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Also, Ole Kirk Christiansen was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 1989: (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Legomodular standards
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(...) (broken out for emphasis) (...) Whew... Fortunately, that's not what's being advocated. Track spacing and height need not be the same for all modules. Only for a few. And you've already said you're picking a standard size in the length/width (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Minifig What scale are they??
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(...) (A quick peek behind the scenes at TLC design department... "OMG, he's figured it out! Quick let's leave work early before someone notices this post and we actually have to create something non-juniorized to the correct scale...") I've just (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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Dear all, I'm impressed by the big amount of posts concerning module standards! And all this just because I started a little question in the beginning of this thread.... But to define standards seems to be a serious problem of all train clubs and I (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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(...) That sounds fair to me! I wouldn't want to have proxy-bid $300 and then gone away on a trip and had my proxy bid lowered to $200 because someone reneged on their $250 bid, and then lose out if someone else bids $250 again. (Or would the $300 (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: An idea set ...
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(...) OK, here's my take on this.... Remember those architectural wooden blocks that sometimes serve this purpose, well use LEGO instead of blocks. Here's what I would use (sort of a Greek/Roman Temple effect) All white bricks...... (36) 2x2 round (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: infrared remote control of LEGO trains using NQC and RCX
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(...) Here is a question for someone to give some thought to. Is there a way to get a third wheel between to two wheels on the 9v train motor. (of course I am talking about one side of the motor, but I would do it to both sides...) There is a hole (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RCX for sale.
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How mutch do you want for it? (in guldens?) Bertil The Netherlands (Amstelveen). Bert Onderdijk <bert_onderdijk@hotmail.com> schreef in berichtnieuws Frqp5o.8ww@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Minifig What scale are they??
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Try 1:48, which is "O" scale in trains. Seems to work out okay for us Atewidians;-) -John (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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(...) I agree with that completely. :-) <Snip> (...) at (...) I agree with this too!!! wow. My thought on this is to incorporate some technic pegs in the wall of the section that can take any bridging strucuture that snaps on. So that if there were (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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(...) It does seem that that is how eBay works. For me I don't see it being much of a problem, only very rarely am I bidding on duplicates of an item in an attempt to get one of them, and when I do this, unless the items are close in time, I usually (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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We use 1/8" thick plexi on the side of our layouts. It has several benefits. -Keeps straying fingers away from the layout. -Helps keep pieces from 'wandering' away. -Keeps the trains, when they derail, from going on the floor. -People can still get (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Podracing bucket contents revealed . . .
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(...) The reasoning is simple: The LUGNET Terms of Use Agreement (URL) anyone to post information which infringes upon the privacy or publicity rights of others. If you ask LEGO, I think you'll find that they view any and all "leaks" as unauthorized (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: in DC 7 - 12 April
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we may be having a meeting Sun Apr 9th that will probably last till late evening. I think we are setting up a layout, so if that is any incentive. We can definately have a dinner meeting or something Tuesday evening. Of course, this is going to spur (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.dc)
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| | Re: Minifig What scale are they??
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Richard Schamus <legoman34@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Frw36w.B2u@lugnet.com... (...) not 8 (...) I disagree with you. They can be to scale, just not with minifigs in them. Pick a scale and then calculate how many studs/bricks/plates (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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I think we are on the same track here. I am doing that as well. One option that I think all involved would want is that you can have a "section" comprised of X modules where nothing matches the module standards where they break up EXCEPT where the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: New LEGO train realism?
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John Kelly <jkelly69@skypoint.com> wrote in message news:Frw3yx.ELK@lugnet.com... (...) points (...) be (...) else's (...) strucuture (...) time a (...) span (...) Also leave some rows of technic bricks so that the bridge could use longer axles for (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Minifig What scale are they??
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I think the problem is here that Lego have contradicted themselves with their scaling in certain models. They produce trucks and cars at 4 stud wide, passenger planes at 4 stud wide, yet trains at 6 studs wide? I have seen trains on the back of (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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(...) I would never use any auction system that _required_ me to be held to a bid in such a way. I'd love to have the _option_ to place my bids in such a way, but for that to be the default, no way...that's just yet another formula for anguish among (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Bid retractions (was Re: eBay dead again)
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(...) Well, that's what the <BLINK> tag is for. ;-) --Todd (26 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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