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View Thread Re: Undetermined 3183 - SylvainLS (46)
[...] The four I have are the same length but as one has two slots and the others 4, I guess they are all “long.” The length is a bit more than a stud: you can’t put a brick [...]
(55 months ago, Oct 11, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Brick Color - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Yes. The “Bluish” aren’t bluish, they are really grey. They only appear bluer than the old greys because those were actually yellowish. But they already had a name [...]
(55 months ago, Oct 10, 2019, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Brick Color - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Depends, what do you have? ;) If it’s post-2005, it’s DBG. If it’s pre-2004, it’s DG. In between, well, the Big Colour Shift happened in 2004 but LEGO used their stocks [...]
(55 months ago, Oct 10, 2019, to Colors)
View Thread Re: 49699 a Panel?! - SylvainLS (46)
[...] I don’t quite follow the logic here :? Half an arch might be a slope but, surely, an arch + an inverted arch is not a slope, it’s a cylinder! ;):P [...] Okay but [...]
(55 months ago, Oct 10, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: 49699 a Panel?! - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Well: 1. Window (or door) frame implies you could put a glass or panel (or door) inside. That seems very unlikely with the technic holes in the way. [...]
(55 months ago, Oct 10, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: How rare is a flat silver 2x4 brick? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] :? Looks like Devil.R is not alone¹: they answer multiple times to the same messages and they keep answering to themselves. (¹That expression may have a figurative [...]
(55 months ago, Oct 8, 2019, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Change time zone - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Very simple: everything is stored in UTC and presented in a local/chosen TZ. The UTC → local TZ conversion is done with a standard, well tested library. There. The complexity [...]
(56 months ago, Sep 12, 2019, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: found wrong category - SylvainLS (46)
[...] There are lots of reasons why something isn’t automatized. The main ones are: 1. You have to realize it’s stupid work. 2. “You can automatize that?!” The users don’t [...]
(56 months ago, Sep 7, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: found wrong category - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Yes, please.
(56 months ago, Sep 7, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Do part numbers change? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] That’s what, one pizza and a coke? ;)
(57 months ago, Aug 26, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Excel - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Ah, okay, my fault: no quotes around the region. And to get the correct values for the region, try this: — start editing the cell by deleting the region, — do not validate, [...]
(57 months ago, Aug 25, 2019, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Excel - SylvainLS (46)
[...] For the first part: 1. Download the set inventory as Tab-delimited (should give you a “S-NNN-1.txt” file). 2. Open Excel, open the file from Excel (or drag [...]
(57 months ago, Aug 24, 2019, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Excel - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Actually, you could also import the XML version but the tab-delimited file contains the items current names ;) Colours are only numbers though. So you’ll need to [...]
(57 months ago, Aug 24, 2019, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Cardboard sleeves in inventories - SylvainLS (46)
[...] (Snide: BL doesn’t even have _one_ working website. ) There was a second website where users (mainly sellers) were encouraged to go when BL2 was to [...]
(57 months ago, Aug 21, 2019, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: 4460 a/b: wrong height - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Or that the size be formatted as “2 x 1 x 3 (studs x studs x bricks)” or, better, “2 studs x 1 stud x 3 bricks.” And these suggestions have been made almost every [...]
(57 months ago, Aug 11, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6386-1 - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Déjà dans l’inventaire, en Alternate. Il y a une note dans l’inventaire: « Redesigned during production. There are at least 2 different versions of instructions for this [...]
(57 months ago, Aug 10, 2019, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: 928 wrong plate? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Considering Greek gods are far from paragons of perfection, subject to their whims, inconsistent, unreasonable, and uncaring of us, mortals, I’d say “most of us” are [...]
(58 months ago, Aug 1, 2019, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: How to compare parts lists with my inventory - SylvainLS (46)
[...] And you can part out a set in a WL here: (URL)
(58 months ago, Jul 31, 2019, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... - SylvainLS (46)
[...] What, with all the problems you sellers continuously whine about on the forum? ;):P Besides, MY precious, MINE!
(58 months ago, Jul 26, 2019, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... - SylvainLS (46)
[...] My wallet has the reverse question :D Though getting around 700€ of LEGO for around 15€ thanks to coupons and destocking made us both quite happy a couple months ago [...]
(58 months ago, Jul 26, 2019, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... - SylvainLS (46)
[...] That’s not funny. That’s insulting. [...] And another insult. [...] And I said, several times: 1. Buyers are a part of the selling game. Or please explain to [...]
(58 months ago, Jul 26, 2019, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Once again, make up your mind. You said you didn’t want to consider my opininon because I’m a non seller, neither 0- nor “enough”- (whatever that would be) FB [...]
(58 months ago, Jul 25, 2019, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... - SylvainLS (46)
[...] Not really, I was only reacting to what you wrote, no hard work involved. [...] That’s a first…. [...] :? You’re talking about sellers reaching to buyers. I’d have [...]
(58 months ago, Jul 25, 2019, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Either a bonafide brain-fart, or a seizure... - SylvainLS (46)
[...] No, no, you tempter, I won’t ask if it felt alone in there! [...] Hmm, let’s see if I understand correctly. Now, the buyer can search the stores that have the most [...]
(58 months ago, Jul 25, 2019, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Plant 2417? - SylvainLS (46)
[...] No, they couldn’t. Most of the parts are ABS, not PE. Different plastics, different processes. PE can be made from ethanol. (Ahoy matey, sugar cane is rum!) [...]
(58 months ago, Jul 23, 2019, to Catalog)

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