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The adventure minifigs, broken into composite pieces, are great for other things. I love the pith helmets for all types of period military and exploration uses. Most of the heads are useful in other themes. Most of the torsoes are good for other (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets?
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(...) Proud?!?!?!?! Alan This message's random set is: 6067, (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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snip lots of valid points (...) I agree totally. The problem really lies within me. I like the 8 wide stuff I have seen. John's Hiawatha (?) is beautiful! Barbra's (?) mototrain is gorgeous, and it is simply not possible to put the the stuff she had (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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It may be because you use the wrong lib_hb.c. There is one that works with the expansion board (one without digital(), analog() and raw_analog() defined, but the expsenc.c will define them so that the I/O port on the expansion board will work). It (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FT: 1x8 black plate with door rail for color ones
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Hi, I have a number of black 1x8 plate with door rails that I am looking for trade for color ones. The image reference is (URL) plates I have are new and unused and I would like to trade for the same piece in any color other than black. Yours can (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Wow, fantastic work, Carl! It particularly interests me, because I've been planning to do some German tanks one of these days. Great stuff! -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) I made a hospital 20x24 studs, but it has an ambulance bay that can easily be removed. Download a .dat of it at (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.town)
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Carl Greatrix <tooncars@ukgateway.net> wrote in message news:FqEKpI.IM0@lugnet.com... (...) tiptoe (...) Sounds to me like you need a remote control! Mike (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I made this hospital. Alan 0 Untitled 0 Name: hospital.dat 0 Author: Alan G 0 Unofficial Model 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10.DAT 1 15 -100 -24 -230 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2465.DAT 1 15 70 -24 -80 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 2465.DAT 1 15 70 -24 160 0 0 1 0 1 0 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Sounds good to me, I'd love a chance to show my pneumatic ant to people who might actually care. I'm just waitng for another valve to arrive in the mail, then some adjustments and it should be ready to go. The last version made a very (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mi)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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(...) You make a good blah, blah [1] -John [1] (point;-) BTW, what is the width of a TGV et al? (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I might have thought that too except for the existence of Playmobil trains... Playmobil was smart in choosing an existing track gauge (G) and therefore didn't even necessarily need to support its own products with track, etc. (...) You can't (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is Znap?
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(...) Look at these pictures: (URL) message's random set is: 1747, (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Popula, the quirkiest auction site?
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(...) Yes, The Serious Collector is definitely more dignified than evil Ebay. The best feature has always been the resettable auction clock which effectively eliminates sniping. I also like the seller option of extended auctions for as long as 30 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Who has a space base?
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John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:FqCLr3.Fq9@lugnet.com... (...) year (...) to (...) Well, the response on space bases was underwhelming, so I'd like to hear from anyone who has done much in the way of larger (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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(...) wide. (...) the (...) feel (...) see (...) LEGO (...) narrow (...) nothing (...) Whatever you choose, most Lego trains (of old) were loosely based on European prototypes. The "correct" width assuming 4'8 1/2" track gauge will of course depend (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Flex tube material
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(...) I noticed the floppy tubes too, there are short pieces of it in yellow in both 8250 (search sub) and 8503 (throwbot scuba). I tend to think of it as thin pneumatic tubing, rather than floppy flex tubing, perhaps because in both these sets it's (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, you could send them to me; I'll find them a good home! :) Seriously, contact me with what you've got and we may be able to develop a deal based on trade for other theme figures, or straight sale. (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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Paul Mison <lego@songtwo.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:38B43F65.4F88DE...n.co.uk... (...) [snip] (...) This is one of my holy grail sets. I actually won one in an auction last fall, but the seller never responded to my e-mails. (...) Actually, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets?
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(...) You better watch out someone doesn't report you to the SPCA! (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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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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| | Re: terms updated
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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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| | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets?
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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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| | Re: NEW PICTURES
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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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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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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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| | Re: Bal Bas Bow (Virtual On Mech) pics
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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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| | Re: Minifig Box #2
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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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| | Re: NEW PICTURES
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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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| | Flex tube material
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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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| | Re: Broken pieces in 8448 Supercar?
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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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| | Re: Tiger 1 WW2 Tank
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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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| | Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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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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| | Tiger 1 WW2 Tank
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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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| | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets?
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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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| | Re: Staircases!
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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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| | Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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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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| | Re: 1910 and 1920
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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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| | Re: NEW Jambalaya Status Page
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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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| | Re: 1910 and 1920
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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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| | 1910 and 1920
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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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| | Re: what do these MOW vehicles do?
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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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| | Re: what do these MOW vehicles do?
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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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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Ah. (...) Right. Make that square opening thing into a separate brick. If you widen the nose you can leave it centered. (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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(...) Boy do I know that feeling... That's what's behind my buying habits. Fortuanately, setwise, I'm reaching the point of having much of what I want. I've got almost all the pirate stuff, in plenty of quantity, I've got most of the castle stuff I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pure theory on castle auction ...
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I think Pawel worded his post rather poorly. one could read it as he is plugging his auction here on .theory. But if one examines the listing, one discovers that he's plugging *Castle World* via an auction. Pawel, you need to be MUCH more careful in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Who has a space base?
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(...) I'm not sure if you're looking for single building bases or accumulations of sets. Mine's pretty much 'out of the box' then slung onto some baseplates, but I like having it set up; I'm moving soon though so I took some pictures, and if you're (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 1200 brick Blue Tubs on sale at TRU
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Mike, I got 19 of the blue tubs for you @ $14.99. Since you are coming to the BAYLUG meeting on 3/12, I'll just give them to you then, OK? Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Lego Dacta Wall Wart
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Got my Pitsco order today. The Lego Dacta power cube, wall wart, had the Lego logo on it and said Lego Dacta on it several places. It had a warning tag on the wire showing it was not for tape recorders etc. It was marked 12 VAC 7VA output It was (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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(...) I think Mike has gotten to the crux of the problem. All the issues brought up are merely technical puzzles to solve. Personally, my investment in my 5 trains and assorted train items wouldn't hold me back from 8 wide. Again, I think if TLC is (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Strange problem of expansion board and handyboard
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it's all a software config issue, there's nothing wrong with your hardware. two questions: 1. what is the root library file that loads when IC starts up, and 2. what files are listed there? f. In your message you said: (...) d (...) s (...) I (...) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Coming Soon
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(...) as (...) Okay, the HTML is done. I can't solve the Zip problem. (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: Fabuland related items
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Sybrand Bonsma <sbonsma@molphys.leidenuniv.nl> wrote in message news:FqDxGv.IHn@lugnet.com... (...) now (...) the (...) Thanks bunches! The Memory Game card pictures are wonderful. (Do you have examples of the other 10 ?) Are the figures in the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: Who here is from Michigan?
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(...) Woohoo! House-warming at Larry's! :) 'course, that means I've got to actually *build* something to bring. Steve (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mi)
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| | Re: Coming Soon
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(...) Okay, I'll hurry it up then. I wrote them in Wordpad, but save them as Document 6.0 or something like that. I'll go back and check my options. (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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(...) myself (...) be (...) person. (...) In a lot of ways you are right on both counts. For many years I restricted my purchases due to lower income and a growing family, and other concerns. In that time period, I was still able to build some (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Blue Tub (and more distribution)
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Ok, I went ahead a documented the brick GROUPINGS within the #3033 Blue Tub for those of use who are really curious (and who isn't?) (URL) ---...--- Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Christopher Masi <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message news:38B42AE5.D23FB9...ane.edu... (...) anyone recall (...) weight a lot (...) to hit the (...) both current (...) pushed (...) high enough (...) the technology (...) it another (...) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Is it possible to have too much LEGO?
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Here's what I do, not as a law, but as a rule of thumb. I decide what it is I really want before hand. I avoid impulsive shopping unless I see a clearance that's really cool. My next lego set is the River Expedition from the Adventure series. I know (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | All of those minifigs
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What do you all do with the Adventurers minifigs you accumulate after buying a few sets? I find the models to be fairly interesting (mainly the Egyptian theme), and buy the sets based on the models. However, I now have a bunch of minifigs that I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Coming Soon
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(...) I'll have to wait for the HTML version. Got the ZIP file and uncompressed it, but the .DOC files inside seem to be in a some propriety binary format, most likely MS-Word. --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.org)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Christopher Masi wrote: Yes, Mr Horshack? ;-) (...) No, they be heavy;-D But it's all relative. They are feathers compared to my 14 wides{:^D (...) I use 2 motors in my 8 wide engines. To tell the truth, I'd use 2 motors in 6 wides, too, because (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Just some questions...
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Hey all.. I got my handyboard a few days ago.. and I have some questions.. 1) What is a good battery to use? I don't have 8 nicad batteries.. I use a R/C car 9.6V battery pack.. is there some specific need for certian mAh values? 2)What method did (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Space logo, digital version (was Re: Who has a space base?)
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Doh, I meant Scott, not John. :) -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Paul Davidson <tinman@direct.ca> wrote in message news:FqDGMK.G2@lugnet.com... (...) but (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Storing My LEGO
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Hi all, I recently moved all of my surplus bricks up into my attic wherein I have plenty of room to sort and such. I, of course, had to make a (brief) webpage to document the set-up, and I thought others might be curious to see my storage (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Strange problem of expansion board and handyboard
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Hi all, I had a handyboard and an expansion board, they do not work together. I had definitely unzipped the explib into the libs directory and overwrote the files it need. But a strange problem occurs, when the board is downloading files at (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | what do these MOW vehicles do?
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Hello, I was stopped at a crossing today and I saw four Union Pacific MOW vehicles go by. Two of them were Pandrol Jackson model 6700s and the other two didn't have any obvious markings. They all looked weird to my untrained eye. Does anyone know (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GMLUG meeting on 3/18?
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I have cut and pasted from a previous post here: ---...--- Okay, here's the scoop... The La Crosse Train Show is March 18th and 19th. The GMLTC will arrive Friday afternoon (17th) to set up and will stay in a hotel attached to the Convention Center (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote in message news:38B41F69.3A1A53...ape.com... (...) pieces;-) (...) with. Then (...) to make (...) 6/8/10/12 wide (...) <shudder> (...) With the extra size, it is much easier to make to nose look proper with (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Surging, yep I saw it too.
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Just wanted to say that I have seen the periodic surging Larry was talking about. There were two short cars in the train, and there were 4 long cars, long red train baseplate length, in the train. Sure enough the caboose slowed down and sped up (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Oh oh oh...another problem with 8 wide (main reason I am avoiding it): anyone recall how many engines John uses for his 8 wide stuff? Eight wide is going to weight a lot (unless there is exstensive use of thinwalls). Eight wide trains are going to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 4,5v / 12v Train Offers
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Todd Lehman ha scritto: (...) Sorry, I want to apologize for it. However, I have to say that I'm a bit confused about this kind of things. I always thought that a market post outside the lugnet.market newsgroups was inappropriate, but I recently (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pure theory on castle auction ...
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(...) Pawel, The intention of creating .market.theory was not to have yet another forum for making auction flogs/plugs, but rather to have in-depth discussions and (even more so) meta-discussions about auctions and other marketplace stuff. --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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The lower half of the nose piece has two square openings. To my knowledge only the special trans-yellow "Y" will fit into these square openings and allow a single bulb to illuminate the right and left side simultaneously. If you increase the spacing (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Rare Andrea 3133
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I got a very rare Andrea doll from Lego Outlet in Georgia the other day. This doll is from 1999 and the item # is 3133. I had thought they never made Andrea doll for that year because no catalogues mention it! They officially released only Emma and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.scala)
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| | [not a part, a wish] Pneumatics
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Hi, I scan most of the part list repository I could think of, and there seems to be nohwere part descriptions for the pneumatics. Is there a problem to include them in ldraw? or is it a lack of interest with them? If you know someone or somewhere to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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(...) Technic brick with a lens in the center? I'm not sure I follow what the problem is, exactly... can you elaborate? (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Metroliner Dream
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(...) Nonono - each car will be one color (maybe black/grey/white accents) - no WAY would I mix them, ick ;-) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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By making the nose split however you would run into an issue with the trans-yellow headlamp piece. The only solution I can think of would be to use two light bulbs to light-up both sides. -Nick Tom Stangl wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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(...) I've NEVER understood why Lego didn't make nose pieces split to begin with. Then they could make each half 2-wide, and you could insert slopes between them to make them any width you want. Then they'd only have to worry about making 6/8/10/12 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | ** ACTUAL STOCK FROM DYA**
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Hi Legofans, Here is the actual stock for following references : 6544 : 40 8440 : 12 5561 : 20 See you later, Emilie (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Utah Lego Shopping Info
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(...) Oh yeah, one more suggestion: let's date the shopping tips; e.g. the Crossroads Hammond's has had some decent Lego sets in the past. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.org.us.wafol)
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| | GMLUG meeting on 3/18?
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I heard there is going to be a meeting on 3/18 in Lacrosse, WI from Tim Courtney. Does anyone have anymore information on this? Like where, what time, who will be there, what will be done at the meeting, what hotel will anyone be staying at? Any (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.gmlug)
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