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From most of the displays on Brickshelf I've noticed that a lot of people have T and Intersection road plates.. I'm just wondering cause it seems TRU is the only store in the Vancouver Area that stocks and road plates whatsoever.. However of the 5/6 (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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Your town is just incredible. I envy anyone who has been able to see this in person. The detail and realism of daily life is very enjoyable. It is alive! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Zwicker" <kevin1@netrover.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) well now that you mention it...the set I won sometime about 10 days ago, came. It was the 1490 bank. I won't disclose how much I actually paid for it... suffice to say it was more than I think it was worth. It isn't too bad designed...it just (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow...Kevin, that is really an awesome layout you have. You certainly have the town down pat. ....How about we have Snowbrick (Canada Legofest) up at Kevin's house... :) Are there any good hotels near your house, Kevin? :) Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Just X-posting to .trains... ;-) KZ (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Hello, Here is a link to some pictures of my town: www.brickshelf.com/c...cgi?f=6603 They were taken by Martin Legault during the last MonLUG meeting. Thanks Martin! Enjoy! KZ MonLUG #3 (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.build)
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(...) Actually, just about everything (that is out of the norm of what we see in everyday life) falls into the "Fantasy" category. Now that I finally have some down time I've been catching up on two+ years worth of Realms of Fantasy magazine. The (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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(...) Perhaps it’s a Town-Castle hybrid set in the present... The lands of Lego System are no longer as pure. The definitive System sections are being blurred by outsourcing to companies with their own directions. And this does not always fit into (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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Since I have been told that Rock Raiders are set in the future, I now have to ask the question: Is Harry Potter and his world- Town? Castle? Future (but not space- SW agreement)? Just because something is fictional, does that make it futuristic? (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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Bill Ward <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:GILBB3.788@lugnet.com... (...) build one (...) I have edited the pics. You can now see everything a lot clearer (including my daughters finger marks on the scanner). (URL) #1165 (URL) LEGO Users Group (...) (23 years ago, 25-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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I've created a program that'll create minifig clothing stickers in any color combination you'd like... (URL) let me know if it's useful, and if getting them to print the proper size turns out to be a problem. I only have the suit-n-tie pattern right (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) I can't really see any detail; the pictures are very dark. Could you build one in lighter colors or post a CAD file? --Bill. (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Hi all! I am working on a Inn, or maybe more a old style hotel or whatever. The building might also fit for a railway station with some modifications. p It is a half-timbered house, two floors, 30x 12/14 studs etc. Now: How do you du this trick with (...) (23 years ago, 24-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) I plan to do lots of female designs, formal and casual. I don't know what the studio set figure looks like. Amy (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.town)
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(...) Cool! Now if I could find someone who has (or learn to do it myself) made an approximation of the female torso from the Studio set. There aren't enough decidedly female torsos to begin with, but I can't see spending $150 when that's primarily (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks. Yesterday I wrote a program that'll allow the user to generate a GIF with any number of stickers in any color combination, every other one upside down for maximum density, for printing at 360 dpi on 8 1/2 x 11 label sheets (8x10 print (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.town)
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(...) Amy - Those are great! I'll have to see how my piddly HP 340 deskjet handles them. The colors are simple enough that they might just work. Joel J (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.town)
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I've added 17 color combinations to my minifig suit-n-tie sticker collection... (URL) have sweaters, dresses, uniforms, bathing suits, etc soon. Let me know if these are useful, and please let me know if you do resizing, color-correction, etc. I'd (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.town)
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(...) Should be good...actually I got a working model of the "hirise unit" and it will be posted real shortly along with others... I am soo jealous that you finished up your headquarters....I think I will need to buy another garage door pack or buy (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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I realized that since I moved my website, & transfered the ideas files to another folder, that none of my pages worked! So I went to work, and finnaly got them all back up: (URL) hope everyone who used my ideas page before reads this post, & is able (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.publish) !
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here are my MLCAD 3-d views of my 40 ft & 48 ft semi trailers: 40ft: (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Sounds good Ben, I'm in the process of reorganizing my fire department at the moment (thank goodness for the hand of god). I liked the look of your earlier posts to brickshelf, and look forward to seeing your station and new units. I have half (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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I built this plane around the landing gear. I think it's a cute little model, if nothing special: (URL) LMKWYT! --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hey Hey, another toilet design! that makes 4 that i know of! I like this one, it has more of a house toilet look to it, the back being held up like that makes it look good. The sink is cool too, never thought of building one like that. May I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I have gotten some requests for what parts I used for the sink and toilet in my blue house. (URL) are the pics for the building of them... (URL) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Well golly! If that isn't the niftiest thing I have seen in a long time... Very clever! I think I will try and recreate that today and work it into my next builiding. Good Job! -Sarah (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Yeah I guess so, I learn it again every day when I check for new posts here, and when I check the recent area at brickshelf. What a marvelous world we've created with our little plastic pieces. Gary Carl Watson <cbccwats@pop.ihug.com.au> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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blessing <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message news:GI5sM6.DL4@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks, I don't think the pictures do it justice. It's much more impressive in the ABS. (...) Anything's possible with LEGO isn't it? Carl -- Member #1165 (URL) LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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I finally finished this truck after working on it for a couple hours almost every day for a week and a half. The truck is approximately the same scale as my 8 wide cars. Before you mention that it's all studs up, look closer at parts of the front (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.modelteam) !!
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"Rick Hallman" <legodude725@removeaol.com> wrote in message news:GI9uBH.JLy@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) been (...) These will be hard to find. In addition to some Paradisa sets, they also appeared in the 725 Basic Building set. (...) I believe you (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Just adding that a new Station House was built this weekend, and additional pics will be taken and uploaded to Brickshelf. That means that an entire battalion is ready. Working on my High-Rise Unit. It encompases The Super Pumping System and a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I have 3 of the corner panels in my shop. (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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Greetings everybody! I have had a bit of inspiration. I am going to do a Meijer's Store... but, I need some things for this task. Here is a list of things I need... Part Number 2571 (Panel 3 x 4 x 6 with Curved Top), I need six of these in (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Now that we've got the new releases, I was wondering if someone who also had the original could comment on the differences between the two? (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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Hey thats cool, I never would have thought it possible. Gary Carl Watson <cbccwats@pop.ihug.com.au> wrote in message news:GI42yH.K4E@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) Technic 1/2 pin (URL) On top of the pin is a Plate 1 x 2 with Door Rail (...) as (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Hi! I've build an excavator with my new chainlinks. :-) Here is what it looks like: (URL) needs some changes but it's a first shot. LMKWYT! Pierre (23 years ago, 16-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
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| | Re: Great town buildings available as part of Shell Promo sets
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(...) Now if only we could get them in Canada... Dean -- Dean Husby LUGNET Member #320 TFM's LEGO Workshop - www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm The Vancouver LEGO Club - www.akasa.bc.ca/vlc/ (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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Here is a MOC I created of an accordian style sliding door. (URL) I had more pieces (for the turntable) I could have made it longer. One of the biggest challenges was building a 1x1 turntable. It was built using: Technic Pin Joiner (tan) (URL) 1/2 (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Great town buildings available as part of Shell Promo sets
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Sorry I meant set 6375 (Gas Station) from 1980. It would be fun to modernize that one with a food store, car wash and tire shop while keeping the style, oh yes... (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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Brad Hamilton has fairly reviewed these sets, but I had such a positive reaction to them I wanted to make a review. These sets are actually models built from bricks and plates. The presence of the original Shell sticker from 1980 makes me imagine (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Its a wonder that no one at TLC had the initiative to try to use znap in 6600 Highway Construction. I think it would have been a wonderful way to bring znap across to the mainstream brick people (many of which do not seem to grok znap). Think (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I like the use of Znap elements for beams. I was thinking of biulding a contruction site like that a few years back, but i still havn't got around to it. But tomorrow i'll be on my way to MN, i gotta get switch tracks, 2 black 2x2 tile packs, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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| | My construction site
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Well, I rebuilt my construction site from train2 and made it a little larger and began to add more detail. I still have to replace the juniorized construction vehicles but I like how this project is coming along. Thanks to Tim Strutt for some of the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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Hello, this is my first time posting pictures on Brickshelf.... I have taken some pictures (using my vision command camera) of a fire station I built (my own creation), and 2 apparatus. There is a tower unit, and a hazmat unit, both are my own (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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Cool model! I've never even heard of such a thing. Gary Bradley Dale <dinosauria_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GHwIKt.GE@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) the (...) about the (...) slopes (...) used (...) bricks (...) on (...) down (...) to (...) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Here are a few pictures of the LEGO amphibus I built, inspired by the ones in Ottawa. The colour scheme is from the Lady Dive, and the design is from the Lady Duck (the little amphibus that I was on) and the Lady Dive. (URL) nice side view of the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks, Kyle, I wondered if anyone would notice. :-) <<Joel Dobbins>> (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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An excellent building Jason. The landscaping makes it look even better. I know you didn't want to put that minifig on there (because it clouds the architectural lines), but I think it makes the building seem more homely. For those of you who haven't (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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pretty groovy stuff man i like that mecha ( i still haven't got the hang of mecha ) keep it up -paul (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) an interesting use for those TECHNIC tube pieces. KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) and white makes it kind of difficult to make out some of the details, the lighthouse and buildings look great! (and large!). The landscaping is an excellent touch. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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"Ben" <nageltheben@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GHs4IG.90s@lugnet.com... (...) Wouldn't this go under cinema? -- Chef/Dan/Bubba Bear ICQ:84584424 AIM: DaGlassAWasta (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.animation)
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Wow! How tall is the lighthouse? Looks like it's about 2 feet tall. Great house too! Sofa's cool. The rocks are good to. No burps used. -- Chef/Dan/Bubba Bear ICQ:84584424 AIM: DaGlassAWasta (URL) Sutherland" <jasonsutherland5@cs.com> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Yes, I have it. What you get that's cool: * Some unique minifigs, but I think most of them are now available in other, smaller, less expensive Studios sets. * Two decent backdrops, but these you can make yourself. * A camera that actually has LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) WoW! I'm just reading "Ahab's Wife" (I know it's not a guy-book) and it gives some insight into lighthouse keeping, whaling, and life in Nantucket and Kentucky in the 1800's. A good read if you like that kind of thing. Cheers, Ralph (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) aw, i wish i was a minifig lighthouse keeper! Josh (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Stunning...Flawless....pireing!!! How long have you been working on it? I have to say that the sofa is so darling. I have been told many times that I have to start furnishing my houses, but I can't stand the funriture I come uo with... but yours is (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Well, after posting my previous lighthouse, a suggestion was made by someone (sorry I forget who and don't want to sort through all the messages to find out who it was) to use Paint for making a more rounded tower. So I tried out the suggestion and (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !
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Does Anyone have LEGO studios? I want to know if it is worth the money.Thanx. Ben Nagel (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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| | New stuff on my site
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If you're interested... I finally re-whatevered my site and put some new MOC's in it, including.. A new base.. (URL) 4X4, the L-350! (URL) the home page.. (URL) your opinion (positive or negative) will be greatly appreciated, Thanks! <<Joel (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) The gondola was created by David, our youngest member (16 years old). Awesome creation! Unfortunately, David is not online, so I can't give you contact information for him. The gondola had two cars mounted on a fixed length of string. No (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) I wasn't planning on it... when it comes down to spending time building or spending time working on the computer making instructions or LDraw models, I'd rather build! The building of it is pretty straightforward... Steve Ringe took some more (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thats us LAZY americans. Josh (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Just have to mention that chickens actually make chickens...KFC just dresses up the carcasses... -- Thomas Main thomasmain@hotmail.com (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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"Peter F. Guenther" <pguenthe@zdnetonebox.com> wrote in message news:GHqBIs.LL0@lugnet.com... (...) Only in America could people get excited about a row of fast food resturants. :-) regards lawrence (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Cool. I LOVE your KFC, I recon KFC makes the best chicken in the world :) Got any more photos of it? (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) So, are you going to create instructions for the Weinermobile?? Russell (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: beginning a new website
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(...) pretty nice Shane...I hope you post some more pictures soon of some of the other items. I thought the trucks were great. I liked the stations for the most part, just wished that they were slightly larger (well stations 2 and 3).... very nicely (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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When my McDonald's appeared in photos of MichLUG's GATS appearance in January, it got a favorable response. I finally have more photos including interior photos, along with a Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell (the former 2 of which also have interiors), (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce) !
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Hello all, From the creator of Washington Fire/Rescue and the Mutual Aid Assocation of Lego Fire Departments, I bring you a new website. This site is mostly all photos, no boring text to fall asleep too. Brick City (URL) me know what you think, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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What a nice building! I hope she continues creating and posts them for us to see. I love the tower and how she did the roof. I never thought plates would look right for a roof, but I was wrong, they look very nice. I will have to try my hand using (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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Within this week, I should have some rough pictures about my lego Fire Department....I have the FTX-based main webpage written up.... I need to take some picutres of some of my equipment / fire halls, and then post it on Brickshelf. I will then (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Allan, I agree. Everything you said was 100% true. Lego just isnt the way it was 4 or 5 years ago. I believe someone said that the Town theme didnt work well, so Lego introduced the Jack Stone series. Once Lego sees that the JS theme won't (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Joe.... let me help you with your rant. (...) Well put.... no help needed here. (...) Isn't is odd that the Jack Stone minifigs look a lot like the Megablocks minifigs? Why is this? What's wrong with the standard minifig? (...) No..... it's (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) ohhhh. That depends. Is lego gonna actuall build them so they look good, or are they gonna juniorize them? (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) via s@h is increasing rapidly. Though they (...) I can't try to defend Shop@Home on those accounts. Why they can't make bulk bricks at a more reasonable price, I don't know. Why we have to pay upwards of 10 cents a piece for basic bricks, I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.town, Alexander Johnston writes: <<SNIPPET>> (...) Uhhm, wasn't there a train in the Harry Potter series? <GDR> Mark -who wants LEGO to license GUNDAM- de Kock (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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"Jason Spears" <spearjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GHLnnq.Lpw@lugnet.com... (...) What about all the s@h exclusives? The number of sets, bricks, available only via s@h is increasing rapidly. Though they are not undercutting the retailers as (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Simple. You can't make money on a product that sits on store shelves and collects dust. Town wasn't selling well, so it was time to fix that. Once Jack Stone doesn't sell, they'll see the error they made and 'fix it' again. (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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Wow, nifty! I like her roof design for the tower. And nice idea with the dots on the wall! -Shiri (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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Aha! I wondered who built that! I loved it when I saw it yesterday. It has many nice touches on it that the picture just doesn't show off. I hope Susan is willing to post about this one... (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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One of our local LUGOLA members, Susan Michon, built this nice Victorian house. She claims that it's her first LEGO building. I'd say that it's pretty darn good for a first attempt! (URL) those of you that don't know the Michons, their two sons are (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town) !
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(...) That's Duplo, and what does it have to do with the topic anyway? We were not making a list of all licenses Lego exercizes the rights too. BTW, No thanks for making people in the south look like morons. (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I hope that isn't the case for putting out Town sets, that as long as Jack Stone is out.....I hope Jack Stone is a distant memory by next year....we need real and new town sets....I hope the feed-back site reflex this...our need for new and (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Did anyone even bother to mention Bob The Builder, which is an established LEGO set? Jesse Long (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) LOL. Yep. Then I would have to hurt you. :-) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) There is a very good reason why Shop@Home doesn't have all the sets at 25% off every day. Lego makes the vast majority of their money through the retail chains. And they can't afford to anger those chains. If people know they can go to ToysRus (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) True, some Lego guy will be reading here and say "Why didn't *we* think of that!" And it will all be my fault. heh. (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) DUDE! Don't even joke about that. Next thing we know, lego WILL license it! ;-) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Unless they license Tommy the Tank Engine! lol (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) If that is the case with HP, then how did Lego get away with the 10000 legend? I would assume that lego would get a license guite a bit ahead of time before they start actually building HP sets. Jack Stone BETTER not be in the way of town (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) If that is true abotu HP and Castle, then that knocks us out of castle and space and jack stone and juniorization knock us out of Town for some strange reason, then what's left? I guess there's some reason they can't revive Pirates and Wild (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Why did they stop making Town sets? (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.town)
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(...) I agree with the people who think lego should keep Jack Stone as a DUplo set or something on that order, and still have a town or city theme for older people, say from ages 10-up. they shouldnt kill the popular town theme for a newer theme (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) remember (...) No, but they used to get by charging about $4.50. Shipping charges didn't used to be huge on the little sets. (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I had a Holiday Station in mind too, but no car was there eather. But what if minifigs can get their car fixed there? Don't worry about that though, couldn't fit the garage in the small area, think about the 8 pumps there allready! I'm just (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Hey i was going to come to GATS, but my dad decided that we didn't need to see my sister, because we saw her 2 weeks before... Oh well. Josh (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I agree. (...) ? The North American catalog only charges taxes if you live in CT. (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) WHy not have the Jack Stone crap for the step after duplo, as Lego says, but also have classic town at the same time? Doesn't seem so far-fetched to me. (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) remember (...) Might be saving money on shipping, but not on Lego. I have wondered for years why Shop At Home feels they need to charge so much for their Lego. Aside from selling below retails and messing up competition and such, S@H should be (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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