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(...) TLG have got to sell this to the larger market - kids, or more specifically, parents buying for kids. If the scale gets too big, and the radius of the curves gets too large, there is a danger that parents will look at the space required for a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Makes a lot of sense. Was there something in particular that happened that prompted this, or just a general sense that it probably ought to be said? (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I let the cats play with the clone bricks... KL (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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oops! I just saw the reference folder .... bad form, replying to old post, I know. *sigh* Ah well, my transgressions mount as ever ... *grin* shaun (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) OOh, before Lar jumps in here ranting about compression, blah, blah, blah and the flames start igniting(;) I will say these two things about 8 wide. First, I feel 8 wide *is* MF scale; it just allows for a little more interior room (Also, see (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks, Ben, I have to say your site is excellent too. It's been a while since I've been to marsbase so I hadn't seen some of your latest mechs. The Ronin and Kodiak are REALLY nice. I'd definitely like to include them on my master grade pages. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I can't seem to get any reading off of my GP2D02 sensor? I'm just wondering if I screwed up in connecting to the HB. If someone could tell me where they should be connected on the board that would be great! (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Please add me to the list for Minifig Box #2. I'm in Chicago if you want to do any regional sorting of recipients. Thanks Dan! -- Jason Catena Save the Lego whales... collect the whole set. (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: All of those minifigs
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(...) In my case, try (and thus far fail) to trade them. ;/ (...) I know what you mean! My primary interest is Castle, and most of the Adventurers heads work out OK for that. Dr. Lightning's head has been transformed into the Mad Mage Cornelius (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | St Louis: where to shop?
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Hi all, I will be on a business trip next week to St Louis. Any suggestions where to shop for Lego? TIA, Ton (Netherlands) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Carl, The Tiger II Tank is AMAZING. What do you use for reference material? The detail on the interior is stunning, especially if it is all accurate! The WWII Street Scene looks perfect too. I'm going to be hosting a NELUG Brikwars event in March, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Likeness of a Talgo: Shared monoaxle
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Here is my attempt to begin a model of a likeness of a Talgo passenger train set. The train may be bland, but the focus of this work has been to create a working shared monoaxle wheelset between adjacent passenger cars. The train cars are close (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Can we have a Newsgroup for KIDLUG?
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(...) All right, I'm still confused. Just read the "information package" of files that you put up today at... (URL) it answers a lot of questions (things like age groups, general purpose, etc.), but I'm still having trouble understanding what it's (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.org)
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I have noticed that thin flex tubing (Technica section 050) appears in at least two different materials. A stiff tube, which will bend with force and has some memory of bends, appears in most of my sets (8286 3-in-1 Car, 8444 Air Enforcer, 8445 Indy (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) thingums in the mail, and even a replacement motor for my mindstorms :) Dan (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Carl, Everything looks incredible. I am not much into modeling military vehicles but yours are incredible. I love the Star Wars stuff too. Big thanks to Kevin Loch too for opening up Brickshelf like this otherwise we may never see great models (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Storing My LEGO
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hmm I think I need some of these tubs!!!....It would stop me having to tiptoe through the lego to turn my TV on and off in my lounge ;) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Staircases!
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(...) I have two of the Spiral (rounded) Staircases. One came from a castle set (black), and the other is "pink" & is from the Paradise Lighthouse. -J.W.Hummer (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Il mio primo set 2000
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Oggi ho comprato il mio primo set della serie nuova 2000. Una piccola auto sportiva rossa Technic con dispositivo di lancio (8237). Rispetto ad altri piccoli set recenti (98 e 99) confesso che non mi sembra male. Osservazioni: - Ci sono parti nuove, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) I'm doing that same thing myself. I find it neat to take an older set and modify it to meet my needs. I swap out some of the older shapes and replace them with newer style pieces. After that, you lengthen a stud here and shorten a stud there, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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I have just posted pics of my most recent model at (URL) there are pics of the tank and pics of a ww2 street..I hope you like :) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow, all told, I have probably found a total of a couple dozen clone bricks in auction lots labeled as LEGO (I have purchased a few clone sets). I do have another big pile of clone bricks from the pile of stuff I bought from a kid, but he told (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:38B37C9C.BC0F41...msu.edu... (...) Very interesting questions... Fabuland has 2 different styles of staircases that I know of. A straight 5 step with an open rail on the right side and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | terms updated
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I have updated the Terms of Service for the Brickshelf.com gallery. I added the following language: You agree not to upload instruction or catalog scans, except for limited extracts, to the Brickshelf.com Gallery. Instruction and Catalog scans may (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce.brickshelf)
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| | Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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(...) Agreed again, on all points. (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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(...) To clarify, I was running at the end 89 cars with 3 motors on the point. The circuit is 124 pieces long, and I had a gap of 4 pieces. So, total length was 1920 studs, with a average length per car of 21 studs. (somewhat longer than a 16 plate (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've thought about the point that you raised regarding getting the Legos while, as the saying goes, "the getting is good." I seriously wonder whether or not there will be anything that I care to buy 5 years from now. I fear that my collection (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) database... (...) Hi Todd I promise that will make a scan of the boxes today or tomorrow, tell me where to send it. No there is no name on the boxes but on the box I may read made in Switzerland in 1982 and this may explain also the booklet in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.basic)
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(...) take a (...) will (...) the (...) Doh- Sorry, I knew you sent me these names before, but I got caught by editing this file on two different computers and not getting the most up to date file. I'll update it tonight!! Dan M. (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) I've never heard of them, but would be happy to add them to the set database... do you have a camera or a scanner? Do the sets have names at all? --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.basic)
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Hi I am living in Italy and I have found two MIB set that I have never heard about before : 1910 and 1920. These seems to be special basic universal set made only for the French, German and Italian market, the year is 1982. The 1910 has about 84 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.basic)
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| | Re: what do these MOW vehicles do?
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(...) Darn larry, you're hard to beat sometimes... but I came through with a workable URL quicker... FUT lugnet.off-topic.fun (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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What do you know. Well, here's some pics of 6700s... (URL) are tampers. They tamp ties. That is, they reseat the tie in the ballast to make sure that it's evenly distributing weight, and that it hasn't sunk too deeply into the roadbed. The reason (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) For those who wonder what one of these looks like (like me), check out: (URL) most of the way down the page. How's that for a page full of ideas for LEGO creations... Or here's a better one: (URL) the description, looks like it's purpose is (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Obvious links to their site are currently not working for me, but they are located at www.pandroljackson.com or should be. MOW can do so many many different things. I confess that I don't have the entire PJ model line memorised so just a model (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NEW Jambalaya Status Page
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(...) Hi Dan; quick update--could you put a couple of additions on the end of the Space Lego Jambalaya Box list? Rick Kujawa (SpaceRocks@iname.com) should come after Joel, and Adam Yulish (myself, at bwappo@ee.net) should come after Rick. Thanks! (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: All of those minifigs
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(...) My minifigs never/rarely stay in their original state. I switch heads and hats to give my Lego community different personalities. For instance, the baddie from "Spider's Secret" had a white hat that I thought would be more appropriate for my (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Mike's Auction Update 8 Some sold, some left....
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Here is update 8, this is where it gets complicated for me ! I have reduced some of the open items, some late bids will revert status to before G1, G2 etc. Items will progress in 24 hour stages from now on. G2 items below will be sold at UK time (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Website update: Moonbase Io
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(...) I've got entirely too many of the "Droid Fighter" set (75% clearance made 'em ~$1.50 each. :) ), thinking that those long brown parts would be quite useful for MOCs, but I've not managed to figure out quite _how_. The Eclipse proves I was (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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YOu know, I've kind of taken to finding the old directions on www.Brickshelf.com and building with what I have. You won't have all the minifigs or maybe an exact duplicate, but it's fun seeing how I can modify it to work for my own purposes. It's (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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