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I seem to be missing a police window from a set I have (6684 Police Patrol Squad, I believe it is) from about 1984. I need a window with small white horizontal stripes and a large black horizontal stripe at the bottom, in which "Police" is written (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Airport Project
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(...) The set number for the Airport Shuttle is #6399 David Williams (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: What happened to Sanjay D'Souza and his Millenium City???
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Ummm......last time I checked I was still in one piece. I've responded privately to Brendan but incase anyone out there is interested, (and I've worked out that there are two of you) Millennium City is still in the works but has moved down the list (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | What happened to Sanjay D'Souza and his Millenium City???
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Hello there fellow Lego TOWN lovers! This is starting to bother me. I have not heard anything from Sanjay or his city. Being named MILLENNIUM CITY I thought it was going to debut on the first of January. We have also done business together and I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Airport Project
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Sounds great so far. I hope you have the Lego to build this thing so I can see it. :) Since you asked... (...) Monorail might look best, probably would have to be elevated to allow other vehicles (baggage, emergency, etc.) free passage. (...) For (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Airport Project
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(...) A monorail would look great--something like the Airport Shuttle (sorry, I don't know the set #) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Airport Project
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Check out two views of my International Airport at http:/members.xoom.c...m/legozone click on "Town"... Maybe one day I'll scan the rest of my pictures of this long gone airport. Good luck with your airport. See Ya... Robin GFLTC (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Airport Project
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(...) Airport crash trucks at (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Airport Project
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Hi. I'm new around here. I have been reading messages here for quite a while, but this is the first time I am posting a message here. After reading about this "Millenium Airport" and "Datsville Airport", I have finally got the inspiration to make my (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic sets are awesome!
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(...) They are pretty good. I think I'll get some to make a ARTIC RESEARCH FACILITY. Neato sets. (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic sets are awesome!
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(...) I just got 6569 (snow mobile with trailer, also comes with a smaller box of a snow-hiker) .. I *love* this set - it was $9.50 at Wal-mart - and it comes with: 2 Arctic Minifigs (identical) 1 Polar Bear (woohoo!) 1 Trans-blue Ice-rock (similar (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Race...
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(...) You can see some of the set at www.lego.com in the European catlog under City Centre. There are monster trucks, dragsters, and even one very interesting set that includes vehicles with claws that grab huge LEGO balls. (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Dejuniorization of 6464 Super Rescue Complex Project
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(...) You've got the right idea here, and unfortunately TLC has once again passed on to the builder the responsibility for fixing the problems with their models. These kits should come with a "punch list" in the instructions that has everything (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Race...
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I have a few questions about this new 'Race' theme that is slated for release, according to Lego, in July. Does anyone know what sets are going to incorporate this theme, and does anyone have any pictures of them? A few weeks ago, when the 2000 Lego (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Police and Fire Headgear
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In article <FnsLME.9Ao@lugnet.com>, mak2@umail.ucsb.edu says... (...) The white "Police" helmets are out in all the new Police sets, and in the newest "City People" 6-pack. (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Dejuniorization of 6464 Super Rescue Complex Project
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I got a copy of set 6464 Super Rescue Complex (URL) Christmas this year. It is a very juniorized set so I wanted to see what improvements I could make to it using some of my own parts. I wanted to keep the same general feel of the set so I tried not (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Monetary units? (was: Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles))
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(...) Hmmm...I think since we're discussing pirate dublurgs (sort of like blurg dubloons) this belongs there too. I know that I've got a virtual mint in gold and silver! Anyhow, I wonder what the Wild West/Town Dollar-to-Pirate/Wild West Blurg (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Police and Fire Headgear
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Does anybody have a white fireman helmet with flame shield insignia (like the one the newer fire chief has), any black fireman air hoses which fit around the face (with clear blue visors to fit into them, like facemasks), a black fire helmet, or a (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Does someone want to split a 6544 Shuttle Transcon 2 set?
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(...) I would definatley be interested. I was thinking of actually asking someone if they wanted the shuttle if I were to purchase the set. Keep me informed if you do want to buy the set and split it. You can even have the instructions and the box. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Monetary units? (was: Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles))
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(...) Hey, wait, even though the 1x2 tiles and the coins don't have $'s on them, don't the Western/Wild West and Town safes and ATM's have $'s on them? --Todd [followups to lugnet.western,lugnet.town] (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.western, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
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(...) My thoughts agree, at least for the time being and probably through most if not all of 2000. Someday, though (maybe 2001 or 2002?) it'll probably make a lot of sense...who knows? I bet a group like .duplo.toolo or .duplo.dinosaurs would have a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
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I don't think specialized newsgroups for Arctic and the myriad of other subthemes would get enough traffic to be worthwhile. Better to keep it in lugnet.town, I think. -- Paul Davidson Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Does someone want to split a 6544 Shuttle Transcon 2 set?
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I saw this old (1995) set in a store today. I could use the pieces that comprise the space shuttle, but if someone is interested they could buy the other half of the set (the blue jumbo jet) off me. It looks like it has some of those little windows (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Futbol anyone?
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Has anyone gotten the Futbol sets? If so, can you tell me if the numbers on the backs of the minifigs are stickers or not? Thanks, Erin -- (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Yeah, South Park airs in Israel, and if it got there, it prolly got everywhere else too... (...) Hope you're feelin' better by now! -Shiri, with three days left for winter break, and tons'o'homework to go (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | New wallpapers--Mine truck and Pentapterigoid Star Fighter
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I've added two more pics to my "wallpaper" page: (URL) first is the mine truck I brought to MindFest. The second is a hangar scene I created for my Pentapterigoid Star Fighter, including a "cradle"[1] for holding the fighter and a raising and (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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Kevin, (...) Wait, what do you think your post is - not depressing? I keep dreaming it's real, then waking up to reality - That's DEPRESSING! :-( Great ideas, BTW: (...) Of course. (...) Also known as people-movers, wanted very much! See thread: (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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(...) Well, I don't know too many girls who have ponytails-from-the-t...-the-head, mostly only hanging-low-above-the-neck. Shiri (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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(...) The third one (ponytails, I'm guessing) hasn't been in use for years. I had a few. I lost most, had one more left. I hated it. (...) I think he was referring to "girl" hairstyles, the middle one being the guy at the bar, and he didn't count (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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(...) I agree, but do you really want to go back to THAT discussion? (URL) the "horrible quote on Scala webpage" thread dealt with that (partly, at least). Town (I'll say this once again,) is NOT all about disasters, and its high time TLC should (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: January 2000 Catalog...
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(...) Yeah, these aren't the only sets that have gone up; Train accesories have gone up, and some belville sets too. The new sets also seem much more costly on price per piece value. -Shiri (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | January 2000 Catalog...
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Today, I recieved my January 2000 Lego Shop-at-Home Catalog. It seems kind of early, and the catalog is loaded with all the new 2000 sets. There are also a few sets in here that are going to seel out quickly, such as a small Pirate set and what (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic sets are awesome!
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(...) I am okay with the seperate polybags. I just mix all the pieces up in when I build, I like the challenge, but it is very easy for sorting pieces. All 1997 and 1998 Town sets and all 1999 City Centre sets are packed like this. Spaceport, Artic, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Website update - town, trains, Legoland Windsor pics
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After a good deal of delay I have completed updating my site: (URL) pictures of a trip to Legoland Windsor this summer: (URL) of my recently completed (and then torn down) town layout: (URL) few train pics: (URL) school Technic class pics: (URL) you (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Arctic sets are awesome!
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(...) I am impressed with the new arctic sets as well. The polybag method has been around since Town Junior, but the most important aspect has been the good parts, and the ability to build a lot of model variations. I have so many model thoughts on (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Arctic sets are awesome!
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Hey fellow AFOLs have you guys been as impressed as me with the new Arctic subtheme? I love the way each individual set component (i.e. vehicles, structures, etc) is polybagged with a picture of it on the bag. This is a great way to do things and I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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In article <FIFp9J.Asr@lugnet.com>, sds87@hotmail.com says... (...) As long as I'm dreaming, I'll vote for something like the Dacta people set, only with 70's or 80's minifigs. I've got oodles of racers (who doesn't?) and dudes in blue coveralls; (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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Larry Pieniazek skrev i meddelandet <386105FE.40605D4E@v...er.net>... (...) What makes you think 'South Park' is only known to USians? What makes you think every USian knows 'South Park'? -- Anders Isaksson, with the flu, and the whole family in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
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(...) Ugh, I would rather have it say generalized, can you imagine the misdirection's you can get into? You were supposed to post it in space.mtron instead of space. I say keep it general! Whatever the great Todd Lehman decides! Scott S. ___...___ (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
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(...) Actually, Town has about 20 "sub-themes," doesn't it? Everything from Arctic and Divers to Natucia, Outback, Paradisa, Launch Command, Time Cruisers/ Twisters, ResQ, etc... (...) What do the die-hard Town folks (TonyK, etc.) think about (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) I know, and I apologize. Just a gut anti-South Park reaction. (...) I guess I'm just leery of naming any part of my Lego collection after any part of the show. I suppose if The Will of the People christens it "Kenny" I can't really complain--I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | THANK YOU
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Hi Legofans, I received many want lists, and I want to thank you for your trust ! Don't hesitate to send me your want lists the next year, all the days, all the weeks...! I search for you; I find for you... Regards, Emmanuel. E-MAIL: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) That's the canonical cannon joke, so don't anyone else tell it here please. As to liking disliking South Park, I'm too old or too smart to like it, not sure which. I just think calling the parka guy Kenny is funny. I don't see that as (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Yeah but they're "69" stickers ;> For reasons of recently discussed in admin- general I don't think I can say why I like these stickers. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I can even post "69". Chris Chris (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) I'd like to shoot South Park out of a canon. Dave! (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) I agree. I saw a few episodes, some parts are funny, but most of it is just gross. Give me humor over crudeness any day. Scott "None of my arctic minifigs are named Kenny" Sanburn ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD Operator Affiliated Engineers, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) That's been my plan. Sounds like good silly canon in the making. -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) One episode is enough. I think the first 30 minutes of the Southpark movie could suffice as that "one episode" being the logical, ultimate extrapolation of the foul-mouth-kid-humor idea. Having seen that first 30 minutes, you never need to see (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Ditto. One of the guys in my office is Southpark crazy, so I thought it might have some merit, but upon watching a couple episodes, concluded: "it's just stupid." (IMHO, of course) James (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Ugh! How about to USians who got it but can't stand South Park? I saw the episode the other night with the foul-mouthed little kids, or am I thinking of every episode? I mean, is it still funny once you've seen your first episode? I just can't (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Unless its the blue one then it could be Han Solo in Hoth gear. But Kenny works too. Eric K. The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Kenny?
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(...) "Oh my God, they killed Timmy!" "YEA!!!" JohnG, GMLTC (kill the '.nospam' to reply, no parka is necessary) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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I just wanna know... (...) is it official, are we calling any fig in a parka a Kenny? (1) Works for me.(2) 1 - Or only dead ones?? 2 - Sorry to non USians that don't get the joke. (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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(...) Stickers, thank god. ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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Rob Doucette wrote in message ... (...) Do these have stickers or preprinted pieces? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Arctic Bonus Set 6569
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Not a bad set (actually 2) for $10 (WalMart) The box: (URL) 1 6578 (URL) 2 6586 (URL) 2 art on back of instruction sheet, neato! (URL) part assortment for the money, 2 Kenny's, polar bear, frozen spider, steamed scorpion (looks like my Adventurers (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 2000 Legos Found
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OK - The start of these are up. Not the best shots, still getting the hang of my Digital Camera I got for Christmas from my Wife. Let me know what you think Tom "Tom Boucher" <trekkie@spam.nomorestars.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.town)
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| | New Home Starts
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I built one of my 1854 Velux House sets this weekend. I thought it would look neat on the end table with the LEGO Santa and sleigh I got from S@H. [A picture of this set can be seen on Huw's site ( (URL) )]. I was impressed with the complexity for (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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(...) Your shcool is bigger than mine. Mine only has 1200 students Here is the general location of the buildings B.4 B.5 Auditorium Extra part to building 3 B.3 B.6 B.2 B.7 B.1 (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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(...) Your shcool is bigger than mine. MIne only has 1200 students Here is the general location of the buildings B.3 (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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(...) Eight buildings? Wow! My school is pretty big (2400 students), but there's only one building on a piece of land the size of two blocks. Time for bad ASCII art: | | | | | | ___| |___...___| |___...___| |___ ___ ___...___ ___ | | | | | | | | | | (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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(...) I'd like to see my High School. There would be 8 different buildings and one of would have a telescope. (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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(...) TLC has GOT to make another airport. That's a must. Bryan (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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Your list covers just about everything a city or town could want. But you forgot to ask for police stations and fire stations plus the vehicles to go with them! <joking> But seriously, I enjoy building industrial settings. Someday I will rebuild my (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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(...) A high school would be interesting - imaging the minifigs included! :) And if it were modeled after the one I attend, it would have to include at least three different architectural styles, ugly leaky windows, "dungeons" (ie, the Calc room, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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If Lego were to make new, non-juniorised Town sets, what would you like them to be? My top ten would be: Historic houses (ones that are likely to still exist in a modern town) Town Hall Neighbourhood park (with kids play equipment, trees, flowers, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Dust on City
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(...) Ahh, your sets are new. I thought the city was displayed for a long period of time. I have a 3' x 4' castle, nowhere near the size of your town, and I put a plastic table cloth over it. And yes, I've knocked over the odd minifig... Yeah I hate (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Millennium City - Go Live
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No stretching was necessary as I began assembling the Town in one go. I started at the top right (City central) and finished up at the bottom left (Pinehaven). I took photo's as I went and was able to get a bus load of closeup shots as a result. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Millennium City - Go Live
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For my ideas on Digital photography check out (URL) isn't a concern when the sets are in boxes ;-) Millennium City was built during a seven day period in early October then dismantled once the pictures were taken. I just don't have the room to house (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Millennium City - Go Live
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(...) I'll answer how I keep the dust off of my city-table layout. I keep a old king size bed sheet over it when I'm not displaying it. This keeps it practically dust free. John Warren (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Lego Swagman Idea
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I have come up with an idea for a lego swagman. You will need: a brown or black atenna or lightsaber blade piece a brown "indiana jones" hat from the adventurers line blue legs with blue hips (for jeans, they wore those because they lasted very long (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Lego Shearer Idea
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I have come up with an idea for a lego shearer. Use blue legs with blue hips A blue overals torso any head that looks good white arms and yellow hands for headwear use whatever fits: possibilities are brown "indiana jones" hat blue baseball cap a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Millennium City - Go Live
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(...) I agree. Very good picture. Your pieces looked remarkably clean too. My only question is how do you get access to the middle of the city? It seems like you have to stretch about four feet to get there. Jimmy (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | YOUR WANT LIST
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Hi Legofans, I invite you to send me your want list, your lego references wished, by mail. See you later, Emmanuel. E-MAIL: dya.shopping@wanadoo.fr (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Millennium City - Go Live
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(...) Your city looks absolutely awesome! And I could probably use a few tips on photography from you. :) I have a question: Isn't dust settling over your city a concern? How do you deal with that? Bryan (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Millennium City - Go Live
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The first couple of pages of the new Millennium City page have now gone up. First up, a picture of part of Highbury, the industrial area of the city. Linked from the first page is a map of the city. I'll be adding more as time permits. Design Notes: (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Ponte Vecchio - Elevated Road Bridge Over Rail
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Thanks, Gary, for the interesting bits about the bridge in Florence. (Got to get my cities straight.) I also looked at Eric J's pictures, neato. I'm going to start a "journal" format web page for this project. The first two pictures are at (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Beds
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(...) A good source of minifig carpets is Belville sets 5820 (pink), 5821 (green), 5835 (white). They look like long towels but fit perfectly on my fitness centre floors. Allan (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Review of 6575 Polar Base
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This juniorized set is divided into 7 sub-models. The helicopter, the tracked vehicle, the snowmobile, and the 4 quarters of the structure. 435 pieces per the box. General cool things: There is a single instruction book, which has photographs of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town)
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| | Partial review of 6600 Highway Construction - Comments on the Highway System
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Well, out Target just put out all the new sets, and I bought most of them (All the castle, all the Star Wars System sets (not Technic), all the Arctic, 6600 Highway Construction, and 6474 Wheeled Front Shovel). I immediately took out the highway (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Ponte Vecchio - Elevated Road Bridge Over Rail
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(...) It does. If you're interested, I have several shots from my vacation to Florence (which, my god, was almost a year ago). I don't have them scanned in currently, though if you're patient I can have them by just after Christmas (I don't own a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Ponte Vecchio - Elevated Road Bridge Over Rail
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(...) side. Err. I think it's a bit far from the Pitti, if memory serves. And I'm not so sure it (presently) connects to the Uffizi. (...) If so, it's not open to the public, or part of the Uffizi Museum. (...) The anecdote I heard was that the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Ponte Vecchio - Elevated Road Bridge Over Rail
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Great ideas Erik! Only you've got the wrong Italian city for the Ponte Vecchio. It is actually in Florence. The Ponte Vecchio bridge is very interesting because on top of the bridge are 2 galleries, the lower gallery consists of shops and stores, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Beds
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That´s easily solved as well: Build a stone floor :-) --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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(...) See, that's why LEGO towns need so many emergency services. The other problem they have is smokers falling asleep on the carpet, and setting the house on fire... (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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(...) Cool. Thanks. -Shiri (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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(...) In Seaborn Brick I usually lay down two 1x4 plates 4 studs apart, then I put a 4x6 plate ontop... and ontop of that I put a 1x4 tile or plate for the pillows. That kinda bed I usually make for two minifigs. The next kind is a basic 1x2x6 brick (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Weekend Creations
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(...) Let me say, WOW! This all sounds great! I wish I had time over the weekend to do stuff like that... All these buildings sound really nice. (...) Oh... :-( too bad... -Shiri (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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(...) I have a decent bunk bed design that I'm using in my barracks for my current castle project. IMHO it's only real drawback is that it's very piece- intensive. I'll upload a picture tonight. James (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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(...) I've changed the styles of my beds many times. I used to build hotels with single hotel rooms (i.e. for 1 minifig), and for those I used to build a bed, like this: Take two 2x1 bricks, with a two stud distance between them. On them put a 2x4 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Quick Assessments of 2000 Sets I picked up
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And now for the assessments!! 6095 Guarded Treasury 101 pcs, $14.99 *Great Buy!* I think this set will make up the bulk of extra castle purchases this year. It has a lot of great pieces, and the only minifigs that come with it are grunts. My biggest (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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Tobias: (...) Good idea (but only for 4 and 6 wide beds). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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<SNIP> (...) You can use a 2*4 33 top slope (if you understand what I´m meaning with this :-D) --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Weekend Creations
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So, anyone build anything over the Weekend? I went nuts with the bricks, and built three buildings. Two Story House: I built a house, somewhat similar in design to 6372, but a tad bigger. Office Building: Then I built an office building using the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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(...) Check out this post to cad.dat.ideas I made a while ago: < (URL) > Jeff (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Beds
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Tobias: (...) Of cause. (...) A 2*4 plate with three 2*3 plates on top (to make a 3*6 bed) or just a 6*6 plate on some kind of legs. The pillows can either be 2*2 plates with a round 1*1 plate below one corner or 2*3 plates with a 1*3 plate below (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: I´d like to see some house designs
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James Beerman: (...) See <URL: (URL) > for a solution to that problem. The roof can be removed, and the three remaining sliding doors open to give addtional access to the house. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: I´d like to see some house designs
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Tobias: (...) I mostly use three walls, but it depends on what I feel like when I start building. Sometimes we use plates for the walls, sometimes we use 1*N bricks, and sometimes we use 2*N bricks. You can find some examples of my (and my sisters') (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Millennium City - Millennium Airport
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(...) I'm a little lost on that. I could see deleting them from your website because you didn't have much space, but deleted completely??? Hope not. If you were to ask around on lugnet.publish, I bet you could find an angel to slide you more (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Millennium City - Millennium Airport
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I've deleted previous images posted on the webpage. All 450 images I took of the city were of 1536x1024 resolution that were scaled down to 500x330 for the teaser images. The first pages of the site will be posted by Thursday. I'll gradually build (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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