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(...) Well, it is one big tourist trap (West Maui.) After a while (2 days in my case) you can freak out because you're surrounded by artificial entertainments. I thought it would help to look under the surface. The most *disorienting* moment was (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) <snip> (...) Right, but doesn't that show that LEGO specifically weren't lifting Maori culture and words? It took forethought to decide to give Bionicle a Pacific Island flavor, yet not impeed on any one specific peoples culture or beliefs. By (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I'm not sure what your point is here Matt -- quoting from the recent article: ' Mr Solomon and the groups he represents objected to the inappropriate use of Maori words, and the way the game mixed together strands of many cultures... "We would (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) <snip> (...) But the Maori are the only ones to make a stink, so they are the ones LEGO is kowtowing to...squeeky wheel syndrome, ya' know? You'd think the Maori might notice this, but of course, there's money and press to be had. I still (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Lego has nothing to gain by poking fun of the Maori, but, someone has to tell them that they are not the only people in the Pacific! The original challenge was silly, because they are not exclusively Maori words. "If an agreement can be made (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) It's great to see a positive result from this dispute!! ROSCO (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Modelshow Europe in Ochten, April 2002
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Write down in your calender: Modelshow Europe in Ochten, Netherlands: mid April 2002. Don’t mis it! During this show more than 200 exposants (!) shows their models. You can see models in the field of cranes, heavy haulage and construction equipment (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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Well, tomorrow is Super Saturday and I spent the other day taking pictures and making some instructions for the kids to use. I posted them on Brickshelf here: (URL) check them out and give me some feedback. I put them up Wed. but we had a tornado go (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Large Crane MOC
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Hi guys, The red beams is the main problem: he hasn’t got enough of them. So he placed an other at S@H but they are (temporary) out of the assortment. I’ve already seen the undercarriage: gigantic! Tomorrow I will make some pictures of it. He also (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Close enough! I think the maximum boom height (combined with jib) is around 198 meters. This scales to 8.3m, or 27.1 ft, in 1:24. However, there are many different boom configurations and they don't necessarily have to be as tall. But if he (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic)
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