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Billund, I hear, is nice in April ;) (URL) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Count me in. -Greg (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I got confused by that. too. The rules say pained corners, and using Dave's playfield, plain plywood, 8x8. I thought Daves was 4x4, and painted grey. Thought RTl's was 8x8 painted grey... what is it? -Rob A. (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey Rob, We're going with the 8x8 field, not the 4x4. I dunno how smooth the joint is on the 8x8--I think the center part is good 'casue it's got the piano hinge under it, but out to the edges, where there's no hinge, there's a bit of a lip. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I warn you, if you think a block-stacker is parts-intensive, the GBC is far worse. Part of the problem is I now need >shudder< more system bricks (my 7-year-old son has them, not me), *and* more plates, 1x16 beams, etc., etc. Once you build a (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) $629 Base price Canadian. Keyboard&Mouse $78 Canadian. Both the US and Canadian Store where up and down Yesterday. They seem to be stable now. (URL) As always, the product and industrial design is perfect. Agreed, it looks awesome. I bet it's (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm pretty impressed by the fact they managed to bring down an Apple product to nearly afforable prices. $500 USD, given current exchange rates, is a steal. Of course, that doesn't include the pricey keyboard and mouse ($58!) or a display, and (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ummmmmm passes on said wager, mainly because it was just a joke. (...) ......and I would never wager on what anyone else is talking about. Half the time I rarely know what I am talking about, the other half of the time I'm sure I don't. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) He's too busy secretly drooling over Jobs' keynote today and pricing his new Mac mini. ;) Iain (me too!) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Janey, I'll wager Chris is talking about the black magic (otherwise known as Technic) way of stuffing 2 layers of plates between each layer of bricks. But I've been wrong before... ROSCO (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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