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The following are notable recent LUGNET news articles. Dates are GMT, which may differ from your time zone.


Wednesday, August 16, 2000

  NALUG announces Lego train show in Edmonton, Alberta
 
Northern Alberta Lego Users Group is pleased to announce our first public Lego show. We will have a Lego train layout at the Greater Edmonton Train Show (GETS), organized by the Edmonton Mainline Model Railroad Fellowship. You will find us among (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)  

  PNLTC Presents a Guinness World Record LEGO Train Track Display
 
The Pacific Northwest LEGO Train Club presents a Guinness world record LEGO train track display at the Center House in Seattle Washington. The show is open to the public on Friday and Saturday, August 18 and 19, from 10am to 8pm, and on Sunday from (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.or) ! 

  US S@H Specials, Aug 16 - Aug 22, 2000
 
(URL) Dino World $69.99 $35.00 2277 Clifford and his cat (trial set) $ 2.99 $ 1.50 2276 Train Oval $16.50 $ 8.25 2028 Betty's Bumblebee $ 2.99 $ 1.50 System 5542 Black Thunder $39.99 $20.00 3038 Spider Slayer $76.00 $38.00 Bellville 5847 Bellville (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)  

  Although not a real mecha...
 
It looks a little like it IMO. Anyway I would like some input on my latest creation: The Star Wars All Terrain Personal Transport. Find it at:(URL) from a sunny Holland, Jay (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)  

  Picture piracy at www.lego.com: nothing happened at all...
 
Last month at least 5 out of 8 pictures in the Theme Gallery have been stolen from known AFOLs. That has been discussed in Lugnet and can be found here: (URL) wrote 2 mails to TLC and got an answer, that they would react on it. But now the builder (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)  

  Massive Website Makeover and Update
 
Greetings my friends! I'd like to take this bandwidth to announce that my website has been updated and done over. It's bigger, it's better, it's purdy. But don't take my word for it... (URL) LMKWYT --Anthony (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw)  

  Re: RC control on Pneumatics, gearboxes and polarity switches
 
Ok! The project page is up and running. I'll update it as the work goes on: (URL) if the page is slow, I'll move it to another server when I find the time for it) /Tobbe - (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)  

  Review of 4167 Mickey's Mansion
 
4167 Mickey Mouse Mickey's Mansion Ages 4-9, 119 Pcs. (C)2000. 12 page manual: 4 models. RATINGS Set: Very Good / Models: Very Good / Playability: Very good SET DESCRIPTION Mickey and Minnie at their home. Minnie is working in the garden, Mickey is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.reviews)  

  Review of 4166 Mickey's Car Garage
 
4166 Mickey Mouse Mickey's Car Garage Ages 4-9, 86 Pcs. (C)2000. 8 page manual: 1 model RATINGS Set: Fair / Models: Good / Playability: Very good SET DESCRIPTION Mickey is working in its car garage, repairing on of the cars on a bridge. His tow (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.reviews)  

  review of 4165 Minnie's Birthday Party
 
4165 Mickey Mouse Minnie's Birthday Party Ages 4-9, 78 Pcs. (C)2000. 8 page manual: 3 models, 1 step. RATINGS Set: Very good / Models: Very good / Playability: Very good DECALS About 15, some nice, some not, all on single bricks SET DESCRIPTION (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.reviews)  

  Review of 4164 Mickey's Fire Engine
 
4164 Mickey Mouse Mickey's Fire Engine Ages 4-9, 26 Pcs. (C) 2000. 8 page manual: 3 models, 1 step. RATINGS Set: Good / Models: Fair / Playability: Fair SET DESCRIPTION As the name already says, this is a fire engine. Its main colors are red and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.reviews)  

Yesterday: Tuesday, August 15, 2000



Tuesday, August 15, 2000

  My First Space Mech
 
Hello everyone, it's been a while since I posted anything, so I decided I'd share my first Space World creation with you all. It's Vincent Gage's Mech (name subject to change :). You castle-heads will know who Vincent is, but for everyone else, he's (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)  

  Re: inspired...
 
(...) ...Well, I don't like the finished product as much as I had hoped, but I rarely like what I write, but publish it anyway :-) (inflict my pain on everyone else!) Tilland's Journeys (URL) for now, my sig-fig is Tilland, third son of a small (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)  

  Lego & Lego CAD at the Illinois State Fair
 
Found this article in our local paper, the State Journal-Register, today. (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad)  

  Announcing new LUGNET homepage
 
We are pleased to announce a new LUGNET homepage: (URL) hope that you find it refreshing and that new visitors will find it friendly and inviting. If you miss the old homepage, simply look for it at its new location: (URL) thanks to everyone who (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.general) !! 

  Mini-Meeting in Kenosha
 
Hey! Just went to Kenosha, WI and met up with Tamy Teed and Mike Perri. I've got some pics of the event and of Mike's creations at his place. Check em out! (URL) has his Millenium Falcon model he showed me - the rainbow warrior version :) VERY (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)  

  Will Lego Learn a lesson?
 
Hey Folks. Lego.com has just added a new press release stating the following.. Extracts: "Our growth rate is lower than expected and our sales budgets are therefore not met." "We get positive feedback from our retailers - yet they are a bit (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general) !! 

Yesterday: Monday, August 14, 2000

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