 years ago, 31-Oct-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Legomaster - Hudson Reporter Interview - Odd Occupations
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Edit! Edit! Edit! My bad, (sp) MINDSTORMS !! Pardon, Here's a preview of Bloobit WIP: 258K (1024 x 1280) (Non MINDSTORMS mecha model) (URL) (16 years ago, 31-Oct-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Legomaster - Hudson Reporter Interview - Odd Occupations
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Edit! Edit! Edit! My bad, (sp) MINDSTORMS !! Pardon, Here's a preview of Bloobit WIP: 258K (1024 x 1280) (Non MINDSTORMS mecha model) (URL) (16 years ago, 31-Oct-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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