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I need a piece. It is from set 1720. IT is the red 2 window piece on the large truck.. see inset of step 11 availble at (URL) am willing to pay 2 dollars for this piece. Including 33 cents for shipping. Thanks soooo much! Email me at (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think Tore was refering to the Citroën DS, not the H van. The Citroën DS is generally called "toad" in Norway (and in Sweden, apparently), because of the shape of the headlights and the bonnet. BTW, your Citroën DS model is really cool in my (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) And if you want to build it,Tore,you can find the instructions in the "Sketches" folder. Visit my whole gallery at: www.brickshelf.com/gallery/gm regards Gianluca (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Yeah! That Citroën, "Toad" as we call the here in Sweden, is a real masterpiece! -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow. *Very* nice semi and cars. (...) This link didn't work, though I can see the models via: (URL) - jsproat (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: The Mystery of the non existent Hospital also NON existent Exxon Station
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(...) I tried to e-mail Sanjay a ton of times with no luck on mailing him the picture. The Exxon (6371) look-a-like is in the 1984 US catalog. I will try and ship it to you! If you get a chance maybe you could forward it to Sanjay since I cannot (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.town)
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Congratulations to Eric S. McDonald, whose Lego Fire Department website has been given a front page, permanent link on the homepage of the Aspinwall (Pittsburgh, PA) Volunteer Fire Department! The site is: (URL) link is 2/3 of the way down the page (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Mystery of the non existent Hospital also NON existent Exxon Station
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I'd like to see this scan, can you mail it to ig88888888@aol.com? Also, what catalog is this supposed to be in? Are you positive it was never released? TIA, John (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.town)
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posted to:lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.fun.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains fut: lugnet.org.us.wamalug What: (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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I went trigger-happy and posted over 100 pictures of this city to my Brickshelf gallery: (URL) are going to finish the basement in a few weeks and I wanted to document the city before everything gets taken down during "the big quake." Enjoy well, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jun-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) That isn't bad at all. Ebay is like that at times. You can find sets that you want for cheap prices, and others for HUGE prices. I won an auction for one time when I was the only bidder and the bidding started at 1 cent. Shipping was a dollar. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jun-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Hello from Germany! There's a new Town-Article at my site "1000steine.de": The "Hamburg Roadworks" by Dieter and his kids from Hamburg. The article is in German only, but maybe you can translate it with babelfish. Here is the link: (URL) René (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) That's cool. =) Wish I could find deals like that on e-bay... =) ~Nathan (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) I found them off of e-Bay. I put them in lugnet.build because I put down the wrong link. I meant to put it in announcements... ah well. ~Nick (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Where did you find them, if you don't mind me asking? =) ~Nathan (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Oops!! Here's the fixxed links! Wave Cops (URL) Jet (URL) Evac (URL) Dragon (URL) just forgot a little dot! ~Nick (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I just bought the: #4012 Wave Cops ((URL) $10.50! and # 6331 Patriot Jet ((URL) $7.75! and # 6445 Emergency Evac ((URL) Battle Dragon ((URL) for $6.51! Tell that's one of the best deals you have seen in a while! ~Nick (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | More new photos of my city, "The Brick Apple"
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Greetings all! I have added about 20 new photos of my city to my website. They're scattered around in different places: I have added lots of "city-wide" photos.. a lot of you have been asking to see photos of the whole city at once. here you go! (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce, lugnet.town)
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Hi all, I've updated my gallery with the building instructions for the Citroen van and the Fiat Seicento Sporting You can see them at: www.brickshelf.com/g...m/Sketches and the resulting models at: www.brickshelf.com/g...ry/gm/Town I hope they are (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | BrickFest June 9 - 11, 2000 Washington DC, USA!!! Only two more weeks!!
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posted to:lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.fun.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains fut: lugnet.org.us.wamalug What: (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 6713 - Grip-n-Go Challenge (A decidedly UNjuniorized TOWN set)
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I also recently purchased this set, and was pleasantly surprised. I fully endorse Eric's review. Very nice set. "Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:Fv74tx.Kwv@lugnet.com... (...) stud) (...) looks (...) wheels) (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yup the vehicles have pincers on the front that work with a simple mechanism in the back that you pull to open the claw and a rubber band closes the claw after release. There are no instructions on how to play in the box but I think it is (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 6713 - Grip-n-Go Challenge (A decidedly UNjuniorized TOWN set)
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Thanks for the review. It certainly looks like a fun set with interesting parts. I wonder how you can play with the set, though? I suppose the vehicles can grip the ball? Fredrik (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 6713 - Grip-n-Go Challenge (A decidedly UNjuniorized TOWN set)
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(...) This part is the Ice Planet visor, just in red instead of trans-orange. Frank (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:Fv74tx.Kwv@lugnet.com... (...) It's not the Ice Planet visor? (...) looks (...) This is good info! After initial sightings, I looked at this as the first Race set I MIGHT buy. I think after (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | 6713 - Grip-n-Go Challenge (A decidedly UNjuniorized TOWN set)
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Well I don't review often but I thought this set (and probably entire sub-theme) deserve some praise. This is set 6713- Grip-n-Go Challenge. Price: $29.99 Pieces: 280 Age Range: 7-12 Theme: Town Sub-Theme: Race Inventory and Model pics. (the (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) I just checked, and the Citroën H Van was introduced in 1948. Featuring front wheel drive, that's a really innovative design! (URL) something like this could be built at a larger scale? That could be fun! (I had to add this comment to avoid (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Lego found in animation tutorial
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(...) Hee hee... I like it. Woo. Alan (URL) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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I was messing around learing to do animations when I found this: (URL) down to dynamic html and click on Monkeys in New York, isn't it cool that someone teaching you how to animated with dynamic html used legos in one of their exampples! Well it is (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish) !
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(...) minifig? Next week I will post some building instructions.There will also be the Citroen DS.But I'm afraid there is no way to put a minifig in it. Even without legs! :-(( Bye Gianluca PS: thanks to all for the compliments! (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Very nice work Gianluca! The mini 5571 is excellent! I really like the Citroen Ds also. Didn't the Griswalds drive one of those in the movie, National Lampoon's European Vacation? :-) Take care, Joe (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) van. Do anybody know when the van was produced, BTW? It kinda looks like a sixties vehicle. Fredrik (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Hi all, I've put some pics of cars and trucks on brickshelf gallery. www.brickshelf.com/g...ry/gm/Town The first two pics represent a town-scaled version of 5571 (big rig),with a similar trailer (sorry,no space enough for the black cat!) Then there (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Amazing models! My favorite is the grey Citroen van. They used corrugated iron for that funny vehicle.... Regards, Ben P.s.: Needless to ask why Lego® can't bring out such models. (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Thanks, Steve. I put a picture up of the soccer truck for anyone who has not seen the Mania poster yet. (URL) Han and Leia in the stands enjoying the game! :-) Joe (...) that (...) see (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) minifig? (...) It's a Ciroen DS, very recognisable with the high-level space-ship turn signals to the rear edge of the roof. The Maserati model was called the SM and had 2 doors. These are both quite collectable now, at least in the UK. (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) The car, for those of you old enough to remember French spy movies is a Citroen - I forget the model designation. It had turn signals up on the top of the body and adjustable ride height. It was the ultimate gangster vehicle since it stuck to (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Simply stunning. Beautiful models. Bravo!!! later, James Mathis (...) minifig? (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(URL) are excellent! I especially like this car: (URL) chance of building instructions so I can try to modify it to fit a minifig? The detail on the train cars is nice as well. They look very realistic with all that corrugation. Keep up the good (...) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | WW2 Ambulance (was: addicted to LEGO)
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(...) OK...OK...just got photos back To LEGO ... thanks for the Flash Speeder set ... great green parts pack :) check out My LEGO creations site "Allanton NZ" Allanton's Latest News web page (URL) set to lugnet.general) (24 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.town)
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| | BrickFest June 9 - 11, 2000 Washington DC, USA!!!
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fut: lugnet.org.us.wamalug What: BrickFest 2000 When: June 9-11, 2000 Where: Washington DC, USA Web : (URL) is an across the boards announcement about the upcoming BrickFest!!! The BrickFest will include a train/town display, a castle display, (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Classic era damaged windows/doors.
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(...) Here is a breakdown on classic windows/doors : Red and white windows are common (...) Thanks for the info! (Hopefully, LD will resurrect the old classic molds.) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hey no problem with the questions, I don't mind sharing info. I'll check the paint spray can tonight at home. But you should be able to take any new black brick (2x4), take it to a hobby store, and compare the brick color/gloss with the top (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) No, it isn't. 1x2x2 windows are common in: white, yellow, red, blue. By common I mean that they have appeared in many sets over the last 5 years. They are rare in grey. I don't know about black; take a look at Gary I.'s earlier postings about (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) That sounds like a great idea...can you advise as to what particular paint you use? How do I determine the ABS from the CA? One of the problems that I have with my classic window is that the clear panes are often scratched. Have you ever (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | American Soccer recruiting
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Sorry if this is the wrong group, I didn't know where else to post this. I don't know if anyone else noticed this, but the recruiters for the American soccer team has been working overtime. Looking at the poster included with the latest mania (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This thread is pretty old, but...... Hi Brendan! The oldest LEGO poster that I am aware of is from 1975-76 and it is for set #396 Thatcher Perkins model locomotive, a very attractive 1863 locomotive. The building instructions for this big (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Metroploitian Airport Project
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don't know about how to make the nose cone and cockpit for a plane that wide. Have you considered 6 wide aircrafts heres a link to a plane with that concept (URL) this helps -Jeremy (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I just use Technic half-pegs with stud end to "create" double-stud bricks. It works well. best Lindsay (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Anyone who has LEGO from the early classic era (1957-1977) probably has old windows and doors that are either faded, discolored, pitted, without glass, or old faded Cellulose Acetate (the red windows are almost orange in color). Well I came up with (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm in the purist camp. But if it feels good to you, do it. Don't worry about what other people think. Just take the good natured ribbing from people like me in stride. Myself, I'd give away the broken parts, not throw them away. But then I'm (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) I found that a lot of my older 1x1 plate-with-light-holders broke, so that I had many of the light holders without the plate. They were great to use in MOCs to reverse stud direction, but was this an (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) But this is a rather large part. The 1x1 plate with "light holder" can also be used in the same way: The light holder has a hollow stud on both sides. But you're stuck with the 1x1 plate sticking out on the side, though. Fredrik (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Hi, did anyone of you ever notice that the front planes wheel -I mean the 2x2 plate with a lower wishbone and one wheel - has studs on both sides? This means that if you turn it 90 degrees,you have a piece with studs on top and bottom. (please (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Really? I'm not so sure, since the character TLC uses to advertise LEGO Racers isn't one of the minifigs...also, didn't the racing game have you racing against characters from other themes, like the Insectoid Queen and the Bat Lord? J (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) in stores but is the window on the green monster truck "tinted" (or smoked color) the set number is 6617 if you want to look on the brick set page. Well I know I can't wait til I get my hands on these sets, For some modifications of Course. (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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More goodies from Hess Firefighting Apparatus at the Lego Beach Fire and Rescue site: Instructions for Engine 42 A new Ladder 1 with instructions Have a look and, as always, please let me know what you think. Will Lego Beach Department of Emergency (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Jeff Johnston wrote in message ... (...) I think this theme is designed to tie in with the Racers software game. ...Allan (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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Well, The Construction Site (Waltham, MA) has some of the new Race sets in, and I picked up a couple of the smaller ones. The reviews should go up on my site sometime this week, but I thought I'd share some general thoughts and impressions here. (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Metroploitian Airport Project
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(...) it over a period of two+ years?! I know a guy whose mom and dad made him a fund that he could collect at maturity after turning 18, but he waited until after college (which, thanks to a scholarship, was 75% covered) to buy a boat and Camaro (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) revere Alan (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Actually, If room cooperates I fully intend to put a few thousand dollars into this project over a span of a year or two. Hopefully I can sell some hockey cards of mine to help. As of today I have no legos at all... I had to part with my huge (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Actually, If room cooperates I fully intend to put a few thousand dollars into this project over a span of a year or two. Hopefully I can sell some hockey cards of mine to help. As of today I have no legos at all... I had to part with my huge (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Where does an 18 year-old get the funds for a project like this? Especially if you are or will be a college student next year, as I will be... But if you can pull it off, all the more power to you! --Bram Bram Lambrecht.........Br...L@JUNO.com (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ambitious? Theres an understatment. If you pull this off, I'll revear (How do you spell that word?) As a god. What you plan is simply amazing... But instead of buying all those specialty sets, I recommend just finding auctions and such, It (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.town, Joe Macias writes: <snip> Wow! That's ambitious. Sounds great, though! (...) From my (and other people's) experiences, painting on studs, hinges and other interlocking parts will affect their compatability for the worse. Sorry :-( (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.town, Joe Macias writes: You do realize to get all those sets you'll have to pay over $1000. But this airport does sound cool! Alan (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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To what scale are you building the aircraft? If you build to TLC scale you aeroplanes will be pretty small and indistinquisable from one another. On the other hand building to minifig scale (i.e. build a 747 to accommodate 600 minifigs) things could (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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Yes, yet another airport dream... I haven't built with legos for over 5 years, when I was 13. But I wishtake it up as a more serious hobby. I'm going the whole 9 yards on this one... The current details are as follows for a large airport: - 130+ (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... .........snip....... (...) I think I remember black as well, but no grey. Silas (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Znap with bricks, for tall buildings
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Hi, Znap came to a nearby TRU so I bought the 3510 polybag to check it out. I wonder about using Znap for a skyscraper skeleton. Does anybody have a working scheme for this? Below are some of my thoughts so far. Why do it? Load-bearing brick walls (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Hi gianluca, Did you know there were even double tyres sets of wheels in those days. I can rmemeber if there were any other colours the black and red Greetings and keep building Nico (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Yep, I've got tons. :) (...) The white ones were cool... I always wanted a bunch, but I only have five or six... :( (...) Unfortunately, no... Red and White were the only colors... Jeff (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Hi,folks, maybe someone of you can help me. Do you remember the old town wheels piece? It was a 2x2 plate with a metal axle under it and two hubs fixed to the axle. The hubs were often in red,but in some cases they were white. Were these wheels also (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Following is my attempt at the translation. Comments between parentheses are my own words. The rest of the translation is a bit loose in some sentences. Read well, Andreas Stabno (URL) Ballmann in his little empire The little basement (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) It probably does. The bee and wasp are both pretty annoying insects, so I may be confusing them! ;-) Fredrik (25 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Halftoning is incredibly easy with a good image editor, like Corel PhotoPaint. Could someone translate the article? My German's not very good either (ie, I can sometimes guess what something says...) --Bram Bram (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Cool, Ben. How did you get the newspaper halftone look? That is some forgery, you've outdone yourself with that one! Really, you ought to slow down, though, you're so far ahead of us in the forgery trade that we'll NEVER catch up, you keep (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hmmmm,I'll check on my vocabulary...But I think that "vespa" (another Piaggio model and maybe parent of all nowadays scooters) means "wasp". (...) Yes, also because 3-wheeled lorries were popular in many countries,expecially after WW2 and (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) Yes,Will,the conversion is very easy. I tried it.You've only to use 4 2x2 corner plates (as you suggested),and there will be space enough for a minifig. A modification of the black plates in the chassis (frame) is not necessary (and then,the (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Hi folks! I got a scan of a newspaper concerning a 51 years old Lego fan, who has built a whole town in his subterrain rooms. Now he has come out and shows his stuff including some train layout in a museum (he owns one to two million bricks in (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town) !
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(...) This one is quite well designed in my opinion! The windscreen works nicely on a model like this. BTW, I thought "vespa" meant "bee" in Italian? I seem to remember that there was a couple of three-wheeled lorries at some Japanese site as well. (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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In article <FtpFCE.How@lugnet.com>, BramL@JUNO.com says... (...) All I can say is...wow...does he perchance have instructions? :-) Larry (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Shaun Sullivan has created some pretty amazing military vehicles... you might wanna check them out! (URL) luck, and let us know when you have something up! -Shiri (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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I was wondering if anyone had a thought about war legos, not star wars, but tanks and stuff. i know theres not really any production ones out. i am intersted in everyone's feedback i have designed some of my own, its hard w/ the limited colors on (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This is beautiful! It's going to be very popular in Lego Beach too :-) (...) Very clear. It also seems to be extremely easy to convert this to fit a seated minifig too. I'm thinking that you'd replace the yellow 4x4 plate (cab floor) with 4 (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) No, it's not. It's much too small for us, here. While visiting Italy last year, though, I saw several of them and passed a dealership, and I love them. I'm going to have to build one of them according to your instructions, now. Thanks! eric (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Hi all, I've put two hand-drawn instructions on brickshelf gallery. www.brickshelf.com/g...m/Sketches The first one is a Smart,a small citycar,that maybe american guys don't know (I think it's not exported in USA) You can see the original one on: (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) (URL) too" on what Frank said. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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What is the web address, I'd like to go look. Thanks, Mouser X over and out. (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) Great designs. I like the pool table in the fire station. (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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I'm just announcing that I have some new pictures up on Brickshelf. I have a blacksmith shop(which has already been announced to lugnet.caste), a Technic car that I made a couple of years ago, some fire/rescue models, & pictures from when I went to (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Some of the Extreme Team sets also had both a helmet and a cap for each minifig. (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle)
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(...) The Divers sets were a notable exception - they had SCUBA masks and baseball hats for all the divers. And since the 'fig comes with the hair *and* a helmet in the large set, there's a chance it might do so in the smaller ones as well... (...) (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle)
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Has anyone else been able to order 6707? I just called S@H, and the customer rep told me I was the second person to call her, and that they're not showing it in their database under that number. Thanks to anyone who answers. Paul (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'll bet not -- there isn't usually more than one "headgear" piece per figure. BUT, I think it's time to assign a name to this excellent figure, and following the unduly neglected movie "Matinee", I propose that we go with GAL-IGATOR (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah! Thanks for pointing out my ambiguity. The above is correct--I should have said "available for immediate shipment." The Falcon is still listed as available on 16 June, as in the post--but you *can* pre-order. BTW, Chris, what did they give (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.town)
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I am posting this just as an FYI, because I am unsure by what Lindsay means of the Falcon not being available for order. I ordered the 2 UCS models and the Falcon today. The UCS X-wing is shipping to me this week, and the person on the phone said (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.town)
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Hi everyone, I'm posting this here so that people can order (or arrange to order, if you're outside the US) new 2000 sets all are currently awaiting. It goes like this: I called today and decided to ask for the numbers on the Race theme (as well as (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.town)
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