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(...) This now begs the question, how many ldu's long is a matchbox car, and do they make trailer trucks and fire engines in matchbox scale. The garage looks like a modern firestation garage, after all. (18 years ago, 1-Mar-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Well of course you need a chimney- wouldn't be safe to drive that many cars inside without one. Then you need steps, so you can go clean out the soot. (18 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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We own about 300 of the Mega-scale Mega Bloks, which my 4-year-old enjoys, particularly when they can be used to build structures for his Matchbox cars, etc. Anyway, here's a garage that we built and which I rendered in LDraw: (URL) It's larger than (...) (18 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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Anyone got familiarity with Kazi, a mainland Chinese clone company? They print their name on the studs, and seem to use both lego and mb clone elements. Just received sets 6004, 5, and 6, Spider Super Man vehicles (translated at chariots by (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: test 5 # 5436546546787
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6 "Oliver" <oliver.giesen@mdsdx.com> wrote in message news:Jt278K.2wq@lugnet.com... (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo)
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| | hmm
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this is a little bit of a test! (18 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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| | Re: Another verify test
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(...) another quick test reply! (18 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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| | Re: Another verify test
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(...) just a quick reply to your verifying test! (18 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) Turns out its all in the way the channels on the bottoms of the bricks were made. Best Lock channels come down to the base of the brick, Brix Blox channels are the same width, but stop one lego stud length short of the base of the brick. That (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Help please!
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(...) Thanks to Daniel B. for informing how to work around this problem. It's a comcast thing. Here's the workaround: Until DNS gets propagated properly, use the work around: edit c:\windows\system32\...\etc\hosts at the bottom add: 64.127.136.213 (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) There's something going on with the servers. It's not BL so much as it is NorthStar Systems. NSEric posted something about it yesterday, said it would take a while for the 'info to propagate through the network' or some such. So don't panic (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Help please!
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I haven't been able to pull up the Bricklink site since yesterday. I was able to while I was at work, now at home I can't. I first thought it was a BL problem, but I now think the problem is on my end. I tried in both IE and Firefox. I tried by (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: While we're celebrating anniversaries
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(...) This is indeed a cool bit of info, and I applaud the sleuthing that led you to discover it! The only down side, as far as I can tell, is that there's no way I'll ever be able to assemble anything close to a comprehensive listing of their sets (...) (18 years ago, 18-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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While we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Lego system, it is appropriate to note and give a cheer here that Enlighten is celbrating their 45th year of toy manufacture, proudly proclaiming their quality control, that parts manufactured in (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Pink Peeron
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Is there any special reason why Peeron's home page features a pink background today ? (18 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Heads up, Cloneophiles
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(...) I second most of Arne's opions, especially about curiousity. But still I'm some kind of purist, but not all the way. Yes, it's contradictional, just like I am. The Purist in me states: "Thou shalt not hack LEGO!". So I use clones for Milliput (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Great idea! I already had plans to attend (I live in Chicago), but suddenly I am reminded that it really is my patriotic duty to use some of that $ to stimulate the economy. Clearly the only responsible thing to do would be to spend at least a (...) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Holy moley! Where were you six years ago when I needed you? Anyway, I love how you worked this out. I've never before thought of using one brand as a bridge between two others in this way. Very cool! Dave! (18 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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test (18 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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| | Brickworld & Rebate Checks
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So I saw on the news today that Bush signed his "economic stimulus" plan into law today. This means that many of us in the U.S. could be receiving rebate checks starting in May. How does this relate to LEGO you ask? Well, with Brickworld coming up (...) (18 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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