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(...) Brian, There are a couple of inexpensive, easily-built, cars (think Big Daddy Don Garlitz) that are fun to build and could get you into the swing of things. see (URL) are also a few very small sets that are really quite fun for their size, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Reddifesters: who wants some Minifigs?!?
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Hi all, First off, "Hi" to Joyce (my toy dealer friend) and Sean (another AFOL who attended my LEGOfest), who both now have access to read this group, but not yet to post to it (?) 8-) Joyce will not be able to attend Redditch as it clashes with (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Robot Mindstorms dimostrativi
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Mario Ferrari ha scritto: (...) Il climber è veramente bello, uno dei modelli Mindstorms più affascinanti che abbia mai visto. Giulio (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: lego easter eggs seen in the local supermarket.
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And "my local supermarket" is where?? US(state??)? AU? DK? etc, etc, etc. (...) ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Starting a jambalaya box in the Netherlands... anybody interested?
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(...) Nico, There seems to be a little misunderstanding... A Jambalaya box isn't a newsgroup (perhaps a mixup the words 'box' and 'chat-box'?) Check The FAQ on this here: (URL) to lugnet.loc.nl (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Starting a jambalaya box in the Netherlands... anybody interested?
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Nico, I'm afraid you misunderstand the jambalaya-thing. This is a real box, containing left-over Lego-parts, which gets send to people who have signed up. Upon receivement of that box, you look through it, take out what you can use and put some (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Off topic: secure channel to the RCX
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(...) :-))) Two ideas: 1) software protection: use legOS or pbForth or QC instead of standard firmware. 2) hardware protection: build a barrier of solid bricks around the IR receiver of your RCX to insulate it from intereferences. To be applied (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Starting a jambalaya box in the Netherlands... anybody interested?
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Hi guys, Tell me whats the use of another box or group just in Dutch. It might go the same way as all the other loc groups in Holland, 2 - 6 messages and after that its a bit or a lot of silence. If the answer is yes go ahead please, but tell me (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Roboriders are on Technic online
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Paul Gyugyi <paul@gyugyi.com> wrote in message news:FqBK5n.5B9@lugnet.com... (...) The front wheel is mounted on this 'bendy plastic' piece we have been discussing. it slides into the slots you may have noticed in the large 6-sided(?) pieces used, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Vikings
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(...) "Just drop the box and move along" (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Front Mission 3
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Jeff, (...) Yes, indeed. I am looking forward to this as well. I heard it described as Final Fantasy tactics with Mechs. Yes! : ) Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) Page -> (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: LE lego
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(...) Pignoli? Perche'? E ti e' andata bene che la polemica si e' fermata al newsgroup in Italiano :) Marco (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Robot Mindstorms dimostrativi
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(...) Sono proprio loro :) Solo che a Norimberga c'era la pena capitale per chi faceva fotografie :( Quello che il padrone del sito non ha visto funzionare con i sei serbatoi era un robot con due "aerografi". Quello rosso con i cingoli del (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Brad Justus...
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Richard Marchetti wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Yeah, that might be great, but it would be certainly "off-topic" in a Lego Forum..:-) Selçuk (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re VanLTC
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I've heard rumblings of a VanLTC. Could someone conferm or deny these rumors? I should be back in Vic in about a year...the career Mangler said that chances are we are going back west. I'd be active once we are settled down. James P (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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| | RE: New Mindstorms Stuff
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They had a 5 minute special on Danish TV (DR1) last week from Lego Billund showing the exact same climber in action - sadly me and my VCR missed it - it could have been a cool download once grabbed. Lego never stops to amaze me - I wonder if they (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Mindstorms Stuff
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(...) Please always put http:// in front of your links, otherwise some software (e.g. mine :-) won't recognize them as links. (URL) LMK what you think, The climber is great! BTW, the tracks of redbot are from Cybermaster. Jürgen (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 3 Things - A game
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(...) the (...) Argos Direct have 32 left as of now. They are still ~£25 per pop. Due to the numbers, I am told, it is not likely they will be reduced any further. Call me cheap, but £25 is still too much for me. Scott A (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Legoville...
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(...) What about a gas station? Police station? Fire station? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | lego easter eggs seen in the local supermarket.
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There are easter eggs in my local supermarket that have small lego sets attatched. One os the witches fireplace promo set and the other one I saw is the wild west weapons cart (the one with the keep out sign on the front), I think. -- Jonathan (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Camera
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(...) Well, the interface's easy: The PC "sees" with a robotic vision software, and sends the action op-codes to the RCX. The video crunching and the upper level of action logic is on the PC side, and the lower level of action logic could be on the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: 'Bot Camera
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I don't understand what you are saying. The *RCX* ask the PC to capture th image in front of it ? ...that's like, wondering around with my eyes closed, and only opening them when something interesting is in front of me... but... if my eyes are (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Off topic: secure channel to the RCX
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What follows in this message will probably appear quite strange to many of the readers on this list, and I apologize in andvance, and encourage you to delete/skip this message if it seems too whacky. It occured to me that one of my favorite toys, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Help! I'm looking for:
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(...) If that doesn't work out you can always negotiate w/ me = ) I found a pair of these wheels in the last large lot I acquired off eBay....I don't seem to have need of them in my current Castle and Space projects. If you want them let me (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New Mindstorms Stuff
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Oh,oh,oh. Love that climber. That is Technic at its best. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) > (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: "Technic"ally deficient
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I love to work with Technic. I invite you to have a look at my site. Take your time, lots of pictures. Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Sauls" <barbcue@nospam.home.com> wrote in message news:FqBGMI.FAJ@lugnet.com... (...) without (...) (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Roboriders are on Technic online
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Where the wheel is, you pull out the holder out from the roborider, bend the plastic upwards (with the wheel on the holders) and let go of the plastic holder, and wheel fly's across the floor, or where ever you shoot it. If this doesn't explain it, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Legoville...
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Well, I still haven't been able to build a suitable Hospital under the space restrictions given (20x24 studs). I'm desperate. Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can handle this dilemma? My custom-made signs, which I adhere using rubber cement, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Visual Basic and RCX
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Hi Pete, I agree. When I first started playing with my RCX, I had planned on using NQC. I use C++ and Java at work, and I've been using C since the early 80's, so NQC seemed to be the right choice. But for the things I want to do, I discovered (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | More Bardiel pictures added
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I added a bunch of pictures of the new version of part of my ship. (URL) On the main page just scroll down to the only link available. The other links will be up as soon as I have some more time. This section of the site will have the most pictures (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: No gimmicks, just some free background images
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(...) Well it could take a while-my dads confirmed that he's getting a digicam-only hasn't said when. I'm also gonna be tied up cleaning up a pristine but dusty (ambiguity alert) 5590 which a bouch from a friend @ school-its model team but it was (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | LE lego
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Ciao a tutti! Come qualcuno ha intuito (ma quanto siete pignoli!), "LE lego" perche' sottointendo "Le costruzioni lego". :-) PS: cosa avete deciso per i libri idee? Li volete o li scaricate? (vedi: CONCLUSIONI BIS) Buon mattoncino a tutti Gianluca (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: 3 Things - A game
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(...) also (...) I think the code for Gungan Sub (7161) was 373/3161 but my local store and the telephone stock check system claims this is no longer valid. Good luck, Chris (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 3D Modeling
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(...) use ? (The background look like Photoworks rendering in Solidworks) If your CAD program can save STL files (standard for stereolithography), you could use my converter stl2dat to create DAT files. You have modelised some parts that are not yet (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brad Justus...
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Hello All, :) Most likely they will use the quanity price ratio with a set minimum. I do know one thing, whether it would bankrupt TLC or not (which in my opinion it would, I agree with Lar on that.) There will be a minimum order and dont expect (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Robot Mindstorms dimostrativi
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Questi penso che siano quelli di cui ci ha parlato Marco: www.enginemusic.com/...oyfair.htm Ciao Mario (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Visual Basic and RCX - PS
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Hi Tim, The download also gives you the Visual Basic source for the SOftBricks ActiveX DLL. David Leeper (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Visual Basic and RCX
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Hi Tim, Sorry for the delay in responding to your Visual Basic question. Unfortunately, I've been drawn away from robots for the last few weeks, attending to other matters. I've got a small library of ActiveX controls for the writing code for the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lavaggio mattoncini in lavatrice e tanto altro...
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(...) ¡Hola Juda! Bentornato!!! Abbiamo sentito la mancanza dei tuoi 18 messaggi quotidiani dei tempi d'oro :-) Ciao Mario (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Lavaggio mattoncini in lavatrice e tanto altro...
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(...) Gulp! bene un po' di sana filologia su lugnet... però i mattoncini come si lavano? A mano o in lavatrice? Bye Angelo Brugnoli (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Tom's Sets/Parts Wanted/For Trade page (Shell sets included!)
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(URL) I have added the 1252-1256 Shell sets to my Trade section, but am ONLY trading them for sets with garage doors, as noted on the page. I will not sell these sets (except for the ones going on Ebay, of course), I am only offering them as trades (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Camera
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(...) (URL) you can see, the camera is very small. Dean (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | FS: McDonald's set #6, $1 each plus shipping (GREEN plates/slopes)
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I have quite a few #6 McDonald's Happy Meal sets for sale. They contain: 2 2x6 GREEN plates 2 2x3 GREEN low slopes 2 1x8 red plates 1 1x6 red plate 1 2x6 yellow brick 2 2x2 yellow bricks 1 2x2 red brick 1 2x3 inv yellow slope 1 2x3 smooth green low (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Camera
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(...) Have you seen the NEW X-10 camera? the Xcam2 (or GigaCam as it was known for a short time) It's camera and sender all in one VERY small package. I'm wondering if the power req's are smaller too. Dean (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Extra cutlasses galore...
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Don't forget the nine dollars off if you order nine! -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Kevin Salm <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: LEGO Rare Parts
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) 6950 Mobile Rocket Transport (1982) as well, no? 8 of them... -- joshua (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New models and contest reminder for MGLM
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Wow!.. Your models are intimidating again and ever..:-) X-wing and B-wing rocks, and what a nice R2 is this?..:-) Selçuk (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Auction: 8880 2140 1254 1255 (update 12)
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Hello Folks This a small auction of 4 items: set #: Set name: Bid: Bidder: Status: 8880 Technic Supercar 150 Michael Donald Banas sold 2140 ANWB Road Assistance 50 Yvonne Doyle 1254 Shell Select Shop 15 Danny sold 1255 Shell Car Wash 15 Danny sold (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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(...) You must be doing some interesting optimizations for the drawing? It doesn't seem any harder to render the last N parts than the first N? (...) I also noticed that when you delete a part, MLCad jumps back to the start of the list. It would be (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Brad Justus...
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Dean Husby wrote in message <38B216BE.ED52CF50@a....bc.ca>... (...) consumer. (...) sets (Or (...) clearance (...) Well, all they have to do is make sure their return on investment for selling bulk bricks is as good as or better than for sets. Of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | (canceled)
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| | Re: Roboriders are on Technic online
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So how do the Roboriders "shoot"? Is there a spring-loaded axle that pops the front wheel out of the holder? -gyug (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Spacial Relations (was Re: Air lock and ship docking discussion)
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(...) Heh, good ol' Bill Blank, and his pal Sam Sample. (...) I should have been clearer in that earlier post, but I have no problem regarding builder-desired or "planned" war between good and evil minifigs, between factions that misunderstand each (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | FA [eBay] Final Update - SETS AUCTION
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Hi all, This is amazing! All of my lots are still below MSRP--but today is the *final day* to bid! Check them out--especially the five Frontier Patrols; 15 Wild West soldiers and five horses going for less than the horses would alone from TLG, and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RE: Exploration Mars Camera
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I integrated a 9v Lego Power Pack with the earlier X10 model and it worked ok. The video was a bit dim. Check it out at (URL) Thompson (URL) Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Dennis Clark Sent: (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | FA (eBay): red 1x1x1 thinwall corners (and more)
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For new red 1x2x1 thinwalls and 1x1x1 thinwall corners, please see: (URL) see my other parts auctions at (URL) include: brown log walls brown log bricks dk-gray small and large BURPS green 16x32 baseplates green 3-leaf narrowleaf plants black 1x2x1 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Pizza-powered speeder bike?
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(...) What does ROTFL mean? =Þ (...) hehe! =Þ Alex (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Air lock and ship docking discussion
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(...) I wouldn't say it's nothing, but it's certainly more suspenseful and entertaining...eg, the "Space Race" was more prolly interesting to the general public than any space shuttle going up now... --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Air lock and ship docking discussion
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(...) [please FUT .cad] It can be a pain to make multiple angles...just ask Jeremy Sproat, Karim Nassar, or others...however, it can be done using submodels and patience. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Camera
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to me the 10x camera is too big the smaller the better and is the 10x cordless??? and dose it include a recever unit tho conect to a tv exc? (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Digital Camera suggestions
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(...) In lugnet.publish, Kevin Maynes writes: (...) In lugnet.publish, Jeff Barnett writes: (...) How many with MD drives? Well, none, actually. If/when MD takes off in the US, I'm kinda hoping that might change. It's nice to have a dream :) Zip's (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Does anyone know of a Free Image Splicing tool?
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(...) That's the intention - the releasing part, not the fame bit :) Actually, there eventually will be a whole suite of tools, scripts, etc for the LEGO site I have in mind, and they'll be free too. Now if only I could release it under a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| | "Technic"ally deficient
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I've never built a Technic set. I've never owned a Technic set. I *do* own a bag of misc. Technic parts, but I couldn't tell you what they are or what they're used for--round thingys, pokey doohickeys, stick hootises, bent thingamabobs, etc. With (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: General Box #1 Log
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(...) Hey is this still in the box? I just saw an auction with a lonsome brown/red bow section. If someone is interested in the bow section, send me and e-mail and I'll point you to the auction. follow-ups to lugnet.market.auction (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Does anyone know of a Free Image Splicing tool?
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(...) Hrmmm - well, you could become famous by releasing this cool util you're writing to everyone else. :) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Digital Camera suggestions
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(...) There is already a camera by Panasonic that incorporates a SuperDisk (120mb) drive and a USB connection into one camera. Connect it to a USB-enabled Mac or PC and voila! instant SuperDisk drive. Same thing could be done for Minidisc or (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brad Justus...
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(...) Me. I don't pass up on deals. And no matter what Lego Direct does or does not do, there will still be clearance sales and there will still be a place for the small-time parts seller/auctioneer to work. We might have to adapt, but we'll be (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: My EMD SD40-2
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(...) <snip> (...) bit... Crossposted to .build... it's THAT good. Modern American locomotives are lumpy. They have weird louvers, access panels, pieces of equipment protruding, doors in strange places, bulges, etc... Christopher has captured the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Camera
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(...) I read on the X-10 web site that they ARE coming out with a battery pack for the camera... Just information... of an informative nature. Dean (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My EMD SD40-2
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(...) I did this for my 5 unit container car. (URL) this pic: (URL) this one: (URL) another topic: This car does not do well on grades, there is no lateral flex in it so it tends to work the tiles with center Technic stud loose from the bogies... (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Freeservers.com and Register.com
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What really bothers me about it is that I am prepared to pay money to not have ads once I get things set up, but not if they can't support me... They sent me mail that they were going to close my problem if I didn't go to their site and say it was (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brad Justus...
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(...) The one thing I think people are missing is this. TLC must be careful not to make the Bulk ordering too easy for the consumer. If I got all the special bits I needed I wouldn't be buying all the dud sets (Or multiples of sets) to get a few (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets?
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You are hurting my brain. (...) It depends. Better in what sense? I would use new parts if it was for me so I could play with it. I would use correct era parts, even dinged up ones, if it was for sale and I wanted to be as authentic as possible. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 1200 brick Blue Tubs on sale at TRU
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Thanks for that info (the red 1x1s missing probably are quantity 40 as you surmise which IS too many 1x1s unless all you want to do is bump piece count up for minimum cost...) Hmm... I guess I'd be interested in trading for black. I seem to use a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Air lock and ship docking discussion
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"Tom McDonald" <radiotitan@yanospamhoo.com> wrote in message news:FqBD5o.52J@lugnet.com... (...) along (...) Sam (...) *The names have been changed to protect the innocent* Would there be anything wrong with "Bill" and "Sam's" force for good (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Does anyone know of a Free Image Splicing tool?
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(...) Not bad, but $99 is like, my total budget for getting my LEGO online. For that I can just about get a cheap webcam and the required USB card for my poor old machine. Not to worry though - I finished the code to splice images working fine, only (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Front Mission 3
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I just saw that Square's Front Mission 3 (PSX) will be released on the 22nd of March here in the US! Yay!! Square is finally going to release one of their excellent Mecha Strategy games here! I saw some pics of a couple mechs, and they look really (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Camera
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(...) <Whatever!> That's what they say whenever they don't understand what you are talking about (which is almost all of the time.) Their AC adapters put out 12VDC. Fine. You will need to supply 12VDC, but they just MIGHT work on 9VDC, and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My EMD SD40-2
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You are correct sir! Actually, I thought of that for a different, and discontinued, project, but it had not occured tom me for this application. To bad I only have them in red and white. Actually, I worry that the studs of the technic plate are (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The down side of the X10 camera is that you still need to provide the sending unit with AC power. I contacted them after buying two and asked about batteries. Their response was that the cameras were not designed for battery power and it would void (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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If they use a Mindstorms like comuter brick then no modofication to the motor should be need. The computer brick would control the voltage...D'OH! I just realized the problem...the motor cnanot get current from the rails and the computer brick at (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I also like minifig scale, and use microfig scale only when I want something depicted for which I lack the number of bricks, either practically (see also: WTB: (2) 928 Galaxy Explorers) or fantastically (see also: Building your own minifig (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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Thanks Karim! I must admit, the leg design of your Landmate "Mustang" was an inspiration. Hmm, I can see myself getting hoisted on my own petard here. Need to get those credits up soon. Can't wait to see what you've got in store for Pallas! Ben -- (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Good... It's not just me... you must have got your domain about the same day I got mine... same story, same scene, just different camera angle. :) Couldn't even get my password to work correctly earlier today, and when I requested a re-mail of acct (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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Holy smoke David! I can not believe the amount of detail you packed in this mech. It is absolutely outstanding! I really like the legs, the complexity is incredible(1)! Any chance of seeing some pics of how the hip joints work? The Fei-Yen and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) How many computers available at your local computer stora have MiniDisk drives?? I think zips would be a good thing as well. The only downfall to both of these ideas is that not many computers have drives to support them. Everyone has a disk (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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I would love to have the Mad Mage Cornelius visit my little world! I'm in the middle of building a 'proper' castle for the Fright Knight guys and other assorted knights. I hope to get it done, take pictures and post them up on my (virtually (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Three words: MiniDisc MiniDisc MiniDisc!! :) K.M. (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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here is the section file., 28 sections in each tread, it tends to bend in 45 degree angles as it goes around the rim 0 Town Tread 12 stud section 0 30285ts.dat 0 Author: Thomas Burger(tburger666@aol.com) 0 Unofficial LCAD Element 2 24 4 2.50 6 -4 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I agreee. The floppys arent the best in the world. I have one of the Mavicas. And untill they design a camera that has a internal CD burner, i dont plan on replacing it. I have seen the cameras that use serial communications, and USB. And the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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Just completed, the town tread found in the new arctic sets, requires subpart 20385ts.dat; which is the section file. the rims for this tread (30285.dat)I am working on, just have to find the torus generator... 0 Town Tread 0 Name: x504.dat 0 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New parts added to Parts Sale Page 2/21/2000
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Subject says it all. Here's the URL: (URL) Tired of waiting for LEGO Direct? Bulk Parts Sales NOW! (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Not everyone in Datsville builds at the same scale? This I must have missed. IIRC they are working in minifig scale, and the town is built on the standard 32 X 32 baseplates with roads, etc. It has been a few months since I visited. I should (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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(...) in order for mine to work I had to remove two peices. When building the bottom half in step 22 + 24 there are two dark grey connectors/half connectors (I hope you understand what I mean) that I just left out. This allows more freedom of (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Would it have to be limited to "Promo" sets ? what about the small Paradisa sets that are in Europe and not in the US ? What about those people not farsighted enough to have bought up the local McDs stock when it was around ? Other than those (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) I'd suggest building a frame for the 'figs, then scanning them. This way you can pose them. To see some results of this, check out my webpage. Jeff "Was it real, or just my fantasy?" (URL)Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote: (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1200 brick Blue Tubs on sale at TRU
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(...) oops..my guess would be 40..which is way too many 1X1's.. michael (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Assuming you have a desktop pc and not a laptop (you can get PCMCIA adapters for CF cards - I have one and use it in my laptop) I'd suggest you look into a reader. USB would be nice and fast, but you gotta be running 98 (never could get USB to (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Actually, the auctions I have run have fluctuated with green returning more per piece than white 60% of the time and less than white about 40% of the time. I suppose it really boils down to who wants it and when. Overall, I would say they are (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Freeservers.com and Register.com
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(...) No, but I've had good luck moving from Pair from another place, once I got Pair involved in dealing directly with NSI. I like Pair a lot. I used their upgrade request to have them create a MySQL database for me at around 2am last night. It was (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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